itacular
Mr Battle h
■ v« ■
Area
.Freisrkter Planes and
Fighters-Bombers
Are Destroyed
iMBY C/VE THEIR iii/iS.
Allied flyer* in a great air
j battle over Tunisia today
I downed a total of 73 axis
plauaes while in other en-
gamements in the area 12
ay planes were shot
a, msJcing a total of 85
‘ for the day.
While taking the specta-
culmr toll of 85 plsjies, the
Allies lost only 11.*
In the toll of axis planes were
many fighters, several bombers,
and a number of freighter planes
apparently trying to get in sup
plies to Rommel’s pressed troons
In Tunisia.
rOU IE NO yOl/fi VtONE-
SECOND WAR LOAN
I’aul S. (Yiigan this after
noon was re-elected superin
tendent of North Wilkesboro
Hcliool.s for a two-.vear term by
the North Wilkesboro board of
hldncation. hir. Cragan came to
North AVilkesboro In 19:t8.
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Buy More War Bonds Today
Despite the war Free China pro
duced over 1,000,000 tons of salt
in 1942.
Celebrate Hitler*s
Birthday 20 th; Buy
More War Bonds
Killed In Action
ITALIAN TOWNS HIT
Excellent reports were also re-
fcetred today from England, where
bombers told pf raining
" nllltarv oblectlves In
Italy. The huge bombers
I long trip without heavy
NAZIS ATTACKING
From Russia today came re
ports of a German offensive ir.
the Caucasus, where repeated Ger
man attacks have been driven
back over a period of several days
Apparently, the Germans there
are trying to enlarge the terntoiy
now held by them after their re
treat during the winter months.
FIVE JAP SHIPS SUNK
Yesterday the navy department
reported that C. S. subs had re-
the 'Continuous battle of the Pa
cific but many reports were to the
effect that the Japanese ve con
tinually massing forces in the
area north of Australia, presuma
bly lor some kind of an offensive.
DaHy reports have indicated
that the Japanese have sreatlv
strengthened their air power in
that area, although U. S. flyers
have continued to be successful in
every engagement with the ene-
“Little Fellows” Must
Buy If Quota Is To
Be Reached
Tomorrow, Tswsday,.
urged to
birthday
ny.
ieries Services
At First Baotist
dosed Friday
and all of us are
help provide his
presents.
We can pay our disre
spects to Hitler by buying
war bonds to pay for the
bombs to be dropped on Ger
many.
That will be Hitler’s flow
ers on his birthday.
W. D. Halfacre, War Finance
Compraign chairman for Wilkes,
said today that the campaign
which opened last Monday is pro
gressing but that there will need
to be more bond buyers if Wilkes
people lend the J374.100 request
ed this month.
There are'not enough wealthy
people who can buy large bonds
to moke the quota.
They have a’lready purchased
and the figure is still far short
of the goal.
Tf the quota is met. it means
that hundreds of Wilkes county
neople will have to buy the amall-
Dr. Fred C. Hii!)bard has re-jer bonds,
turned to his home after receiv-1 Mnny hundreds of $25. $50. and
ing on honorable discharge from $100 bonds must be purchased
the army medical corps, in which by the little fellows, financially
he had served as major since July cr-e; king, who have a few extra |
I dollars.
will resume his , And with wages and farm prices
much higher than before the war,
and with so many things off ihc
l*fc. Mgar .1. >Iastin, son of
Mf. and Mrs, .Iaiii*-s F. Mastln,
of Wilkesboro route two, was
killel in action .somewhere in
North .\frica on .March 28tli.
Dr. F. C. Hubbard
Has Now Returned
Wilkes Selective Service
board number 2 bsu released
the list of men who were sent
last week to the induction'
station for exarnfamtion.
Attention is called to the
fact that this a cmplete list
and includes the men accept
ed and rejected.
List of men accepted will be
publhshed after official reports
are received from the Induction
station but under present regula
tions the list of men rejected
cannot be published.
