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Farm- Labor Group Seeks a Solution To Problems At a recent meeting of the newly formed Farm Labor Advisory committee for ,W^es county the committee iesiaressed the concensus of i Ofiinion that swapping work is one of the best ways of |Solving the farm labor prob- |lem in Wilkes county. The committee was formed only e few days ago with J. B. Snipes, county agent, as chairman. J. M. German as vice chairman and John Boyles, secretary. ^ This committee will meet regu larly and will endeavor to assist ^ in any way possible in finding so- ■ lutions to the farm labor prob lem, which may be acute during parts of the summer and fall in the county. Members of the committee and the organizations they represent .are as follows; ?;■ Members: J. B. Snipes, U. S. Extension rloe (county agent); J. M. Ger- , iBSiaher ezocntlTe cooimittee ■S^tirlty admlnlstra- T. #. Ferguson, grange; H. Jennings, local committee and rm machinery committee; Mrs. f-Kathryn Lott. U. S. Employment ; service office manager; David LOray, IT. S. employment service; '€. B. Eller, superintendent of ^county schools; Dr. A. ^J. Eller. l;eounty health officer; Charles Mc- SKeil, county welfare department: Mrs. Mary A. Gale, farm securi ty administnatlon; R. E. Dunn. Isoil conservation association: S. ;L. Turner, chief clerk, A.A.A.: LT. PBANOBS PALMER -V- WAAC Party Is Coming Recruiters Will Be In North Wilkesboro Three Days ' The Woman’s Army Auxi liary Corps recruiting party will be I-Vi the North Wilkes boro post office lobby from June 14 to 16. The naain ob ject of the WAAC recruiting assignment in this city will be to meet and contact all eligible women for the WAAC. offiber in charge, said: “There are wide and interesting fields one may explore in the WAAC. If a woman wishes to devote her efforts toward attaining a speedy and decisive victory, she can find that opportunity and her definite place in the Woman’s Army Auxi liary Corps. Lt. Palmer e.xplained that the present qunlifications for the WAAC were two years ol high school education. Lt. Palmer add ed that good physical health is re quired; and no children under If years of age. end must coijie be- jCarl E. VanDeman. apple research jspeclalist; Paul Cashion. president tween the ages of 21 to 4f'lnclu lion's club: James Anderson, .sive i^lons' club: J. R. Hix, pres. Kl- club end chmn. of Selective ervice board No. 2: Andrew Kii- ^by, Yadkin Valley Motor Com- Tax Rate Is Cut From $1.10 To Only $1.00 Board of commissioners of the town of North Wilkes boro set the tentative town tax rate for the next fiscal year at $1.00 on each hun dred dollars assessed valua tion of property. Ibis rate^ which is sub ject to change but is expect ed to be adopted next month, represents a reduction of ten cents under the $1.10 rate for the fiscal year now draw- II f to a clo^e. In addition to setting the ten tative property tax, the poll tax was set at ?1.60 and dog taxes ot $1.00 for males and $2.00 for fe males, all rates subject to change before final edoptlon. The clerk and treasurer, W. P. Kelly, was authorized to accept prepayments of 1943 taxes at the tentative rates. A discount of two per cent is allowed on all taxes ^Id on or before July 1 Gleanings Of The Journal - Patriot’s Roving -Reporter Complete List of Men Sent Is Given Out to the Public coSftalssIbners were present with Mayor R. T. McNlel for the town council meeting. The commis- (Continued on page eight) V- Series Revival Services Ended On Wednesday Much Interest Shown In Ten Day Revival At The First Methodist Church By executive order, the WAAC is being expanded to a strength of 130.000. At present, the enroll ment of ihe Corps is 70,000. Be- epany; Mrs. Annie H. Greene. Home g^iise of this expansion, oppor- • Demonstnation agent: H. C. Col- (ynjtjgg {or advancement now are fvard. assistant county agent: - James E. Rollins, assistant coun- g;. ty agent. -V. Quick Results Ask B. M. Blackburn If you don’t believe Journal-Patriot sdvertLsing brings qAick re sults. In a recent issue, Mr. Black1>nm, a local real estate man, advertised a five-room house for sale (Thursday's is sue). A prospective bnyer saw the advertisement, and the sale was made to h|m the next day --Pritlay. Yes, Sir, Mr. Blackburn is a Hrm believer in Journal-Patriot