0:'^.
""I^rtli War Loan
Ipaiipaisn Getting
Rttolts in Coanty
-?! |H«Mut Total, However, Let*
Than Fourth of Quota
For Wilke*
Fourth War Loan In WUke&
Oounty haa begnn with splondld
naponae in the purchase of War
Bonds bnt the goal of $843,000 Is
•till a long war ahead, W. B.
fttlfacre, war finance chairman
for WUkee, said today.
IV) date the sales total approxl-
“‘ely $200,000, w^cb is con-
a creditable showing for
at week.
ck leaders under direction
Edd F. Gardner and Mrs.
IFdon Finley are calling at all
homes in North Wllkeeboro,
afclng subscriptions for bonds,
nd In the rural areas the district
__bool principalB are district chalr-
^&n for the campaign. The dis-
““ 1 will compete in a bond sale
throughout the Fourth
Loan, which will close Feb-
y 29
Mr.
itest
Halfacre today recognised
with thanks some substantial pur-
^ases of War Bonds by outside
(Borporations doing business in
Wilkes. Largest of these pur
chases was $25,000 from the In
ternational Shoe company, which
has home office In St. Louis and
which operates an extract plant
here. Belk’s Department Store
purchased $10,000 In bonds, J. C.
Penney company $2,000 smd
Rose’s $2,000, all of which are
credited to the Wilkes sales to
tal.
It was also noted with Interest
that slxtv per cent of the em
ployes of Wilkes Hosiery Mills
company have Tolun arlly agreed
to purchase extra londs during
9 the Fourth War Loan. Wilkes
Hosiery Mills company empioyeo
*^tor many months hare -been -POO
per cent on the payroll deduction
plan for purchase of bonds, and
the large number of them volun
tarily agreeing to purchase addi
tional bonds is another evidence
of their patriotism.
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North Wilkesboro
Building & Loan
Has A Good Year
Officers and Directors Are
Re-Elected In Annual
Meeting Monday
The annual stockholders’ meet
ing of the North Wilkesboro B.
& L. Association was held Mon
day evening, January 24, in the
dty Hall In North Wilkesboro,
at which 121 stockholders were
represented either In person or
by proxy. At this meeting the re
port of the secretary-treacarer, J.
B. Wllllamss was read. This show
ed that the association had again
enjoyed a profitable year. The
earnings of the association had
exceeded 6 i>ercent. which was
very gratifying to the stockhold
ers.
The old board of directors was
unanimously re-elected, namely:
J. C. Reins, S. V. Tomlinson, J.
BL Whicker, Jr., J. B. Williams, O.
P. Walter. J. H. Rector. J. B.
'Herder, R. G. Finley, D. J. Carter.
Hutchens, W. H. H. Waugh.
C. E. Jenkins.
Following the stockholders’
meeting the directors met and
elected officers to serve for the
jeer of 1944. All of the old of-
gcers were unanimously re-eloct-
ad as follows:
J, C. Reins, president; 9. V.
Tomlinson, vice president; J. B.
,ms, secretary-treasurer; J.
Whleker, Jr., attorney.
J. H- Whicker, Jr., was chair
man of the stockholders’ meeting
end J. B. Williams served as sec
retary.
A STATEMENT FOR YOU
Early reeulte in the Fourth War Loan campaign
are very eatiefactory and encouraging. Omr people^
are reeponding in their uenally fine nuuuier. ITtey
realize that It i* not only their patriofie duly to
War Bonds, hut that War Bond* represent the safest
'.and best financisd investment on earth.
Now, if ever, idle doUars need to come out of
hiding smd to be invested in War Bonds to badk Uie
attack,' thus insuring that more of our hoy* will re*
turn home suad will return sooner.
As you go home toniiHit, give a thought for the
boys who do not have the privilege of sitting at the
family table. They are investing their live* — not
dollars — that we rawiy live in peace, security and
freedom.
We are not asking you to give, or sacrifice. Our
country is asking you to invest. This bond drive, lu
far as Wilkes is concerned, csm reach its quota of
$843,000 in a week or ten days if our people will re
spond without hesitation.
