lEMOCIUmC
COlWERTKMI
SATBRDA^ATI
Hour Changed From 11 a.
m. to 1 p. m.; Will Be
Held At Courthouse
f:
Wilkes cbnnty Democratic con-
'▼eotion will conrene at the Wllkea
eonrthouse in Wllkesboro on Sat-
lirdsy, April 29, at one p. m. in
atead of 11 sk m., as previously
annonnced.
W. A. McNiel, chairman of the
Wukee Democratic executive
eommlttee, announced the change
In hour of the convention becausn
the afternoon hour would be more
convenient for delegates.
Precinct meetings were held
throughout the county Saturday,
April 22, for the purpose of elect-
intftf|tegates to the county con-
JH^^m^nd perfecting of precinct
BATTUN8 NIPS
ON EDGE OF
THIRD FIELD
More Names For
Board No. 1 List
ki.
' ^^prhe following names were In
advertantly omitted Monday from
the published list of men who
were sent from Selective Service
board number 1 to the induction
center Friday for pre-induction
examination;
Dwight Dnncsn Sale
Odell Whittington, Jr.
Venie Claudius Dillard
Willie Delton Xyers
Bobeav liouis Irwin
Archie Mathis
Baxter Hutchens Caudill
Kmest Roy Hendren
Richard Harold Pardne
Keymond Huffman
Ruel Fardue
Richard Dovette
Clifton WiUlani Rnssell
■ Arthur Garfield Foster, Jr.
Jesse James Johnson
Robert lice Law's
Troy Douglas Nicholson
Ernest Clay Walsh
William Lewis Howard
OUn Furches Poster
Prwrrtiftn~Mttchell -*•
^bert Laws, Jr.
Kd^par i!)ugene
seaman second class» is now on
duty at sea as a member of an
aircraft carrier crew, according
to recent letters received by his
parents, 5D, and Mrs. Edgar
Au.stln, of WilkcMboro route
two. He entered the navy in
August, 1943, and received his
boot training at Bainbrldge,
Md.
Central Truck
Tire Inspection
Station Set Up
Critical Truck Tire Shortage
Demands That Truck Tires
Be Used To The Limit
^jSlbCTt Reid Greene
'WklCalph Duane Church
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Doff IJncoln Eller
CTielsle Marion McNeill
William Cody Edmlmsten
Warren Calvin Walker
Hayden WUliam Watts
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Commencement
At Millers Creek
In order to make sure that no
truck tire is put out of service
prematurely, the OPA has •estab
lished a central truck tire inspec
tion station for Wilkes county,
where every truck tire to he re
placed w'ill be thoroughly Inspect
ed.
3. E. Knowles, tire conservation
specialist of the Charlotte district
of the OPA, said here this week
that Uptown Service Station had
begik select as the central .
tire inspection station.
As formerly, the truck oper.i-
lor will make application to the
rationing board for truck tire re
placement. The dealer from whom
he plans to purchase the tire will
demount it and It will be taken to
Uptown Service station for a
thorough inspection.
The reason tor this plan, Mr.
Knowles said, is to make sure th.it
no tire is replaced which has
miles of .service left in the carcass.
[a trained inspector at the centr.il
tire inspection station will ascer-
[tan whether or not the tire could
used further by recapping or
at
Commencement sermon
Millers Creek high school will be repairing.
delivered on Sunday afternoon, j jq jg found that a tire
April 30, 2:30 p. m.. in the high ' i,ggn damaged or destroyed hy
school auditorium. 1 abusive use, the rationing board
Rev. J. S. Hiatt, of Statesville, (jgny the truck operator’s ap-
Methodist church district superin- j plication to buy a new tire,
tendent, will deliver the com- j truck tire permits issued in
mencement address. Rev. J. !'■ wiikes county will be by the ra-
A, Bumgarner will lead the invo
cation and scripture reading will
be by Rev. A. W. Eller. Fred
Kilby, president of the senior
ss, will pronounce the benedic-
i'an.
Special music during the service
will be offered by the senior
class and other members of the
student body. Mrs. Fred Gaither
Is faculty advisor for the class.
board in North Wilkes-
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tioning
boro.
Mr. Knowles said that Uptown
Service station has graciously
granted use of their facilities and
personnel for truck tire inspec
tion at considerable sacrifice to
their business. The new system
■will go into effect Monday and a
representative of the Charlotte
(Sco Truck Tires—page twelve)
SEBASTIAN BROTHERS IN SERVICE
American troops have seized
two of Hollandia’s strategic air
dromes and are battling the ene
my on the edge of the third, while
southeast along the New Guinea
Coast Australian forces have cap
tured the enemy base of Madang,
It was announced today.
