Ensign Mairy Frances Ivey,
senior WAVE officer in
North Carolina, and Ensign
Elva Mills, Navy Nurse, will
be in the Post Office in North
Wilkesboro all day Thurs
day, July 8, to interview
young women interested in
enlisting in the WAVES or
interviewing possible women
officer candidates, it was I
announced today by Navy
Recruiter J. E. Huffman. ’
Miss Ivey was in civilian life'
professor of English at Winthrop |
College, and after completing her
Despite wounds and Jungle sores. Pvt. John Pstes, s British raider, (left) manag« to smile
from Burma. He was one of the raiding party that blew up reilroad lines, supply disrnpted
communications 200 miles behind Japanese lines in that area. At center, raiders board thatjMrpIane wWch
flew them back to India. They may be dutingnished from BAF fliers by their bedraggled condition. A raider
suffering from dysentery (bottom right) hangs onto a rope as he drinks water inside the plane.
Allied Headquarters ip
North Africa.—^Adding to
destruction caused Saturday
by the heaviest aerial attack
on Hltaly’s island airdromes
since the fall of Pantelleria,
Axis defenders of invasion-
threatened Sicily have begun
blowing up port installa
tions that might be used in
an Allied landing, it was
disclosed yesterday.
An official announcement sard
)C0
.jL-^riod of training at Smith Col
siege was assigned to the Office of |
Naval Officer Procurment, State ^
College, Raleigh, and together
with Lieut, Hartley has directed
the procurement of WAVES in
North Carolina.
Recruiter Huffman pointed out
that WAVES were rapidly replac
ing Navy men at shore stations,
and that only last week six men
were replaced in Raleigh by
WAVEJS who will do work former
ly done by yoemen. Physical re
quirements have been lowered
considerably in the last few
1 weeks, especially insofar as weight
an^ vision are concerned, Educa-
requirements for enlisted
(^personnel are two years in high
. school. For officer candidates e
mihlmnm of two years in college
is required. „
One of the most interesting jobs
now being done by WAVES is
teaching Navy men how to fly.
This is done on the ground and
the WAVES operate the T.ink
TTainer.s that give potential Navy
men aviators the 'feel" of flying
in all sorts of conditions.
Wilkes county women between
the ages of 20 and 49 are invited
(„ fiee Ensigns Ivey and Mills for
full informrition.
Howard
Judge Hayes Is
Speaker At Meet
Of Kiwanis Club
11 Days
Osborne In Lifeboat
After Ship Was Sunk
Howard Oaborne, Wii-
kesboro man who has
been in the navy several
months, is home on a 30-
day leave after his ship
was torpedoed and sunk
on the Atlantic and he
was rescued after spend
ing eleven days In' li fife-'
boat.
Osborne, a navy man
assigned to a supply ves
sel, was a member of a
crew making the return
trip when one end of the
ship was completely
wrecked by a torpedo
froi-» an enemy submarine.
The ship did not imme-
sink and no lives
diately
were lost, although sever-
taken refuge on a
al men were injured. The
men took to life boats xnd
a calm sea enabled them
to make their way to an
island, where they were
later picked u|> by another
ship and carried to New
' lost sdl of Ws
clothes except those he
was wearing, and all other
personal possessions. He
was one of the last three
to leave the ship and he
spent the last few minutes
searching the ship for one
missing crew member,
whom it was later learned
had gone overboard and
had
raft.
The lifeboats were well
equipped with emergency
rations and water and the
men suffered^ no ^reat
hardships during their 11
days afloat.
bshome, before volun
teering for
held a posilfttii^ln the Itim'
t~“r ofant of hn uncle,_ P.
E. Brown. Sqica enlisting
in the navy he has receiv
ed three promotions and
has an excellent service
record. His wif^ the for-
mev Miss^Helen Riggsbee,
nurse with the county
I'ealth department, makes
her home in Wilkesboro.
areial photographs showed that
the enemy was destroying his
own quays at Trapani, on the
northwest tip of Sicily, .with de
molition charges.
(The Rome radio said in a
broadcast recorded last night by
NBC that the big air and naval
base of Palermo, Sicily’s capital,
has ‘‘ceased to exist” under the
pounding of Allied bombers.)
The Italian Sunday communi-
! que. broadcast from Rome, stated
that Allied planes bombed Ostia
and Fiumlcino at the mouth of
the Tiber southwest of Rome last
night and repeatedly flew over the
outsk'irts of Rome itself, drawin.g
anti-aircraft fire from the capi
tal’s batteries.
ALLIES READY
TO HIT LARGE
ENEMY BASES
Board 2 Calls Men To Service
To Meet Monday
Regular Monthly Session to
Be Held On July 12th At
Reins-Sturdivant Chapel
Allied Headquarters In
Australia. ~ Twenty - me
Japanese airplsmes were de
stroyed yesterday over Ren-
dovs^ General MacArthur’s
headquarters announced to
day.
R'endova is the island In the
Central Solomons which was oc
cupied by Allied forces last week.
.American forces captured Van-
gunu village on the island of
Vangunu, killing 30 Japanese, the
noon communique said.