W.D. HALFACRE
Fourth War Loan Chairman
Brothers Fight Germans and Japs; Your
Dollars Can Back Fighting Men’s Attack
These two well known young men of this city are
two of many Wilkes men who are fighting the enemy
on foreign soil, making the attack which one and all are
asked to back up with purchase of war bonds. Pfc.
James Minton, left, is somewhere in the South PsMsific
area on combat duty against the Japs. Sgt. Raymond
Minton is now with the Fifth Army in Italy, where the
Allies are engaging the Germans in fierce battles on the
outskirts of Rmne. In recent lettei* to their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon Minton, these brothers, fight
ing on opposite sides of the earth, stated how they
would like to be hmne again, and hH>«d to be vdien
final victory is won. They and thoussmds of others can
be home sooner, and more of them can return, if the
people in comfort and security at home will back their
attack with purchase.of more war bonds and by doing
their utmost at home to promote the war effort
Lt. C. B. Blevins, navigator on
a Hying tortress, has been missing
In action oven Europe since Janu
ary 11. according to official news
received by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Btevlns, of Hays,
from the War Department.
Lt Blevins has an outstanding
TMord in tho 'army air forces. Re
cently be was promoted to the
rank of first lle'utenant and was
awarded the air medal and clus
ters for shooting down at least
one enfemy aircraft and for other
meritorious eervl'’.es. Several
weeks ago he completed the neces
sary number of raids over enemy
territory to entitle him to leave
and to return home and it Is pre
sumed that he volunteered for
oontinnsd duty.
Lt. Blsvlns was navigator on
the "Candlna Boomerang", which
wss piloted %y McRae,
A spteeag, thejtowt
army U ipfll. 1942, and receiv
ed his Commission one year later.
Official wire from the Adjut
ant General to parents of Lt.
Blevins stated that If further de
tails or other information are re
ceived about Lt. Blevins that
they will be promptly notified.
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5th Sunday Singing
Plnasant Home
|At
Bins Ridge Fifth Sunday Slng-
’ tag Ashoeiatlon will meet Snitday,
Jsauary 80, one o’clock, at Pleas
ant Home Baptist church near
iPfninni Creak.
^Eex West, chairman. Issued an-
nozncement of the singing and eer-
tsnded a cordial Invitation to all
to attend and Uke put. Tho sing-
fai^g wlU heglp at^ o'clock.
Night Raiders Is
Name Cage Team
Local High School Boys Win
Opener Over Mount Pleas
ant By Score 24 to 22
>1116 Night Raiders, a basket
ball teem composed of 12' North
Wilkesboro high school boys, be
gan the season Friday night by
defeating Mount Pleasant 24 to
22.
The team, "Which Is under
management of Poddy Horton,
has a number of other games
scheduled with teams In this part
of the state and some exciting
conteets are In prospect. Hie next
game 'will be against Millers Creek
at Millers Greek' on Friday night,
7:30.
The first home game will be on
next Tuesday night, eight o’clock,
when the Night Raiders meet
Appalachian high five on the high
school gymnaalnm court here.
Other games are being arranged
with JonesvUle, Taylorsville and
High Point teams for the near fn-
ture.
On the team are the following
high 8diool boys; Poddy Horton,
Chip Caudill, Buster Bush, Dick
mv, BBl Gabriel, Tol Banes, Jr.,
Bucky H^n, Cnarll* Oilreatb,
Tom N^son, Gena Fioster, Csdl
Grayson and Uoyd Horner.
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Physical Fitness
Session Is Held
Represuitative* of County
High Schools Attuid The
County-Wide Institute
'Services will be held Snndsy,
Jaanary SO, at.the second BgQttst
chnrdl In this city. Rev. Hlllsry
Blertns and Rev. Ernest Blsvlns
wlU oondnet the suvioe. The pnb-
He 1* eordlaily ::
A demonstration Institute on
wartime physical fitness was held
at Mountain "View high school
Thursday, January 20th. Hjo
demonstrations were In charge of
Ralph J. Andrews and Miss Frank
of the State Department of Pnblk
Instruction. -’The purpose of the
Institution was to demonstrate for
the representatives of the coanty
high schools the methods of teach
ing physical fitness through ezer
else.