advertising. practically unlimited. Any interested women meeting these qualifications m?y contact Lt. Palmer, or either of the two accompanying aides, CpI. Caslin and Marjorie Cuff, at the WAAC booth in the North Wilkesboro post office building June 14-16. Ten d«y series of revival ser vices closed Wednesday night at the North Wilkesboro First Meth odist church. During the revival highly in spiring sermons were delivered j each evening by Rev. C. P. ' Bowles, of Wadesboro. Also assisting the pastor. Rev. A. C. Waggoner, during the revival was Rev:‘R. W. McCulley, of Le noir, who directed the music aiid rendered many special numbers, i Much interest was shown in the ! revival services. A. C. Yale. 68-year-old resident of the Hays community, was in the city today w-ith his fine 13- year old twin sons, A. C., Jr., end E. C. • R. K. Gibbs, Jr., the genial manager of Penney’s store, is about the most enthusiastic Victory gardener in these parts. Klcliard worked until midnight^ Saturday watering liis Irish’’ potatoes so that the “little pota toes would make big potaatoes,” he said. This Is Ricliard's first garden. The first beans gathered from a local garden came from that of of the D. J. Carters, according to reports reaching this reporter. They enjoyed them Monday for dinner. Robert Gibbs, Jr., re ported his first gathering of beans from his garden yesterday, While on the subject flfjVlc. tpry garxiens, nev0r in o«(| Rfo have we seen so ntany' we hmro (T.'Bi CMlIer, the two GlfelA Whicker, Sr., Pan! Wtfcser, A R. Gray, Sr., T. E. J. I- Garwood, the Ron^a^ Broth ers (J. B. n*d J. A.) ',Johh E. Justice, Jr., W. G. 6atiMeI, Mrs. •T. E. Deans, Police John Walker, Gmdy Nichols, O. K. Pope, lamnle Carpenter, and many others. If your name is not mentioned here, we pay tri bute to yonr fine gafden also, as ft is impossible to name the owners of all of them in this column. Bob Brame found a highly sat isfactory way to keep his drug store cool during the hot weather the past few days. Bob hed a sprinkler placed on the foot of the building and all-day long the wat er was allowed to spread over the roof—ond good results were ob tained.. County Agent J. B. Snipes says he l.s co-operating in eVCry way he can with the program to produce food for home con sumption. The county agent has a good garden and a cow. J. G. Hackett works about his home each day an hour or so just to keep in the best of physical Wilkes JSelective Service board number two this week delivered a large group of men for examination and in duction into the armed forces. The men from' this gp-oup who were accepted iflll have a 14-day furlough, before begiuning active duty. After July 5 the men.In ducted will have three weeks.- The list of men sent to ther in duction center by board number 2, and which includes those ac cepted and rejected, follows:' Lester Harrold John Howard Brown " Pfc. Archie W. taW^'iioii «f Mr. and Mrs. W.' O. LaWs of Parsobvllle, has arrived at Oamp Forrest Tenn., wtiere he will be on maneuvers, Pfc. laws has a fine record in the anny. He volunteered In IMO, took training at Fort Jackson, S. O., Fort Bennlng, Ga., and at Oamp Blanding, Fla. Mis friends wish him the bc-iC of Inck. I Processing ZoIUe Franklin Hamby Colg^an Zelodies Davis Con Odell Wyatt Donnie Blackbnm Jessie Freeman Garris James Conrtland Hurt Johnnie Levi Abeher. Evan Hampton Staley Jaeepb Dougbton Thompson Food Slmiin Demonstratioikf. Here Viewed JBy MlUay . Three^Di^t^ Y Pantelleria Island fs Bombed Hourly By Allies. 'Allied Headquarters nt North Africa.—^TW Allies demanded Pantelleria’s un conditional surrender Tues day, and when no reply was received American Flying Fortresses and British war ships rocked the tiny Italian sea outpost with another pre invasion bombardment. “The demand for surrender was made to sav-> the garrison and in habitants unnecessary suffering." said a special Allied bulletin which made it clear that Pantel leria "will continue to be sub jected to bombarding, bqmbard- ment, and blockade" until it col lapses. JAPS CRUMBLE UNDER SUDDEN CHINESE STAB— Chungking.