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YPIU jpoux, No. 6
MMY SENTENCED IN MAY TERM
OF FEDERAL GODRT NOW UNDER
WAY; MDGE HAYES PRESIDING
Now In^England
^ V- A
OoTfonl Edward M. Bumgar
ner, who Is serving In a gaso
line snpply oo., is now in E!ng-
land, acocffdlng to a letter re
ceived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Bnmgamer, of Halls
Mills. He wrlt««K that he Uhes
England fine and it is a beenti-
fol country. He entered the
army May 18, 1942.
High School Band
Concert On Friday
at School
Night
North Wllkesboro high school
band concert will be on Friday
night, eight o’clock, in the North
Wiikesboro high school audi
torium.
Miss Betty Story, director ot
the band, has announced the fol
lowing program for the concert.
Star Spangled Banner.
El Capltan, Sousa.
Trumpet Solo—"TTie Hosary**,
Nevin, Tommy Whicker.
Old Gray Mare, Arr. Yoder.
The Band Played On, Ward-
Hummel.
Tuba Solo—“Rocked In The
Cradle of the Deep”, Dick Under
wood.
Brass Quartet—“Drink To Me
Only With Thine Eyes”, Tommy
Whicker. T. C. Plexico, Carl
Swofford, Tal Barnes.
Begin the Beguine. Porter.
Trombone Solo—Meilody from
“Concerts in B Minor”, Tschai-
sowsky, Tal Barnes.
Manhattan Beach. Sousa.
Flute Solo—“Song of India”.
Mary Elmore Finley.
Trombone Solo — “Stormy
Weather”, B. J. Robinson.
Increased activity in liquor
making and traffic in Illicit liquor
since liquor prices have become
increasingly high is reflected In
the number of cases on docket of
the May term of federal court,
which opened Monday In Wilkcs-
boro with Judge Johnson J. Hayes
presiding.
A great majority of the cases on
the docket are for alleged viola
tion of the liquor tax laws.
One case bas been tried involv
ing violation of the OPA price
ceiling regulations. Ransom W.
Alexander was fined $200 on a
charge of selling chickens last
year for 32 cents per pound when
the celling was between 28 and 29
cents.
The list of cases disposed of
follows:
Albert Minton, fine $200, year
and a day In Petersburg, Va., sus
pended two years.
Robert Vernon Lyalls, fine
$100, year and a day in Peters-
bnrg, Va.
A. J. Woodle, fine $350, two
years probation.
Nathan E. Farrington, fine
$100, a year and a day in Chilllco-
the, Ohio.
Will Benge, fine $100, 18
months in Atlanta.
Buster Williams, fine $100, year
and a day in Chlllicotfce, Ohio.
Robert Foster, fine $100, year
and a day in Chilllcothe, Ohio.
Ransom W. Alexander, violat
ion celling price law, fine $200.
John Allen Johnson, fine $500.
Donnie Blackburn, fine $100,
year and a day in Chlllicotbe.
Harrison Sherman Nance, fine
$100, year and a day in Peters
burg, Va.
Carl Eugene Souther, $100 fine,
year and a day In Atlanta.
Walter Wellborn, $100 fine,
year and a day in Chilllcothe.
Clifton Oliver Adams, $100
fine, year and a day In Chlllicotha.
Coy Caudill, $100 fine, year and
a day In Petersburg, Va.
Fred Bowers, $100 fine, year
and a day In Petersburg, Va., sus
pended.
Piral Themas, flOfr fine, ysaT
and a day in Chilllcothe, Ohio.
Paul Slnanson Brown, $100
fine, year and a day in Peters
burg, Va.
North Church. $300 fine, pro
bation three years.
John Forrest Rector, year and
a day in Petersburg, Va.
Joseph Thomas Fisher, year and
a day in Chilllcothe, Ohio.
Grady Parsons, $50 fine.
Clifton Warren Johnson, $100,
year and a day in Petersburg, Va.
Glenn Johnson, $100 fine.
John Elmore, year and a day in
Atlanta.
John Andrew Roberts, $50 fine
and placed on probation.
Richard Monroe Mathews, six
months In Jail.
George "Fin” Hendrix, $100
The Thunderer, Sousa.
Mellophone Solo — “Walter’s ^ fine, year and a day in Chilllcothe.
Prize Song", Bill Gabriel. I Arthur^Love, $100, year and a
When the Lights Go On Again, day in Petersburg, Va.
