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pi;. XXXVIli, No.t89
THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT HAS BLAZBD THE TRAIU OF PROC
Pnblkhed Monday, and ThurKlayi! NORTH WIUU|B»0> W. €■> MONDAY, APRIL 17^ 1944. ^ ILSb'la 0m State .^^&»r'o£S itote
Mfiggoier Agaii
Red Cross
li RIHkes Coeity
Annual Meetinc of Chapter
Held At Town Hall
On Thursday
R»t. a. C. Waggoner was re
elected chairman of the Wilkee
chapter of the American Red
Cross In the annual meeting of
the chapter held Thursday after
noon in the town hall.
Splendid reports were render
ed at the meeting for all diylsions
of the chapter, showing that
numerous activities were carried
out dnrlng the busiest year in the
chapter's history.
The complete list of officers
for the ensuing year as elected
TOursday follows: Rev. A. C.
^^H|tener, chairman; Rev. How-
d^BHv'Ford, vice chairman; W. C.
secretary; W. W. Starr,
^Jwurer; J. B. McCoy, Paul S.
Cragan, P. W. Bshelman, W. D.
Halfacre and Walter Morrison,
executive committee at large.
The committee chairmen were
^^amed as follows: A. F. Kilby,
^fcome service: R. M. Brame, Jr.,
h mrst aid; Miss Margie Oabrlel.
” ajsaster relief; H. F. Bouknlgh;,
fife saving; Mrs. Annie H. Greene,
nutrition; Mrs. May me Yates Mil
ler, Junior Red Cross; Mrs. R. G.
Finley, camp and hospital coun
cil; Mrs. Ira Payne, home nurs
ing; Mrs. Hadley Hayes, publi
city; Mrs. H. B. Smith, volunteer
Bi>eclal service. War fund chair
man will be appointed later.
Reports were given at the meet
ing as follows:
W. W. Starr, treasurer, gave
the financial report of the chap
ter for the year.
A. F. Kilby, home service chair
man, reported that 1,346 families
From Ascension
of service men had been served lu
various capacities by the chapter,
H. F. Bonknight, first aid chair
man, reported that 26 standard
and 36 Junior first aid certifi
cates had been granted during the
year upon completion of prescrib
ed courses.
American air raiders struck at
both ends of the 3,000-mlle Paci
fic front, carrying their raids
against the Northern Kurile Is
lands into the fifth straight day
and renewing their attacks on
equatorial Nauru after a month’s
O. B._ |Uler, county supeitotend-^ lav^f.
ent of schools, reported thatYlfS?
aid cabinets In the schools of the
bounty were in neel of re-fills,
■^hlch would cost approximately
1160.
Miss Nonie Gordon, Junior Red
Cross chairman, stated that 7,234
school children had contributed
$382.80 through the junior Red
Cross.
Mrs. Ira Payne, home nursing
(See Bed Cros.*—page eight)
V
Major Robinson
Is Retired From
Duty In Army
Fort Jackson, S, C.—Major Ed
mund P. Robinson of North
Wllkesboro, N. C., retired from
active duty with the army as of
April 15, it was announced at
Fort Jackson.
A review of Fort Jackson Sta-
' tlon Complement troops honoring
Maj. Robinson and three other of-
Yicers stationed at Fort Jackson,
was held on Friday, April 14.
The Post Commander, Brig.
Gen. Duncan G. Richart, and his
steff received the review.
A National Guard officer and
veteran of War 1, Maj. Robinson
was called to active duty with the
lOBth Engineers of the 30th Divi
sion in September, 1940. He has
filled several aslgnments with the
Station Complement, Fort Jack-
son, and Is at present Post Billet
ing Officer.
Major Robinson’s home is in
Wllkesboro, N. C.
AFTER SHORLDER B
OR BAnLEFRORT, PVT; WimLEY
HELPS VITAL WAR WORK M STATES
Charles Hudson, technician
fifth gjrade, has been spending
several days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hudson, af
ter serving two yeans overseas.
Ho was a member of an engin
eers contii^ent who construct
ed an air field on lonely Ascen
sion Island in the South Atlan
tic between South America and
Africa. There D. 8. forces did
what British engineers had pre
viously declared was impossible.