-—-The Japanese de fense line sontheast of Mwajung, key to the Chinese rlce-prodndag n, has crqmhied under the Raises Big Hens J. T. Wagoner, farujer of the Millers Creek community, raises big hens. He sold 12 hens several days ago to the lx>vette I’roduce Cc., of this city, that welghM 92 poand.s. I give my hens good attention and plenty to eat," Mr. Wago ner statos. On four mornings last week j condition. We caught him mowing brief services were held at the his yard Saturday morning while town hall at eight a. m. especial- j Mrs. Hackett was happily work- ly for the benellt of people em ployed in the business section of the city end were well attended. The sermons delivered by Rev. Mr. Bowles were received at each service with rapt ' interest and have been the subject of much far.trable commenb by those at tending. Ing In her flower garden. Mrs. Walter Day says that it might be possible to get her hns- band to work more in her Vic tory garden If the croquet court were not located neaiby. The $40,000 liquor haul last week by state highway patrolmen (Continued on page qigfct,' 'Airline Executive Glad to See ^Somebody From This City a a « ^ JVVAP F Vl IO T\0 rtf r\f flaA rtmirtArt-rr U a. a ntrtvWVrtf VnoneU’Art afotm/) and a combination of circum stances an airport manager at Nashville, Tenn., recently had his wiw fulfilled — to iBoet somebody from Nmrth Wilkesboro, N. C., a place he .wiH never forget. 'Eecently Mrs. Bessie Lee Spi- was on her way from the Uni- dty of Mississippi to visit her greats. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan D. kOdspwa. here. % liiscared piano reservation s^amphlii. Tenn.. to Char- Aad boarded fhe plane out . lisiaidbis. At Hast Tin*. Tenn., Mrs. Spicer I sll ether civilian psaaengers the 'plane were grounded, ho- , II group army ofHeers the.'a tp board the piaae and 1s-gl««a aallltsry foreee ia Bv atranae coincidence* Pl*®* travel. over this part of the country he The airport manager stated to - - The airport manager at Nash- became lost In bad, cloudy, foggy Mrs. Spicer his appreciation for ville informed Mrs. Spicer that weather. The ceiling was low, the . existence of North Wllkes- she could not catch a plane to and he had lost his bearings. j boro, and more especially to those Charlotte for three days, and of-1 After flying aimlessly over the who put the name of the town o fered his assistance in arranging mountains without any idea of his top of a building other means of transportation to location, he said he suddenly | aviators. Charlotte. Mrs. as a guide to location, ne saia ne suddenly ^aviators. j came to an opening in the clouds | Presumably, the “North Wilkes- Spicer told him that her end looked down. Nestling down J boro" sign whlch^ guided the home was at North Wilkesboro, the ultimate destination of her trip. “Not North Wilkesboro, Nor Carolina!", the airport maarj exclaimed, "Yon don’t know ho^ happy I am to me«it somafaody from North Wilkesboro, NortiL Carolina, because that is one place I’ll never forget." He went'on to explain his Joy at seeing somejmdy from here. A few yean ago the man who now muiagai the airport wms a trans port plane pilot, and on a trip KLAIU U4JVVU. IVCBLllUg UVWU UtJIU 01|(U Vf VU w in a valley was a town. He lower- j transport pilot to safety via the ed his plane and on top of alone painted on the, roof of building saw in big lettering, | Meadows Mill company,. ai4 wlHch “;#orth Wilkesboro, N. C.” ^ jwas done throi^h H^Tookeii-at Ills ntap and there jlaee and other aVkk|^px€)4ilttin- the • location of North’slasts here at that Bip*,- It was learned to4|py Utl^ there foind - ■J^llkesboro. :* Knowing where" he was, he had no further difficulty in getting on his course and safe ly on to his destination. Always he will feel grateful that there is a North WilkesboroC although^ he has never been in the town, and had not until recently piet anyone whose home Is hdre. : have been other inaHumet^ot avia tors who became. ^tvAOd who agiain found their cotirse Ui safety by seeing the root, top sign. ^ -■^5.-Yjf.'