Park Here OfficiaUy
Opened; Supervisors
Are Employed
Smoot Park, . North Wil-
kesboro’s principal play
ground and place of recrea
tion, officially opened to
day.
The park is under super
vision of Mrs, J. L. Clements,
city welfare worker who is
; donating part of her time to
stay at the park, and Miss
Nellie Gabriel.
Miss Gabriel is paid jointly by
the Lions and Klwanis clubs. Mrs.
Clements or Miss Gebrlel will be
on duty each day except Saturday
and Sunday from four to nine p.
m. Also, a watchman will be on
duty every night and on Saturday
and Sunday afternoons.
The park area was acquired
last year when the International
Shoe company leased to the city
for a nominal sum the grounds
formerly occupied by company
I'l residences and which were de
stroyed by the August. 1940.
.^lood.
t Preliminary development work
Btdeifc Uiclnded eon-
struction of tables, furnace fire
places. grading and landscaping.
Some playground equipment for
children was installed end more
is to be added, including horse
shoe pitching equipment, volley
hall, shuffleboards. slides, swings
and see-saws.
Some equipment has Iieen do
nated and more is desired. Those
who have playground equipment
which they can give are asked to
cal! Police Chief J. E. Walker or
Mrs. Clements.
People are invited to use the
park for picnics, socials end other
recreation purposes.
«^oliciting
Funds For
Lunchroom
Woman’s Committee
Making Progress
In Campaign
Committee of the North
Wilkesboro Woman’s Club
named to raise funds to buy
k equipment for the North
^^W^kefboro school lunch-
reported today that
.^response to the appeal for
donations has been very
good and that the necessary
amount will be raised.
However, the time for soliciting
funds has been extended until
Monday, during which time It is
hoped that a sufficient amount
can be collected.
Mrs. N. S. forester, Jr., is
chairman committee and
other memtass are Mrs. A. C.
Chamberlain Mrs. W. F. Gaddy.
Mrs. Boyd Stout. Mrs. Vernon
Deal and Mrs. frank Tomlinson.
Persons who have not been
contacted are urged to hand or
mall their contributions to any
member of the committee.
POata On Expired
Gas Coupons
Rationing board ofilcials to
day pointed out that “T” coupons
expired June 30. Retailers hrve
until July 10 to deliver “T” cou
pons to distributors, who have un-
ftOl July M to deposit them. Adt
truck operptora from restrlct^l
tfnrea mekiiis t« purchase gas on
coupons should be sent to ra-
^tioning ho»Tt
Betsy Keith Bowman, a mem
ber of Girl Scout Troop Num
ber 7 of North WUkesboro, was
recently awarded the Curved
Bar at a Court of Awards held
at the Little Scout House. This
award !.« the liigliest rank to be
obtained in Girl Scouting, and
Betsy Keith has won an honor
not only for liersolf but for her
troop as well. Betsy Keith
Bowman is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. -'1. Bowman of
Marlon, \. C., and a niece of
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Klaer, of
this cit.v, witli whom she makes
her home.
Fifty Boys at Park to
Begin Softball
Games
Wilkes High
In Number
Going in Navy
17 From County Help
* State Set'CNew
Record
Wilkes county was at or
near the top in number of
17-year-oIds enlisted in the
navy, according to popula
tion, last month as the state
set a new high record of
naval enlistments, Joseph members ere W. J
Huffman, naval recruiting
officer, said here today.
Over 1,100 boys age 17 in the
state joined the navy during
June, and of that number 17
wore from Wilkes. The rate of en-
li.^tments in the state was one for
every 3,700 population, which
would have placed the Wilkes
figure at 11.
Recruiting the 17-year-old
youths for naval service means
fewer men of draft age are oalled
to the colors.
Not included in the 17 enlist
ments credited to Wilkes for June
were the following six young men
who had applied for enlistment
but who have not passed their
physical examination!;: Graham
Sidney Holbrook. . of .\bshers;
Tommy Ray Ernest, of Boomer;
Richard Brame Sloop, of North
Wilkesboro: Atwell Wilson Par
sons. of Boomer; Clarence Jack
Caudill, of Millers Cri»k: and
Boys softball league was
organized here Wednesday
evening when a crowd of SO
boys from all parts of town
met with representatives of
the churches aX the park.
