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XXXOL NO. 108
ilMiop Highes To
^BoOKsiMiiiiter
>FbrR«m^liCity
Bishop Bdwin Holt Hughes, of
Wsshingtou, D. C., an outstanding
leader in the Methodist church,
will he the guest minister for the
reriral services to he held at the
Wrst Methodist churdi In North
Wllkeshoro, beginning Sunday,
* June 10, and continuing through
Friday, June 16.
Rer. A. C. Waggoner, pastor,
said that services will 'be held on
) Sunday, June 10, at eleven a.
m. and eight p. m., and at eight
p. m. through Friday, June 16.
^ Blshofp Hughes is widely known
■ as one of the greatest preachers
and leaders In the Methodist
( church. He headed the Methodist
i^Spiscopal Commission In the final
T phases of reunion and became the
\ senior bishop of the united Meth-
tdlst church. During the period
^Btior to the union of the Method-
^%t churches Bishop Hughes was
an ambassador of good will
throughout the South and did
much to create the union move
ment.
The First Methodist church
here cordially invites all to at
tend the services.
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Hamiltons Coming
For Concert Here
On Thursday Night
John and Virjama Hamilton,
concert artists, will arrive in
North Wilkesboro Wednesday for
their recital Thursday evening at
8:00 o’clock. Their recital will
be of classical and entertaining
numbers.
Members of the Hi Y and Tri
Hi Y clubs)f the Wilkesboros are
enthnslaatlc about their project.
Tickets have been on sale for a
week. Tickets are now on sale at
S te Brame Drug Co. and Mar-
?w’s Men Shop. The tickets are
61.00 for adults and 50 cents for
students.
The citizens of the Wilkes
boros have a wonderful opportun
ity, not only of supporting the
young people In their worthy proj
ect, but of bringing to our .com
munity the nationally known
speaker, Dr. Grace Sloan Over-
ton. The proceeds of the recital
will be used by the ministerial Al
liance In bringing Dr. Overton to
our city the first week in Sep
tember.
The recital will begin at 8:00
o’clock, Thursday night in the
auditorium of the First Baptist
Church, North Wilkesboro.
.Mrs.Prevette’s Pupils
T o Give Recitals
Mrs. R. E. Prevette will pre-
it her piano pupils in a series
public recitals beginning May
th at Wilkesboro High School.
Friday evening. May 25th at 8
lock the St. Cecilia Juveniles
11 be presented. The same aft-
loon at 2 o’clock a group of
pils from different grades will
ly In recital.
Friday evening, June 1st. piano,
1 voice pupils from 7th thru
th grades will be presented,
d on Tuesday evening, June
i, the Seniors will give their
al recital. They will be asslst-
by the Glee Club under the
ectlon of Mrs. Jester,
rhe public 1s cordially Invited
all of these programs.
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JY MORE WAR BONDS
RATION
NEWS
MBA’TS, FA’TS; Red Stamps
f6, Z5, and 7-J' through D2 will
Htplre June 2; Red Stamps B2
hrongh J 2 wTl expire June
50: Red Stamps K2 through
will expire July 81. Red
Stamps Q2 through U2 expire
LughBt 81.
PROCBSSBD FOODS: Blue
Stamps H2 through M2 will ex-
Jlre June 2: Stamps N2
hrough 82 will expire June
50; Blue Stamps T2 through
It will explro July 81; Blue
stamps Y2, 22, Al, Bl, CF
(fill expire August SI.
SUGAR STAMP 85 expiree
ione 2; Stamp No. . will ex
pire Augut U.
SHOBS—Airplane Stamps 1,
I, and • to Book Three, good
ndeClQitely.
To Prcftim
lUwiwal Will Begin At First
Methodist Church On
Sunday, June 10
SMALL GAINS
ARE MADE ON
OTHER UNES
BISHOP HUGHES
Guam—^American soldiers and
marines, moving in from three
directions, enveloped the Japa-r
nese fortress city of Shurl in the
center of the Southern Oklhawa
defense line Sunday as tank-led
troops slowly hacked out gains in
all sectors against the most bitter
resistance.
With Shurl virtually encircled,
marines and soldiers pressed for
ward In the face of Intense small
arms fire from Japanese troops
holding doggedly to foxhole, cave
and ridge positions. They slowly
closed an American pincers on
the main bulwark of enemy de
fenses.
First Marine Division elements
northwest of Shurl slugged ahead
800 yards south of Dakeshl vil
lage as they drove on the stub
bornly-defended fortress city.