They cut a plane runway out of
soUd volcanic rock, which the
tiny island consists of, and the
Island is now a stopping place
on the transatlantic route for
planes. The island has lees than
100 inhabitants and no vegeta
tion.
JAPTfAKE
HARD JABS BY
AIR FORCE
Simultaneously, Adm. r^ord
Ix)uls Mountbatten moved his
Southeast Asia headquarters from
New Delhi to Ceylon, indicating
the long-expected amphibious ac
tions directly at Singapore may be
drawing near, despite the Japan
ese penetration of India.
In the Pacific air action re
ported by Admiral Chester W.
Nimltz yesterday, the heaviest
blow was struck at Ponape, East-
eiTi bulwark of Truk and other
Caroline island fortresses.
Banks Will Close
Wednesday at One
Both banks here, The Bank of
North Wllkesboro and the North
western Bank, will close at one p.
m. on Wednesdays.
Beginning this week, the banks
and 36 local stores will close .at
one o’clock each Wednesday.
Crest Stores Will
Close Wednesday
Afternoons At 1
Crest Stores, with 35 other lo
cal firms, will begin observing the
Wednesday half-holiday closing on
Wednesday of this week.
Crest Stores firm was among
the original group agreeing to the
Wednesday afternoon closing and
should have been included in the
list aa published Thursday.
DBS — Stamp No. 18
; one) expires April 30.
me stamp No. 1 (book
) valid Indefinitely. An-
shoe stamp, yet to be des-
»d, will become valid May
SOLINB—Coupons No. 9
book good for throe gol-
became effective Feb. 9
rlU expire May 8.
GAR—Sugar stamps No.
id No. 31 (book 4) good
Ive pounds indefinitely.
NNINO sugar —Sugar
} No. 40 good for five
1b of canning sugar until
lary $«. 1*«-
OCBSSBD foods—Blue
irough K8 (book 4) now
at 10 points each, for use
tokens. Good indeflnlte-
:ATS and fats—Red AS
gh M8 (book 4) now
at 10 points each,* lor use
tokens. Good indefinitely,
rtamsw N8, P«, Q8 ho-
April
Bond Buyer
Lenna Sue Blackboim, nine-
year-old daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. W(Hlta Blackburn, of
CMcket, recently purchased a
9S0 war bond with her own
•avla^ and baa started saving
for another. Ticirna Sue denied
herself the usual spending of a
gftd her age In order to save
her money and aid the war ef
fort
Hvt. OUfton Wfaeatlejr. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ononrllle Wheat-
ley, of Bays, Is a member of a
trio of three veterans diaaMed
by wounds received ia North
Africa and Italy who are tour
ing turpentine camps in Florida
to-boost prodoctioit of tha± vi
tal war material. Pvt. Wheatley
has a shonlder shattered by
■hrapnel. The other two mem
bers of the trio are a sergeant
who lost a leg and a corporal
with a shattered leg requiring a
brace. They lecture to taipen-
tine camp workers and their
families, telling graphic stories
of the horrors of war and stress
ing the vital need for tncreaaed
production from the woods
workers. Althongh out of the
war because of disability from
wounds, they are volunteering
their services to a vital part of
the home front war effort.
Cherry Manager
S -X-
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f ;f f
John E. Walker, Nwth
Wilkesboro’s popular pofioo
chief,_|e -manager for
*Gregg Cbeary, candi
date for the Democratic nomi
nation for governor. tSilef
Walker states that an active
campaign In behalf of Major
Cherry’s candlilacy is planned
prior to the primary on May 27.
Lonnie McGrady
Drowns In Spring
Thursday Night
Traphill Man Victim of Ac
cidental Drowning While
Drunk, Coroner Says
Lonnie McGrady, age 44,
drowned Thursday night in the
spring near his home in Traphill
township, Wilkes Coroner I. M.
Myers said foDowlng investigation
of bis death.
On the basis of information
gained from Mrs. McGrady, Coro
ner Myers decided that McGrady
died of accidental drowning while
in an intoxicated condition.
According to the facts as re
lated to Coroner Myers by Mrs.
