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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES FOR U. S. SENATE AND GOVERNC* OF STATE
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de R. Hooy of Shelby, form-
orth Carolina Goyemor and a
e-time Congressman, will snc-
ed Senator Hohwt (our Boh;
Reynolds as the State’s Junior
member of the Senate next year
as result of a decisive victory over
four opponents in Saturday’s
Djpiocratic primary.
Hoey won the party nomina-
.tlon, tantamount to election, by
rolling up an indicated majority
of more than 100,000 votes over
his opposition.
The runner-up was Rep. Cam
eron Morrison of Charlotte, an
other former Tar Heel Governor,
who had linked his campaign to
his record of 100 per cent Admin
istration support in the House and
who was supported by State labor
groups.
Returns from 1,714 of the
State's 1,921 precincts gave;
Hoey 196,281.
Morrison 74.842.
Marvin Ritch. Charlotte, 5,986.
Arthur Simmons. Burlington,
3,191.
Giles N'ewton, Gibson, 1,954.
Reynolds did not seek re-nom-
ination. Ho announced last win
ter that pressure of duties in
Washington, where he is chairman
of the Senate Military Affairs
ftoe, would prevent_^ hjg
^I'csSt^MKrT.
In the race for Governor, Gregg
Cherry of Gastonia, defeated
• Ralph McDonald of M’inston-Sa-
lem and 011a Ray Boyd of Pine-
town for the Democratic nomina
tion and will succeed Governor J.
M. Broughton of Raleigh, next
January.
Returns from 1,720 precinct.s
for Governor gave:
Cherry 176,087.
McDonald 128,401.
Boyd 1.636.
On the face of available returns
State Treasurer Johnson seemed
to have scored the most one-sided
triumph in the primary. With 1,-
212 precincts listed, he had 156.-
216 votes against 29,016 for L. J.
Phillips, of Chapel Hill.
In the contest tor secretary of
state, 1,206 precincts gave Eure
142,859, and W. N. Crawford, of
Greensboro, 39,554.
Auditor Pou ran up a total of
129,488 votes in 1,200 precincts
while FYed S. Hunter, of Hunters
ville, was getting 50,941.
Bsllentine staged a near run
away for lieutenant governor. In
1,190 precincts he polled 115,085
votes to 43,457 for Elizabeth City’s
W. I. Halstead, and 11,446 for
Jamie T. Lyda, of Greensboro.
GOP V"OTE LIGHT—
MOVEMENT FOR Y.M.CA.
HERE IS GAINING
MOMENTUM
Dillard In England
Thursday, June 1, will mark
the beginning of one of the most
important events In the history of
North Wilkesboro and Wilkes
county.
On that date the campaign to
raise |160,000 to establish a Y.
M. C. A. in North Wilkesboro,
which will be for all the county,
will get under way.
The board of directors of the
newly organized Tonng Men’s
Christian Association In recent
meeting set up a building fund
budget, which, It is hoped, will
fill the needs for a Y. M. C. A.
building here.
And June 1 was set as the open
ing date of the campaign to raise
the money, which will be used af
ter the war to erect a modern Y.
M. C. A. bnlldlng.
The thousands of Wilkes peo
ple Interested In the movement to
establish a Y. M. C. A. here are
happy to learn that a site for the
building has already been select
ed and purchased. The site is in
the northeast comer of G and
Eighth streets near the Wilkes
hospital and the Presbyterian
church. The land purchased, to-
.gether with an nnusued portion of
. Seventh street, makes a total of
more than two acres, part of
which may be used later for a
playground and athletic field
back of the Y. M. C. .A. building.
At a meeting of directors end
other Interested citizens held
drive to rais«.|he
CUfton Ward DlUard, seaman
second class, Is now in England.
Seaman Dillard entered the navy
In November, 1D48. His wife,
the former Miss Flora Sebas
tian, and daogihter, Edna, make
their home at Hays.
Students Render
Good Program At
Commencement
CLYDE R. HOEY
R. GREGG CHERRY
Primary Winners
Had Majorities In
Voting In Wilkes
Cherry Gets Majority Of
About 450 In Wilkes;
Hoey Gets Biggest Vote
Wilkes county gave a substan
tial majority to R. Gregg Cberry,
Democratic nominee for governor,
in the primary Saturday, and a
preponderant majority of the
Wilkes votes were cast for Clyde
R. Hoey, successful aspirant for
the Democratic nomination for
United States Senate.
Unofficial returns from 27 of
the 29 precincts in Wilkes gave
Cherry a total of 2,053, a majori
ty of 466 over the total of 1,597
for Ralph McDonald. The two
precincts not included in the un
official tabulation are not expect-
WHkes Men Sent
For Examination
For Army - Navy
In New Guinea
. ed to change the percentage or
Only a handful of votes '®^8'"®iadd any great amount to the to
reported in the Republican prl-ltals.
i
mary to name candidates for
lieutenant governor, state treasur
er and ninth district representa
tive.
Lluetenant governor, Robert L.
Lovelace, Elkin, 414; George L.
Green, Marshall, 679; A. Harold
Morgan, Smlthfleld, 466.