Lt. John K. Blackburn Is now
stationed at Camp Cooke, Calj
lit. Blackburn is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. M. Blackbnm, of
this city. After graduating from
Wake Forest College he was as-
soclated with his father here
in the clothing business and
later entered furniture business
at Waynesboro, Va. On Septem
ber 7, 1M2, he entered the ar-
my, had his basic training at
Fort McClellan, Alabama, and
was assigned to officers candi
date school at Fort Bennlng,
(ia., where he was commission
ed as second lieutenant In the
infantry on March 24 this year.
U.
Allied Headquarters, Australia
—Allied forces, directed by Gen
eral Douglas MacArthur who has
joined them at the front, have
crushed all Japanese ground re
sistance in the Nassau Bay region
of New Guinea and VIru Harbor,
New Georgia, and are now pre
paring to launch final assaults on
Salamaua and Munda, It was re
ported yesterday.
MacArthur, It was revealed, has
set up field headquarters In New
Guinea close to the battle lines to
match his military genius once
again with the Japanese. He left
New Guinea In March after di
recting the operation In which the
Japanese Papuan Army was
crushed after a long, bitter cam
paign In the Buna-Gona sector.
was later tiaii^en'ed to Camp
(’ooke, California.
Baptist pastors
meet Monday.
, in Reins-Stur-
“Declaralion Of Independ
ence” Timely Subject Dis
cussed by Jurist Friday
‘ The Derlaration of Independ
ence" was the subject of an in
spiring address delivered by Judge
Johnson .1. H. yes .at the Friday
noon meeting of the .s'orth Wilkes
boro Kiwanis club.
John Leyshon was program
chairman and presented Judge
Ha.ves. The speaker said it was
his opinion that the Declaration
of Independence was the greatest
single document ever written. ‘‘Ic.s
language is superb, its score is all
^inclusive and its charm persua-
8i»«,” he said.
Jods’e Hayes re>ad parts of the
Declaration of Independence,
with exoianations and background
for each particular statement. He
said that as God erected all men
with equal rights, this document
proceeds to establish and express
these rights tor the citizens of th”
United States. He also expressed
the that at the conclusion of
■ the present war in which tlic
world is now engaged that ther**
would be great opportunity for
development commercially and
otherwise and that this nation
will be In a position to offer to
the suffering peoples of the world
t*ie nrinciples set out In the
Declaration of Independence. The
address was received with rapt in
terest.
At the meeting Friday Lenoir
# wyn, of Waynesville. was a
nest of E, G. Finley and Gordon
Forester was a guest of J. B.
Carter.
Board Of
■! Education to Meet
education of the First
hurch will meet at the
imedletely after the
-vice on Wednesdry
Tumcr Ku.ssci Traii.sou
Henry Prankliii Wood
Ihiul Leroy >lastiii
•lame.s Garfield Owens
Hayden Daws Farriiig'tou, trans.
feiTcd.
Wilkes .Selective Service board! VOLUNTEERS
number two today sent to the i Dalnius date Brown
Group Is Being Sent
For Examination
and Induction
bidiiction renter the following
men tor examination and induc-
Mon into the armed service:
Wl'iiiin I’arks Wool
Willie 4Ia\ H.anks
W'oo1row Wilson Foster
Henry Milton .Simmons
Raniel Franklin Spicer
.Ambrose Roteii
Dewitt George Miller
Bruce Weldon Brooks
■Albert Duron Mcl.emore
Center Earless Blackburn.
George Washington Brendle
Herl>ei1 Paul Watson
Robeit I.ee lamg
Sliade dunk Gamhill
Claude .Abner Warren
Walter Aaron Dickerson
Roit>| Lawrence Wairen
Hazhnl Roten
7e.>n Hai-den .Ab.sher
Ri'fiis Calloway Parsons
.I ine-i MeKinley Waddell
Gov Blevins
James Albert Wood
tliarles Finch AVbtcker
I’anl Warren Caudill
■Mark Bovvers ...
Gilmei- Wiles |
F'red Edward FVlts
Winfie'd L. ’’’Mlie
Elmer .lohn Coffey
F'verette Veldon Cleary
Steven Harvey Heniric
Horace* dyde Brown
.lames Eugene Tillev
.Tames Clay Elmore
Kemp Edward Elledge
Paul Ellis
F’red Monroe .Adams
Robert Leo Ratefi
John Daniel Johnson
Gove Kev
Robert Johnson
Walter Bryce Cleary
Jack Eller poster
Gilbert Gilmore Waffoner
Don A. Royal
Ben N'iekotson
Robert Monroe Jones
Garliii Clareiice Davis
William -Arthur Gant
Thurman »reen Shepherd
V
STANDINGS
Churches’ Teams
Softball League
Little Grill Has
Doubled Space
Teams W
I Wilkesboro . 5
j Baptist 3
Methodist 2
I Presbyterians 2
1 V
Wilkes county
conference will
July 12, ten a. m
divant chapel.
The program will open with de
vocational by Rev. Quincy Yates,
vhich will be iollowed by a dis
cussion of “What means of publi-
•ily can be wisely employed by
churches.’’ by Rev. John W’ells.
