JoiHlay
Mayor McNiel and T.
layer
J. Frazier Are the
Candidates
Citizen* of North Wiike»-
boro on Monday, April
will «elect a candidate for
mayor, who will be elected
on May 4.
There are no other con
tests and the present mem
bers of the board of com
missioners and the two mem
bers of the hoard of educa
tion, all of whom have filed
for re-election, will be nomi
nated and elected without
opposition.
The race for mayor is between
Mayor R. T, McNiel and T. I.
.ater.
members of the board of
commissioners are J. K.
Hlz, R. G. Finley, Hoyle .M.
Hetchens, Ralph I>uncan and A.
F. Kilby.
Members of the board of educa
tion whose terms expire this year
and who have filed without oppo
sition are D. J. Carter, chairman
of the board, and J. B. MoCoy.
The primary Monday will be
held at the town hall. Monroe
BUer Is the registrar end J. B.
Morris and Glenn Cox are jndge.s
IT the primary and election.
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T hi r d
ofiGoal
Raised
^.he
connty
.uban Positions
London. Thursday—Red .A-rmy
troops, resuming active offensive
operetiOn.s against the German
bridgehead in the Kuban, have
raptured a series of German pill
boxes and trenches and held them
against repeated counterattacks.
Rnssia's Wednesday night c.om-
mnnlque said today.
Attacking at dawn, the Ru.ssi-
ans forced e river barrier to reach
the German defensive positions
opposite bank, said the
contaunique a.s recorded here
from the Moscow radio.
After only a brief fight, the Ger
mans fled, it was said, leaving
four heavy machine guns and a
great quantity of rifles, hand gre
nades and ammunition as well as
the bodies of up to SO dead.
Reserves, sent from the Ger
man rear, co inter-attacked again
and again, the communiqne said,
but the attacks were smashed and
the Riissiens retained their cap
tured ground.
Russia reported the resumption
of its attacks against the bridge
Sale of war bonds and
government securities in
Wilkes county during the
first two days of the Second
War Finance Campaign,
which opened Monday, to
taled well over $100,000, W.
D. Halfacre, war finsmee
chairman, reported today.
Commenting on the campaign,
Mr. Halfacre said that response
to date has been encouraging and
that the goal of $374,100 set for
the county, exclusively of pur
chases by banks for their own ac
counts, can be met if the people
keep on buying as they have be
gun.
Yesterday .Mr. Halfacre receiv
ed a check for $10,000 from the
International Shoe company in
St. Louis, Mo., tor purchase of
government securities, for which
Wilkes will get credit in the cam
paign. The company operates an
extract plant here and prior to
the flood in August, 1940, a large
tannery plant, which was destroy
ed In the flood, was operated here.
Other purchases by corporations
BAen Sent By Board 1
Beginning Service
For Country
“They Give Their Lim-You Lend Your Money”
' ... Caartu/ Kiof Fntartf
(/. S. Treasury Dtpwtmtni
whose home offices are not locat
ed here hut which have plants
here are expected.
Meanwhile, the canvass of
homes in North Wllkesboro uncl^r
direction of Mrs. Gordon Finley
and Mrs. Edd Gardner is progress
ing with favorable results. With
a worker for each block, all the
homes are being visited and the
war fln.ince campaign Is being ex
plained. People in inch home
are given an opportunity to pur
chase bonds in amonnta of $18.75
up.
A statewide organization of ap
proximately 10,000 volunteersJ
this week launched the bond sell
ing campaign that is part and
parcel of the largest single fin
ancing effort in all history—-the
Second War Loan with a national
goal of $13,000,000,000. North
Carolina’s quota In this gigantic
drive is $62,000,000, exclusive of
purchases by commercial banks.
From every city, town and
county In the Old North State re
ports are coming In Indicating the
opening day—last Monday was
a spirited kickoff, foretelling a
story of success for North Caro
lina’s effort.
“This bond selling campaign is
unprecedented,” Mr. Halfacre,
Wilkes connty chairman, said,
“but we cannot tall to provide the
necessary dollars to buy the tools
of war for our fighting men. They
wouldn’t expect ns to be mor.e
tender with our dollars than with
their lives. We have Uken the
offensive and we know It costs
twice as much to attack as to de
fend. We can lend onr govern
ment that much without hardship
on the home front . . ■ and we
will, hscansa we must.'
Pvt. Roby O. Shumate, sou of
I. L. Shumate, at Reddies
River, is now In North Africa.
He wrote that he was o. k. and
would have much to tell his
frimids wh^ he comes home.
He said to t^ all of his friends
“heHo” and write often. He *'e-
ceired his training In Oklahoma,
Gamp Bntner, and Campbell,
Ky.
Pfc. Mastin
Is Killed In
Action 28th
Wilkes Soldier Killed
In North Afri^ >
PUT YOUR DOLl^ARS FIGHT—
Wilkes Selective Service
hom’d number 1 has released
a list of men accepted Uiis
month for army and navy
service.