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In 1818, about 40 tons of abaca
were imported into the U. C., and
the plant soon became the leading
export of the Philippines.
RATION NEWS
SHOES — Airplane stamps
N(^ 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 Angnst 8.
gUOAR—Sugar sUmps No.
80 and No. 31 (book 4) good
for five pounds indefinitely.
canning sugar — Sugar
•tamp No. 40 good for fire
ponndz of eanning sugar until
rebmary 8*. 1*46.
PROCESSED FOODS—Bine
'as through Q8 (book 4) now
valid wt 10 points each, for nse
witu tokens. Good indefinite
ly.
SnSATS AND FATS—Red AS
through T8 (book 4) now val
id at 10 points each, for use
with tokens. Gopd Indefinite-
Stamps US. VS and W8 beeoma
valid Jana i.
Wilkes gave an overwhelming
vote to Clyde R. Hoey, who also
led throughout the state by a big
margin over Cameron Morrison.
The unofficial returns from 22 of
the 29 precincts in Wilkes gave
Hoey a total of 2,360 to 518 for
Morrison.
Although returns on other con
tests in Wilkes had not been com
piled today, it was evident that L.
Y. Ballentine got the greater part
of the Wilkes vote for the Demo
cratic nomination tor lieutenant
governor.
The county board of elections
will meet Tuesday, 11 a. m., to
canvass the returns.
Pfc. Mayford Wood, son of
Mr. and Mre. J. A. Wood, of
Honda, is in a hospital in Italy,
where ho Is recovering from a
broken arm. Pfc. Wood went
overseas March 1 this year.
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Scouts Will Meet
Millers Creek troop of Girl
Scouts will meet at the school
gymnasium on Thursday, June 1.
two o’clock.
Service
Tuesday Is Planned
Memorial exercises, honoring
the war dead of all the wars in
which the United States has par
ticipated, will be held at the Mark
er on Memorial Avenue in North
Wilkesboro on Tuesday evening,
May 30, at 7:30 o’clock.
An interesting program has
been arranged by a committee con
sisting of J. B. McCoy, chairman.
Dr. M. G. Edwards, Rnssell Hodg
es an'd Major E. P. Robinson from
the American Legion, Miss Toby
Turner, Miss Lillian Stafford and
Mrs. J. B. McCoy from the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, and Major
E. P. Robinson, CSivlee Jenkins,
Jr., and William Tomlinkmi fh>m
(See McrkhM—««•» On)
Composes Poem
Gpl. J. Ward Kenerly is in
the army air coipe and is sta
tioned at Cheat Bend, Kaosae.
Kenedy Is a son of Mr. and Hra.
T. 8. Kenedy, of this dty. A
poem entitled “To Mom”, and
which appears elsewhere in this
newsmMV, wns composed by
UpL Kenerfir. -
Wilkes Selective Service hoards
on Saturday sent groups of men to
the Induction center for examina
tion for army and navy service.
Wilkes board number 1 filled
its call with men under 26 years
of age and did not entirely i x-
haust the supply of registrants
under that age. ^
Wilkes board number 2 sent all
available men under 26 and a few
over that age In order to send the
number required.
The list of registrants who were
sent to the induction center fol
lows:
BOARD NUMBER 1
Johnson Harmon Wdlbom
Carl Edward Parks
William Tnmep Ohnreh
lioonard Paul Oleary
Oharles Evans Hughes Benge
Gale Gaither Prevette
Davidson Sloan Deal
Warner Grover Hamby
Charlie Clandos Miller
Raymond Rudolph Nichols
Vernon Ralph Marley
Jeffie Biyant Shell
Glen Garfidd Minton.
Llllard Eldreth
Kenneth Wei born
Millard Marvin Johnson
Harm Johnson Crane
Henry Roosevelt Anderson
Garvie Hnidi Johnson
Joseph Reid Payne
Robert K. Bangnss
Albert Lewis Shonn
Claude Presley Jolnee.
Mllmer Love Jay Triplett
Coy Arvii Triplett
Koby Kermit Crane
Spurgeon Callweil Cheek
Dewey Monroe Blair (Trans.)
Thomas Ernest Walsh
Egden Hoke McNeil (Trans.)
Arnold Bruce Cooper
DoUle Odell Wagoner
Millard Fillmore Eller
Fred Oliver Davis
Conrad Olden Nichols
Sam Henry POpUn
Janies Robert Parsons (Tnuis.)
WilBam Edgar OWTrih
Charlie Clay Souther ^ '
Doctor Roland WsJsh .
George Weaver OOl .
B. 8. Can ’ V
CboHle Andemon OUn 1
Monroe Mathis ^
(MMl HiggiM (Tfiwi*.)
Boy Wnston JoiMs
Charles Hadley Canter
Harold Parson*
Adrian Lafayette BUedgs
Pvt. Janies C. Barlow, who
entered service June 9, 1942, is
now serving In New Guinea.
Pvt. Barlow is the son of John
Barlow, of the Mnlberrj- com
munity.
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Masonic Notice
Liberty Ixidge number 45, A.
