VOUXIdC£No.43
ews And Views
Mrs. Mattie P. Greer, secretary of the North Carolina
Branch of The National Lea^rue of District Postmarters,
.«and the efficient postmaster at Boomer for 24 years, is at-
itending the annual convention in Raleigh this week. A
splendid program was arranged and is being carried out
during the Convention. Mrs. Greer has been the conven
tion secretary for about ten years.
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The onion is the Victory Food Selection for the period
of September 21 through October 7, according to a
bulletin we have received from the War Food Adminis
tration. “The onion crop this year looks like the big
gest in history—a welcome change from last year's
shortage’’, the report says. Buy onions now for future
use—store them in a dry place—so that you will have
them next spring. Remember how high and scarce
onions were last Spring?
Our good friend, Tyre Casey, who has been dividing
much of his time lately between the Casey farm in Somers
township and war work in Tennessee, was in the city one
^j;^|y^,last week passing out delicious Scujppemong grapes,
stated that he would gather about ten bushels from
the\ vine this season.
When Mrs. Maurice Fritisch (the former Miss Mary
Stewart) was engaged in the go^ work of raising $25
among the employes of the Big Star Store in Portsmonth,
Va., for benefit of the emergency polio hospital at Hick
ory, little did she know at that time that her son, Robert,
one of the Methodist Children’s Home boys at Winston-
Salem, would have to be carried there for treatment.
bert, friends will be glad to learn, had a very mild at-
'tack of polio, and has been released.
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The vie w from the former Kilgore orchard (now Col-
vard if not sold *within last few days) is one of the most
beautiful nearby. The property has been greatly improv
ed, and is now one of Wilkes’ beauty spots.
“Uncle” Rufus Shipwash, a well known citizen of the
Roaring River community, was in town again one day
last week. He is right at 84 years, and although not
able to get about as in former years, he said he had been
assisting some in the construction of a new five-room
house which he and Mrs. Shipwash will soon occupy,
this being located near the old Shipwash homestead.
You ju.st oughter see that big fig pipe Walter (Bud) Mc-
Ewen smokes sometimes when on duty at Forester Nu-Way
Service “C” street place. It is about fifteen inches long
and both stem and bowl apparently were made from fig
limbs which had grown in spiral form around a wire. The
pipe ia a gift from a Texas friend. You know Bud used to
, be division manager for R. J. Reynolds company in Texas,
...and he has been in every nook and comer of the Lone
Star State.
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The Coffey building located between the Wilkesboros
near the livestock market, formerly occupied by the
United Supply Co., but now used by the Wilkes Imple
ment Co., of which Sam Winters is meager, has been
greatly improved in appearance with a two-coat paint
job.
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First Class Pharmacist Mate Ivey Moore has written his
family that he hopes to be home soon for a visit. Ivey is
engaged in naval service in the Pacific area.
Two additional real estate deals are to be added to
those consummated in this vicinity recently. One is the
purchase of the Pendley residence on E street by Mr.
and Mrs. Sam P. Mitchell, owned by Mrs. A. J. Pendley,
of Durham, which the Mitchells will remodel for their
home after the war. The other was the pmchase last
week of the Dr. W. P. Horton homeplace, comer Sixth
and D street by S. V. Tomlinson. The Horton property
was owned jointly by a son, A. W. Horton, now residing
in Carpentaria, California, and a daughter, Mrs. Phillip
Robbins, of Durham. S. V. may remodel the residence
for occupancy in the near future.
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Jones Holcomb is commuting again between Elkin and
North Wilkesboro looking after his plumbing and heating
interests after spending the past year or more on war jobs
near Asheville and in South Carolina. It’s good to have
Jones among us again.
First Baptist Here I Walsh and McGee
Gives $264.70 To I Reunion Sunday
Polio Campaign
5^st Baptist church of North
Wilkesboro has mailed a check of
^284.70 to the emergency hospl-
infantlle paralysis patients
kory.
check represented contri-
8 to the polio hospital fund
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members of the First Baptist
congregation, and represents one
of the largest group donations to
the fund from this Immediate
section of the state.