The program, which started at'
10:00 a. m. and lasted until 2:00
p. m.. Included demonstrations on
hovf to teach rhythmles, ealis-
thenicB, ranger activities, com
ibatlves, tumbling and
tougheming-np games pad sports.
school; B. R. SpriiW «^and Hn
Pudne.'from Ronda; Zeb'Y. K.
Dickson from TTsphlU; A. M.
Profflt, from Petgnson; O.'’ A.
Jolmson from Rosriiig Rlw, ud
Wm. T. Long, ‘WSkodboro.
Students from alt' schools
lepraBfpited formed/^ths
wkleh was used in the
lions.
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LL C. Blevins
RqiertedMisshg
Since Jtiearyfl
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Blevins, of Hays, Receiv
ed Telegram Tuesday
State Magazine
Features Wilkes
Veteran Of Pi»t
Wdrld War
Slashing bask aoron the Badl-
do Jttver In the 'Caaslao area,
American troops have established
a firm new bridgehead on the
met bsnk of that swift, Utfle
stream and are plunging resolute
ly ahead over thlckly-eowed mine-
tMds and under heavy G«nnan
artillery, mortar and machine gui
fire, it was annoimced officially
yestorday
The second Tank crossing of
the Rapido came As Nazi comman
ders—fnlly aware at last of the
threat of AJlied landings made
sonth of Rome five days ago-
pulled away part of the great
strength they had assembled op
posite the main Fifth Army front
and sent crack units rushing
northward to oppose the new
thrust.
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WHkes Boards
Send Groups Of
Mm For Exams
REUS TAKE
HUGE TOU
Buieian troops captured the
maastriky fortified railway bob of
Xrasnogvardsfsk,-40 miles south
east of Leningrad, yesterday on
the 18th day of their big northern
offtenatre, and announced that
more than 40,000 Germans had
been kllied and 10 Nasi infantry
dlvlelons routed on the Leningrad
front alone.
The capture of Krasnogvar-
delsk, controlling the rail linea to
Ebrtonla and Latvia, -was announc
ed in a special order of the day
from Premier Marshal Josd^h
Stalin after a night assault and a
street-by-street battle finished off
the strong German garrison. A
victory salute of 12 salvoes from
124 Moscow guns was ordered in
celebration.
V-
First Contingeiita Under New
Plan Were Taken To Ex
amination Center
Section of Popular Publica
tion Devoted to “State of
Wilkes” Last Week
The State Magazine, a versatile
publication editor by Oarl Goerch
and published weekly at Raleigh,
last week featured Wilkes county.
The Wilkes section cf the
magazine contained several pages,
which featured an article of about
4,000 words, several pictures and
advertisements Inserted by local
firms.
The subject matter of the arti
cle told of tho indostrial, com
mercial, educational and civic
progress In the State of Wilkes.
Incidentally, tho article and
pictures for the 'Wilkes section of
the State were furnished by
Dwight Nichols, editor of The
Journal-Patriot.
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MHIer-Long Store
Feb.1
Store BuUdingr Lease Eaqvires
First of Next Montih; Is
Well Known Grocery
IQUer-Long Store, one of the
best Tmown grocery stores in this
part rf the state, will close out
January 81.
Edd Long, p9ular manager of
the store, which has been doing a
thriving business among a wide
patronage, said (hat the leaae on
the store bnildlac which the fim
’ had occupied for many years will
wlous yyjiWw Febraait 1 and that nottee
has been glvwi to raeate Uie
Among thoae vrssant tor the bt^dliog. ■' Becaaae no suitable lo-
dmnonstrations were County Sapt ^atlou Is avMUlMs, the grocery
n n 1> \r TWv a««i V4«a «a
C. B. BUer, R. V. Day and Hiss gtoro wUl U«iald*t* Its stock of
Vivian Tulburt from XUUsrs Creek' manshaadlasi. ' ""
I n ...-..1 i ■
Both selective Service boards
In Wilkes county on Saturday
sent tbeir first groups of men to
the service examination center
under the new plan which does
away with local "screening’’ ex-
amlnatlonB.
Under the plan now In effect,
men are sent for final examina
tion. Those which pass are sub
ject to call for active service at
any time after three weeks.