McGrady, Mr. McGrady left his
house Thursday evening, saying
that he was going up on the
ridge to watch for some people
whom he suspected were going to
do him harm. He was in an in
toxicated condition, she said.
Early Friday morning Mrs. Mc
Grady found her husband's dead
body in the spring. Coroner Myers
said that the 'position of the body
indicated that he had fallen into
the spring and his head wAs be
tween the stones in the back of
the spring.
MoGrady is survived by his
wife, one son. Jay Conway Mc
Grady, and two brothers, M. D.
and J. S. McGrady, of Joynes.
Funeral service was held Sun
day at old Roaring River church
near Traphill.
Nort DougMon
Co-Chairnian For
Dr. McDonald
Raleigh.—^Appointment of Hor
ton Doughton, of Sparta and
Statesville, as western co-chair
man of the McDonald-for-gover-
nor advisory committee was an
nounced by E. D. Broadhurst,
state campaign manager for Dr.
Ralph McDonald.
Etoughton, son of Rep. R. L.
(Bob) Doughton, of the ninth
district. Is a farmer and buslness-
'man. He is president of the
North Carolina Hereford Cattle
Breeder’s association and a mem
ber of the state board of conser
vation and development.
In accepting the appointment,
Doughton said he believed North
Carolina Democrats "will recog
nize and reward Dr. McDonald,
who, eight years ago, was the
choice pf e^5pow^t». .fdr
nomination for governor^.
W. L. Lumpkin, of Louisbnrg.
manager of McDonald’s 1936 cam
paign for governor, is chairman
of the advisory committee, and
Charles G. Rose, of Fayetteville,
former moderator of the Presby
terian church In the United States,
is co-chairman. R. N. Simms,
Sr., a Raleigh attorney, is eastern
chairman.
SEVASTOPOL’S
FALL IS SEEN
WITHIN HOORS
Russian forces, capturing Axis
troops at the rate of 3,000 a day,
toppled the South Crimean strong
hold of Yalta and 40 other vll-
leges yesterday as they closed In
swiftly from the southeast of Se
vastopol, where thousands of
Germans and Rumanians trying to
escape to sea were being blasts
by Soviet bombers, Moscow an
nounced early today.
Sevastopol’s fall was. expected
shortly as Russian artillery
mounted three and one-half miles
north of the city pumped shells
into the scarred cltr.
Singing April 30
Elk Creek Church
Next session of the Southside
Singing association will be held
with Elk Creek Baptist church
near Ferguson on April 30th.
Attorney F. J. McDuffie, chair
man, announced that the singing
will open at 10:30 a. m. All are
asked to carry basket dinner for
the plcnlc-style dinner to be serv
ed at noon. All singers are invit
ed to attend and take part In the
day’s program.
V
Money can bonds-
Aviation Cadet
Avlailon Oadet Hack T, Mil
ler, son of Mr. and Mra. G. McT.
Miller, of this city, hao report
ed at Carlsbad, New Mezloo, Ai^
my Air Flrid, where he will re
ceive advanced flight training
in hl^-level bcMnbafrdlahig and
dead-reckoning navigallon. The
Garlstiad Air Field is the newest
bombardier school in the Army
Air Forces Training Ooramand.
During the 19 we^ training
course Oadet Miller will study
bombordlering and dead-reck
oning navigation under simulat
ed combat oondWJoos. On
nation be win be awarded his
sliver bomhardlcr'a wings and
, win be ready for active duty as
an officer in the Army Air
Fymes. Ho Is A fian***'rinOnt
of ilw N. a Btste OoUefe.
CamfidatK fflk) No Prinraiy
FIRST mrrisT arnhal revival
MEETm WILL BEGIN HERE OH
WEDHESDAY EVEHIHG, APRIL 19TH
The annual series of evan
gelistic ser-'icee at the First
Baptist church of North 'Wllkes
boro will begin On Wednesday
evening of this week at 8:00
o’clock, with Dr. J. W. Klnche-
loe, Sr., of Rocky Mount, as the
guest preacher for the services.'
The visiting minister is well
known In this community, hav
ing preached here In a similar
series several years ago. Dr.