Killed. In Itjhiy
Ferguson Brothers Are Wounded
Two sons of Mrs, Royster Ferguson, of Boomer, have
been wounded in action, one in combat against the
Japs and the other in Germany. Pvt. James B. Ferguson,
serving in the marines, was wounded on Okinawa- He
entered the marines April 20, 1044, received
tmihing at Pami Isliid, S. CT, wirCuttp lejedi^ NT
C., and went overseas in August, 1944. Pfc. William
M. Ferguson was wounded in action in Germany in
February while serving in an infantry division. He en
tered service in January, 1940, and was in training at
Camp Hulen, Texas, Fort Bliss, Texas, San Diego,
Calif., and Camp Carson, Colo., before going overseas
in August, 1944. He is now stationed in a hospital in
Virginia. I^hown with him in the above picture is
Leonard Jones, of the Purlear community of Wilkes
county, who is serving in the navy.
Fire Early Saturday
North 'Wilkesboro fire depart
ment answered a call Saturday
morning, 3:15, to put out a small
blaze at Beech’s Place cafe on
Tenth street. No damage resulted
from the fire.
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BUY MORE WAR BONDS
Gets Air Medal
staff Sergeant Richard C.
Greene, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.
F. Greene, of Stony Fork, who
has been a prisoner In Germany
has been awarded the air
medal. The citation accompany
ing the air medal, which was
deUverod to Sgt. Greene’s
mother, was as follows: "For
exceptionally m e r 1 t o riotis
achievement while participat
ing In sustained bomber com
bat operations over enemy oc
cupied continental Europe. The
courage, coolness and skill dis
played by this enlisted man
upon these occasions reflect
great credit upon himself and
the armed forces of the United
States.’’ Mr. and Mrs. Greene
have not heard from their son
since they received a lettw In
February from a German pris
on camp. The letter bad been
wTitten on November 10.
CAPT. ERNEST ELLER
HERE lOB 'WEEK-END
Capt. Ernest Eller, who has
been on staff of Admiral Nim-
Itz in the Pacific for the past
three years, is spending several
days leave with his family in
Winston-Salem. He and his wife
and two sons, Johnnie and Peter,
spent the week-end here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eller.
Capt. Eller will be placed In com
mand of a ship In the Pacific
when he returns to duty.
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ENEMY LOSSES
IN 7 MONTHS NOW
OVER 369,818
Manila—A Japanese effort to
run five ships through the Amer
ican air-sea blockade to Formosa
failed Saturday when a Philip
pines-based mariner bomber sank
the entire convoy, about 17,000
tons of shipping In all, in 75 min
utes.
The greatest ship, of more than
5,500 tons, apparently was carry
ing troops, judging from the num
ber of life rafts afloat. She sank
when the Seventh Fleet plane
strafed her gasollnu deck cargo.
The other ships were sent to the
bottom with bombs and strafing
guns.
This was reported today by
General Douglas MacArthur
whose communique told of furth
er intense fighting on several
Philippines fronts and of 369,818
Japanese killed and captured In
the seven-month Philippine cam
paign, 14,488 In the last two
weeks. »•
PFO. OOYD W. DILLARD
Pfc. Dillard Killed
In Action In Italy
As Germans Qnit
SALE OF BDRDS LAGGIP EXTRA
EFFORT NEEDED TO GO
I. $. E. S. Office
Sale of B bonds In Wilkes
Wilkes Soldier Lost Life One
Week Before End Of
Combat In Italy
county during the Seventh War
Loan reached $39,740 on the date
of the last report received from
the Federal Reserve system, W.
D. Halfacre, chairman, reported
today.
This beginning is a long way
from the B bond goal of $320,-
000 and intensified effort on the
part of every bond campaign
worker is especially urged now.
Mr. Halfacre also called
attention to the fact that persons
who desire to buy larger bonds
than those of the E bond class
must get their applications In to
the banks before June 1, which
will be the date of all larger de
nomination bonds.
With casualties mounting In
the war against Japan, more and
bigger bond purchases are needed
to finance the war to final and
complete victory. The total quota
for Wilkes county during the
campaign Is $896,000 and spe
cial emphasis is.being placed on
E bond sales.
Retail merchants are selling E
bonds and a complete rural or
ganization is assisting In the
campaign.
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Misting fn Italy
Pfc. Coyd W. Dillard was kill
ed in action in Italy on April 22,
according to a War Department
telegram received by his uncle,
U. M. Myers.
Pfc. Dillard had been In serv
ing more than three years, hav
ing entered the army April 14,
il942. He received training at
Fort Benning, Ga., Fort Eustls,
Va„ and Fort George G. Meade,
Md. He was assigned to a field
artillery division and sailed lor
overseas duty in November, 1942.
He had served in North Africa,
England and In Italy. In Jan
uary this year he was transferred
from anti-aircraft artillery to an
Infantry division. His death was
only one week before the surrend
er of German forces in Italy.
Pfc. Dillard was a son of
Monroe DiUasd, .of Lqictogton, but
8«0lb"iW Ml
uncle, H. M. Myers, for several
years.
