iPfe. Jones Lost
,, RisLHe April 15
In Italian Battle
wakes Soldier First Report
ed Missins Wes KUled
la Italy
r
Pfc. Robert Leonard Jones,
who was first reported missing,
was killed *in action tn Italy on
▲prn IS. His msasace fliat he
was reported missing on that date
in Italy was followed by a seeond
message saying^that he was killed
la action on the same date.
Pfc. Jones was a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie H. Jones,
and before entering seirlee' had
made his home for some time In
Lenoir with bis annt, Mrs. Rnel
Brown, end was employed at Kent
Ooffey Manufacturing company.
He entered seirlce March 29,
1943, and was in training at
Camp Hood, Texas, Camp Hale,
Colorado, Camp Breckemddge, Ky.
and Camp Swift, Tdkas, before go
ing orersees in Oeeembjsr, 1944.
Snrrlying Pfc. Jones are throe
brothers and three sisters: .IbS.
^Mf■.m'^'^e|^■'9WSl^s>^ fUe.jdlkei'
IF. O. Wallace, MooreortUe; Mrs,
Lowe, Llneolnton; Lance
Jones, Hays; Ancll Jones, in Kan
sas; and T5 Homer Jones, who
lost his right arm in combat in
Belgium August SI, 1944, and is
now in an army hospital in Texas.
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Shatley Springs
Opens Saturday
!i1i
Advices have been received
from C. L. Collins. Proprietor of
Shatley Springs Health Resort,
Ashe County, that he will open
the springs for guests on Satur-
dby morning, June 9th. The many
friends of Mr. Collins will be
glad to know that he will again
have charge of this famous health
resort this year.
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Norfolk Navy Yard
Is Seeking Workers
OoastrimQiia
fof! a
.flenbsr ^ NoyttyWHIWtoN ^
••I ander migr tUi 2^ak. Wmi
B. ourtifc 0* tui iwi**9aai am-
tlon bt ths fltnis INjpljitatmit at
AgfieuKun, all# fuloii^
a awatlng of Nailvfiani K
OaroMna aovaty
n» pens wl4 is Ibaij^ an S
lot adjaosat ta MeadOifftipil aop^'
pany and aoat at th) aav
■tmetion la bflSf paid by looal
dvlo organialtoMt
Plans are to bava 4lia
ready for a Is^gO BUpnlifill Of
lambs to be sold soopdratfrs^ fy
farmers of this pait of tha itato
about June IS. . ~ '
The center is bslng oonstroctad
imrs for mutual adrantaga la
tarmsrs and packing company
buyers. Heretofore, Umbo and
other liveatoek hays bean ahlppsd
out of Watauga, Adm and Alls^-
any eountleo through Ylrgli^
By shipping from North WUkiMh
boro, the lambs will rsaoh the
Metropolitan mnrkots one day
earlier. Oraders tnmlahed by
Department of Agrienltnro wHl
serve the marketing center bars.
Present for the marketing dis
cussion meeting here Thursday
were Mr. Curtis, of the Depart
ment of Agrlonltnrs: Bari Ms-
chem, 'of the marketing dtvMon
of Stt>^ College; County Agents
Harry Hamilton, of Watanga, R.
H. Oronse, of Aaho, R. B,.. Black
of Alleghany, R. D. Smithi of
Wilkes, H. O. ColTsrd, of Alex
ander, and county Agent Par
kins, of Tadkin. Also present
were a number of farmers from
adjoining counties.
If the marketing center prores
to be as snccessfnl as antidpstsd,
the (Sonthem Railway company
plans further derelopnient of ths
estabUshmsnt neoit year.
North Wilkesboro
ear
Many Awards Presented In
FinaJ Program Of Com'
mencement Thursday
Lt. Archie J. Fletcher, who WM instantly kflled whan
the ship on which he was senring was hit by a suicidiB
bomber at an Okinawa |»prt April 6, Is shown here in a
fifth wedding annirersaiy picture with hit wife, the '
fmmer Miss Myrtle Smithey, of Oakwoods, Lt. Fletcher
served with the Maritime commissIaBu
S.Sgt. Greech Now
Liberated Prisoner
staff Sergeant Cebsr M. Orsech,
who had been a prisoner tor some
time in Oermsny, was among
those liberated,according to a War
Department message received by
his wlfa
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CPL. CANTER SFENDINO
FURLOUGH AT HOME
Recently returned from two and
a half years in the Paciflo, Marine
Corporal Sherman Otto Canter,
22, is presently on furlough visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
S. Canter, 1008 Hlnshaw Street,
North Wilkesboro.