The lists of men sent by the
two Wilkw boards, which Includes
those accepted and rejected, fol-
BOARD NO. 1
Wm. M. Nichols
Wm.' Riley Johnson
Larkin Gay Pipes.
Walter England Love.
Edmond Don Ashley.
Albert Marlow.
Ray Elmer Parlier.
Bnrl Wm. Love, ft*.
Robert Plato Smltbey.
Thonmo Harrison Dnncan.
George Ray EUer.
Frank M. Bonchelle.
Harley It Anderson.
J(dm Tom Ashley.
James W. Watoh.
Sanford O. Crane.
John Paul Nichols.
Herman Anderson.
Herman T. Hayes.
Panl Monroe Brooks.
Estel Paris Kilby.
George W Triplett.
John W. Knijdtt, Jr.
James Wilborn CTinrch.
Joseph Monroe Woodle.
OUver FYunklin Davis.
James Edward Martin.
Rollen Sknest Bishop-
Hugh Eight Dodson.
Ralston Staley.
T.tjnto Oden Woods.
James Uoyd Kflby.
William Floyd Kilby.
Johnny Genlo Smlthey.
Ross Lee Hawkins.
James F. Andenon.
George Johnson.
FfaflUp N. CWdwelL .
CUvin Chambem.
Bmeet R. Benge.
Vaaoe Wm. Bash.
Ernest Jnnior Spesn.
Arba BUnford Roberts.
Don W. Hovrell, Jr.
Robert Lee Kannup.
Walter Gwyn Nichols.
BOARD NO. 2
Charlie Quincy Lyon.
Winiom Boy Bnrribett.
Jake Alezander Wiles.
Andl Abraham DowrfL
Evan Hampton Staley.
Cecil Caliban Etanore.
Alfred Preston Dnla.
Claude Abner Wamn.
Oody Hbnfll
WBBam Brace Pardos.
J(4ix Kami Mioedy.
nieaas B/alijb Bhwkbsnu ^
Jotai Boseoe Oodoartunx. 'y'
Mmb Robert BaafeK;
Brthipal -Walter AOmm.
Ben BaaHp.. .
BoUW Wmde Bar.
Ona'wooden
«ulna about 100,000 board of Hiilfiinill guu tmwlwa about MB
- ■ Ws'rs pisaty teat of W* roaUI^
lumber,
A itfoetfer atoro haa been In the
saint hnlldinf for the past (or-
aStn, andgreater part of
4fn>ft h-9 been HUler-U^
hiaidifig la fils pi^Mr
fitfli helra of the ^ Jxta;>iJ'. ^ T.
and PrpvsMe'b Ch>ab«
re yriil inaivs Into "the
altar
bna 40 mm ah*
J, a .
Umm BdpbrBeiL^
OMriaanarAteaiiia.'
Dsiltr OMta Wittaar.
Jades Howard Jobasoa.:
Vaa* Allen V
JbsspB mmmtk ,
mstsai
' V5
Ida o^deee gun*.
Owya BfiOtaa* __
wadB cak^ bhnh%’
er-£-
Walter W. Greer, citizen of
the Moravian Falls community
who died Janfiary 17, is shown
here in a picture wbldi was
taken in Nice, France, In 1018
daring the first Worid War. Mr.
Greer was one of the 12 WUkee
men who made np ttie first con-
tingmit to leave to serve dur*
ing the first World War, and
be made an excellent service
record.
Funds Raised In
Polio Campaign
Restore Cripples
Secretary of Wilkes Chapter
Explains How Funds Are
Spent In The County
The campaign to raise funds
with which to light infantile para-
M la .paw under tray, and the
^««raty-*mr ksliig
given an opportunity to contrijiute
to the fund.
The county’s quota this year
is $920, of which $460 will he
spent in Wilkes to rehabilitate in
fantile paralysis vlcams.
Often the question arises as to
how the money is spent, and for
what. In order that the people
may have this information, and
take the proper interest In the
campaign to raise funds, Mrs. W.