Chemist Heard;
By Civic CInbs
Here On Friday
John Y. Rhodes Rites
Held at Bethel Today
John Tank Rhodes, age 44, cit
izen of Rock Creek township,
died Saturday. Funeral was held
today, two o’clock, at Bethel
church with Rev. Ernest Blevins
and Rev. L. B. Sparks In charge.
Surviving Mr. Rhodes are hJs
wife, Mrs. Maude Mayberry
Rhodes, and four daughters: An
nie Belle, Edna, Argyl and Mae
Rhodes, all of Hays.
Enormous war demands are
speeding up the trend toward
greater utilization of agricultur
al producte In Industry, M. H.
Bruner, Consultant, Du Pont Ex
tension Division, told the North
Wilkesboro Klwania club and
Lion’s club in meeting Friday
noon and evening.
“In fact, shortages in a great
many fields are being relieved by
chemically developed replace
ments and by adaptation of exist
ing products and processes to new
uses.” Mr. Bruner said.
He cited, among other out
standing examples, the use of
cellulose, derived from farm-
produced wood and cotton, to re
place metals and rubber In new
types of cellophane-lined and cel
lophane - laminated containers.
He added that there are today
dozens of parts of airplanes made
of plastics stemming from some
body’s farm In the form of cellu
lose.
“And, In many instances, the
so-called substitutes are proving
superior to the materials for
which they have been called up
on to ‘pinch-hlt’, which meaus
they have come to stay,” Mr.
Bruner said.
In discussing the many indus
trial • uses of cellulose, he said
that every plant grown on onr
farm's today may he a potential
source of Industrial cellulose
when research gets Us chance to
experiment and evaluate.
He added that large chemical
companies use huge quantities of
vegetable oils; corn products;
wood pulp; turpentine and pine
rosin; llnters and purified cot
ton; cotton fabrics and yarn;
and similar farm products for
cheMlcal consumption. The a-
mount paid for these farm pro
ducts runs into many millions
of dollars.
Mr. Bruner exhibited numer
ous chemical products of recent
origin, many stemming from the
farm. These, he said, are finding
an Important place In our war
program, as well as for essential
normal uses.
Many millions of pounds of
farm products are consumed by
the Du Pont Company each year,
he declared, and a very consider
able fraction of the company’s
normal sales are of manufactured
products which did not exist a
(See CHEMIST—Page Bi|^)
War Dohd Auctioa
In Wilkesboro
On Wednesday
Cigarettes, Candy, Shotgun
Shells And Other Articles
To Be Given
A War Bond auction sale
will be held Wednesday, May
23, 1:30 p. m., in front of the
postoffice In Wilkesboro.
Committee in charge of the
auction announced that cig
arettes, candy, chewing gum,
shotgun shells and other high
ly desirable articles wlU go to
the highest bidden In the bond
auction and a large attendance
Is
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Two Local Men
Are Liberated
dir*' _
biirned Men
Service* Provided Returned
Veteran* Explained By
Manager Local Office
Pfc. Robert Leonard Jones,
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie H. Jones, has been re
ported missing In action In
Italy since April 15. He enter-
ed service. March 29, 1948, and
was In training at Camp Hood,
Texas, Camp Hale, Colo., Camp
Breckenrldge, Ky., and Camp
Swift, Texas, before going over
seas In December, 1944. Be
fore entering service Pfc. Jones
lived vvlth his annt, Mrs. Reul
Brown, In Lenoir, and was em
ployed at Kent-Coffey Manu
facturing company.
He has a brother in' service,
T5 Homer C. Jones, who en
tered service July 2, 1940. He
spent SO months ovex^eas and
lost hJs right arm in action In
Belglnm Augnst 31, 1944. He
recently spent a 40 - day fur
lough with brothers, sisters and
other relatives and Is now at
MoCloskey General Hospital,
Texas.
Pvt. Jay C. Grayson And
Pvt. Claude C. Wallace
Soon To Arrive Home
News has been received of the
liberation of two North Wllkes-
boro men from German prison
camps.
Pvt. Jay C. Grayson, who was
captured at Hill 266 in France
July 7, was liberated from Stalag
7A prison near Munich, Germany,
on April 29. A cablegram received
by his wife, the former Miss Alet-
la Goforth, stated that he was
well, safe and on his way home.
Pvt. Grayson Is a son of J. C.
Gra3Tson and Bessie R. Grayson.
He has two brothers In service.
Pvt. Charles Grayson, now in
France, and Cpl. T. R. (Buster)
Grayson, in the Philippines.
Pvt. Claude Wallace, who was
captured June 12, was liberated
recently. His wife, the former,
Mis Katherine Alexander, receiv
ed a letter stating that he was In
a hospital and expected to be
home soon. He is a son cf Mrs.
J. C. Wallace and the late Mr.
Walace, of this city.