As an artillery battery admlns-
tratlon clerk, he saw duty in El
lice Island occupation, lYuawa,
m.—
CkHTps tn Msy, 1941, ke graduated
from North V^Ikesboro
SOhool.
Uent Heteher k
RilM When Ship
IsSfnickByJape
Bsvlnth U. ,8. la-
batiy' liMikm Mloetivily o^ oft
ObliMa Pselmda m 8o«4MMt«ra
OUagua. ysstecday* la a swtfL
wheeling advaaee as Tokyo radio
was admfttkv ths lap^sss koU
on tkat islaad “is' to bo' 'Agardod.-
as Twy gravo."
or G«d. Arek^ald T. At*
’s donikboya mids a. MOt-
yi^di'advance — greatest'^afesaU
day's 4Rtln ot the f S - day Old
campaign — to feadt OUnavra'a
Botttkeastem coastal,plain. . ’
This eastward thr^ by the vs(-
eran Seventh Dtvuion's 184th
Regiment had reached wRhtn '450
yards oti the southesat coast by
nightfall yesterday.
Open, fUt land, in whlcfa the
Japanese could urt offer effective
resistance, lay ahead.
Object of -the 184^ Regiment’s
eastward, smash wss to Qulekly
cut off Chluen PoninsnU before
any' Japanese could withdraw
from the central Okinawa area in
to heigbU at the extreme eastern
end of Chlnen Cape.
l^rves In France
WOkas Man KIB«d Instsiil-
ly Whoi Jap Bomber Hita
AmmunitloB Ship
First Lieutenant Archie J.
Fletcher, age 88, of the U. 8.
Maritime oommUdon serving-with
the merchant marine and who was
first reported missing, met death
on the S. 8. Hobbs Victory in a
port of Okinawa April 6, accord
ing to IstteM recstved by hU
wife in San Fnmsisco, California.
The S. & ahbs Vtotory,
one e’elOslf on
The Norfolk Navy Yard Is bad
ly In need of men to repair ships.
Urgently needed are electrlcUns
and helpers of ell types, aS well
as laborers. See Mr. Gaskins, the
Norfolk Navy Yard Recruiter, at
the U.S.B.S. office every Wednes
day, Thursday and Saturday.
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M. T. SGT. PAUL M. WARREN
VISITS HOME
M. T. Sgt. Paul M. Warren, of
the marinee stationed at Cherry
Point, spent the week-end with
his mother, Mrs. Belle Warren.
Sgt Warren Joined the marines
\ Aug. 1940 and returned to the
Stateb March 1st after serving 15
months In the South Pacific.
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F
RATION
NEWS
PROGBSSBI), FOODS: Bine
Stamps N8, P8. QS. R8, SS ex
pire June 80. T2, Ua, V2, W8,
X8 tieptep July 8L T8, Z8, Al,
Bl. 01 sapfre Angnst 81. >D1,
jn, 01, HI sotplre Sept
MBAlfS AND FATS: Red
Stamp* B2. F8,' 08. H2, J8 «r-
ijlre Juno 80. K8, L8, M2, N2,
M dzpire
rn-tri vOTire Aagnst 8L VI,
wt, it, T«, Z1 socplre SwL
" SHO^AB: Sugar stamp No. 88
piod tor 8 pounds, aspires Au-
««•*■ *L sr- ^ .
POOaS; Aitpimio
gip, 1. f BOW geoi.
High school diplomas and other
awards were presented to a large
class of graduates at the final
program of the North Wilkes
boro high school commencement
Thursday night,
The students carried out the
program in an admirable manner
with the following taking part:
Ruth McNeil, H C. Plexlco, Joanna
McNeil. Nancy Roussean, Faye
Elledge, Dick Sloop, Bill Casey,
Pauline Hawkins, Pat Hunt and
Gordon Reins.
High school diplomas were pre
sented by D. J. Carter, chairman
of the city board of education.
On the honor graduate list
were: Joanna McNeU, first; Faye
Elledge, second; Ruth McNeil,
third. The list also Included two
twelve-year diplomas — Nancy
Rousseau and Dorothy Campbell.
A diploma was presented to one
former student now In service.