The mantes of men sent to the
induction station by Wilkes board
number 2 follow:
Kobort Gwyn Holder.
Colin .Joshua Couch.
Lonnie Robert Brown.
William Oliver Johnson.
Tlieotlore Roosevelt Gray.son.
Richard CTarence Foster.
CTiarles Danrin Sralthey.
Fred Harrison Hemrlc. ,
Harl Taft Finney.
James Monroe .^Hen.
William GUviii Carter.
James Work Wood.
Herscliel William Moore.
Cliarlle Nonnan Craven.
Jo-seph .Samuel Pierce.
Garvey Barchette
nan
Half Holiday
For4llllonths
WUItem Gedil l^uiss!
Arlle Blane Whitley.
Fred Childress.
Fred Albert Sale.
Barney Franklin Smitli.
Dayton Blddix. ■
Glenn Mars Buntgfamer.
.Toe >Iaclde Jackson.
Bryan diaries Higgins.
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DRIVERLESS CAR
CALLS AT LOCAL
FORD SHOWROOM
Then Fifty Added To
Church Menihorship Dur-
Ug Evangelistic Service*
17. 1942.
Dr. Hubbard
position os chief of steff at the
Wilkes hospital about May 1. Be
fore receiving his discharge from
the army he was stationed at
Snringfield. Mo.
On Maneuvers
A most successful series of
SBgellstie services closed Fri-
,y night at the First Baptist
nrch in this city.
As a result of the services
»re than fifty were added to the
smbershlp of the church and
ach Interest was shown during
e two weeks of services.
Dr. R. Peal CandBl, pastor of
e First Baptist church In Au-
bU. Ga,. was the guest ministev.
the pastor, Dr. John M
Inebaioe. Jr.
His BieBsagea were heard o\
|.g*i ediagregf’tlona.^end were re-
much interest.
_ial service will be held
of the regular even-
ice o« April 26.
DougMton and
^ ~ and Mrs.
df WMhlBgtOD,
liere Ti****T tor
were . accompanle'l
civilian market, there are many
who heve some extra dollars.
By putting the extra dollars in
to war bonds, disastrous infla
tion will be avoided. ,
The War Finance Organization |
urges yon to go to your bank or
postoffice tomorrow and bny an
extm war bond as a celebration
of Hitler’s birthday.
A enr without a driver Siin-
(la.v evening made a costly call
into tile .sliowroom of Yadldn
VaUcy Motor company on NInGi
street.
T, H. Williams left his Buick
automobile parked at the ser
vice station on the northeast
i-omer of Nintli and C streets
Kundny evening while he walk-
downtown.
When he came bark he found
his car partly in the shoviTOom
of Yadkin Valley Jlotor com
pany and partly on the side
walk.
The car liad drifted off from
where It was parked,, had cross
ed Ninth street and the side
walk and one front wheel was
inside the showroom.
The large plate glass of the
sliowroom was shattered, but
little damage was done to the
car.
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A big nMijoirity of retail
stores here have agreed to
close at one o’clock each
Wednesday throughout May,
June, July mo! . August,
Harvel Howell, \yho has been
canvassing the business
firms on that proposition,
said today.
The half holiday is planned to
give employees of stores time for
work in their victory gardens and
for recreation.
Stores who have already signed
the half-holiday agreement are es
follows. Harris Brothers, J. C.
Penney Co., Dixie Home Store. G.
P. Store, Belk’s Department
Store, Prevette Stores, Deans. Carl
W. Steele, Payne Clothing Co.,
Marlow’s Men’s Shop, Tomlinson’s
Department Store, Jean’s. Spain-
hour’s. Bare’s, Hackney Depart
ment Store. 'Miller-Long, Southern
Bargain Store. City Grocery, I. H.
McNeill and Sons, R. & 0. Gro
cery.
