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NORTH WI&KESBORO, N.^THpiiSOAY, MAY 10. 1048^^^^ Wateli Yoor tulwl Keep Ymt SabMibi^ PmU lo Adrraei
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Canvass In
Place Bndles Of
dbthiig On Porch
Snnday Afternoon
Trncka With Boy Scout Col-
t«ctora To Tour Streets,
Begiimitig Two P. M.
Campabn to collect clothing
for people of war ravaged coun
tries will reach a climax here
Sunday afternoon when a house-
to-house canvass of homes In
T llkesboros Is carried out.
With the. Boy Scouts helping
men from the central clothing
llectlon organisations, trucks
1 tour the streets of North
Ikesboro and Wllkesboro, he-
einnlng at two p. m. Sunday aft
ernoon.
Already the people of both
towns have been earnestly re
quested to gather any usable
clothing which they can spare
and place It on front porches in
order that the Scouts may pick It
«P-
The appeal la made for any
type of usable clothing for men.
women and children of all ages.
This would Include shoes as well
as clothes and It Is asked that
shoes of pairs he tied together.
Also acceptable will be bedding
materials such as blankets,
sheets and quilts, and any ma
terials from which usable cloth
ing could be made. It Is asked
that articles given be washed,
and dry but not Ironed.
The central collection depot Is
In the Tomlinson Department
store building adjacent to Red
Cross offices. There volunteers
will sort and pack the clothes for
shipment.
Swal people who are not
Pfc. Charles Dancy
Wounded 3 Times
Pfc. Charles J. Dancy, son of
Mrs. Minnie Dancy, of North
„„ Wllkesboro route one, was
-rtuh #» other .»Bidad.-threa Umei> during S
^•iCwh^on coUectlg^clothlnglyew service in the European
asked to bring their clothing
contrlbutlonc to the central col
lection depot.
Good Revival Was
Held In Wllkesboro
V-E DAY OBSERVANCE
HERE MOST COMMENDABLE
The way in which V-E Day was observed here Tuesday
reflects great credit upon the citizenship of this communi
ty and was a fitting tribute to the men who won the victory
in Europe and to those who fight now and must continue
to fight in the Pacific until final and complete victory is
achieved.
The absence of any noisy celebration, an(| the solemnity
of the occasion throughout the Wilkesboros and all Wilkes
county were most gratifying and this account of V-E Day
here will be received with heartiest approval by the fight
ing men who yet must fight—and some die—^to rid the
world of tyranny and make possible an enduring peace.
The principal observance of V-E Day here was approp
riate services at the local churches 30 minutes after Presi
dent Truman had officially announced to the nation that
Germany had surrendered. The churches were filled with
worshipful people giving thanks to Almighty God for vic
tory in Europe and with prayers, for continued success of
our armed forces, and for peace and justice throughout the
earth.Nothing could have been more fitting or appropriate.
This account of V-E Day here is written primarily for the
benefit of our fightng men abroad, who will be more than
pleased with the conduct of the people at home, and who
will know that their home town and community exemplify
the high ideals of American life.
The local police department reported only one arrest
throughout the day Tuesday. The sheriff’s office reported
a quiet day. It is indeed a splendid commentary that the
people accepted the news of victory in Europe with glad
ness, and yet with a great sense of obligation and responi-
bility to the duties which, lie ahead.
War Loan Drive Gompielie
year
theater and returned to duty in
Germany before the surrender.
He holds the purple heart with
two oak leaf clusters, presiden
tial citation and good conduct rib
bon.
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CHy CoHicil Is
Reeleeted Here;
- B^ine T e rm
Ralph Duncan Mayor Pro
Tern; Committees Board
Are Re-appointed
A successful revival meeting
closed Snnday night at the
Wllkesboro Baptist church.
Increasingly large congrega
tions heard with pleasure the
messages by Rev. C. C. Holland,
pastor of Front Street Baptist
church In Statesville, at each serv
ice. Rev. Howard J. Ford is pas
tor.
As a partial result of the re
vival, seventeen were added to
the church membership, five by I
Program Monday
By the Girl Scouts
North Wllkesboro high school
girls' chorus will be presented in
the high school auditorium on
Monday night. May 14, eight o’
clock.