The strategic Cyclops and Sen-
tanl airdromes at Hollandla were
captured Tuesday by an amphibi
ous column which crossed Lake
Sentani and routed the Japanese
defenders, Gen. Douglas MacAr-
tliur announced in his daily com
munique.
A headquarters announcement
that a junction of two American
columns was Imminent was believ
ed to refer to the American
pincers closing in on Hollandla
airfield Itself from Tanahmerah
Bay,., to the west, and from the
Hollandla village area, to the
east.
Services Sunday At
New Hope Church
For the Service Men
Announcement is made of a
special service to be held at New
Hope Baptist church near Purlear
Sunday afternoon, April 30, at
one o’clock.
The service will be in honor of
men from the church and com
munity who have entered service
and the public is cordially invit
ed to attend.
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Dr. Hubbard Is
President Of the
Board of Directors In Meet
ing Organized and Elect
ed Y.M.C.A. Officers
Board of directors of the newly
organized Wilkes Young Men’s
Christian Association in meeting
this week elected officers.
Dr. Fred C. Hubbard was elect
ed president. The other officers
are as follows: W. K. Sturdivant,
vice president; Carl E. VanDe-
man, recording secretary; and J.
B. Carter, treasurer.
The board of directors, which
was eleettd in a recent mass
meeting of citizens here, organiz
ed with terms of eight directors
expiring each year for the next
three years.
Those named for three years
follow: Dr. P. C. Hubbard. R.
G. Finley, J. B. Carter, ’ Jack
Swofford, Edd Gardner, P. W.
Eshelman, Eugene Trivette and
Mrs. Margaret Coffey; tor two
years—Dr. A. C. Chamberlain,
Paul Osborne, Carl E. VanDeman,
Boyd Stout, Robert S. Gibbs, J. B.
MoCoy. W. D. Halfacre and Mrs.
Palmer Horton; for one year—W.
K. Sturdivant, J. M. Anderson, A.
F. Kilby, Vernon Deal, W. F. Ab-
sher, J. R. Hix. J. B. Williams and
Mrs. R. T. McNiel.
It is expected that the presi
dent will appoint a site committee
at an early date to consider avail
able sites for a Y. M. C. A. build
ing. Plans are also under way to
begin raising the building fund
this year.
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Sgt. Carl C. Sebastian is now in service in Italy. Sgt.
astian sailed for overseas November 1,1942, and par-
ipated in the north African and Sicilian campaigns
ore going into Italy. He entered service with the Na-
nodal Guard in North Wilkesboro on September 16,
1040 Warren A. Sebastian, second class petty officer
. ^ has been stationed at Corpus Christi, Texas,
Tar the pa.t 31 months. He entered the navy in Janu-
1941 and received his early training at Charles-
sc* Th® S«l»a****" brothers are sons of Mr. and
.Mr*, ia Sebastian, of Hays.
Meeting Closes
At First Baptist
On Friday Night
Series of evangelistic services
at the First Baptist church, which
has been in progress since Wed
nesday night of last week, will
close on Friday night.
Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Sr., of
Rocky Mount, father of the local
pastor and who has been deliver
ing inspiring messages, tonight
will use as a subject, “Palm Tree
Life of the Christian”.
Large congregations have been
attending the services and there
have been several additions to the
church. Baptismal service will be
held Sunday night.
Home Club to Meet
The Pairplains-Mulbeiry home
demonstration club will meet
Tuesday, May 2, 1:30 p. m., with
Mrs. T. H. Deal. An Interesting
program and demonstration is
planned and a large attendance to
members and visitors is desired.
Pals In England
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PfC. Gaither L. Mathis, left,
son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G.
Matliis, of Wilkes county, has
been In England since last July
and Is getting along fine, ac-
YANKS mTHM
24 MILES OF
CITY OF ROME
American troR)s giving a bold
advance notice of their attack by
a “voice of doom’’ warning for the
Germans to snrre^er, have mov
ed to within 24 miles of Rome In
a series of thrusts at the center of
the Anzio beachhead line, dis
patches revealed yesterday.
Only eight of the enemy biieded
the broadcast surrender warning
and the rest were steamrollered
under an artillery and infantry at
tack as the Americans generally
improved their positions around
Carano. This advance followed
swiftly upon the deepening of the
American right flank below Cls-
terna, four miles to the east.
