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I ^V!NS WAS IN CREWc^AROLINA B
l‘rm
Milk PnMlicers
To Get More Cash
On Bigger Subsidy
Increase of 40 Cents Per
Hundred Now Effective;
Milk Return $3.70 cwt.
Crew members of the Flying Fortress, Carolina Boomerang, III, which has been
anything but a bromide for Hitler's headache, are shown here at the tail of their
plane. Left to right, kneeling, are Capt. Roland L. McRae, pilot, of Kinston, N. C.;
1st Lt. Clarence E. Blevins, of Hays, N. C., navigator (now missing in action); 1st.
Lt. James J. Moore, of Holyoke, Mass., bombardier, and 1st Lt. Charles L. Wiley, of
South Bend, Ind., co-pilot. Left to right, standing, are Staff Sgt. Jack G. Collins, of
Greenville, S. C., tail gunner; Staff Sgt. Herbert R. Cooper, of Newport, Ky., ball tur
ret gunner; Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Bohning, of Middle Village, L. I., N. Y., waist gun
ner; Staff Sgt. Alois J. Mayemik, of Allentown, Pa., waist gunner; Tech. Sgt. Leroy
C. Hastings, of Long Beach, Calif., radio operator, and Tech. Sgt. William B. Baum,
of St. Louis, Mo., engineer.
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^tion, England—With one Caro-
■GMlinean at the Pilot’s controls, an-
' ^"mher In the navigator’s seat and
still another manning the tail
gnns, the Flying Fortress “Caro
lina Boomerang. Ill”, has con
tributed a lion’s share toward
wrechlng any plans Germany have
had for winning the war.
I With one of the most popular
crews at this heavy bombradmeut
base the Boomerang, behind whose
name alone there lies an interest
ing story, is one of the Eighth Air
Force bombers making history in
the European 'Thetare of 0P2ra-
tlons, otherwise known as the big
/ league of aeriiai warfare.
Heading the Fortress crew is
Rat Eradication To
Carolina Crew On
Bomber Carry Out
’!^i'!l^1Start Jtfeditesdw
An Eighth AAP Bomber Sta- ' '' m
City Appropriates
Home Damaged By
Fire Sunday Night
Fire of undetermined origin
practically destroyed the residence
occupied by Coad Reynolds and
family Sunday night about 11
o’clock.
The fire had made much head
way when discovered but fire
men were able to get it under con
trol soon after arrival and part of
the building was saved. The build
ing was the property of Jobn Gil-
reath and the damage to the build
ing was partially covered by in
surance. The Reynolds family lost
neim.nB U greater part of their furniture,
Capt. Roland L. McRea. the P»Ot. ^ was car-
who was born in Robeson county,
N. C., near Maxton. Captain Me-}
Bae has participated In 21 mis
sions over Germany and its occu
pied countries and has beon
awarded the Air Medal and three
Oak Leaf Clusters fro meritorious
■A/achievement while engaged in
^^operational flights over enemy
territory.
The Boomerrang’s navigator,
1st Lt. Clarence E. Blevins, of
Hays. Wilkes county, was recently
reported missing In action when
another Fort in which he was
making his 17 th mission failed to
return to its base. As the
Boomerang’s navigator Lieutenant
Blevins, known among his fellow
' officers as “Bd”, earned for him
self a reputation which has estab
lished him among the ablest navi
gators In this theatre. An alum
nus of N. C. State College, Ral-
*gh, he was employed by Farm-
Dairy, Wlnston-Salem, when
e enlisted In the Air Corps on
. April 1, 1942. «* an Aviation
Oodet. For meritorious achleve-
‘ anent while engaged In operational
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S. MARINES
TAKE ANOTHER
PACIFiyrOLL
one more «en_ tew.rt M oc-
cJetlon ot me M.reh.U Mend,
was disclosed yesterday 1^ Ad
Xl Chester W. Nimlts who ^d
rtiUed States marines have tak
► *’8ikWn nosseeslons of Wothol Atoll.
I Wothol, whose H Inriude
' onf large enough to « »
“n5,. MWeen
A of the Marshalls between
KwajJeln and
*^meril^%?anf8 'w^rf^report^
.friretUtohavepound^
*td”“enS enemy ba«es In
Msrshalls, dropping
.-the „„ outflanked
^ ^winded Japanese gamsoiw.
gad stran -tones were seen In
No Japsnese planes w«7_
vWtamed t»MT-
on which no insurance was car
ried.
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Soil Conservation
Meet Thursday
Officials of the Soli Conserva
tions districts in northwestern
North Carolina and the State Soil
Conservation committee will meet
with other agricultural leaders at
the North Wllkeaboro town hall
on Thursday, March 16, 10:30 a.
ni.
Members of the state committee
are Dr. I. O. Schaub, Dr.* L. D.