Members of the band this year
are as follows:
T. C. Plexico, Tommy Whicker,
Carl Swofford, Gene McNeil. Bob
by Eller, Bobby Wells, Hugh Gale,
Bill Gabriel, Dick Underwood, Tal
Barnes, B. J. Robinson, Mary El
more Finley, Jane Carter, Lewis
Mann Nelson, Gordon Finley, Dan
Reins, Billy Bason, Jane Crtll»n,
Margaret Anne Hutchens, Blair
Coffey, Eddie Shook, Mary Edna
Bouknlght, Hugh Craven, Genio
Koonce, Phil Mitchell, Charles
Tevepaugh, Chip Caudill.
The high school commencement
program will continue on Sunday
night with the baccalaureate ser
mon In a union service at the First
Baptist church. Rev. Eugene El
ler, pastor of Crawford Avenue
Baptist church In Augusta, Ga,.
will deliver the message.
Graduation exercises will be on
Thursday night. May 25, eight
o’clock, in the school andltorlom.
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Bom to Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Deviney, of Wllkesboro, a daugh
ter on Friday at the Wilkes hos
pital.
RATION NEWS
SHOES — Airplane stamps
No. 1 and No. 2 (Book 3) val
id indefinitely.
GASOLINE—Coupons No. 10
in A book good for three gal
lons became effective May 9
and will expire August 8.
RUGAB—Sugar stamps No.
SO and No. 31 (book 4) good
tor five pounds indsflnltMy.
CANNING SUGAR — Sugar
No. 40 good for five
pounds of aaanlng sugar until
robmary 31,, 1040. ,
* f^D-^tiook 4 stamps good
for 10 point# osch for which
toksns ai» «aod as ehangs.
Masts and Csts: AS thru Q8 rad.
and tots: At thru TS red.
Whit Sloan, not guilty.
James Turner Call, $100 fine,
IS months in Atlanta.
Jesse McCarter, year and a day
In Atlanta.
The following were placed on
probation: Paul Jenkins, Willard
(See Federal Court—Page Seven)
Clarence James HesiAeB,
aviation radioman third class,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J.
Hendren, has notified his P*r-
ests of his arrtval overseas
somewhere in the Pacific. He
joined the navy on Jnly 17,
1942, and was trained at Nor
folk, Va., Jacksonville wad
Banana River, Florida.
CORPORAL WHO
SAVED WILKES
MAN IS CITED
Headquarters, 14th U. S. Army
Corps, Bougainville May 13.—MaJ.
Gen Oscar W. Grisworld, comman
der of allied forces on Bougain
ville, has presented the Sliver
Star to Cpl. Thomas L. Howard, of
South Bend, Ind., for gallantry In
saving the life of a fellow tank
crewman during a battle along
the Toroklna river last January
30.
The commander of the tank and
one crewman were killed when a
Japanese gun set the vehicle
aflame. Howard crawled through
the turret and Into a shell-hole
despite a shoulder wound, but
spotted the tank’s gunner—^Pvt.
Albert L. Pardue, of Roi
feet away. Ie the faca
anese machine gun fire, Howard
crawled to Pardue and dragged
the latter to safety.
Softball League
Will Begin Play
Tuesday, May 30
Ohnrches sof'-br’l league will
begin play on Tuesday, May 30.
At a meeting of the executive
board held Tuesday decision was
made by the First Baptist, First
Methodist and Presbyterian
churches in North Wllkesboro to
enter teams In the league. There
is a possibility that other teams
may enter before the schedule Is
made out.
BOYS WILL PLAT—
Attention Is also called to the
fact that persons interested in a
league for young boys are asked
to meet at Smoot Park Monday
evening, six o’clock. Boys who will
play and men who can sponsor the
teams are asked to be present.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF FOREST
FURNITURE COMPANY, THIS CITY
By J. R. FINLEY
(Editor’s note: This article Is
being reprinted from "The Pulse
of the Plant”, a monthly publica
tion now being published and dis
tributed by officials and employes
of Forest Furniture company)
■In the late 17th and 18th cen
turies, the section of northwest
North Carolina, eastern Tennessee
and southern Virginia was settled
largely with Scotchdrlsh immi
grants from western Pennsyl
vania and the valley of Virginia.