To begin play two captains were
selected and they ‘‘choosed up” as
boys did eround the little red
school houses In days of yore, and
many of the boys outplayed any
thing adults have shown in their
league this year.
Following the game, in which
practically all the boys partici
pated at some stage, the boys
were divided according to three
sections of lovvn. From the school
east is the .'Wst side, from the
school west to Ninth street is the
middle section and from N4nth
west to city limits is the western
territory. It is expected that
Wilkesboro will have a team at
the next meeting on Monday even
ing, seven o’clock, at the park.
A committee of volunteers from
the various churches will be pres-
gnt the games In a sqpervlsory
capacity. The committees are as
follows:
East side—Carl K). VcnBeman.
chairman: A. A. Phifer, Shoun
Kerhangh and J. E. Rollins: mid->
die—G. R. Andrews, chairman,
W. B. Collins. R, H, Shell, J. W.
Steele and Bryan Gilreath. Julius
Rousseau will be team captain. .1,
R. Carter is chairman of the west
side committee and the other
Bason, “Chip”
Caudill and Harvel Howell.
“Reddies River Wildcats” is the
name of the team and Gordon
Finley, Jr., is team captain.
It is expected that a schedule of
games for Monday and Wednesday
evenings will be formed on next
Monday. The play will stress
sportsmanship rether than games
won or lost. All boys who hrve
not reached their 15th birthday
are invited to join the teams and
enjoy the play.
Pvt. Rufus Love, left, of Fort McPherson, Ga., and
Pvt. Leroy Love, who was recently transferred from
Camp Haan, California to a camp in New York State,
are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Love, of North Wilkes
boro route three. Both were home on furlough a few
days ago.
ALLIES GATHER
ARMS, SHIPS.
SPAIN SAYS
Board 1 Calls Men
i t.
For Armed Forces
Many Called For Ex
amination and
Induction
C>^“k
Malcolm Curtis Brooko^ire. of
Boomer.
Recruiter Huffman spends
Wednesdays. Thursdays, and
Fridays at the North Wilkesboro
postoffice Interviewing 17-year-
old youths. Seabee applicants and
women who wish to enlist in the
navy. ,
The lowly irish potato,
which took on added impor
tance during an early spring
shortage when the price
soared to ten cents per
pound and customers asked
if they were gold plated,
has now become plentiful.
The new crop has coma in, and
what a crop! -
Now food anthortties are ask-
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Wilkes, For Many Years, Knoira
For Its Many Fine Riding Horses
Other Gleanings From the Community And
County Gathered by The Journal-
Patriot’s Special Reporter
Wilkes county has been famed for its fine riding
horses for many, many years, and the younger people,
we might say, sure holding its record hirh in this re
spect. Horsemanship at the present time is a topic that
many local people are very much interested in. Probab
ly, we might say that the Russel Gray’s, Mrs. C. M.
Cranor, and Jaineajpranor are among the veteran pres
ent devotees of the’saddle. Mrs. Cranor had a beauti-
/ul black horse—“Valentine Vox”—but told hhn. Now
she own# “May Rain”. Frank P.. Blair is another
-ardent horseman. He ovms “Dawn Glory” now, but
was the recent owner of “Cherry Rex” which
won the third price in jthe localr five gaited class
at the horse show vrhidi was held only recently in Win
ston-Salem. Local kortemen are now looking forward
(Contiaaed Oa Pags Pour)
Pvt. Gifhem L. Eller, son of
Ml-, and Mrs. G. R. Eller, of
Wilkesboro route one. Is .some
where in Eng!laml. He was in-
(lucteI Into the army Jan. 8.
104.T. He took his training at
Camp Croft, .S. C., before going
overseas. He wrote he was well
and doing fine. He .said tell
his friends “hello” and that he
hoped to he Iiaek soon. Before
he entered the army Pvt. Eller
was employed at the Wilkes
Hosiery Mills Go. His wife, the
former Miss Carrie Gamble,
now holds a po.sition in Kanna
polis.
Eat More
Potajoes!