Sgt. Jack Vannoy, In the army In
Italy, has completed sufficient
studies since entering the army
to entitle him to graduate. The
diploma was presented to his
mother, Mrs. A. L. Llppard. Four
students who saocessfully passed
college entrance ^ examinations
last spring and since had com
pleted requirements for diplomas
were elso graduated. They were
Doris Casey, Bncky Horton, Sue
Landon and Thomas Nelson.
The scholarship medals were
presented by Sni^ Paul Oragan
to the three honor gradnatee list
ed above. The Legion and Auxil
iary cittsenshlp medals were pre
sented by Mrs. J. W. Leyshon and
Major E. P. Robinson to Joanna
McNeil and Pat Hunt. 'The Bal
four key award went to Joanna
McNeil, and was presented by
Supt. Cragan.
Typing certlflcatee were pre
sented by Rnfns B. Chnreh, mem
ber of the school board, to Mary
Taylor, Faye Elledge, Grace Bea
mon, Annie Eller, Joanna ,Mo-
Nell, Reva Togman and Botha-
line Westmoreland.
Snpi Gragan presented to Gor
don Reins an award for being
president of the etaOsnt AetlvUtes
Aaeoeiatloi. Mias Betas 0fe||ei^
medals to stadents fM'.-oatstitttd-
iag eotlvltlee, IgelnAlng Diek
Sloop for band and as editor of the
eekool papdr, and to Fat Hnt
aad Jay Johnson for aettvt-
tlas. ^
■las. Belniji. also, BjMsjittud t io
the Mkool k 189* at%
tke StAdi&t rAettvIttM
in. The 'diiMM
Of..
ROT VINSON HALL
SERVES ON DESTROYER
Roy Vinson Hall, 22, of EOT B
St., North Wilkesboro, has been
promoted to radioman, seeond
class, USNR. At present he is ser
ving aboard a destroyer es»rt of
the Atlantic Fleet.
He wears the American Area
and European - African - Middle
Eastern Area ribbons.'
Hall Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. V. Hall, of Marvle, N. C. Before
entering the Navy, ho was em
ployed by the Southern Railway
Co. He graduated from Sylva Cen
tral High School, Sylva, N. O.,
In June 1939.
SEAMAN GLENN WINTERS
VISITS FATHER HERE
Glenn S. Winters, seaman sec
ond class, who is assigned to a
ship in the Atlantic fleet, visited
hls father, Mr. G. S. Winters, a
few hours Sunday. Glenn entered
the navy In November last year
and received training at Bain-
biidge, Md., and Newport, R. I.
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Mr. Genlo Cardwell, who has
ril 8. Ja]
High swarmed ovel^ad and
fonght off through the afternoon.
Lt. Fletcher went on . duty at six
o'clqpk and was in tha' engine
room when a Jap suicide bomb
er struck tke center of the ship
overhead. In the explosion those
below met Instant death. The
powerful explosions continued to
carry the flames over two hun
dred feet above the ship until
about 2:30, when it sank. A writ
ten report of the tragedy was
brought by the captain and two
officers to Mrs. Fletcher In San
Francisco.
Lt. Fletcher was married April
29, 1939, to Miss Myrtle Smithey,
daughter of Mrs. Smithey and t^
late Marshall Smithey, of Oak-
woods. They have one daughter,
Ja)^t, age four. He was the son
of'Mrs. Maggie Fletcher and the
late John W. Fletcher, of Edge-
been undergoing treatment at tha
Wilkes Hospital for the past sever
al weeks, returned to his home in
the city today. Friends hope that
be will soon be able to be out
again.
meettiir''tlitof'';^
0i14tliBiy%
Pfc. Isaac H. Jfuipr 'dht to
Germany May 14,, aceording to- a
telegram reedved by his motker,
Mrs. Roosevelt Dancy, of Wllbar.
Pfc. Dancy entwM the enny
January 21, 1948, and received
training at Fort Bnstls, Va^ Camp
Mewart, Oa.. Camp MeOoy,' Wba,
8^ Fisher, N. 0., and Camp Da--
vls, N. C.. before going orwasaa to
October. 1944. He served in a
medical detachment of the Ninth
army.
Canse of his death was not
stated in the telegram reoetoed
t>y hls mother.
Pfo. Dancy Is snrvtved by hls
pArettts, one brother and fear sls-
tefs: Ito. RaydeU Bowlin, Crick
et; Mrs. Clyde Bowlin, Odell
Dancy, Miss Ms^ Dancy and Mlsa
Fay Dancy, all of WUbar.