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IsRei-Electd
Only One Contest In
City’s Primary
Held Today
Mayor R. T. McNiel was
re-nominated
BanquetHere
Members of Lodge Now In
Armed Service of Coun
try Honored At Meet
Annual Indies night banqi.et
for the North Wilkesboro DoHes
club and Knights of Pythias
lodge was a most successful and
enjoyable occa-sion.
fhe banquet was held In the
lodge hall and ladles of the Eas
tern Star served a bountiful
chicken dinner. . ’
Paul S. Cragan was toastmaster
at the banquet ond the guest
speaker was Sheldon N. Roper, of
Llncolnton. grand chancellor of
the K. of P. I.od.ge in North Caro
lina.
Mr. Roper’s address was on the
theme of "Adjustments To War
Conditions.” He explained how
people must meke adjustments in
their lives in order to do the ut
most to aid the war effort. The
address was received with much
interest by the 100 lodge mem
bers and guests at the banquet.
One of the main features of the
banquet was exercises honoring
members of the lodge now in the
,-rmed services of their country.
Mayor R. T. McNiel, who to
day wa.s nominated as mayor of
North Wilkeslairo for another
two-year term. His opponent
was T. J. Frazier.
Is Prominent Banker;
Says More Must
Buy Bonds
W. H. Neal, of Winston-
Salem, vice president of Wa
chovia Bank and Trust
company, in an address Fri
day noon before the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club
stressed the vital importance
of buying more war bonds
now.
The program Friday was in
charge of R. W. Gwyn. who call
ed on W. D. Halfacre. War Fi-
nunce campaign chairman, to pre
sent the speaker,
Mr. Neal in a most gripping
way addressed the club on the
challenge of the Home Front
through the buying of 13 billion
dollars of war bonds by the fir.^t
of May.
He suggested thkt this is the
greatest amount of money «ny
government ever in the history of
the world asked Us people to lend.
He stated that we rlready owe
more than 115 billion dollars now
and that we would have to owe
j rc-iiuuiuiavcu as mayor of
North Wilkesboro today over
T. J. Frazier in the only con
test in the city primary.
Mayor McNiel piled up an
overwhelming majority, poll
ing 697 votes to 118 for
Frazier.
A total of 828 votes were
cast in the primary, there be
ing 13 spoiled tickets.
The primary was held today to
select nominees for the election
to be held on May 4 and nomina
tion today is the same as elec
tion.
All members of the city board
of commissioners and the two
members of the city board of edu
cation whose terms expire this
year were renominated without
opposition. No other candidates
had filed tor membership on eith
er board.
’^cdatBiUlllbBers, who win"
be elected for another two-year
term are J. R. HIx, R. G. Finley,
A. F. Kilby, Ralph Duncan and
Hoyle M. Hutchens.
D. J. Carter and J. B. McCoy,
whose terms on the city board of
education expire, also had no op
position.
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I much more.
We have been buy-
Certlfioates of award were pre-! jng bonds as an investment but
sented to wives, mothers, other i (Continued on page five)
near relatives or friends of the i V
following men now in the service:
F. P. Blair, Sr., Is
Taken by Death
Here Saturday
Funeral For Prominent Citi
zen Held At Home Here
On Sunday Afternoon
Dr. Paul Caudi]!
Speaks to Lions
“Thinys” Siibject of Inspir
ing Address By Minister
Friday Evening
m .Wilma
lase.
In'^PolftreesnMn
o«loo. J ®
ton. who wlU l^t
tor K day*—A»«Rh»®y
Pfc. Zeb R. Souther,
inducted in the service Oct»w
as, 1042, took hia boidc tn^
ing at Camp Blandiiig, Flo., Mid
is BOW soiqewtieTO in Tennessee
OB maneuTen. He is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. SontluWr of
Cycle.
Dr. R. Paul Caudill, of Augus
ta. Ga.. who was here as guest
ipinister at the evangelistic ser
vices at the First. Baptist church,
addressed the North Wilkesboro
Lions C\ub Friday evening.