These settlers were stock raisers
and settled along the water
courses and tributaries. The Yad
kin Valley was settled up with
this class of citizens, who as they
made money built nice homea on
the higher lands with the best
timber grown along on their
boundaries, consisting of oak, wal
nut. wild cherry, chestnut. These
homes were furr'T|hed by local
cabinet make A 4 jka. the best
timber grown on ihelr land and
was handmade with the designs
and craftsmanship of such out
standing fnmltnre as Chippen
dale, LonlB XTV and early Ameri
can furniture. The farmers were
stock raisers and with the few
slaves they had raised com, wheat
and tobacco, the com being fed
to the' stock in wintertime' and the
stock was driven in the summer
to the higher land, which lay
Borth and was covered with blue
trass, and brought back to the
bottom land In the fkU. Thejhad
the best blooded stock in the eoun
Writes Article
J. B. FINLBT
try and were comfortable livers,
This boundary north adjoining
the Yadkin was known as the Blue
Ridge, which is the hlghe^ part
of the Appalachian range,'and in.
fact the highest mountains of any
section east of the Rooky Maim'
tains, many kmoba and l^ks
running In the neUdilMwhooa Of
«,000. feet, which has a tempersr
tnre yw»iar to that of the imnin*:
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liEMYSAYS
ADERSANE
HELD READY
Bnemy - controlled broadcasts
said Inst night that Anglo-Ameii-
can invasion troops had been
massed at their embarkation
points for the past eight days and
that "all evidence points to the
fact that the invasion of Western
Bnrope will be launched sooner
than some people expected”.
The Paris radio commentator,
Jean Paqnl, said that Gen.
Dwight D. Elsenhower, supreme
Allied invasion chief, had con
centrated 50 diviBions—up to
750,000 men—and 80,000 para
troopers in Southern England for
the Ajlied assault.
"A whole armada of transport
vessels, merchantmen, fishing
boats, Invasion barges, motor tor
pedo boats and destroyers has
been consentrated In the harbors
of Southern England and especial
ly In the Bristol area, although
{he whereabouts of the Allied High
Sea Fleet has so tar not been dis
covered”, Paqnl said, in a broad
cast heard by the London Daily
Telegraph.
NAHSPNTOP
STI^ BAHLE
IN VALLEY
Minister Passes
Brltlsh*^ and Indian troops have
smashed through the German
stronghold of Plgnatarp at the
month of the historic Llrl Valley
four- miles southwest of Oasslno
and last night were moving
across the valley against furious
enemy resistance in an effort to
sever Casslno’s road and rail
communications with Rome.
From the battlefield, strewn
with abandoned German equip
ment, Lynn Helnzerllng of the
Associated Press reported that the
crack Nazi parachute troops who
for months defied all Allied ef
forts to storm Casslno frontally
“faced the possible danger of
winding up their careers In the
dusty environs of that forsaken
town”.
Southward from the Llrl Val
ley along a twisting 16-mlle front
to the Gulf of Gaeta, American
and French native troops drove a
disorganized enemy from the last
defense of the shattered Gustav
lino and fought through the out
posts of the powerful Adolf Hitler
line, the enemy's last known fixed
belt of fortifications before Rome.
Three Tried Here
Fishing In County
Without License
Game Protector Robert S.
Johnson Hails Three Be
fore Magistrate’s Court
Robert S. Johnson, newly ap
pointed game protector in Wilkes
county, has made a number of ar-
for fW^JlithcgR license
in stocSed wffwms In Wilkes
county.
Three men were recently tried
before Magistrate R. T. Pardue in
North Wllkesboro.
Charlie Marlow, of Joynes, was
taxed with cost after entering a
plea of guilty to fishing without
license.
REV. F. L. BLEVINS
Rev. F. L Blevins
Taken By Death In
Springfield, Ohio
Wilkes Man Rose To Prom
inence As Minister In
Ohio City Church
(Springfield, Ohio, Sun, May 11)
The Rev. Famon L. Blevins, 50,
of 308 S. Belmont ave., first and
only pastor of the Second Church
of God, 2021 Hlllsido ave., died in
his home at 3:40 p. m. Wednesday
following several months of ill
health.
The Rev. Blevins, who was born
at New Life, N. C.. May 16, 1893,
the son of the Rev. Andrew and
Rhoda Blevins, had resided m
Springfield for the last 26 years.
Shortly after he married Dallis
V. Adams, on Nov. 5, 1910, the
couple moved to Konnarock, Va.,
and in 1918 they moved to this
city. At that time he was em
ployed by the Superior Gas En
gine Co.
In 1920, he became assistant
pastor to the Rev. C. E. Byers of
the First Church of God on Malden
Lane and In 1921, he was ordain
ed to the ministry. He became
the pastor of the Second Church
of God, which at that time was a
small frame building located on
Belleaire ave. The church had a
membership then of 75 .persons.