R. Absher, secretary-treasurer of
the Wilkes Chapter of the Infan
tile Paralysis organization, has
prepared the following explana
tory article:
“The Wilkes County Chapter,
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, is deeply grateful for
the fine support of the ;;ltlzens of
■Wllkee county who contributed
to the campaign under the leader
ship of Dr. A. C. Chamberlain,
member of the Klwonls Club, In
1942, and W. F. Absher, member
of the Lions Club, in 1943. Be
cause of the success of past In-
fantlla compalgns, your Wilkes
county chapter for Infantile Para
lysis has had to refuse no child
'braces or crutches who has been
stricken with Infantile paralysis
since It 'was organized.
"Braces, shoes, and crntches
have been bought for Wilkes coun
ty victims of,thls dread disease.
Braces cost from $35 to $85 each.
Each month eight cases of infan
tile paralysis report to the Wilkes
Hospital to the brippled Children’s
(Contlnned on pags five)
Moonshiners are paying plenty
for black market .lugar. If the
price paid to Burl Kilby and one
associate who are alleged to have
taken seven 100 pounds bags from
Tomlinson’s wholesale store is any
indication.
Police Chief J. E. Walker said
that Kilby had been bound to su
perior court under $1,000 bond
for taking seven bags of sugar
and a rifle. The sugar was re
covered from a resident of the
Traphlll community whose name
was not disclosed. It was learned
that he paid $140 for the sugar.
Retail price of the sugar in regu
lar channels would have been
abont $42.
id tho y |.
Lincoln Day Event
Pvt. and Mrs. Shew
rrrrf rrri
,. ’ Pvt. aa4
ins jpMxnd hsM. Bvt; IBisw
iidnniriil kiskwwIkSdBViaDls.’
N.
lofifib wfllL Uswilh.lBs fmiar
-Uas insdiBa* Us
Mr.,
, of Nosth inikteAMW
throo. Pvt. Sfapw mtmrd
'jp'..
Stolen Sugar At
20 Cents Pound
Local Man Held For Taking
Seven Bags suici Selling to
’Shiners At Big Price
Annual Republican Gather
ing Will Be In Winston-
Salem Friday, Feb. 11
Wilkes county Republicans arc
expected to have a large delega
tion at the annual Lincoln Day
dinner, which will be held on Feb
ruary 11 at the Robert E. Lee Ho
tel in Winston-Salem.
Republican leaders here today
In discussing the coming event
said that interest In the Repub
lican campaign is higher this year
and that a large crowd is expect
ed to attend the dinner.
Senator James J. Davis, of
Pennsylvania, one of the out
standing Republican leaders in
the nation and who is widely rec
ognized as a most able orator,
will deliver the main address at
the dinner.
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One Monday night eleven la-
RATKMNEMS
SPECIAL RA’nON—Special
gasoline ration Is now provided
for‘‘hardship cases which are
non-occupational. Strictly limit
ed quotas are provided for
rationing board areas.
PILE NOW — InsUtutlonal
nsers of rationed commodities
mnst file their new registration
1307 snpplemMit by February
1.
UNRATHONED shoes—IBe
time has been extended on the
IS per cent relesss of women's
shoes from rationing until Fsb-
rnary 6. ’The date was prevl-
onsly set at Jannary 29.
SUGAR^Book 4. stamp SO.
8004 tor five pMsdK will sx-
plro.llaKh II.
OAflPtpvij OentawB Ma. I
,l8.A bank goWMir ikiBi
lens bseran sCfWtlM Bliv. f
•Ad win «qfil« mitwiy t.
SHOte^v^OMPoa It la tlw
sagsr aai .poffss lafiaa isak
vaJfi jar sas islr'sC ’dksaa.kaa
>ai» aifiea^'iata. Ns. 1 ato-
ilaas akMap Ik Ha^ttraa
•aaw vini4 Havstoiar 1
'p^Jkiab.
-jpoeD—BMwa rtiBanit, Bosk
tC’^V. .afifirit' FWmMkv sa;
f; IV |L a^v^Bi Jkjipfar II.
fo^ fi, H, sbA J, laqdi*
Fsbmsry 14, ■
A
dies from the Fairplalns Baptist
church, assisted by a group of
three other ladles, rolled a total
of 1,310 bandages at Red Cross
headquarters.