Under a new regulation
from headquarters, boards
are not allowed to release
for publication names of
men called to report for in-
'duction and may release on
ly the names of those ae*
cepted after examination aft
the induction station.
' The list of men accepted fron
Wilkes board number 1 this monik
follows;
William Warner Miller, Jr.
Ernest E. Eller.
Ramey C. Johnson, Jr.
Perry J. Idvinston.
Janies L. MQler.
It^psy O. Poster.
m E. Saiedge.
Dewey W. Redding. ^
Roland V. Walker,
Edward McNeflL
Warren O. Davis.
Thomas B. Normaa.
Charlie O. Bumgarner.
G. HOer.
Girl, Age 16,
Is Taken In
Raid At Still
Clara Call Found At
Still Place On
Tuesday
Clara Call, a 16-year-old
girl, was found at a still by
FederaJ Alcohol Tax Unit in
vestigators in a raid in Som
ers township this week.
The girl, of juvenile age, was
given a hearing before U. S. Com-
Dula In Wilkes-
mlssioner J. W.
. ..c — horo and turned over to probation
ead held by the remnants of the i aiitboritie.s of Federal court.
.xls Canca.su.s ■■ '
army hours after
he German official news agency
sd broadcast the statement that
>e RusMans. after days of vio-
it fighting, had occupied near-
all of the cemetery area of
OTorosslsk, the chief German de-
inse base.
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Millers Creek
High School
Commencemeiit
Millers Creek high school com-
Bucement will begin Thursday,
jrll 2, at one o’clock with the
rmon which will be delivered
’ Rev. Howard Ford, pastor of
I’kasboro Baptist church. Rex
lilttlngton, vice-president of the
inior Class, will be In charge of
6 jrrogram. Other members of
a^enlor Class who will have
jVon the program are: Miss
Brooks, invocation: Fred
nUns, Jr., scripture reading,
Parte Kilby, benediction.
ginsto rendered by
Mjgk 0^0oi ‘ ^ee dab, Ureet-
jifS. Psed Gaither. ; "
at eight
Officers Leon Pore, H. H. Dod
son and J. S. Cabe raided the still,
where they also arrested Thur
mond Myers, who gave bond for
appearance in the May terra of
federal court.
The girl denied any connection
with operation of the still, saying
that she was only a visitor there.
On Tuesday Officers C. S.
Felts and L. M. Gambill raided a
still between Dockery and Roar
ing River and arrested Vernon
Johnson and Fidell D. Holloway,
who gave bond for trial in the
May term of federal court in
Wllkesboro.
, of other 8e-
taktBg puts om the program
lo: Bw »sk«vw>A ▼ho wfll
(Iw of ABestinoe to
Oo«ttno4 pf
Defense Workers
Meet Friday Night
For Study of Gases
Visits Home
A i r Armada Is
Called Largest
Ever Watched
Josei>h B. .Anderson, seaman
first class, has returned to
Norfolk. Va., after spending a
ten-day furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. -Tolin .Ander-
__8on, of North Wllkesboro route
two. He entered the service In
September, 1042.
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London. Thursday — Southern
Coast Watchers reported that the
largest number of British night
bombers ever seen over the
Straits of Dover flew tpward
Europe last night, and night
aertel warfare flared on both
sides of the English Channel as
the Germans attacked two Thames
Estuary towns with explosives and
incendiaries.
Filling the Siy with their roar,
the big-four-motored night bomb
ers of the R.A.F. flew under bright
moonlight toward the French
Coast, and listeners on the Eng
lish side of the Channel heard the
sound of heavy explosions from
the French side shortly afterward.
The big fleet took 75 minutes
in its continuous passage across
the Straits, observers sa.d.
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In Tennessee
Services Close
At 1st Baptist
On Friday Eve
Large Crowds Have Been
Attending Evangelistic Ser
vices During Series
Civilian Defense workers will
meet at the town hall here on Fri
day evening. 7:30, to study poison
gases.
L. M. Nelson, who was recent
ly appointed assistant gas consul
tant for the OCD In North Caro
ling. and who has just comjdeted
a course at Loyola TJnivemlty, New
Orteuas. will lead the dteeussions.
Jjt addttkiibft^-CtrtHaa
hfo Di-
to ^nsOtiag
I ,r>ij
Street and nndergronnd rnil-
wsy cars in Sydney, AattraBit.
carried S$0,000,d00 paasel«9iz
but 'toor* 24,000,000 mm tibaa .-to
the mweedtag IS month*. ^
Evangelistic services which
have been in progress et the First
Baptist church here will close or
Friday night.
Large crowds have been attend
ing all the services and Dr. R..