The program will consist of
chorus and solos. No admission
charges will be made and the pub
lic Is cordially invited.
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Pfc. Fred Wingler
Is Now Recovering
Pfc.Fred M. Wingler, who was
letter and 12 by baptism. In In action in Germany
dltlon, there were several recon-1 23, is now In Mitchell
Bocratlons and two young wo
men manifested their desire to
enter full time Christian work as
soon as they complete their edu
cational preparation. A baptismal
servlco will be held Sunday even-
In, May 13, eight o’clock.
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PFC. JAMES M. CARTER
AWARDED HONOR
The Certificate of Merit has
been awarded to Pfc. James M.
Carter for exceptionally heroic
service against the enemy in
Germany. Pfc. Carter, of the Btry.
A, 569th FABn, is the husband of
Guam—Ueut. Gen. Barney M.
Giles, commander of army air
. . , TT forces In the Pacific areas, said
Mrs. James Carter of Hen^. soon will
\ River, N. C. He has been in the
service for five years, and gradu
ated from Granite Falls school.
Field hospital In New York; ac
cording to letters received by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Wing
ler of Hays.
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HEAVIER AIR
RAIDS ON JAPAN
THAN GERMANY
North Wllkesboro city council,
re-elected In the municipal elec
tion ’Tuesday, met on Tuesday
night and organized for the two-
year term.
The votes cast for the candi
dates in the municipal election,
all without opposition, were tab
ulated as follows:
Mayor R. T. McNlel, 63; for
commissioners—Ralph Duncan,
63; R. G. Finley, 63; J. R. Hlx,
62; Hoyle M. Hutchens, 62; A.
F. Kilby, 61. For school board
members the votes were: W. E.
Jones, 61; Ira D. Payne, 61; Ru
fus . B. Church, 82. ’Three places
on the board were to be filled
and the candidates had no op
position In the primary or elec
tion.
In the organization meeting
Tuesday night Ralph Duncan was
elected mayor pro tern. All pres
ent employes of the town were
re-appoInted.
Committees among the board of
commissioners were re-appoInted
by Mayor McNlel as follows :
Finance—Ralph Duncan, chair
man, J: R. Hlx and R. Q. Finley.
Streets—J. R. Hix, chairman,
A. F. Kilby and H. M. .Hutchens.
Water and Lights—R. G. Fin
ley, chairman, J. R. Hlx and
(See ELECTION—Page Four)
BUY MORE WAR BONDS
RATION
NEWS
MBA’TS, FATS: Red Stamps
T5, Z6, and A2' through D2 will
expire June 2; Red Stamps B2
i through J 2 w;ll expire June
^ $0; Rod Stamps K2 through
f P2 will eiplfo July 31. Red
I Stamps Q2 through U2 expire
?PROCBSSBD FVXIDS: Blue
Stamps H2 through M2 will ex
pire June 2; Blue Stamps N2
tbrongh S2 will expire June
SO; Blue Stamp# T2 through
X2 will expire July 81; Blue
Stampc TS. Z2, Al, Bl. Cl
■srlR expire August 31.
SUGAR STAMf 22 expires
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Aisplade Stamps 1.
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be rocked by round-the-clock
bombings such as pulverized Ger
man industry, and added that a
heavier weight of bombs would
be dropped on Japan than on the
Reich.
Super Fortress fleets will be
built up “very fast”, he said,
while new types of planes will be
brought into the Pacific war, In
cluding the hugh B-32 bomber.
Jet-propelled P-80 fighters and
an improved A-26 attack bomber
In addition, equipment from Eu
rope soon will be available, he
said, including the Flying Fort
ress and the Liberator. New bases
will have to be built to handle
this Influx of bombers, he said.
Adml. Chester W. Nlmltz an
nounced earlier that the air war
against Japan would he intensi-l
fled Immediately, and disclosed
that plans for the invasion of Ja
pan were being drawn up by the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Nimitz said he anticipated ad-
dlMonal forces from Europe and
said, ’’It Is part of our endeavor
tot obtain areas to support these
foilces.’’ He said he expected ad
ditional air forces first and add
ed Uat carrlep forces also would
he l^t up. Even now, he pointed
ont, were la no place in Japan
safe tkpm carrier plane attacks.