Mrs. Vance Huffman
Is Claimed By Death
Funeral service will be held
Wetfueeday. two p. m
Pleaaant church
HnffmaU’ of
oe
at Mount
for Mrs. 'Ada
North Wilkesboro,
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wife of Vance Huffman. Mrs.
Huffman died Sunday morning.
Surrlvlng Mrs. Huffman are her
.naband and the following sons
nd daughters: Roby M. Huffman,
Burbank. Calif.; Avery P. and
Lewis V. Huffman, ^-«ioir; Mrs.
Florence Butcher, Winston-Sa-
Nannie Mae Fairchild,
Rachel and Louise Hnff-
Korth vnikeehoro
Annual reunion of the Walsh-
McOee families will be held at
Beaver Creek Baptis^chuich on
Sunday, October 1.
The all-day program will open
at ten a. m. by devotional by Rev.
A. J. Foster. A brief business
session, talks by J, C. McNeill,
John Oranfleld, and T. J. Walsji,
songs by the Rationed Quartet,
Piney Grove quartet, Smith fami
ly. Albert McGee and family, Mrs.
Wade Livingstone’s quartet, Dock
Walsh and family, and the Walsh
Sisters, and a memorial by Tate
Matherly will conclude the morn
ing session.
Dinner will be spread, picnic
style, at noon.
V. D. Quire, of Lenoir, member
of the state highway commission,
will be the feature speaker for the
afternoon session. T. W. Fergu
son will respond to the address.
Ail members of the families,
their relatives and friends are in
vited to attend the reunion.
T, UjCLASS TQ_MECT
Sgt. WUllam G. Anderson,
son of W. S. Anderson, of
Wilkesboro route two. Is now in
Ttnain. Ho was slightly wound
ed but luis now recovered and
. is back on dut.v, according to a
letter to ills father.
Republicans In
Rally On Friday
Begin Campaign
Large Crowd At Courthouse
Hears L. L. Wall and Watt
H. Gragg Speak Friday
ON TUESDAY EVENING
The T. S3. L. class of the North
Wilkesboro STrst Baptist church
will meet Tueuday evening, 7:80,
at the home of Mrs. W. A. Bullls.
Republicans of Wilkes county
opened their campaign on Friday
night with a rally at the court
house in Wilkesboro when Watt
H. Gragg, of Boone, candidate tor
secretary of state and L. L. Wall,
prominent Winston-Salem attor
ney delivered attacks against the
New Deal and the state adminis
tration.
All parts of the county were
represented in the large crowd
present for the rally. N. B.
Smithcy, chairman of the Wilkes
Republican Ebcecutive committee,
presided and presented Mr. Gragg,
the first speaker.
Mr. Gragg spoke mainly of lo
cal issues, aajring that he wanted
very much to see the law district
ing Wilkes for election of com
missioners repealed. He descriti-
ed the law as “the least thing I
know of, and that every one who
had any hand in having it passed
should hang their heads in shame.
Your boys are fighting and dying
for liberty and justice which you
are not getting in Wilkes 'county
and North Carolina’’. Ho said
there are three fronts, Europe.
Pacific and in America and that
enemies of liberty and justice in
America riiust also be defeated.
E-x-Sheriff P. E. Brown spoke
briefly, saying that the Republi
can party in Wilkes is in excell
ent condition and with no dissen-
tlon. He predicted a large ma
jority for the county ticket. At
the close of his remarks he pre
sented Attorney L. L. Wall.
Attorney Wall made a scathing
denunciation of the New Deal as
an attempt to set up a totalitarian
government in America by deceit
and hypocrisy. He charged that
since 1933 the Roosevelt adminls
tration had taken the following
steps toward totalitariansim:
made people dependent on govern
ment, eliminated local self-gov
ernment. abridged constitutional
guarantees, restricted private
business, attempted to control ed
ucation, gained control of courts.
In closing his address Attorney
Wall said the Democratic na
tional convention was in control
of Sidney Hillman, a C. I. O. lead
er.
Candidates for county offices
spoke briefly at the close of the
meeting. They were: Represen
tative T. E. Story, candidate for
re-election to the legislature; C.
e. Bidden and I. J. Broyhlll, can
didates for county commissioners;
W. B. Somers, candidate for state
senate.
