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S' 1i "f-i .^^lIP^CentOfA ii^e Payn^ Is X Going hto Bonds •'They can’t be excelled any- yrhere; they are the finest group of people you ever saw.” , That was the way P. W. Eshel- aoLan, president extd general mana ger of Wilkes Hosiery Mills com pany, described the approximately ISO employee of the firm when they responded to the Red Cross . Whr fund appeal in March. And the public, knowing the ord of Wilkes Hosiery Mills ipany employes over a period — years, readily agrees with Mr. ■shelman on the description of the patriotism of his company's workers. of ' Mr. tishemah' styes' al{ fte credit to the employee' for &eir response to every patrlotie call. ’ Notwithstanding the fact that Wilkes Hosiery Mills company has by far the kal^est number of em ployes of any flrra In Wilkes, It was the first In this Immediate section of North Carolina to have a payroll deduction plan lor pur chase of war bonds, and was the first to fly ^the Minute Men flag designating 100 per cent bond buying and an average of ten per cent of the total payroll going in to war bonds. The firm and its president, Mr. EsUelman, were signally honored several weeks ago at a banquet in Winston-Salem. There Henry Morgenthau, secretary of the U. 3. Treasury, personally presented to Mr. Eshelman for the Wilkes Hosiery Mills company.the flag designating 100 per cent war bond purchasing by the employees. ^assimmaim ."TxV. ■ ^ BE sm Y ''’i mm 'WO % WITH IB* WE CONTINUE OUR rARCH TO ... I' / ^SCALLiriG FOR An^Pi^^ty Of ■A Let’.s share the re^l& of out labor^with those brave men who are yonder battle Monts fight- need food, aiH plenty of also need fo«, and they keep the ®w of 'food [d lifep the vict^es coming iry ing for Victory, it! Their allied bud must have it! We; continuous if we wo j in proper order. re wping for •S' XT t now let’s DO someffing » bring it ^ut! CONGRi|TUL4Tl6NS! TO EVERY CmZEN^F WILK| TflBUTlNG IN AI||r MANNl IMPORT. MAY I^HBY BE IS CON- E WAR TO K^p It Up I^til Victo^ |b Won and Peace Restored the World! REI Marke Roy Reins, Prop. ’.V Thone 110 North Wilkegboro •- 77i.r 1*. W. Kshelmaii, president and general manager of Wilkes Hosiery Mills comiJony, hlgiily compliments employes of the firm for their i>atrlotlsm and their interest in civic progre.ss. The War Savings Bond pay roll deductions for the employees show the following: Dec. ’42. 19.08% of gross pay roll Jan. '43, 16.44% of gross pay roll Feb. ’43, 14.71% of gross pay roll Mar. ’43. 14.55% of gross pay roll This represents a rather size able amount due to the company's large payroll. Wilkes Hosiery Mills company employees have for years led all groups in Red Cross membership In the annual roll calls and dur ing the war fund campaign in March this year the employees gave a total of $1,500, the com pany $200 and Mr. Eshelraan $100 as his personal contribution, making a total of $1,800. The company, its management end employes have liberally sup ported every movement for the benefit of the town and communi ty as well as backing the wfr ef fort. Wilkes Hosiery Mills company now has an honor roll of 38 for mer employees who are now in the armed forces. Their names are prominently posted on a hand some pl.o.que and the company keeps in touch with them through weekly letters. A. package con taining useful articles is sent each one about every two months. If the same type of patriotism was as evident throughout the na tion as* is shown by Wilkes Ho siery Mills compi'ny and employes^ on the "Home Front” there would be no lagging of the war pro gram. -V- Foundry Is Doing Much War Work Was First Firm In This V>ci' nity to Get Contracts For Making War Materials Lineberry Foundry, a local firm which has an enviable reputation for quality work, has been busily engaged in making war materi als for Uncle Sam for more than a year and wps the first firm in this locality to secure war work contracts. The foundry and machine shop were geared to war production in a very short time and m.iny ma terials have been mnnufnctiired. Lineberry Foundry and Machine Shop has established over a period of several years a reputation for dependability and. for accurate workmanship on whatever pro ducts are manufactured or repair ed. In addition to actually making war materials, Lineberry Foundry has purchased much scrap metal locally and some of the scrap pur chased was put to Immediate use In the plant, while vast quantities were shipped away. QUESTIONS QUESTION; Where does the moslc disease on tobacco come from? ANSWER: Generally, from the hands of workers who are smok ing or using chewing tobacco and snuff. Stop all use of tobacco when workers are weeding beds and transplanting tobacco. Be careful when you are suckering the crop, as the disease may be spread all over the field. iciory We Cmc^atulate every citizen of Rilkes and'adjoining coui^es fbr their efforts in furtl^ring the |puse of freedom—by prodi^ing foods'of all kinds, and'con.servinjjjpthe products made and wowR by others. Co operation is veded as never before, and ffll inust do their utmost io speed thaSay of Victory and eliminate Mhnecessary loss of life / and suffer^ We MUST back up our bo* ... we WILL back up our boys, »cause they are RISKING ALL wr us! X f Conserve Tires, and When N^w Ones Must BeyPurch^eijf Be Sure They ^ar th^ Name Of / '’tt V gfield 1 $pr\ ALL SI^S, FOR PASSENGER CARS i|ID TRUCKS ThcfTire For (geaterwileage... and Economy! Buy Kellyipringfieids for youi- car or tr^k and enjoy motpriig pleasure and eco nomy cabined. Uncle Sam urges you » make your tires Iast|is long a.s po.ssible, and Xelly-Springfiel|| is building qualiw into their nevy to help you do tMs'more than e^er before, under preVnt manufacturing Conditions. In- Tve.stigate KEi/y—and you’ll INVESlIN KELLYj . . . t|e war-time Thrift T.-Skt ■ fASHir^ • POUSHlNC^aUBlfCATION ion si- GAS TENTH STREET North ^^hesboro, N. C. FREEZER LOCKER IS FULL OF MEAT Secretary of Agriculture Wlck- ard has a freezer locker on his farm full of meat. It 'is hoped that the p^e of these lockers can be reduces through mass produc tion, BO that many farmers will be In the \ SERVICE Roy T. Cashion Raymond Goiens (Col.) 1.V : able to get them after the war. . » - I "C -V r.'-pjj
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