Now In Brooklyn
Ray Blevins, seaman second
class, has completed his boot train
ing in the navy at Bainbridge,
Md., and is now stationed at
Brooklyn, N. Y. Seaman Blevins,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blev-
ins,^f North Wllkesboro ronte 8,
entCTed the navy in December,
1944. Rrior te that time he held a
position with Home Cl^ir Co.
PFC. JOE H. PEARSON
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Pfc. Joe Pearson
Killed III Action
In Italy Apr. 25
Was Second Of Millers
Creek Family To Lose
Life In Action
Pfc. Joe H. Pearson, age 27,
was killed In Italy on April
26, only five days prior to the ca
pitulation of the German forces in
Italy. News of his death was re-
feived in a War Department tele
gram yesterday.
Pfc. Pearson was the second
son of Mrs. Rosa Pearson Hol
comb, of Millers Creek, and the
late O. E. Pearson, to die In ac
tion. Pfc. Alvin W. Pearson, serv
ing with the Fourth Marino Divi
sion on Iwo Jlma, was killed In
action March 2. Two other broth
ers are in service: Pvt. Raymond
S. Pearson, in the army, and Sgt.
Henry M. Pearson, In the Fifth
Marine Division and recently on
Iwo Jlma.
Pfc. Joe H. Peexson entered the
iunny,ia.|'4dh!3utm.,.ld4li> and y»>
ceived training at (jamp Blanding,
Florida.
Surviving Pfc. Pearson are his
wife, Mrs. Lorene McGlamery
Pearson, and four children, Jo
anne, Rebecca Jane, Douglas and
Judith Pearson, of Millers Creek;
his mother, Mrs. Rosa Pearson
Holcomb, and the following broth
ers and sisters: Mrs. Lin Bumgar
ner, of Millers Creek; Hilton Pear
son, Yadkinville; Fred Pearson, of
Lenoir; Pvt. Raymond Pearson, in
Pennsylvania:. Mrs. Dwight Nich
ols, North Wllkesboro; Miss Eula-
la Pearson, Millers Oeek; Sgt.
Henry M. Pearson, in the Marines.
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Wllkesboro Church
Will Have Revival
Revival services will begin on
Sunday, May 13, In the Wllkes
boro Methodist church.
Rev. J. 0. Ervin, pastor, will
conduct the revival and do the
preaching for the series of servi
ces to be held throughout the
week at eight p. m., and on Sun
days at eleven a. m. and eight
p. m.
Special music will be rendered
during the services. The public
has a cordial Invitation to at
tend.
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CASUALTIES
ON OKINAWA
TOTAL 16,425
Gnam—American casualties in
the bloody battle of Okinawa have
mounted to 16,425, Adml. Ches
ter W. Nlmltz announced today
as IT. S. Tenth Army troo'ps on
the southern tip of the embattled
Island pushed forward slowly un
der a thundering naval and land
bombardment.
The casualties covered the pe
riod thrO'Ugh Monday or 37 days
since the Americans stormed a-
shore on Okinawa Easter Sun
day.
Fleet Adml. Chester W. Nimitz
did not specify the gains made
in the southward advance. ’The
Third Marine Amphibious Corps
on the west and the 24th Army
Corps on the left have massed
with army and marine artillery
behind them for the final assault
against the Japanese southern de
fense line.
Adverse weather oontlnned to
hamper operations on the impor
tant island only 360 miles from
Japan as Llent. Gen. Barney M.
Giles, commander of army air
forces in the Pacific, declared
that Jaiian soon wBl be rocked
hjr round-the-clock bombing snob
as pnlverlsed German Industry.
6896,000 Is Quota
For MTilkes County
In Mighty Seventh
Intensified Campaign Plan
ned To Sell 8320,000 In
E Bonds Here
Lai^e Groups Are
Sent This Week
For Examination
Both Selective Service Boards In
Wilkes county this week sent large
groups of men to Fort Bragg for
induction into the army and navy.
The lists of men sent for exam
ination from the two boards fol
low:
BOARD NUMBER 1
Charles William Colvard.