Baver, Dr. j)C. Holmes and E. B.
Garrett. ’ )
Districts included for the meet
ing here Tri Creek, New
River, Catawba and Middle Tad-
kin.
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Local Youtb Tells
Kiwanis Club Of
Great YMCA Need
Bill Gabriel Speaks As Presi
dent of Young Peoples’
Council Before Club
Bill Crabriel, president of the
Young Peoples’ Council of the
Wllkesboros, in a brief address
Friday before the North Wilkes-
boro Kiwanis Club very effective
ly told of the need of a Y. M. C.
A. for the ybung people of this
community.
Text of his address follows:
"Gentlemen, I have come h^re
on behalf of the young people of
this community. In the various
war drives here, you have con
tributed to the Red Cross, bought
War Bonds, and cooperated in
evejry way possible. But I believe
in this time of war, one of Its most
neglected problems is onr young
people. Almost anywhere In our
community you will find them in
drugstores, nothing to do, no-
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$200; Other $300
Is To Be Donated
With the mUk subsidy payment
increased from 40 to 80 cents per
hundred pounds of milk, dairy
men In this section of North
Carolina are now receiving a rec
ord high return from sale of milk.
An official of Coble Dairy Pro
ducts company, which operates
large plants 'at Wilkesboro and
Lexington, revealed that the in
crease In the subsidy amounts to
about three and one-half cents .per
gallon of milk. The price of milk
now being paid by Coble is J2.90
per hundred for four per cent
milk, and when the subsidy is
added the total Is $3.70 per
hundred. Figures revealed that
the total average now being paid
for ungraded milk Is almost .75
cents per gallon.
The elghty-cent subsidy went
Into effect March 1. The subsidy
is being paid by the War Pood
administration to compensate for
Increased costs of daln feed with
out raising prices of milk and milk
products to consumers.
Dairy farmers of Wilkes coun
ty will realize approximately $2,-
100 per month additional income
beca^^se of the subsidy increase,
assuming that the volume of milk
remains eomrtant However^ agri-
oat
that dntiT ad
vantage of the' Increased Income
prospects and will boost their
milk production to the limit.
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North Wilkesboro commis-sion-
ers In March session appropriated'
$200 as part of the cost of rat
eradication campaign to be carried
out in North Wilkesboro.
The subject was recently
brought before the North Wilkes
boro Kiwanis Club, which named
a committee to present the propo
sal before the city commissioners.
E. G. Finley and J. B. Snipes rep
resented the club ibefore the com
missioners in March meeting.
Dr. L. C. Whitehead, rodent
control specialist, who is connect
ed with the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, will supervise the
rat eradiction work here. He es
timated that the campaign in
North Wllkeaboro will cost ap
proximately $500, which will be
used to pay for bait and for labor
in distributing the halt.
With $200 appropriated^ by the
town, the remaining $300 will be
raised in contributions from busi-
nes firms and Individuals. All
who wish to help in raising this
fund and are not contacted are
asked to make their contributions
at the office of the city clerk and
treasurer in the town hall.
Efforts will be made to make
the rat eradication campaign In
North Wilkesboro through end
effeotlve. In the ^[Phntlme the
North Wilkesboro Lions Club will
sponsor expansion of the project
to rural areas, where the -work
will be handled by individuals on
their premises.
J. B. Snipes, county agent, said
today that Dr. Whitehead plans
to begin the campaign here on
Wednesday, March 15, land It will
be completed Friday, March 17.
Full cooperation from all the peo
ple is urgently requested.
Mayor R. T. McNlel and all
members of the city board of
commlsloners were present for
the March meeting, which was
held Tuesday night. The commis
sioners are B- G. Finley, J. R.
HIX, A. F. Kilby, Ralph Duncan
and H. M. Hutchens. City Clerk
W. P. Kelly "was also present.
The iboard passed an order ap
pointing Carlyle Ingle, a former
state highway patrol sergeant, as
special North Wilkesboro police
men to serve without pay.
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Heads Committee
BUY MORE WAR BONDS
Girl Scout Court
Of Awards to Meet
Bach Girl Scout Troop will per
form a stunt on Friday night at
the Co’irt of Awards meeting,
which 'will begin at 7:30 In the
religloas edneation building of
the Presbyterian church.
RATION NEWS
SUGAR—The expiration date
of Mlarch 31, 1944, originally
set for stamp 30 Is removed.
Reasonable notice will be giv
en when expiration-date Is set
for stamp 30 and also 31 that
becomes valid on April 1 for
5 pounds of sugar.