* ■V"■I"’""'"""' .Shortage of reewitlg riots ia"viUm*s ' SvUle ihuhrisoB Pmltt Wflliam Walker Garter Lester Lafayette Yates Herbert Paul Watson Roy Wilson Franklin (vol.) Grady Lewis Wallace Timothy Royster William Claude Dillard Virxil Eugcrne Hawkins Robert Luther Ward Coy Handy Tjeonard .Alton Holloway Charles Evan Wiles James Porter Grover Buell Rhoades Raymond Crabb Ralph Presley Holbrook. Clyde Ray .lohnson Junie Bill Thompson Treely Wyatt Luther Cecil .Ashlin Robert Lee Parsons Johnnie .Allen Hall, Jr. Coj- Tolbert .Ashley J.. B. South Colonel Woodson Poplin .John Roscoe Coekerham Otis Dewitte Ellis James William Brown Rldiard Hackett Anderson Floyd Edgar Money Virgil Ray Handy Raymond Calvin Brooks Everette Spears Wasl)ington Van Wyatt Fred Bnell Holbrook John Houston Joines, Jr. Clyde .Andrew Parker Lewis Everette Sparks William Ray Wood Calvin Hays Call Banner Jolly Ira Ray McCann Arthur Franklin Johnson Chancie Bngeo* Ashhar Albert l.ee Tiove John Daniel Johnson James Maurice .Anderson, H. Jim Donald Golden Hex Clay Hawkins Fred Hubbard Walker Thomas Hobart Deal, Jr. Ford Dwight Roten John David Bell Thomas Herman Ashlln , Kermlt Troy Coekerham ^ Tracy Perry James William Plinchem, Jr. Glyn D. KerbaniJh (Vftl.) Troy Thurmond Wiles Robert Boyce Hinson Jolin Daniel Garris fFol.) ■ Ralph Edward CaafflU (VoL) Gordon Elqnim’Hlf^ht , Howard Gratis Normgn qVuisferred Pliom Other . , jYBonras:- Brarett Wrrmnn BurtiMai , Lee Vera BenfleW .ij.. Jesne Ward Keneriy . Dw^ 1M» . Charley Cobee .J- V- hii^ly succAseful iMUotts an Tnesday, Wednesday and to day. The three-day event was held under auspices of the Civilian Service Corps of Civilian defense for the purpose of demonstrating to the housewives of the county the best methods of canning and drying food for home use. In attendance at the sesslonjt were ladles from the Wllkesboros and from many rural communi ties. The demonstrations, which were conducted by Miss Addie Malone, home service specialist of Duke Power company, with assis tance of Mrs. Annie H. Greene, home demonstration agent, were viewed with rapt Interest. The various methods of pres sure cooker and hot water bath canning were shown, and a home made dehydrator was demonstrat ed. The event was sponsored by Liberty Theatre, Duke Power company and The JournVl-Patriot to stimulate interest in the vital problems of conserving products of victory gardens this summer for later use, thus lowering civi lian needs to purchase commer cially packed foods which can go to the armed forces and for lend- lease. Those in charge expressed oat- i^faction with the interest shown and stated their belief that the food workshop has resulted in creating more Interest in home [canning and food conservation throughout the county. V at Lake Tnngtlng in Northern Hunan province. The Chinese report said that the Japanese suffered more than 200 casualties In a sharp bat tle and that an' additional 200 Japanese troops were drowned while trying to swim to safety across a river near the town. Quantities of equipment also were captured. REDS HIT ISO NAZI AIRCRAFT— London.' Thursday.—Striking at six key German-airdromes on the eastern front Tuesday night, in its campaign to hroak up prepara tion for a giant enemy offensive, the Russian air force damaged or destroyed between 150 and 160 planes at a cost of 21 or its own craft, the Moscow radio reported today. Radio Moscow revealed also that the Germans had thrown 70 planes, in three waves, against Volkhovo. 80 miles southeast of Leningrad on the Lenlngrad-Mos- cow Railroad, and sajd that 24 of them had been downed. V ^ from 58 Enter T Gardens June 15 Is Deadline For Signing Up ^ For Prizes A total of 58 gardens h~.ve been entered In the North Wilkesboro Lions Club Victory Garden contest, L. L. Carpei^r, contest ^ajirqiin, frb^^will bd $25, W SHd $1^ for fbr^ aneand and ttrirdP$s9siei, mpmiMy.r' Mr. Oarpestec issued tlSte loBw- iag 'ststemeht'lodsy ntattra to the.centest: Fifteen addltiontl Fire in. the Eire censor’s office in DnMin destroyed * .cmnrfete «i,7^Go Ue^ fihn, liners have algned ttp In the * ft the cub Viefcorr Oardm enm- , [ (CionHoned on page alght> Rations BLUE, STAMPS— (For canned, frozen and o*^ tain dehydrated foods) Blue stamps K, L, M are good unUl .Inly 7. COFFEE— stamp No. 34 in War RaUoa Book One, good for one ponnd of coftee, became vaUd May ^1 and is good through June. GASOLIME— ^ “A” book coupons No. 5 good . for three gallons each each and mn.st la.st till Jnly SI. RED STAMPS— (For meat products, caaned fish, most edible oils and cbeee- es). . Red Stamps ’’J”, *‘K’’, *Ti”|. good thoogh June. SHOES— No, IT Stamp ia War Ratkm Book One good for one pair ua- tU Jtme 15. SUGAR^ K No. la, -fooc for 5 powds, heooaiBgtf eSw . t Sgsmnpe Haa 15 Wartitatloa _ .rant tor ara-ln bPdft —'f± "iar’fomw :