Stanly and Wilkes
Men Face Charges
Charges of violating the inter
nal revenue law were preferred
against two suspects from Stanly
county and two from Wilkes coun
ty in arrests reported by office jf
United States Marshal Edney
Ridge.
Charles Partee, negro, and C.
C. Lanier, of Stanley county, were
chargee,with operating a non-
registei).a distillery and manufac-
rogiKLCi/U uisvxixoi/ auu am
turlng//ontaxpaId whisky.
Howard Foster and Conrad
BeU, WUkes county, had hearing
before United States Commission
er J. W. DuU in 'Wilkesboro and
were released on $600 bond each
for the November twin'ln "Wllkes-
boro. /
REfi$ ERTIR
CZECH LAMB;
ALSOHURGARY
Serves In Italy
The Red Army smashed 25
miles Inside Czechoslovakia and
also crossed the prewar Hungarian
frontier yesterday ih a big pincers
movement aimed at knocking
Hungary out of the war, while‘in
the North Soviet naval forces cap
tured the Baltic seaport of Paldls-
ki on the Estonian West Coast.
A Moscow radio broadcast quot
ing a front report early today said
that Russian troops crossing from
Southern Poland through Lupkow
Pass into Czechoslovakia had cap
tured the town of Humenne, 26
miles inside the frontier and the
same distance from the Northern
Hungarian frontier.
Simultaneously, Russian and
Romanian troops crossed the
Southeastern Hungarian frontier,
a Bucharest communique disclos
ed. These units were believed to
be less than 35 miles from Szeged.
Hungary’s second city.
Baptist Brier
Creek to Meet
September 28
The Brier Creek Baptist Asso
ciation, one of the oldest and
largest in North Carolina and em
bracing 33 churches, will meet in
its 123rd annual session at Ham’s
Grove church, Thursday, Septem
ber 28. Sherman G. Crater,
Greensboro, is moderator; Dewey
T, Binkley, Hamptonville, clerk.
The following program was ar
ranged ;
10:00 — Devotional. W. F.
Lawrence.
10:10—Organization.
10:20 — Mills Home. G.
White, J. N. Binkley.
11:00—Sermon. E. C. Jordan;
alternate, J. A. Isenhour.
12:00 —Intermission.
1:00—Baptist Hospital. Noah
Hayes and Edd Foster.
1:20—Evils of Alcohol bever-
D.
age. Ray Madison, and Rex Weis-
ner.
1:40 Christian Education.
Irene Sloan and E. A. Wells.
2:00—The Deacon’s Place in
Church: R. C. Lloyd, and Gus
Myers.
2:15—W. M. U.; Mrs. Richard
Martin and Miss Zelle Harris.
2:30—Literature: Miss Marie
White, and Miss Hattie Trivette.
2:45—Christianity in a World
War; L. T. Younger, 5. G. Crater.
3:30—Obituaries: J. B. Ray, L.
M. Jarvis.
Time and Place—H. A. Jurney.
Julius Holland.
Finance—^T. J. McNeill, and J.
C. Prevette.
Resolutions—W. C. Myers, and
Talmadge Barker.
Nominating Committee — Ray
Madison, R. C. Welsner, J. L. Mar
tin.
SKYTROOPS
GO TWO MILES
IM GERMARY
Ffc. Paul M. Shumate, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Shumate,
of Hays, Is now serving in Italy,
He entered the army three
years ago and was in training
at Camp 'White and Gamp Adair,
Or^^n, before going overseas
a year ago. He saw action in
North Africa before going Into
Italy.
NIMITZ SAYS
NIP FLEET IS
FORCED OUT
The British Second Army forc
ed the river Lek under a hall of
German fire Sunday and broke the
enemy death-lock around the Arn
hem parachutists, while American
air-borne troops, sweeping east
from Nijmegen, drove two miles
Into Germany to within seven
miles of the West Wall's north
end..
Supplies already have been fer
ried over to the valiant “red dev
ils” who descended on the north
bank of the Lek eight days ago,
front dispatches said, relieving
them at their most desperate hour
after incessant German counter
attacks had hammered them into
a narrow front.
The initial contact was estab
lished by patrons and later Sun
day considerable forces of British
troops crossed to the north -bank.
United Press Correspondent Ron
ald Clark reported from the Sec
ond Army front. Allied headquar
ters’ only word was that a “thin’
life line had been established be
tween the two forces. .