Kincheloe came to this state
about 26 years ago from a pas
torate In Richmond, 'Virginia,
and during his ministry at the
First Baptist church in Rocky
Mount the church membership
has Increased from four hun
dred to about two thousand.
Rev. Earl Robinson, of Saint
Pauls, who is to lead the sing
ing during the meeting, has as
sisted with the music in numer
ous meetings in this and other
states, and has appeared fre
quently On programs of religious
summer assemblies. He was form
erly assistant pastor of the Third
Baptist church in Owensboro, Ky.,
and since coming to this state has
had a very successful pastorate at
Saint Pauls. Mrs. Robinson wrlll
accompany him on the visit to
North Wllkesboro.
For the past two years the First
Bairtist chnrch has held its annual
meeting In April. Last year. Dr.
Paul Caudill was the guest preach
er. The previous year Dr. H. F.
Jones was the preacher for the
meeting.
The Be:vlces will begin this
Wednesday evening, April 29, and
continue through Friday, April
28; Services will Ue hrii ■each
evening, except Saturday, at 8:00
o’clock, "niere will be fwo serv
ices on Sunday, April 23.
A feature of the meeting will be
the congregational singing of
many of the best-loved gospel
songs and hymns. Special music
during the meeting will be pre
sented by Mr. Robinson and the
choir. The public Is extended a
cordial invitation to attend the
series of services and share the
congregational fellowship.
DR. JOHN W. KINOHELOE, SR.
C. H. Hulcher Is
Assaulted By A
Robber Sunday
Merchant Struck on Head By
Iron Pipe; Tommie Elisha
Laws Is Arrested
C. H. Hulcher was knocked un
conscious Sunday morning at he
entered Miller-Pharr company,
feed store which he operates in
this city.
Tommie Elisha Laws, of this
city, was arrested a short time
later and confessed to having as
saulted Mr. Hulcher.
Mr. Hulcher entered the estab
lishment about 10 a. m. Shortly
after going into the building,
which Is located on Tenth street,
he was hit on the head with a
piece of Iron pipe In the hands of
man who had crouched behind
some bags of feed. He was un
conscious for some time.
When police entered the build
ing they found a hat which was
identified as having belonged to
Laws, a former employe of Mr.
Hulcher. They found Laws at his
home and he confessed to having
entered the- building and to strik
ing Mr. Hulcher.
In city court today bond was
set as $5,600 and Laws is in jail
default of bond. Mr. Hulcher
recovering.
Laws was convicted In a recent
term of Wilkes court on the
charge of entering the Miller-
Pharr store and’stealing several
cases of eggs. He was given a sen
tence of 18 months on the roads,
which was suspended.
Police said that Laws entered
the Mllier-Pharr store through a
second story window over an ad
joining building, the same route
he used to get Into the store when
the eggs were taken a few months
ago.
Shortening I« Off
Of Rationing List
OPA annomioed to-'
day that shortening and salnd
oUs have been removed from the
nttionliig list and am now potitt
*ro(B. taken fWm the
Uat of Muonlac foods aome
ttme ago.
Many Awards For
Court Of Honor
Meeting Thursday
Several Boys Advanced In
Rank; Many Merit Badge
Requirements Met
Several Scoots will be advanced
and many merit badges will be
awarded at the Boy Scout court of
honor and review meeting to be
hold' ThBTBday -evoHtng, 7:SP, In
the religious education building
of the Presbyterian chnrch.
Continued interest in Boy Scout
work is being shown by Scouts
and adults who are promoting
Scouting in the Wilkes district.
All are invited to the court of
honor meeting.
Scouts who will be advanced to
second class are Jimmie Canter,
Jesse Faw, Ray Max Bauguss, R.
G. 'Vannoy, Jr.. Reginald Canter,
Verlon McNeill, John A. Johnson
and Charlie Pierce. Scouts ad
vanced to star rank are Dick and
Gene McNlel, and Thurman C.
Plexlco. Buddy McGhinnis has
reached life Scout rank.
The following merit badges will
be awarded: Dick McNlel, handi
craft; Phil Mitchell, pathfinding,
reading and civics; Thurman C.