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Keeping Watch
IvAuwT Oritlwre 1
tnstitnttoas Tt> R^iort
Suapteious Deals
Tk*'kfnlfMs was to eC
V.|-nd^«hohadP.ir.a*- ;
ebuui *MNMnt the speaker.
d&oneted tlto kl|k-
to Nori^ CeietfiiL '
post-war plaas tOf '
He stated that shOTCf
of inaapower aad nmteHsli
keen, .cswonalbl* tor lack ot
tofiatnietlon aettvlty dnr-
Urn yean. Se statai
diM m pteaent tbera la a short-
ega of eaibieers and other per-
highway planning and V
Forii m weU ae a
sKoetag* Of pepMBnri tor eon-
MroctlOQ. Ho aspressed hls to-
tenttoa aa eommlsslonar to gtoa /
hJi*«R ,attention to aU ton cent*
ties to the; eight division an^tow'
get toe m'oiit needed proJMto «e* .
def way ai soon as practical af^ !
er toe •wtO. ' ^
' FoUoVrfSg the addreas ot ttr.
Smith, J. G. Hsekett, ot Norto J
Wilkeeh^, talked briefly, high- * (j
hr oomidlmentlag the people In
this put of the state ani'-point-
tng oat that progress to aU Unpa
was following the oonstraetioB
Of highways.
prior to the program L. M.
Nelson presented to a representa--
tlva from each high school ta ton .
county a eeffifieate of award for
good cltlsenshlp. The honor stn-^
denta were accompanied by par
ents and school principals, whp
wwre club goests.
Guests Friday were as follows:
F. Oi Tomlinson 'With J. B. Walk-
'er. Mayor R. T. McNeil 'with J.
R. Hlx, Z. V. Stewart and J. O.-
Haekett with J. B. Williams, Max
Foster and H. M. Hntohens with
P.,W. Htoatoum, Sgt Themaa Gar-
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Pto. Ftai H. Shomate la sen-
Ting with m military police com
pany lin PTaaoe. He recently
wrote toe following to hls par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Shu
mate, of Hays: “How are yoa
all? Fine, I hope. Things are
fine with our poUoe wwk.
nutnks 80 mndh for tlie money
and gum. They came in handy.
TeU 'an ‘hello’ and that X ho^
to be home sotm.’’
FVT. E. L. raStRICK
VISIMNO ms FAMILY
Pvt B. L. Derrick, who Is a
member of a tank corps and has
Just completed training at Fort
Knox, Ky., Is home visiting bis
family. Pvt. Derrick wss ashlst-
Local Student
Digest Merit Award
_ ant manager of the local J. 0.
wood community of Wilkes conn- Penney Co. store before entering
ty. In addition to hls 'wife and
Washington, May 81—^The gov
ernment set a grim watch on cash
deals thronghont the country to
day In order to catch tax cheat
ers.
Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of
the Treasury, ordered all finan
cial Institutions in the country to
report the name and address of
anybody engaging in a susplcl-
onsly big currency transaction.
Failure to make these reports
can be punished by 10 years to
prison, fl0,000 fine, or -both. The
order Is effective now.
Morgenthau said man “cheat
ers” are using large currency tn
their financial dealings, trying to
hide the size of their Income.
His order applies not only to
banks, -building and loan associa
tions, and brokers— bat also to
Miss Joanna McNeil, valedictory
Ian ot the gradnatlag elaaa at
North Wilkesboro high school, haa^
been given the Sixth Anaaal Ai^'
ward of The Reader's Dlgot AA>
soelatton for students who ,by
their successful school work gtyn
promise of attaining leadatohlp 111
the community, It was anhounM* "
by Superintendent Paul S. Ora--
can. /
Mias McNeil will reoetoe an
honorary subscription to The
Reader’s Digest for one year and
an engraved certificate from tha
Editors, “In recognition of past
acoompUshment and In anticipa
tion of unusual achievement to
daughter he is survived by Us
jiother and the follo'wl'wng broth
ers and sisters: Mrs. H. S. Soots,
C. W. Fleteher and Miss Pansy
Fletcher, of North Wilkesboro
route three; Mrs. John
service. He will report to Fort currency exchanges and "other
Ord, Calif., this week.