Ask Volunteers
JbAiullilfitlifflS'
For War Relief
Woman’s Clubs and other
ladles’ organizations In the
Wilkesboros are asked to furnish
volunteer workers to sort and
pack clothing being collected for
war relief.
Those who can volunteer are
asked to call Mrs. J. E. Johnson
or report directly to the clothing
depot In the Tomlinson Depart
ment store building Wednesday
morning. May 23. Many workers
will be needed for the job.
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Services available to the return
ing veterans were explained In a
statement Issued today by Mrs.
Kathryn Lott, manager of the
North Wilkesboro office of the
United States Employment Serv
ice. ’The statement by Mrs. Lott
follows: *
“Your local Employment of
fice offers Its services to the vet
eran, his family and to the gen
eral public.
“We are primarily concerned
with* placing veterans and civi
lians on jobs for which they can
qualify. We also handle claims
for readjustment allowance and
for self employed veterans as set
out In the G. I. bill. By no means,
are we attempting to put our of
fice up as expert authority on all
services and benefits to veterans:
however, we do have sufficient In
formation to enable us to direct
a veteran to the proper person or
agency that can take action on
whatever benefit he or she may
be entitled to.
“We would like to discuss with
you job opportunities. In our own
community and elsewhere. We are
glad to Inform you that we have
already placed a good number of
veterans. We will explain the
training advantages offered vet-,
erans and especially those veter
ans with a service connected dis
ability. We will outline the re
quirements necessary to obtain
educational bepefits under the G.
I. bill.
"As facilities and services to
veterans develop and increase,
we plan to keep the public fully
informed so that no veteran who
might be eligible and who desires
such service will lose his chance
to become a satisfied and effi
cient citizen of this community.
“Your local employment office
will be on the look out for all
iQjUpictBiiUlea. to and. foc^ tba v«t-
erans of WUkea County and will
bring them to you through the
courtesy of the Journal-Patriot
and with the cooperation of the
Wilkes County Post of the Amer
ican Legion.”
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Rationing Board
Office Here to Be
Closed on Friday
The War Price and Rationing
board office In North Wilkesboro
will he closed all day Friday,
May 25, In order to handle the
large number of canning sugar
applications which have been re
ceived.
Attention Is called to the fact
that canning sugar applications
are being handled by mall only
and no one should call at ration- fore
Ing board offices for canning
sugar coupons.
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Liberated Prisoner
To Address Meeting
BUY MORE WAR BONDS
Survivors Of Franklin Bombing
On Saturday, May 26, at 10:30
A. M., the families and friends
of prisoners of war from Wilkes-
county will meet in the local
chapter office of American Red
Cross, according to Miss Evelyn
Sharpe, chairman of the Prisoner
of War Committee.
A special guest at this informal
meeting will be Pvt. Olen F.
(Ted) Alexander, recently lib
erated from a German prison
camp and who Is now spending a
furlough at home with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alexander,
of Roaring River. Pvt. Alexander
has very graciously consented to
tell of his experiences as prisoner
of the Germans and to answ,»
questions which members of thf
group would like to ask.
If any other liberated prisoners
have returned to the county be-
the date of this meeting,
they are urged to join the group.
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Home Coming At
Friendship 27th
William Moore, marine, son of Mr. wd Mrs. Cl^ord
Momre, and Hsurry Schaefer, naval photographer, son
of Mr. and Mr*.'J. P. Schaefer, of North .Wilkesboro,
were among the survivors of the aircraft Carrier Frank
lin, which was recratty badly damaged in combat
with the Japainese. Several hundred of the cr^w W the
Franklin lost their lives, but the-Jeps still vrere unable
to sink die big ship, which was able to return fbr
pairs. It was the *econd ,|dme that the'Fraiaklliii W^m*
ed heavy damage by enemy attack.
Annual home coning day serv
ice for Friendship Methodist
church near Millers Creek will
be held on Sunday, May 27.
The pastor. Rev. J. L. A. Bum
garner, has announced the fol
lowing home coming day pro
gram:
10:00 a. m. Sunday school;
11:00, special prayer service with
prayer for peace, led by Rev. S.
N. Bumgarner: 11:15, preaching
service; 12:00, dinner on church
grounds and social hour; 2:00
p. m., singing with choirs and
quartets participating; 2:30,
memorial service for "deceased
members of church and Sunday
school, led by Rev. S. N. Bum-
gamer.
All former pastors and friends
of the church and community are
cordially Invited to attend and
spend the day together. The re
freshments committee Is com
posed of G. A. Bumgarner, Ernest
Gaither, M. M. Bumgarner and
C. C. Brooks.
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Juniors, to Have
Degree Team Woi‘k
North WUkesb'oro council ''of
the Junior Order will haVe.i^nd
degree work toT'tfie meeting
Ttreeday night. All'm'emben are'
asked to attend.