Plexico, Lewis Mann Nelson, Jr.,
and Julius Rousseau, Jr., civics;
Dudley Moore, reading.
V-
Scout Camporee
April 29-30 At
Camp Mulberry
Full Program of Events For
Wilkes District Camporee
Are Announced Here
The regular Wilkes District Boy
Scout Camporee will be held Sat
urday and Sunday, April 29th and
30th, at .Camp Mulberry, which Is
located about 2 1-2 miles down
the river from North Wllkesboro.
Any permanent patrol of any
troop in the district may enter by
Wesenting entry blanks to the dls-
(8ee Camporee—page elg^t).
Now In Georgia
Troy C. Foster and
H.H.BesbeariFor
R^er of Deeds
Vestal, Broyhill, Tomlmson,
Sidden, Abi^er, For
Commissioners
There will be no primary con
test for nomination to any county
or township offices in Wilkes
county.
As filing time closed Saturday
evening, all candidates who filed
were unopposed for nomination lu
both parties.
Office of register of deeds wlU
have a new occupant after the No-
vemuer election. C. C. Sidden,
present register of deeds, did not
file for re-election to that office
but did file as the Republican can
didate for commissioner lu dis
trict number 1.
Troy C. Foster, of Wllkesboro,
is the Republican candidate for
register of deeds and H. H. Be-
shears, of Walsh, is the Democra
tic candidate.
Representative T. B. Story is a
candidate for re-election to the
house of representatives on the
Republican ticket and his Demo
cratic opponent in the election
will be C. C. Faw, a local insur
ance executive.
W. B. Somers, of Wllkesboro, a
former Wilkes sheriff, is the Re
publican candidate for stat« sen
ate of the 24th district, composed
of Wilkes, Davie and Yadkin coun
ties. Dr. Brannon, of Yadkin
county, is the Democratic nomi
nee, according to information re
ceived here today.
Paul J.' Vestal, of Morarian
Falls, chairman of tha„board of
county commissioners, ffieS rtor
re-election on the Democratic
ticket in district number 2. i.
J. Broyhill, of Boomer, is the Re
publican candidate in district
number 2.
In district number one the can
didates for commissioner are Wil
liam S. Tomlinson, Democrat, and
C. C. Sidden, Republican. F. L).
Forester, Democrat, present mem
ber of the board from district 1,
did not file for re-election.
M. F. Absher, filed for re-elec
tion as commissioner in 'district
number 3. He will be unopposed
as no Democratic candidate filed.
Wilkes will have a new county
surveyor. T. G. Casey, of Cycle,
filed for that office on the Repub
lican ticket and has no Democratic
opponent. Earl S. Caudill, present
surveyor, was not a candidate for
re-election.
Those filing for offices of jus
tice of the peace, all Republicans,
were as follows; W. H. Sebastian.
Mulberry; J. W. Robbins, Somers;
Jesse L. Shepherd, Union; A. A.
Triplett, Wllkesboro.
Eight candidates filed for town
ship constable offices. B. F. Es
tes filed for re-election as consta
ble in North Wllkesboro town
ship on the Democratic ticket and
has no opposition. Candidates who
filed in other townships, all Re
publicans, were: Boss Blackburn,
Edwards; G. W. Triplett, Elk; W.
C. Beshears, Jobs Cabin; Coy El
ler, Lewis Fork; Chal Ellis, Mul
berry; J. R. Owens, Union; Law-
son Curry, Wllkesboro.
Now In England
Pvt, Ooqnefi ML Adnu, aon
Mr. and Mr*, teota Adams,
of Hays, entered the mcmr
March 18, 1M4, and is ^atta-
ed at Omro Wheeler, Oeosgte.
^ Ffe. John W. Hinchcr is «**-
aifnig all rl^it la ICwgIaad,
acoortUag to a letter received
by bis sister, Mrs. Spain Adams.
Pfo. urtaeK—* entered the army
Deecnber 21, HM2, and landed
in ”*g«—^ • yenr later, Pte.
Htachsr Is the nneie of Fvt
Oosmril ML Adsms, «fio Is
shmraatMt.