Albert B. Carlton.
Silas Clarence CSnircb.
John OUnt Edmlnstcm.
Ernest Wilson Mtethls.
Frank Harley BdnUnston.
eiMtftia Aailiwr XOMMagton.
William Fred Aldon Rash.
Walter Devangfm Martin.
Sibley liCe Tomer.
Howard Sylvanns Bynum.
R^d Manrice Green.
Lester Johnson.
Jay Franklin Jones.
OUn McKnl^t Green.
Caiarles Henderson Parsmis.
Coy Marton CSinrdi.
Hilton EMward Pearson.
Roland HiU WaUh.
Lewis Lowe.
Ralph Dennis Shoemaker.
Glenn Reeves.
Granville Monroe Coffey.
Vernon Eugene Strond.
Jesse Monroe Byrd.
Fred Walter Brooks.
Royal Walter Baker.
Thomas Lindsay Wellborn.
Vance Fite Baker.
Royal Erastns Gilbert.
Enoch Rnfns Staley.
Rlriuird Sink Anderson.
Ralph Williams.
Orln Franklin Houck.
Robert Lattie Anderson.
George Leo Price.
David Franklin Cornett.
Earl Pendleton Pearson.
Van Wllford Triplett.
William Dewey Rnmple.
Elbert Edison Craig.
Johnny Clanton Anderson.
Charles heater Bills.
Silas Raymond Minton.
Frederick Edward Rhymer.
James Franklin Faw.
(See DRAFT—Page Four)
Wounded In Action
Cpl. Roby Rhodes, of Hay^ was
wounded in action in Germany on
April 4 and has received the pur
ple heart He entered service in
November. 1942, and went over
seas in September, 1944. He
served in France, Belgium, and
Germany with the ’Rilrd Army.
Cpl. Rhodes is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. Rhodes, of Hays. His
wife is the former Miss Mabel
Faw.
Boy Scouts Have
Very Successful
Camporee Here
Seven Patrols Win Blue Rib
bons At Camporee At Fin
ley Park May S and 6
Wilkes district Boy Scouts
camporee held at Finley Park In
this city Saturday and Sunday
was a huge success In spite of the
bad weather.
Blghly-flve boys with nine
adult leaders camped, slept, and
ate in the rain—and liked It.
Fourteen patrols representing
Old Hickory council camporee to
be held at Bluff Park May 19 and
20.
The seven patrols winning the
blue ribbons were listed as fol
lows with their troops and lead
ers:
Wllkesboro troop 32: Carl
Bullls, Scoutmaster; Eagle pa
trol with Fred Glass leader, mem
bers, Jack Glass, Malcolm Gam-
bill, Buddy Hubbard, Loo Bill
ings, R. L. Bouchelle, T. C. Fos
ter; hawk patrol with B. B. Ban
ner leader, members, Hugh Steel
man, Charley Taught, Joe Shat-
ley.
North Wllkesboro Baptist troop
34: A. M. Wiles, Scoutmaster;
Lion patrol with George Foster,
leader, members, Joe Eller, Har
old Turner, Jim Winters, Carol
Yatea, Ralph Keys, Bill Eller.
North Wllkesboro Methodist
troop 36: Harvel Howell, Scout
master; Pelican patrol with Cow
les Hayes leader, members, Nell
Key, E. G. Wyatt, Mack Church,
Bobby Eller, Jimmy Day.
North Wllkesboro Presbyterian
troop 36: Boyd E. Stout, Scout
master; Cobra patrol with Bill
Casey leader, members, Phil Mit
chell, Jimmy Carter, Dudley
Moore, Gordon Forester, Wayne
Pardue, Bill Reins, Carl Swof-
ford; Raven patrol with Gordon
Finley, Jr., leader, members,
Lewis Mann Nelson, Billy Bason,
Buddy Sloope, Bobby Story, John
Glbbfl, John Winkler, Jim Moore.
Millers Creek school troop 99:,
R. V. Day, Scoutmaster, Vance
Kilby, patrol leader, members,
Clay Sebastian, George 'Turner,
Ed Bumgarner, Max Turner,
Jack Kanupp, Beechel Snider,
Rex Lovette.