Paul Caudill, pastor of the First
Baptist church in Angnsta, Ge..,
has been delivering inspiring ser
mons.
As a result of the services many
have heeqj^dded to the nenibe^
’^ip of •tke-dbin*’:^-
fARM£'k$ W
4-i
BUY MORE WAR BONDS
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Home On Furlough
•Mte,
40.8 per cent of farmers favored
a league or association with
ell natloBS and SS.3 percent were
tor: nstng U. S. Influence for
world, pence irithont tie*.
. wdrtfc-
IfJk
wOKIB"OOB9t^
while on in' tmaikt
ana. He' wM inducted into the
amy October. M, IMB. and ia,
at Oung BartOeg,
I’vt. kklwaix^ khigeiie Jolm-
son, who enters tlie army Oc
tober 28, 1»42, has been trans-
fetred from Camp Bhuidtng,
Florida, to Camp Forres*,
Tennessee. Pvt. Johnson Is a
son of Mr, and Mrs, W. E*
Johnson, of North Wllkesboro
route three.
23 to Graduate at
Mountain View
Friday, April 23
Rev. A. C. Waggoner To De
liver Sermon On Sunday
Nigl|t, April 18th
Mountain View high school will
close the term on Friday night,
April 28, at which time gradua
tion exercises will be carried out
and diplomas will be presented to
a class of 23 seniors. '
• Zeb Dickson, Mountain View
district principal, announced that
.flii haccalanrate sermon will, he
d^tvered at dmVnebool on funday
>>lghV
oeived news from Oe ww de
partment that her son. Pfc. Ed
gar J. Mastin, was killed In ac
tion in North Africa on March
28.
Official notice of his death
was contained In a telegram-
from .Adjutant General J. .A.
Clio and confirmed In a letter
received later.
Text of the telegrjim follows:
“The Secretary of War desires
me to express hts deep reglret
tliat yonr son, Pfe. Edgar J.
Mastin, was killed in defense of
his country, In North .-Africa
area March 28. Letter follows.”
In the letter it was explainc!
that, no furtiier details abou*
Ills de:ith or burial were receiv
ed. ‘
Pfc. Ma.stin entei'ed the army
on November 21, 1941 and was
in training at Fort Bragg. He
sailed overseas In September.
1942.
In addition to his parents.
Pfc. Mastin leaves .six brothei^
and sisters: John L., Oscar J„
Charlie, Liicynthla, Margaret
and Kathleen Mastin.
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So You Think
It'sColdNow!
A'ou think the weather was
cold .vesterday? Wrfl, see wlia#
an oid timer ban to say about
cold weather in tlie spring sea
son.
J. G. Hackett, one of the
city’s best informed men on
thin^ of the past In Wilkes
county, says that on May 12,
1892, it WM so cold that morn
ing that leaves on the trees
were frozen. And that date,
mind yon, wm almost a month,
later In the spring than yester
day.
However, we are not arguing
with anyone who said that the
weather Tneoday night, Wed
nesday and Wednesday night of
this week wm cold.
It WM a late retnm of win
ter and the Bine Ridge was
capped 1b. snow Aram 'Fnesday
nntfl'b^iilfS' Saewip
A. Bmot.
WlOlaa V. McNeiU.
Richard B. Shumate.
Oirtety 8. Parsons.
Stoy O. Prevette.
liawrence E. Martin.
Calvin O. Benge.
Roscoe B. Brooks.
Charles W. Hamby.
Wiley E. McNeill. Jr.
.Tames M'. Combs.
Kelly Linvllle Cleary.
I)alla.s Edward Ijiws.
.Tames Paul Snider.
The last three named were ac
cepted for service in the navy.
List of those accepted from
Wilkes boerd number 2 will be
available later.
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It, Johnston Gets
the Distinguished
FlyiniJ^ Cross Gift
With Inferior Plane Lt. John
ston Boldlv Attacked and
Destroyed Jap Zero
charleston.—The Distinguished
Flying Cross has been presented
by the President to First Lieu
tenant Richard B. Johnston. D. S.
.Arm’’ Air Corns, of North Wilkea-
boro. N. C.. ‘‘for heroism and ex
traordinary achievement’’ white
serving with a Marine Aircraft
group in eerial combat against
enemy Japanese forces.
Signed by Secretary of' fha
Navy Prank Knox, for the Presi
dent. the citation goes on to say:
‘First Lieutenant Johnston,
flying a plane inferior in nerior-
mance to that of the attacking
enemy, unhesitatingly sought out
a Japanese Zero-type fighter, and.
nnaasisted. boldly attacked and
shot down the enemy craft. His
fine skill end great courage were
[in keeping with the highest tr»-
dltlons'of the United .States-Arm
ed Forces.” ’
Lieutenant Johnston is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. John
ston, of 716 B. Street, North
Wllkesboro."
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Re^ Cross Meetintr
Is Set For Monday