The attacks around Carano were
described officially as raids In
force, but In each one the partici
pating forces extended their lines
a short distance and the cumula
tive effect was to create a salient
miRG SUGAR
mirr to pouros
!M REGIStRATIOil
cording to letters received by | just as had been done In the Cls-
hls parents. He enterel the
army in December, 1943. On
the right Is Roy Hutchins, of
High Point. They were in train
ing together and are together
in England.
terna sector.
Motorists Asked
To Remove Their
Old License Plate
State Highway Patrol Sergeant
A. H. Clark said today that some
motorists have failed to remove
the old license plates from the
front of their cars.
The officer stated that It is a
violation of the law to continue
to display the old plates, which
are confusing, and asks than any
who have not removed them to do
so at once.
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Pvt. Wilton Bcsh»'>ars, son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Bes1iear.s, of
Walsh, ha.s notifiwl Ills parents
of his .safe arrival in Italy. Pvt.
Ilesliears entered the army in
.May, 1943.
IF LABEL READS
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Attention of Journal-Patriot
subscribers wlios» subscriptions
will e.vpire May 1 is called to
the fact tliat the subscription
will be stopiied on May t unless
renewed by tliat date.
The Joumal-l’atriot is fol
lowing strictly a paid-ln-ad-
vance policy as required by pos
tal laws and rcgnlations, and
tlie cooperation of subscribers
in renewing promptly Is appre
ciated. If your address label
on your paper read.s 5-44 that
means that your sut^criptlon
wUl expire May 1.
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Sunday -work in American hard
coal mines produced 59.3,781 tons
in/February.
Gets Promotion
All Mvimiis In
Red CrotrUiwe-
Exceeded Quotas
Final Report of Chairman
Shows $22,592.98 Total
War Fund Campaign
Grand total tor the Red Cross
War fund drive In Wilkes county
was $22,592.98, Dr. John W.
Kincheloe, Jr., war fund chair
man, said in his final report. That
amounts exceeds by $4,392.98 the
quota of $18,200 for the county.
Dr. Kincheloe reported that all
seven divisions exceeded the
quotas set locally. The amounts
for the divisions were as follows:
Special gifts, $8,733.16; indus
trial, $3,284.70; North Wilkes
boro business section, $2,615.50;
North Wllkesboro residential, $1,-
521.70; Wllkesboro, $1,163.55;
rural, $4,375.70; colored, $309.19;
miscellaneous, $589.94.
The chairman explained that
several donations which arrived
after the drive formally closed,
and which were from different
divisions, were credited to the
miscellaneous total. Several large
special gifts which came in from
Lewis Fork, Somers and other
townships were credited to the
special gifts quota.
Dr. Kincheloe reported the fol
lowing totals from rural town
ships and communities:
Antioch, $178.35; Beaver
Creek, $130.00; Boomer. $163.13;
Brushy Mountain, $196.59; Ed-
•iPards. $211.50; Elk, $149.95:
Jobs Cabin, $114.00; Lewis Fork.
$305.05; Lovelace, $62.66; Mo
ravian Falls, $327.50; Mulberry,
$183.25; New Castle, $127.85;
Reddles River, $407.48; Rock
Creek, $287.28; Somers, $96.12:
:Stanton, $88.10; Traphlll. $146.;
I Union, $2'?8.34; Walnut Grove.
$50.75; Wllkesboro, $240.18;
Roaring River, $157.40; Ferguson
school, $55.07; Chatham Manu
facturing Co., $409.15; Miscel
laneous, $10.00.
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Kvt. John E. CaiTigan, whose
borne was in North Wllkesboro
before entering service in May,
1948, sailed for overseas Janu
ary 9 and is now in China with
Quartermaster corps troops.
Fvt. Carrigan has been awarded
the good conduct medal and
several medals for marksman
ship. The service ribbons rep
resent the Hnrma-Chlna^lndla
campaign.
Registration For
May 27 Primary
Begins Saturday
Books Will Be Open At Poll
ing Places April 29, May
6 and On May 13
Registration books will open at
the polling places on Saturday,
April 29.
James M. Anderson, chariman
of the Wilkes board of elections,
said that the registration books
will be open on three Saturdays.
April 29, May 6 and 13. Satur
day, May 20, will be challenge day
and the next Saturday, May 27,
will be the date of the primary.
Those who have reached age 21
or will reach that age before the
November election, and others en
titled to vote but who have not
registered must register while the
books are open if they are to vole
in the primary.