NOTICE TO INSTITUTION
AL USERS—Institutional user
must remove from War Ration
Books turned over to him, su
gar stamps which expire while
he bus them. Also for each
week during which the person
who turned over the book lives
in his establishment for seven
consecutive days or more and
takes eight or more meals
there, he must remove 10
points of stamps currently val
id for processed food and the
same amount for meats, fats,
etc. However for each two
weeks during which the person
lives In his establishment the
institution must remove 30
points of stamps for meats,
fats, etc. These stamps must
be surrendered to the board at
the time of his next allotment.
If the Institutional user wishes
to collect the ration bocks and
turn these in at the ration
board It will be possible to do
so, but no future allotments
can 'be issued without the de
tached coupons or ration books
of boarders..
LARD—The release of lard
from rationing refers only to
hog lard and,not to the com
pounds on the market.
SHOES — Stamp No. 18
(book ,one) expires April 30.
Airplane stamp No. 1 (book
three) valid Indefinitely. An
other shoe stamp, yet to be des
ignated, will 'become valid May
1.
GASOLINE—Coupons No. 9
in A book good for throe gal
lons became effective Feb. 9
and will expire May 8.
PRCK3B8SBD FOODS—Green
K, L and M (Book 4) expire
Miarch 20. Blue A-8 through
E-8 (Book 4) now valid at 10
points each, for use with tok
ens; expire May 20.
MEATS AND PATS—^Brown
Y and Z (Book 3) expire March
20. Red A-8, B-8, C-8 (Book
4) now valid at 10 points
each, for use with tokens; ex
pire May 20. (Red D-8, B-8
become valid March 13; expire
May 30).
Kx-Sberiff Presley E. Brown,
of Wilkesboro, for several dec
ades a leader in the Republican
party, has been named chair
man of the Credentials com
mittee for the North Carolina
State Bepnbllcan convention,
which will convene in Oiarlotte
Thursday, March 16. Lt Gover-
nw Joseph B. Hanley, of New
York, will be the keynote speak
er at the convention.
OVER $13,000 DONATED TO DATE
IN WILKES; QOOTA FOR COONTY
$18,200; EXTRA EFFORT 1$ URGED
All Workers Asked To Com
plete Canvass And Get In
Reports Next Few Days
Repiblicafls Will
Hive Cqivsntioii
Precinct Meetings Tuesday,
County Meet Wednesday,
State Meet Thursday
Republicans of Wilkes county
will hold their biennte.1 county
convention at the courthouse in
Wilkesboro on Wednesday, March
16th, ten o’clock a. m.
Call for the convention, which
was recently issued by Chairman
N. B. Smlthey and Secretary R.
Don Laws, set the time for pre
cinct organization meetings for
Tuesday afternoon, March 14,
three o’clock, at the various vot
ing precincts.
At the county convention a
chairman and secretary will be
named and delegates will be nam
ed to the state, congressional and
senatorial conventions.'
The state convention will be
held in Charlotte on Thursday,
March 16th.
Baptist Pastors
Have Conference
Here This Week
Wilkes Red Cross war fund has
passed the $13,000 mark but $5,-
000 Is needed to reach the goal of
$18,200, Red Cross officials said
here today.
Dr. John W. Klncheloe, Jr.,
War Fund chairman, said today
that encouraging reports had been
received from .several divisions.
He urged that canvassers In the
business and residential districts
of North Wilkesboro complete
their work Iby Thursday of this
week If possible and in rural
areas, where more time is needed
to reach the people. It Is asked
that they complete their canvasses
iby Thursday of next week.
Dr. Klncheloe explained that
township quotas were not fixed
and that workers are urged to
contact all the people and make as
thorough canvass as possible. He
said that It had been planned
earlier to fix quotas for each
township but that the plans had
been changed.
Excellent reports have been re
ceived from the Special Gifts com
mittee, which is composed of P.
W. EsHelman, J. R. Hlx, and E. G.
Finley. Another very encourag
ing report was received from Rev.
Howard J. Ford, Wllkeeboro
tp the effect that the
of W*nkwifof6 had he«a’
completed and that the quota as
signed to Wilkesboro has been ex
ceeded.
Several Industrial firms have
completed canvass of employe,?
and the reports Indicate the Red
Cross appeal received liberal re
sponse from 'both management
and employes.
J. R. Edelln, chairman for the
colored division, reports encourag
ing progress In canvass of the col
ored people.
Any who, are not contacted are
asked to seVthe worker in their
community oi^end a contribution
to the Wilkes Red Cross office,
which is located over Tomlinson’s
Department Store on Main street
in North Wilkesboro.
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“R” CoDpons Not
Good at Service
Stations After 1st
The annual Wilkes Baptist Pas
tors’ Conference, being held at the
Redns-'Sturdlvant Chapel on B.
street, began this morning with an
attendance of ministers from va
rious sections of the county. Ses
sions are being held dally
through Friday of this week,
10:00 a. m., to 12:00 noon; and
from 1:30 p. m. to 3:00 p. m.