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Winner In
17 States
Richard Reins Is First
Priz^ Winner In
Poster Contest
Reins, elder son of
pat,w)bloiiel Ralph Reins, who
is stationed lU !|wanannoa, and
Mrs. l^ns, of ibis city, is the
proud winner of an ontstand-
Ing honor in art work, having
won Jnst recently first place in
a poster contest sponsored by
the Baptist Training . Union.
Richard, a member of the local
B. T. .IT., In the contest compet-
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Wilkes Selective Service
board number 1 has called
the following men to report
for examination and induc
tion into the armed forces:
Charles Harrison Parsons.
lUdtard Eatl CWdwell, ^
Jhkn Pwry
Hanford William Gregory.
W’illlam Ernest Parsons.
Ham Russell.
Jay CIa>'ton Chui'ch.
Hilxey Vates.
Carr Everett Hayes.
John William .Tohn.son.
Clyde Woodrow Brown-
Prank Monroe Bouchelle.
Clifford Nathan Minton.
W’illiam Ralph Parsons.
.lame.s .Arthur .Sheets.
Hnster Benge.
Roby Bar Kilby.
Wade Elmore Hhunmte.
Hughes William Robinson.
Philo Miller.
Lonnie Church.
Willard Easter Michael.
Trdal Ray Bullis.
James McKinley Baker.
Joseph Flake Steelman.
William Bean Transoii.
Randolpli James Hen(bvn.
Eugene Jlathis.
Everett Bower Bouehelle.
Gu’yn Rogsn Alathls.
Ira Allen Church.
George AViiliam .Ashley.
Cecil Normin Pipes.
Ceo'l liCwls.
Robert Peter Holcomb.
Oliver PTanklln Bavis.
Hobert Tee Spears.
Ambrose Junior Johnson.
John Rolond Wright.
James Everett Souther.
Roby Presley Blevins.
Allen Watson.
ClatlP WUHam Church.
Arcble Simpson.
Joe Ed Greene.
Jaoieg Hafford OdC? -
OltftM Eagehe Ohnreb.
TRANSFEBREB FROM OTHER
BOARDS
John Edwin Bnrchette.
Paul Vestal Johnson.
Marlon AUgeod (%nrdi.
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London. — Spanish dispatches
reported that 24 strongly convoy
ed -Allied merchant ships and a
number of large invasion barges
crammed with guns, trucks and
men steamed into the Mediterran
ean from Gibraltar yesterday.
This report came as Swiss dis
patches said Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel was in Lyon presiding
over a military oemp of 350,000
men assigned to a third line of
defense in Europe while from
Cairo came word that three pick--
ed Nazi divisions bad been sped
to Greece from the eastern front.
Quoting advices from La Linea,
Spanish town pear Gibraltar,
Madrid dispatches said the inva
sion barges left Gibraltar about
noon and were followed a short
time later by the merchant con
voy.
The German Transocean News
Agency's broadcast version of the
La Linea reports, heard by United
Press here, said there ^era . eight.
iaBaiSg'har^s ■‘151” a ■%ap«cTty' of
100 men each 4n addition to war
materials.
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AMERICANS
PROGRESSING
ON ISLAND
Latest newg communique
on the new American offen
sive operations in the Solo
mon Islands reported that
operations are proceeding as
expected. Strong opposition
has been encountered in
some sections but American
soldiers and marines con
tinued their successful of
fensive operations today.
BigStillsAre
Not Found
In Wartime
Small Outfits Raided
By the Federal
Officers
MUNDA BASE APPEARS
TO BE OBJECTIVE—
Washington — American forces
launching thel- long-expected
campaign to break Japan’s South
Pacific defenses have landed on
■Rendavo Islana In the enemy-
held Central Solomons, the navy
announced yesterday, and violent
fighting w«g in prospect — if it
had not already begun.
Tbs air bSM gt Man-
Jii pjfjfTliptrfcriiiisimitiiTTriir
m'ilwfrom motmtainous Rendova,
appeared to be the immediate ob
jective of Adm. William F. Hal
sey’s powerful aggregation of
I lend, sea and air fighters, hut in
the absence of any offiicisl com
ment there remained the po.ssiliili-
ty that Halsey is after some more
significant prize.
A 22-word navy communique
reported that operation, which hy
some standards shaped up as the
first thoroughly offensive cam-
jpaign of the war a.gainst Jopan.