Those Whe *v)4st Hare More
Sugar May Get It By Ap
plication After June 15
Ten ponnds per person will be
the ms^mum In canning sngar
coupons to be given out In the
canning sugar registration to be
held in the schools on Monday and
Tuesday, May 1 and 2.
It was originally announced by
the district OPA office that the
maximum to be Issued would be
20 pounds Irut the maximum has
been cut In half.
However, the overall maximum
allowance for canning sugar p«r
person remains at 26 pounds
each, and those who must have
more sugar for canning may se
cure up to ten pounds each more
after June 16. The 25-pound
maximum Includes the five pounds
on the canning sugar stamp now
valid, the ten-pound maximum for
the registration in the schools
May 1 and 2, and any extra
amounts they may apply for to lo
cal ration boards after June 15.
The canning sugar registration
at the schools will be from two to
five p. m. on Monday and Tuesday,
May 1 and 2, and those who regis
ter for canning sugar must take
with them their number 4 ration
books for all the family. Parents
may send books by children In the
upper grades.
The list of schools at which
canning sugar registration will be
held follows: Wilkjsboro, Miller.s
Creek, Moravian Fa’Is, Boomer,
Mount Pleasant, Whittington.
Cricket, Maple Springs, Mountain
Crest, Summit, Lincoln Heights,
Clingraan, North Wllkesboro, Mul
berry, Mountain View, Double
Creek, Traphill, Austin, Benham,
Pleasant Hill, Ronda,, Roaring
River and Ferguson.
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Ralph McDonald
Address Is to Be
Monday Night
Cancel May Term
Of Wilkes Court
Jurors Summoned to Appear
Monday, May 1, Need
Not Report For Duty
Candidate For Governor To
Address Democrats At
Wilkes Courthouse
The May term of Wilkes su
perior court scheduled to begin
on Monday, May 1, has been can
celled, county officials said today.
Jurors for the term, who hid
already been summoned to ap
pear for duty, will not report.
The term was cancelled by the
bar association because so many
persons, including parties in civil
cases and necessary witnesses, are,
absent from the county. The May
session was originally scheduled a.t
a two-weeks regular term.
Ralph McDonald will personal
ly bring his campaign for the
Democratic nomination for gover
nor to Wilkes on Monday, May 1,
when he will speak at the Wilkes
county courthouse at eight p. m.
Local leaders in the McDonald
campaign are predicting that a
large crowd will be present to
hear the gubnatorlal candidate
tell his platform for state govern
ment.
Rohert Johnson
Game Protector
Robert S. Johnson, of Wilkes
boro, has accepted the position as
game protector for Wiikes county.
Mr. Johnson, who was highly
recommended for the position, has
already assumed his duties as
game protector. He stated here
McDonald is conducting a most today that he will impartially en-
intensive campaign for the nomi
nation in ti c primary to be held
on May 27, and considerable inter
est in the campaign is already in
evidence locally.
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BUY MORE WAR BONDS
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Pressure Canner
Clinic Is Success
Seaman First Mass Leonard
Jones has just been promoted
to his present rank at Great
lAkes, m. Seamfl® Jtmes, sem
of Mr, and Blna Bobert Jtmee,
' rtf Pnriear, entered the navy |n
October, 1948.
The pressure canner clinic
i held here Friday was an outstand
ing success.
j The clinic, held In the demon-
I stratlon room of Duke- Power
company, was set up in order to
get canner equipment in shape
for the coming season.
Eighty cookers were cleaned
and Inspected. Guages were
checked and recommendations
made for afiy repairs needed.
At Camp Rucker
BUY MOTE WAR BONDS
Pvt. Ralph B. Minton, mem-
hem of'a military police detach
ment, has been transferred from
Camp Robinson, Ark., to Camp
Rucker, Alabama. Pvt. Minton
is a son of Mr, and Mrs. L, A,
, Minton, of near this city, and
was mairlTig his home in Toledo,
Ohio, before entering the army
in June, 1948. He reoeJvod
basic Indntnc at Oamp Wolten,
Texas.
force the game laws of the state
and warns all hunters and
fishermen to sicure license and
to comform to the state laws reg
ulating the sports.
Rises In Rank
Toy William Michael was re
cently prennoted to bis present
rank of fireman secemd cdsss at
Norfolk, Va., where he oomidet-
ed an engineoing coarse. He
entered the navy January 6 this
year and received boot traialiig
at Balniiridg^ Md. Hs to a kin
of the late Rev. w.. BDchael
and Mrs. Msifgiret MUdiaeL His
wife to Hie tonue mas Btoasl
McNeiU.
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