Emmett Johnson was progre.m
ehairman end presented the
speaker. "
Dr. Caudill nsed '‘Tilings’* as a
onbject for a most inspiring ad
dress, which was well received by
the club. He stressed the Impor-
t'?nce of the spiritual in contrast
to material things.
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BUY MOi^ WAR BONDS
In Texas
has is-
Prt. Junioc. —r— —
tnvmelj to Oas^"****!, TSuaa,
afbv spending » fuHoofdi with
his parants, Ifr. and Mrs. B. a
Sontfier, ot UWo« Prt.
Souther vriw tndnCM into the;
Btotife OB' VOPOTilMV: 17,
CWVTIPV im- WMilUfi vvm
R. C. Jennings. Jr., V. E. Jen-
nin#, R. Ivey Moore. J. D. Moore,;
Jr., Lawrence Miller, Rev. Watt {
M. Cooper. Charles H. Day, Jr.,
Roy Hall, Kyle Hayes, Gwyn Kil-
bv, Archie McNeill. Frank Mc
Neill, William A. Miller, Howard
In Tennessee
Osborne. Worth.
Cepil Hauss.
Tomlinson and
Whicker Heads
Advisory Board
Attorney J. H. Whicker, Sr„
has been appointed by Governor
J. M. Broughton as chairman of
thp advisory hoard for the area
served by Selective Service board
number 2 in Wilkes county.
In that capacity Attorney
Whicker succeeds Attorney A. H.
Casey, who died In December-
-Tho advisory board is named
fto «»««« ?»»
questWnnattes advising th^
register^ nader tbe Selectiw©
To aid its goW prodwer^.
nas otftitd to pnrchwe gold miped
in that country at 16 per
nfbrs than tHa.officiai price of thp
meul in *Ketrnit«l Sta^^.v?;£ff^:
Frank P. Blair, age 66, life
long citizen of North Wilkesboro
end one of the city’s most prom
inent citizens, died at his home
Satnurdijy, 11:50 a. m. He had
been seriously ill for a week.
Mr. Blair was horn July S,
1876, a son of Elijah and Sallie
Corinne Finley Blair, who moved
from Watauga to Wilkes. During
his early life Mr. Blair was en
gaged in farming here and when
North Wilkesboro was founded he
opened a whole.sale and retell gro
cery store, which he operated for
many years.
Igiter he entered the ice dealer
ship business in North Wilkes
boro, founding the North Wilkes
boro Ice and Fuel Company, which
Is now operated by his son, Frank
Blelr, Jr.
He was married to Miss Esteli#
Davis, who died In 1932. Surviv
ing are one son, Frank Blair, Jr..
two gnandchlldren, Jimmie and
Tomnlle Blair: two brothers. Lt.
Col. H. T. Blair, who is now over
seas, W. F. Blair, of North Wilkes
boro, pnd one sister. ,Mrs. R, W.
Gwvn. of North Wllkesiioro.
Funeral service was held at the
I residence Sunday-afternoon, four
o’clock. Rev. A. C. Waggoner,
pastor of the First Methodist
[church, conducted the service,
j Burkil was in the Baptist ceme-
|ery.
Pall bearers were F. G. Harper.
of Hickory; R. M. Houck, of Le
noir; C. F. Lineberry, of Elkin;
ii)-Jndge Johnson J. Hayes, v of
Wilkesboro; Jay Hartley, ,J. R.
Rousseau, R. G. Finley and. Bu
gs#* Trlvetto, of NorMi WfllB«-
boro. Msay Iwautlfuf^'flolral trf-
Prt. Samuel W. Ssfinvvc*^ .
'-ivho entered the, amy Hl - bntes wcrt ’carylsd by friends Tf
fCeiMbar Int year and hti§
;Tesas, bns been traasfetfjiw
d camp In Tennessee. j
graves is • sM ot Mrs.
flexes, of WIlkertoK. '
the family.
Barrets. «Uc)i bate carried dried
jjUc to Britote'isto to be.ieleneed'