I W. K. Sturdivant will discuss
j "Arrungements and conduct of
funeral services." The mornin.g
j prc'gram will close by a temper
ance sermon l.y Rev. Ralph Mil
ler.
In the afternoon session Dr.
John W. kincheloe, Jr., will speak
' on ‘‘The Minor Prophets", and
j ilev. Howard J. Ford will use the
I “Gospel of John” as a subject.
V
The area of Devil’s Tower na
tional monument in the Wyoming
Black HilLs is more than 20 mil
lion years old.
The Irish Plotholders Associa
tion in Eire is lending spades to
unemployed men who will dig peat
during the fuel shortage.
July 4th
Is Quiet
Tlir fourth of July woek-end
in Wilkes passed off quietly.
Wliile I'lilomobile (raffle was
slig’litly higher (Imn usual, (here
were no reports tmlay of any
' major areidents on the high
ways.
Fi'videiitly .saving explosives
for blasting the axis, there were
few fireworks used.
Toda.v, July 5th, many d the
stores and other business
bouse.s in this eity weiv closed,
observing the day as a lioll'lav
instead of the 4th, whirl) came
on Sunday.
Police reportevi vei-y little in-
er«‘a.se in work dining tlx-
week-end as eompared to other
week-end perimls.
Cottage Is Burned
Lightning Said To Have Set
Dr. Hubbard Cottage On
Fire This Morning
Dr. F. (’. Hubbard’s attractive
summer cottage on the iJrushics
was totally destroyed by fire
which is said to hove originated
about two a, in. today.
Lightning 's said to have set
the house, one of the best sum
mer homes in the colony, on fire
and the house and all its furnish
ing were totally destroyed.
The loss was partially covered
by insurance.
The fire early today was the
second in the summer colony
within two weeks. A splendid
cottage owned by Dr. A. D. More
house. of Washington. I). C.,
burned on the night of June 27.
Rations
The Little Grill, w'hich is owned
and operated by Pete Antonakos,
has doubled its space and other
improvements have been made
I during the past few weeks.
I The Little Grill is now one of
1 the most up-to-date cafes in this
I part of the state.
I Constant increase in business
made it neces.sary that the cafe be
! enlarged to take care of a rap
idly growing patronage. The ad
jacent building, which was form-
c'ly occupied by Right-Way Shoe
Shop, was leased and remodeled.
This enabled Mr. Antonakos to
double the space of the kitchen
'and to add additional equipment.
Space was also provided for a pri-
1 vate dining room, which will ac-
I commodate a considerable groun
and other tables were elso added.
Interior of the building was
completely renovated and repaint
ed. which adds greatly to the op-
pc’-snee of the cafe.
The improvements made by
doubling .space and adding equip
ment Makes it possible for The
IJttle Grill to meet the highest
sanitation standards.
Family groups, dinner parties, ^
,club meetings and various other i
eroitns can now be accommodated
;«t The Little Grill.
At a Lady Leatherneck Training Camp
BLUE STAMPS—
(For canned, frozen and cer
tain deliydratwl foods)
For tlie six-«lay |»erioil be-
twen July 1-7 six blue pro-
ee«“ed fotnl slanips will be ettf'C-
tive. nine stamps, K, L. M will
reuiain valid until July 7.
Stamps V, U. Q, become effec
tive Julv 1 and remain *o un
til .August 7.
COFFEE—
stamp No. 21 in War Ration
Book One, good for one pouni
of coffee, became valid July 1
and Is good tlipougli July 21.
GASOLINE—
“A” book coupons No. 5 gooc
for three gallons each and must
^ but tin Jnlr 21.
RED STAMPS—
(For m^t product*, cannei
fish, most edible oils and chees
es).
Rel stamps P, Q, R. S become
effective on the following dates
and are good throngh July At
—P, June 27: Q. July 4; R,
July 11; 8, July 18.
SHOES—
No. 18 8'anp In War Ratioa
Bqpk Oae laod tor one pair
ttnoni^ Oef Aer'Wat.
CRIMSON CLOVER 1
The Bureau of Agricultural Ec
onomics reports thnt the crimson
clover seed crop ts the second
largest on record, about 14,100,000
I pounds.
ia otii^aek X inlt of waaMU aaarin^ (at topi.auueb smartly to their classes at Camp l-e-
ieim, New Wire*, if.' C. Ika kdp latOwniecki are weartag their raincoats. At lower teft twa women
marbws cheek the water and aU af a Je^. 73118 Is part af the iangbcolng up comae which these girls go
Uiroiigh before Ihey relieve a marine so that be can get into a more active post. ^4s part of t^lr
coorae, women marlnea muat take kssbna in sailing. A group is ahawn at right in aailbeats. One of the
most pleasing experiences for the gWa at Camp Lejemie la being served by male waiters bi the meat halls.
E'..-. -4.
18. 0(Md fbr 8
we valid dnae i
and la gobd tr.roBflli Auffbat tfl
Rtam|Hi' Nan. 1ft and Wl iw
War’Raftow Rank Ona aaw ate
valid far 8 poandn'af suffop
each, for use in tunae enBuiwg.
lb)