The communique said;
“On June 30. during the early
morning, combined U. S. forces
landed on Rendova Island. New
Georgia group. No details have
been received."
In spite of the shortage of j
sugar and grain, and a cor
responding shortage of la-|
bor, moonshiners continue
to make liquor in the hills of
this part of the state, but on
a much smaller scale than
formerly, it was learned to
day from the Wilkesboro
office of the Federal Alco
hol Tax Unit.
During the past week the offi
cers destroyed three stills In
Wilkes, but like those found in
other raids luring the past sev
eral months, there w; s no Indi
cation of large scale liquor man-
ufiaptaring.
MoonsHtBeifs i:et'8onie’’iBtigar in
spite of rationing, and--tills iAey
are using with gyound grain and
commercial chop to make mash
from which to distill liquor. In
Many Stores
To Be Closed
On July 5th
A great majority of the stores
in North Wilkesboro will be clos
ed on Monday, July 5th, It was
learned today.
Those to be closed include de
partment stores, clothing stores,
jewelry stores and garages. Gro
cery stores, drug stores a^d hard
ware are expected to be op^.'
Among this firms that--an-
nounced they will be cloaed Mon
day are the following: ■ 'Wilkea
Tire Store, The Watch Shop, Band
BOX Cleaners, Q.Mllty Cleaners,
Don^tiy Laws
Listed Missi^
some instances molasses is used
instead of sugar and to ^suppls; [Paynii^'IClqthlng'Company, Jean’s
[ment grsin. > , , ^ pDresfShbp, Harris Bros. Depart-
6n Tuesday federal officers ment Store. Yale Bepartment
raided a still in the Adkins Shop Store, J. C. Penney Company,
community In western Wilkes and , Hackney’s Department Store, The
rrrested Roy Triplett and Cecil Northwestern B^nk, Bank of
Marley. A 50-galIon still, 300 j North Wilkesboro. Marlow’s Men’s
Wilkes Sailor, Son of
ward Monroe Laws, Re
ported As Missing
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gallons of grain and sugar ma«h. Shop, Dean's Jewelry, Stef*le*8
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» STANDINGS
Choi’ches’Teams
Softball Leagrae
Washington. June 24. — The
I Navy department In an official
announcement today stated that
Don Roy Laws, seaman, U.
I »!•>-▼. whose father Is Edward
j Monroe Laws of Purlear, N. C.. Is
jmiss'ng In rction. , -v .
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and ten gallons of liquor were de- Jewelry, Tomlinson’s Department'
stroyed. Triplett and Mariey fill- Store, Spalpfaour’s Department
ed bonds for apperranee in fed- Store. Belk's Department Store,
eral court. Prevette’s Stores. Bare’s Depart-
On Saturday an 80 gallon still ment Store, Sonthern Bargain
was found on Tates creek near Store, The Goodwill Store. Gaddy
Hendrix. There were 800 gal- Motor Co., Tadk(p Valley Motor
I Ions of grain mesh. The still was , Co.
Both games scheduled for Tues
day were rained ont.
O^fR ationmg
Boards ifo Close 5th
Teams
Wilk»«boro
jBaptist ^
„’4..
iPr^ytenane
W
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L! Bn(h rationing bdard offices IS
' O Wilkes will he closed on Monday.
2 July Bth. wMeh will be genen^y
d ohsenred »s's hoild't. instesd of
4 July 40i, Whieh wili be Sunday.
nothin operation and no arrests
were made.
Ort Saturday night the officer#
rrMed - a still in the Hunting
F-eek commin.itv hut the opera
tors escaped. w''s s 150-gal
Ion still with 1.200 gallons of
mol’sses mash.
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Baidcs to Be Closed
Mooday, July 5
Both Ih^B here wiU.'be dosed
ou Mbndd^.nly S. which will I>a
observed as a holiday Inrie-id '.f
JiSy th. urhidt wilb be Snnday.
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The eight bay horses that used
- to pun the Lord Mayor of Lon- fix miOioa people de-
.don’s poni-h are now‘em{4oyed in. rim fl«*i|B/ftfi®bood ■dVrecMy from,,:
(farm woric. -'the Ibml plwhcta indoafcrle,.,
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