At noon, each day, a lunch is
being served to those attending
the meeting. Ladles from the
First Baptist church of North
Wilkesboro served the noon meal
today. Lunch will be served on
Tuesday by the Wilkesboro Bap
tist church, and on Wednesday by
the Hlnshaw Street Baptist
church.
Speakers for the Conference are
J. C. Canlpe, of Boone; J. C.
Pipes, of Asheville; E. C. Shoe of
Taylorsville; Walt Johnsan of
Salisbury; Stephen Morrlsett of
Elkin. Others speakers who ore
expected at the session on Tues
day are Zeb Oandlll land Dr. Oscar
Mangum, of Lenoir.
Baptist pastors from Wilkes
and adjoining counties are Invit
ed and urged to attend the ses
sions of the conference. Visitors
are extended a cordial Invitation
to attend.
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Jumor Order Meet
North Wllkeeboro council of
the Junior Order will have an In
teresting meeting .Tuesday night,
7:80. There will be degree work
and all members are urged to at
tend.
In an effort to curb gasoline
black market sales, rationing of
ficials will suspend soles of
gasoline by service stations on
“R” coupons, effective April 1.
After March 31 sales of gas can
be made on ‘R’ coupons by distri
butors only. Those who have ‘R’
coupons and who cannot deal di
rectly with gasoline dlstri'butors
may turn the coupons in to their
rationing boards before April 1
for ‘‘E" coupons, which may be
accepted 'by service stations.
Attention was also called to the
fact that “E” and “R” coupons
must be endorsed by ■writing the
name and address of the user on
the face of the coupons, separately
or in strips.
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Visits Home
Gcoi^ E. EU«, seaman first
class, has returned to Norfolk,
Vb., after spending a few days
leave with bis mother, Mrs. T.
U. EUcr, formel- local residtmt
who lives at Hickory, and with
other relatives and friemls here
and at Hickory.
Violators of Liquor
$2,500
Each In the Court
Coy Marley, Chester Jolly
and Sherley Johnson Get
Heavy Fines In Court
RED COLUMN
IN 45 MILES
OF RUMANIA
Four big Soviet Ukraine armies
slashed the Proskurov-Gusyatln
railway leading into Rumania and
Hungary yesterday, fought their
way to a point only 22 miles from
the Important Axis base of Kher
son on the lower Dnieper River,
and raced through 210 localities
In almost a mlle-ian-hour advance,
Moscow announced last night.
Striking On both sides of Pros-
Kurov, 62 miles east of embattled
Tarnapol, another ‘big junction on
the already severed Odessa-Lwow
railway feeding ithe Germans In
the Ukraine, one Russian force
cat the railway to Gusyatln at a
point presumably about 46 miles
north of Rumania’s Bessarabian
frontier.
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Moqiejr GUI Imit bond*.
Fines of $2,500 were meted out
by Judge J. A. Rousseau in
Wilkes court to three men who
entered pleas of guilty to charges
of violation of the prohibition
laws.
The defendants were Coy Mar-
ley. Chester Jolly and .Sherley An
derson. Separate ciisea against
the three were begun following
the investigation of the liquor
business operated by Phillip Yates
at Purlear. Yates was fined at a
previous term of court.
Other cases disposed of during
the latter part of last week in
Wilkes court were as follows:
Connie Wingler, assault, eight
months suspended.
Howard Neely, larceny and r*-
celvlng, 90 days suspended.
Joseph L. Hamby, reckless driv
ing, fine of $10 and costs.
Jack Barlow, crime against na
ture, five to eight years in state
prison suspended on condition he
not violate law; also placed on
probation.
Robert Hall, violation prohibi
tion laws, eight months suspend
ed.
George J. Holland and Leona
May Triplett, prostitution and
adultry; Holland—18 months sus
pended on condition he pay $20
for benefit of children; Triplett—
year in prison suspended.
George J- Holland, operating
car -while intoxicated, six months
suspended on payment $100 fine
and costs, driver license revoked
12 months.
Turley Marley, bastardy, six
months suspended on payment of
$10 monthly for support of child.
Toy Wyatt, asaault with deadly
weapon, six months on roods.
Paul Lester, reckless driving,
not guilty.
Paul Sloope, larceny and re
ceiving, case dismissed.
Income Tax Must
Be FiM By 15th
Income tax returns, both fed
eral and state, moot be fOed by
midnight of March ISth to save
the penalty, oe interest, in or
der to osiifet taxpayers Messrs.
Glenn Dancy and Robert Onaor
'Will be at the tosyn hall throni^
(he 15(h to assist taxpayers wHh
their federal recants, and J. K.
Ronsseau wlU be at his cMNloe
over Tmnimson’s iMpuUiMM
Store to assist those flUng state
teeome reCnres.
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BUT MOKE WAK BONDS
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