Through the cooperation of the
congregation and the ' Rev.
Blevins’ efforts the present site
of the church was purchased and
a small brick building was erect
ed in 1928 with a seating capacity
of 250. Due to the increased
membership a balcony was added
in 1927 and later still in 1933, a
portable building was purchased
and placed on the chnrqh lot. This
(Bee Blevins—-Page Biz)
Enjoy FrMh
From *V*-C*irden
Prof, and Btab T. B. SCmry, of,
WlUDSBlMno, enjoyed new Bng-
UA . tram tbefr VUtotr ^
UHdan Bnndiy. iUa ,1s the
eortisst NpoM or MW poM be- (
iwg tram this Mason’s
gusdensi. ' It smyone asp., beat
rM. Wonr# s^oan$, .istfs MM
trom. yon.
Ottls Grier and Bill Wlneberry,
of Todd, were fined ten dollars
each and taxed with costs. They
were also given suspended sen
tences.
Game Protector Johnson has re
peatedly warned people to buy li
cense before going fishing and co
operation of the people In abiding
by the game laws as they apply to
Wilkes county Is urged.
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Fifty Graduates
Receive Diplomas
Wiikesboro High
Commencement Finals Held
Tuesday Morning; Rev. J.
S. Hiatt is The Speaker
Fifty high school seniors grad
uated trom Wiikesboro high
school In the final commence
ment program on Tuesday morn
ing.
Rev. J. S. Hiatt, of Statesville,
district superintendent of the
Methodist church, delivered an In
spiring address in the commence
ment finals. The speaker was pre
sented by R. R. Church, of Wllkes-
boro, a member of the county
board of education.
Legion and Auxiliary citizenship
awards to outstanding stndents
were presented to BrlU Steelman
and Elizabeth Pharr, members of
the junior class, by Dr. M. Q.
Edwards and Mrs. Edwards, rep
resenting the Wilkes post and the
American Legion Anzlllary. Mary
Dnla was valedictorian of the se
nior class.
Following are listed the 32
girls and 18 boys who were pre
sented high school diplomas by C.
B. Eller, county snperlntondent.
and Wm. T. Long, Wiikesboro
district principal:
Dorothy Dean Adams, Elsie
jrie Allen, Mellcent Sue Barlowe,
Laby Virginia Blevins, Joyce Ora
Brooks, Mrs. Slddle Jane (Walsh)
Brookshire, Mildred Bnmgamer,
Betty Jane Caudill, Mary Eliza
beth Dnla, Leola Virginia Edmln-
ston, Epsle Lou Glass, Stella Mae
Glass, Lola Euie Henderson,
Kath^ Louise Hendren, Frances
Amanda HoweU. Wllla Jean
JameA Ewl® Marylou Jarvis,
Bettcf, Jean Llnney, Mary Emma
Mathis, Ona Faye Mathis, Virgbila
Frances McDnff^L Mildred Mc-
Hond, ': Frances Vlrglflla KOler,
^ (See GmAoatee~«sie«evni)
Al«Kaiider Agent
BED BOMBERS
MIHSK BASE
Uowara O. Colvard, assistanc
county agent in Wilkes county
for the past three years, has ac
cepted the position as coupty
agent for Alexander connty and
assumed his duties May 15. Mr.
Colvard, -whose home now is in
Wiikesboro, is a bob of the late
C. H. Oolvard, and Mrs. Col
vard, of Reddles River, He is
a gr^oate of State College and
was vocational agrlcnltnral
teacher before becoming as
sistant county agent, in which
position he made an excellent
record.
Service to Honor
Men In Service Is
Planned at Church
A special service to honor men
In service will be held Sunday
night at Hlnshaw Street Baptist
church.
Rev. J. C. Owaltney. who Is as
sisting the pastor. Rev. W. S.
Luck, in the revival now In prog-
■resBii^ fflhshaw Street Baptist
church, will deliver a brief mes
sage, and will read testimonials
from men in service In all parts of
the world. These messages, Rev.
Mr. Gwaltney said, are thrilling
and Inspiring.
"Waiting For The Boys To
Come Home” and many other
popular hymns will be sung by
the choir and a quartet from
Kannapolis. Parents who have
sons In service and wives whose
husbands are in service will also
be honored at the service.
Revival services at the church
will continue through next week
with services each evening at 8:00
o’clock. The public has a cor
dial invitation to all services.