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Wllkesboro; Harry B. Fletcher,
of Galveston, Texas; Mrs. Floyd
M. Jennlhgs. Pores Knob; Mrs.
Ray Felts, North Wilkesboro;
and Pfc. Walter Fletcher, in the
army In Germany.
Lt. Fletcher spent. 11 years
(See FLBTCHER-^age Eighty
SEABIAN GARNIS ROOPB
RETURNS TO DUTY
Seaman First Class Garnis F.
Irvin, [Roope returned to San Frandeco,
California, last week by plane
after spending 80 days with hls
-wife, Mrs. Grace Roope, In Norto
Wilkesboro. Seaman Roope, son
of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Roope ot
Wilkesboro ronte two, has been
in service on toe Paedfie for 20
months.
THREE SOUTHER BROTHERS SERVE IN THE ARMY
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CPU am A amimm
1^. Ohi«8lB V. tKMicm
In aMTolco^ Qpi*
P^';W4JP^ N.
Hum sons of Mr. and Mra. J. M, So«tt»r, of otb wi,:
or antorodKaanrioo Ocldbor M, And rocohtod at Cwy_ly)h«ttHf, flA.>
Canaii) FwoaL Tami.. AilaaiuuCaUfonhls* hodCanm FfriUqia.KanaaatfepfscoBattiBttW
Ha hM Ml fat JblfUnd,
pvaaonttlBl^ Itt-^Garaiattjr.vriA 1^ IlMtt WauriW ^
Kaditaaem Wfci*J|g|&toYliay want owaalgta M
at.vmrnd:tMi*9a' a■ ^,,V
persons or organisations engaged
primarily In cashing checks and
exchanging enrreney.’’
This Is the first time currency
exchanges have been incladed in
a Treasury order. A currency ex
change Is a place of . buslnesB
which cashes checks for a fee and
performs other servlceB. There are
thousands of these establishments
but they are not under Federal
regUatlon and Morgenthau said
he doesn’t know the exact nnm-
ber. He gave an Indication ot their
growth by saying he has been
told there are 62 banks ta CUea-
go, and abent 400 currency ex
changes.
Under the order, Institutions
are not required to ;^ort tKOOe-
actions which In their Jndiment
are In keeping with “legitimate
and*customary’’ business, hforgen-
than said “no honmt person ne^
to.fewr toe reeults of onr Investi
gation.” X- -
Other transactions most, )>e. to-
portod if they Involve llO.OQd'or
more in enrreney. It'toe nionw’to
{n bllls.of 860 or higher, 8I.900
tritattietloii mast be rOp^MfU,'
Ottctols: said toe legel biMa
come."
Since 1937 The Reader’s Di
gest Association has presented
these awards yearly In senior '>
Ugh ' schools thronghont tha
United States and Canada to the
highest honor student of the grad-^.
natlng class. The awards are part
of the educational program spoa- ^
sored by the Association and were
a logical outgroirth of the 'wide
use of The Reader’s Digest In
school work.
Miss McNeil le the daughter ot
Mr. and Mrs. Archie J. McNeO,
702 Tenth Street. She was select
ed to Acelve the award, designed
to stimnlate scholarship, citizen-
sUp, and continued contact 'with
good reading after graduation.
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for toe order Is the trading irito
"lend-
toe enemy act of-1917, as ttneai ^
ed and repeated tor toe first wax
pdwwf aet of 194L' The aijtliori'
was d^togated to toe.TiMP
Preddent Beoaeydt aixl^
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Libenited
egti Mard a CMkS^.IKtt dC
Hr/ aad tin. HaasOelt bi
Stony Atrk, was
:a&:trom,A.'nail prIamrMmA-A
Bt rim$Mt by W.
.was wdB an* ’Ht-WL'
Ir.jBrev she*.
Pfc. Lass C. Benge
Killed In Action
On Luzon May .10
Pto. Lass O. Benge, age 88, was
killed In action on Imson, PblUp-
plnea onriifay 10th.
The telegram containing news
ot his death was reoelTid Satnrday
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filgfa^ >by hls parents, Mir. and Mrs.
J. 1H. Beags, of Paraonvllle.
Pta Bemre entered the army ta
Oetober, 1942, and went ovennas
ini die' aprtog of 1941. He served
wltlr in' tofwtry -reglaedt;' ’
SnrvMag Pfe. Brage. ar* kig
totoer and mother; One hr^gr,
We&s Bmig*; of Summit, and -on*
Voete Braget of Paiv
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