The linkup cut to 25 miles the
German escape gap from western
Holland between Arnhem and the
Zuider Zee and In apparent ac
knowledgement of failure to break
the trap the Germans were report
ed trying to extricate their out
flanked coastal garrisons.
Carrier planes of the Halsey-
Mltscher navy team have forced
the Japanese Fleet to withdraw
from the Philippines and have
"broken” their air force in the is
lands, Admr. Chester W. Nimltz
said yesterday in announcing the
second consecutive devastating
raid on the Manila area. Sept. 21
(S. S. Time).
Attacking again in force, the
American fliers sank 29 more
ships in the Manila Bay area,
damaging 20, sank or damaged 16
small craft and destroyed or dam
aged 200 airplanes.
(Japanese broadcasts reported
without American confirmation
that a third raid on the Manila
area was staged Friday, U. S.
time, and a fourth consecutive as
sault hit Southern Luzon and the
Central Philippines Saturday)'.
The total Japanese losses for
the Sept. 20-21-strikes were: 86
ships put out of action, 17 smaller
craft, • two drylocks and 450
planes.
Both assaults were directed at
the Manila Bay area, Calvie Naval
Base—--nine miles across the bay
from Manila — Nichols Airfield,
near the city, and Clark Airfield,
about 60 miles northward.
England obtained the Dutch
colonies of Guiana and the Cape
of Good Hope for 6,000,000
pounds in 1814.
Serves In Navy
Appliances And
Equipment Have
Ceiling P r i c e s
b'n'ORuia G. BeU, seaman sec
ond clan, is now stationed at
Norfolk, Va., where he is at-
fending naval qnartiermaster
school. He entered the navy on
AprU 20 and received boot
tarainlng at Osn^ I’eaiy, Va.
His wife, the fomer Mias Uzle
GamWll, and two eblldrea.
Ho bert and Mildred, live near
this dty. Seaman Bell is a son
of Mr. and W. B. ^eU, of
Bpttasineld.
Charlotte. — Buyers of used
household equipment and appli
ances were warned by the Char
lotte District Office of the Office
of Price Administration today that
dollar-and-pents ceiling prices
should be checked before a pur
chase is made as the OPA has ob
tained numerous evidences of a
form of "black market” in these
goods in some sections of Western
North Carolina.
The OPA said the ceiling prices
should be observed both by Indi
viduals and establishments when
making sales of these used items
of merchandise. Information
about the celling prices may be
obtained upon request to a local
war price and rationing board or
to the OPA district office in
Charlotte, It was explained.
Particularly, the district office
pointed out that celling prices
have been fixed for used house
hold goods. Including mechanical
refrigerators, vacuum cleaners,
washing machines, gas stoves,
furniture and bedding, cooking
and heating stoves, sewing ma
chines, floor coverings and car
pets, clocks. Iron beds, electrical
appliances, radios, phonographs
and other Items.
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Nolv in France
»S0i000
l*vt. J. B. MatIUs to now In
France. Me entered the army
In AprU, 1948, and went over
seas the first of this year. Pvt.
Mathto to a son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. G. Mathis, and a brother of
Mrs. D. E. Pardne, of Roaring
Klver.
Northwestern Bank
Is Authorized To
Redeem War Bonds
Effective October 2nd, the
Northwestern Bank has been au
thorized by the United States
Treasury Department to cash war
bonds.
On and after October 2 holders
o^ bonds In series A, B,. C, D and
E may receive'cash on presenta-
Farm Anthorities
Biscuss Marketing
Center In This City
Railway Officials In Confer
ence With Agricultural
Men Relative to Project
Recent developments indicate
that the proposal to establish a
farm marketing and shipping cen
ter in North Wilkesboro has the
backing of agricultural authorities
i in nortwestern North Carolina.
I C. B. Fordham, division agent
'of the Southern Railway company;
W. E. Jones, local agent for the
Southern Railway company; R. S.
I Curtis, marketing specialist, N.
«on “at 'bank"“ln““acc‘o7d“ance ' department of agriculture; H.
with treasury department regula
tions.