P & A. M., will meet Thursday
night, 7:30. All members are
urged to attend.
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At Fort Riley
(ions to the fund.
Described by many as 'the most
important forward step for North
Wilkesboro in modern times, the
Y. M. C. A. movement has gained
momentum rapidly during the
past few weeks, and it is antici
pated that the response to the
appeal for building funds will ex
ceed any campaign ever attempt
ed in Wilkes county.
Tentative plans call for a ful
ly equipped Y. M. C. A. with
gymnasium, swimming pool, lob
by, library and many other
features such as may be lound in
the Y. M. C. A. buildings of larg
er cities throughout the country.
The Y. M. C. A. will fill long
felt needs In this community for
the young people. The primly
purpose of the organization is to
promote Christian living. It will
serve as a place of rest, study and
recreation, a place where young
people may congregate in a Christ
ian atmosphere and under Christ
ian leaders trained for Y. M. C. A.
work.
The Y. M. C. A. will be what
its name implies: Wilkes County
Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion, and it will be for the people
of all the county.
As the campaign to raise the
building fund begins, attention is
called to some pertinent facts:
contributions may be deducted
from the Income subject to in
come taxes, and the contiiliutions
may bo in the form of war bonds.
And member of the board of direc
tors and others engaged In the
campaign will be able to explain
these facts to those contributing
funds.
Illustrated pamphlets to ac
quaint the people with what the
Y. M. C. A. is and does are being
printed and will be ready for dis
tribution when the campaign
opens Thursday.
I. E. Pearson Rites
Were Held Today
Well KnoMm Local Business
Man Died Suddenly At His
St(»e On Saturday
imte Joba KUer
;'/.viOjpa, Gomle Pwr, who wee re-
edB%’ pvMnotod to hl» preeMit
linie, nstamed to Fort BBeri,
SMHHW, Tneodiqr attee >peaab«
fortAagh wtth hie: mothor,.
, 1^. Fmt, who Uvee ahar
i Few bae beea
Mirtloe •• naartba.
J. Everett Pearson, age 65,
for many years prominent in busi
ness life in North Wilkesboro,
died suddenly Saturday morning
at his store on Tenth street.
Mr. Pearson was carried to his
store, the I. E. Pearson Whole
sale company, ■ early Saturday
morning! After arriving there he
told an employe that he had not
been feeling w^ for a tew honn.
He walked to his office and in a
tew mlnntea was found in a dying
condition. A heart attack woa
preanmed to he the canse of death.
Mr. Peonon was e. member of a
well known WUkee family. He
Dlplbihas'of high school grad
uation were presented to a splen
did class of 46 seniors Thursday
night at North Wilkesboro high
school.
The class this year ranked high
in scholarship and had an out
standing average record.
The graduation exercises con
sisted of a program given by
members of the class and was car
ried out splendidly before a large
and appreciative audience.
The students taking part were
Vivian McNeill, Mary Elmore Fin
ley, Edwin Long, Poddy Horton,
Glenn Golliher, Marie Eller and
Margaret Jones.
The medal for the highest
scholastic record was presented to
Mary Elmore Finley by Dr. J. 3.
Deans, member of the city board
of education. Other award win
ners were as follows; American
Legion citizenship medal present
ed to Bill Gabriel by W. C. Grier;
Legion Auxiliary citizenship medal
presented to Marie Eller by Mrs.
N. N. Phillips; honor medals were
presented to Vivian McNeill, Mar
garet Jones, Mary Lee Gardner
and Clara Lockhart by J. B. Mc
Coy, member of the city board of
education. Supt. Paul S. Cragan
presented the Balfour award to
Bill Gabriel. Flora Johnson re
ceived a medal for 10 years per
fect attendance.
The senior class’ gift to the
school was a war bond, and waa
presented to BUI Gabriel, class
president. A $100 war bond as
a gift from the student council
was presented by Poddy Horton.
Diplomas of high school grad
uation were preaente4 to the fol
lowing by D. J. Carter, chairman
of the city board of education:
Pauline Absher, Bernice Adams,
Reba Adams, Tal Barnes, Jr.,
Pauline Billings, Buster Bush,
Harriett Crutchfield, Bob Day,
Kemp Elledge, Marie Eller, Betty
Owyn Finley, Mary Elmore PTn-
ley, Nancy Forester, Bill Gabriel,
Mary Lee Gardner, Glenn Golll-
hen Jr., Sloan Hill, Dick Hlx, Pod
dy Horton, Bette Hutchens, Alma
Johnson, Margaret Jones, Mack
Kerley, Tommy Kilby, Clara Lock-
(See StDdents—page five)
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Patricia Gettys Is
KilledSiddeiily
News has been received bere of
the tragle death of Potriela Oet-
tys, daughter of Mr. and Mro. J.
D. dettys, former residents of this
city now living In Birmingham,
Alabama.
Patricia, age 8, was klUed in the
yard of tholf home when a con-
arete flower pof tell from its
stand and stmek the girl. Her ^
neck was broken ond ^ died In- tk
stoutly. r .
Fnnwai service was held Snn-
(Bee l*^wea page ^ la Btmabigham.