Marriage License
Marriage license business In
Wilkes county has picked up dur
ing the past few days. Since May
5 license have been Issued by
Register of Deeds C. C. Sidden to
the following: Grady Adams and
Pauline Colbert, both of Ronda;
Junior McBride, Elkin, and Irene
Clubb, Jonesvllle; John Smith
and Helen Lyon, both of Elkin;
John Nichols and Rena Gryder,
both of North Wllkesboro; Ivory
Spicer and Emmie Upchurch, both
of Benham; Ernest Walker and
Lillian Kilby, Wllkesboro route
one; Robert Morgan. West Jeffer
son, and Joyce Kilby, North
Wllkesboro.
At Morehead City
Frank CaadUl, aeamaa first
class, haa returned to More-
head City, where be is sSatknied,
after a vWt with hla parcats,
Mr. and Ita. IMl Oaudill, of
MUlers Oeek. He was aooani-
paided on bis visit boiae by Us
wife, the  fonaer Miss Otane
Waeem, ‘ ot Moiraiiead CMy.
FMk cpitaMa tba awry la Oo*
Russian bombers, in their sixth
Bucceeslve night raid on enemy
bases, attacked the White Russian
capital of Minsk and two rail
junctions in Eastern Poland Tues
day night, while yesterday Red
Army ground forces scored limit
ed gains in Southeastern Poland
and along the Lower Dneister
River of Bessarabia, Moscow an
nounced today.
Striking along a 225-mlle aerial
front, the Russians lost only three
operation In 29 nights. At one
bombers In their 21st major
target, the rail junction of Chelm
in Eastern Poland, fires visible
more tha.u 62 miles were set
among Gorman railroad cars and
military stores. The third target
was the rail junction of Barano-
wlcze, 78 miles southwest of
Minsk and 177 miles northeast of
Chelm. >
’The dally Moscow operational
bulletin which announced the air
attacks said that for the 26th day
there were no important changes
on the major eastern war fronts.
It reported that in Tuesday’s min
or actions the Russians wrecked
nine enemy tanks and shot down
29 planes.
Rev. T. Sloan Guy
Will Serve First
Baptist 3 Months
Former Pastor Wiikesboro
Baptist, Now Seminary
Student, Coming Here
ve'slty.
6t ttaa.^/0islc M bow m««
irnweA. Ahd 'li M
wffl riMVidly gain’f
hssith.:
Rev. T. Sloan Guy, Jr., a .form
er pastor of the Wllkesboro Bap
tist' chOTCh and now a seminary
student, will serve the First Bap
tist church of North Wllkesboro
as supply pa.3tor through June,
July and August, it was learned
here today.
■ Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr.,
present pastor, has resigned to
accept the call to the First Bap
tist church of Norfolk, Va., where
he will begin his duties on June
1.
The R-iverend Mr. Guy will fill
the pulpit here the first Sunday
in June.
Since leav Jg Wllkesboro Bap
tist church he has been studying
at the Southern Baptist seminary
at LousvHle, Ky., and on Septem
ber 1 plans to enter Yale Uni-
Group Wilkes Men
Enter Into Service
Wilkee Selective Service board
number 1 last week sent the fol
lowing men to the Induction cen
ter to begin service:
NAVY:
Daniel Powell BeNhears.
.Martin Alonzo Beeheara, Jr.
AR.MY:
Herman Gordon Foster.
Frank Austin Hartley
Nathan H. Steelman.
Oharlie Jarvte Walsh.
Phillip Earl Newman,
Malcolm Leonard Wyatt.
Andrew Richard Dnla.
Clyde Jnnlor Kdmlnsten.
Arthur Harold Jones.
Fred Haynes.
PYed Banner Dyer.
L. P. Johnson.
Shehner Doyle Blackbnm.
John Victor Russell.
Vance WUUam Walsh.
Joseph Oarl Combe.
Bnd West.
Wayne Barber Triplett.
Ralph Unooln Miller.
Aalroy Clinton Simmons.
Plan Bible School
At Gordon Church
Miss Lucy Thompson, mlMloa-
ary in the Brushy Mountain Bap
tist association, will condnet a
Bible school next week at Gordon
Baptist church one mile west of
this city.
A. B. Johnston
Is Out Agmin
mends are glad to see A. R.
(Dick) Johnston, praniamtt loeal
mannfaeturar, out ssain aRsr aa
ffiness whleh has fcspt hte «0B> .
Hnad to his hoiBS tw h tong psHod 1