This will be a great convenience
to those who find it necessary to
cash bonds. However, all war
bond holders are urged to hold
their bonds until maturity unless
absolutely necessary.
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C. B. Holbrook
Dies Suddenly
C. D. Holbrook, for many years
postmaster at Traphill and a well
known merchant of that com
munity, died suddenly today. Fun
eral will be held Wednesday, two
p. m., at the home and burial serv
ice at Charity church at 3:00 p. m.
Last Rites Sunday
For A. B. Matherly
Last rites were conducted Sun
day afternoon at Mount Pleaisant
church for Albert Bryant Mather
ly, age' 51, prominent citizen of
the Ferguson community.
Mr. 'Matherly is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Rebecca Lou k'ath.jrly.
one son and three daughters:
Morris M. Matherly, Denny; Mrs.
Jesse Yates, Purlear; Mrs. Rich
ard Lovette, Jr., Wilkesboro route
one: Mrs. Mack Carlton, Hendrix.
Last rites were conducted by
Rev. A. W. Eller, assisted by
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, who with
appropriate remarks paid tribute
to the life of Mr. Matherly.
Hamburger Fry By
Scouts Is Postponed
Hamburger fry by the Boy
Scouts of Troop 35, scheduled for
Tuesday evening at Smoot Park,
has been postponed until Tnesday
evening, Octob«r 3.
Stewards to Meet
Board of stewards of the First
Methodist church will hold their
last meeting of the conference
year on TMesday evening, seven
o’clock, at the home of J. R. Hix.
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Bible Teaching
Week Oct. 2-6tb
Baptists from the churches near
here will gather at the First Bap
tist church next -week for a "Bet
ter Bible Teaching Week”, Octo
ber, 2-6. Miss Mabel Starnes, of
Greensboro, who is widely known
as a leader in teaching and train
ing, will conduct a conference on
improving Bible teaching. Ixical
workers will discuss the teaching
of different ago groups. Rev.
Hotvard J. Ford, of Wilkesboro,
will lead In a study of the Bible
lessons for the coming quarter.
While the work Is espMlaUy
planned for the Sunday school
teachers, officers and pastmrs of
the Bmshy Mountain Association,
others are Invited to attend.’ v
M. Hamilton, Jr., county agent,
and his assistant from Watauga
county; and J. R. Snipes, Wilkes
county agent held a conference
at the stockyard in North Wilkes
boro on Thursday, September 21.'
in regard to enlarging the present
yard to where it will hold more
animals. A new grading pen,
loading chute, and scales are
needed in addition to the enlarg
ing of the present pens.
It was brought out in the con
ference that North Wilkesboro is
the central shipping point for
Wilkes and surrounding counties.
It was also brought out that ship
ping animals from North Wilkes
boro would enable themHo reach
the northern markets earlier than
any other shipping points close by.
Reaching the markets earlier
would have a definite advantage
to cattle and sheep in that it not
only saves feed but prevents them
from losing so much weight while
en route.
This matter is going to be taken
up with the county agents and
livestock dealers in the surround
ing counties and it is hoped that
the plans will develop into a ship
ping point here. In addition to
handling the present lamb ship
ping problem it was the opinion of
the group that livestock, horses
and mules and perhaps some hogs
would be shipped if the proper fa
cilities were obtained.
Mr. Fordham gave his approval
to the proposition and stated that
he would take it up with the rail
road officials for their considera
tion at an early date.
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Logs and Lumber
Ceiling Prices To
Be Discussed
The recent changes in the pro
cedure to be followed in estab
lishing prices on logs and lumber
will be discussed by representa
tives from the Charlotte district
office of the OPA at a meeting to
be held in the conference room of
the Caldwell County War Price
and Rationing Board in Lenoir,
Tuesday, October 3 at 8 p. m., ac
cording to announcement today
by offldaln of the local board.
Many important changes have
been made in the regulations and
the board nrgee every saw mill
operator and owner of timber land
In the county to be present at the
meeting.
A similar meeting wlU he held
Monday, OctobOT a at 2 p.. m^ Ia
the court room of the Arery conh-'
ty conrthoue In NoFlanJ.
MAILMG PERIOD IS SEPT. 15 TO OCT. 15-HSE STRONG, SIBSTAITIAL B0X|S; JHTMDGmES
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