The other seven patrols receiv
ed red ribbons and were listed as
follows:
’Troop 32': Panther patrol with
Harold Dancy leader. Wolf pa
trol with Norman Williams lead
er.
Panther patrol of troop .16
■with Harley Waggoner leader.
’Troop 96: Tiger patrol with
Tommie Johnson leader; Lion pa
trol with Ray Wheeling leader;
Cobra Patrol with A. C. Yale
leader.
’Troop 99; Crow patrol with
Wanda Crowe leader.
Scout leaders pointed out that
one distinct advantage of camp-
orees Is that every boy must pass
a physical examination - before
participating.
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Organization for the Seventh
War Loan campaign in Wilkes
county to begin May 14 has been
completed, W. D. Haltacre, chair
man, said today.
The organization is designed to
reach all people of the county In
the Mighty Seventh, In which
Wilkes is asked to buy a total of
$896,000 in bonds, including
$320,000 In E bonds by Indivi
duals.
While the total quota is In line
with amounts previously asked,
It will take much work 'to-1 each
the E bond goal, which Is by far
the largest ever given 'Wtlkes.
Chairman Halfacre said It will be
necessary for a greater number of
people to buy more and bigger B
bonds to reach the quota.
BLOCK LEADERS TO MEET
The campaign In North Wllkes
boro will be under the direction
of Mrs. Gordon Finley, and Mrs.
Edd Gardner, who have appointed
block leaders to contact all the
people. ’The block leaders will
meet at the North Wllkesboro
town hall Friday afternoon, 4:30,
for a period of instructions.
STORES WILL HELP
In accordance with the national
and state associations of retailers.
North Wllkesboro retailers will
extend fullest cooperation on thj
campaign and each store will sell
patpoto w6n blue ribbons and ™ campaign and
are eligible to participate in the
he haa asked all store managers
and all members of sales and of
fice personnel of all stores to at
tend a rally at the Allen Theatre
on Thursday, May 17, 8:30 a. m.
At the rally •will be the first show
ing of "Fury In The Pacific’’,
giving some of the tough combat
against the Japs. Store owners
and managers hare been asked to
cooperate and have all their per
sonnel to attend. The program
will last 25 minutes, enabling the
stores to open at nine Instead of
the usual 8:30 on that date.
.SELL EXTRA BONDS
Every store Is asked to sell at .
least one $100 war bond to per
sons buying extra bonds In ad
dition to regular savings. Litera
ture and blanks have been dis
tributed to the stores. A bond
buyer may purchase a bond at a
store. There the funds are trans
ferred to either of the local banks,
from where the bonds are mailed
directly to the purchasers.
DISTRICT QUOTAS
'The county has been divided
into districts with a quota and a
chairman for each district. Week
ly reports of the sales by stores
and by district chairmen and
their co-workers will be publish
ed.
Commenting on the program,
Chairman Halfacre pointed out
(See BONDS—Page Four)
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SURRENDER NO
EMPTY PIECE
OF PAPER
Dokies to Meet
North 'Wllkesboro Doklea' Club
-vrlll meet Friday evening, .6:30,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
A. .Lrown on Jilghway 421. A
good program has been, arranged
and a large attendence is urged.
London—Marshal Stalin said
In a victory speech last night
that though Adolf Hitler had
planned to destroy Russia,
Russia did not intend either to
dismember or destroy Germany.
Stalin specified that the period
of war “In Europe” had now end
ed. Thus he Implicity recognized
that for Russia’s Allies America
and Britain the war continued.
Russia maintains diplomatic re
lations with Japan but she has
given the necessary one year’s
notice of denunciation of the Rus
so-Japanese Neutrality Pact.
’Though the European part of
the war had ended, Stalin said,
one group of Germans In Czecho
slovakia etui avoided surrender.
“But 1 hope the Red Army
will succeed In bringing It to its
senees,'* he commented grimly.
’Theee Germans are now guer
rillas, outside the pale of the
laws of war.
The German high command in
itf Dual communique of the war
—and of lu own Ufe—said that
a ‘.*popuIar uprlaing’’ In Czeefao-
•loviAia delayed the laying down
of arms.