_^CX1X,-VCT» lt€i. ' Myday and 71iipfd»y». Ftjj^yif^yibKiBBOWRO, N> C., WQNDAY,.JUNE 18»’194S ^'' Wtdi:YiMr lAb»r KciCip lo Adwiac^
J^INGS BROTHERS IN SERVICE .
Staff Sergeant BRneat Bajr
j ^Jennings, left, entered the array
■"Ulr corps January 1, 194^, and
corps January 1, 194^,
served for 26 mondu la Kng^
land, Nordt Africa and Italj'.
He is now at Bowman Flel^
Kj. Pvt. Rex Ik JennJngii went
mximum Canning
Allotment
into the army In May, 1M4,
and went to Europe la JTanii*
ary this year, serving In aa h)^
fantry regiment. Hie la now la
Austria. The Jenalngs brotti*
ers are SMis of Mrs. F. O.
nlngs, of Reddles River.
Sugar
Five Pounds Each
Boards Resame Mailing Out
Certificates After Sus
pension Few Days
Local Rationing boards have
resumed mailing ont canning
sugar certificates after several
days during which no mailing
was done because of orders from
the district office.
The maximum now being al
lowed Is five ponnds per person,
which Is only one-fifth of the
amount granted last year, and as
much as five ponnds is not being
issued unless the applicant slyiws
a need for that much. Sugar snp-
plies are very meagre, and honao-
wlves must get along with much
lees this year.
I>ne to the fact that some sng-
was Issued when the maxt-
nvanl was 15 pounds, some per-
^OUR BOYS
s s s e e
sons have received more than
five pounds per person. How
ever, this was no fault of local
rationing officials, who were fol
lowing Instructions from district
and national OPA headqaartars.
Rationing officials warn all
persons to carefully gruard their
sugrar coupons as they would
money, because the coupons can
not be replaced If lost or stolen.
Quotas have been fixed for each
raflontng board and the boards
cannot exceed the total qnotas
for their respective territories.
The rationing board in Wilkes-
boro will be closed Tuesday E.nd
Wednesday afternoons while can
ning sugar certificates are being
mailed. I
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Buster H. Elliot
Taken By Death
Funeral service was held Sun
day at Union church for Buster
Howard Elliot, age 13. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Elliot, of North
Wllkesboro route one. Rev. Gil
bert Osborne conducted the last
rites. He died Thursday.
Surviving the youth are his
father and mother, one brother
and three sisters.
CHFRCH AND CATOILL
NOW AX BAINBRIIKJE
Ralph Church, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus Church, and Eddie
Caudill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edd
Caudill, have enlisted in the na
vy, and are In boot training at
nbrldge, Md.
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Thousands of extra workers
will be needed for harvesting tin
coming tobacco crop. See your
county agent.
RATION
NEWS
PROCESSED FOODS: Blue
sumps NS, PR, Ql, R2. 82 ex
pire June 20. T2. IT2, V2, W2,
2 expire July SI. T2, Z2. Al,
I, 01 expire August SI. Dl,
El. FI, Cll, HI expire Sept.
to.
: |w MEATS AND FATS: Red
f wtompc B2, F2, 02, H2, J2 ex
pire June to. Kl, Lt, Mt, Nt,
P2 expire July tl. Ql, Rt, Sl,
rt, nt expire'Augnat tl. VI.
JFt. X2, Tt, Z2 expire Sept,
to.
6TTOAR: Sugar stamp No. tt
food for I pound!, expiree A«-
fut tl.
SHOES: Airplane Stampe
Mb. 1, t, t now good.
OAEOUNB: Arlt
fflM throngit June tl.
MNI TAIiE MUilrER
RETURNS TO DUTY
Machinist Mate Yale Miller and
family have returned to Jackson
ville, Fla., aftet; a visit with rel
itlves In Wilke&oro and at Land
is. MM Miller is in naval service.
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SGT. CAMERON MnXER
IS VISITING PARENTS
Sgt. Cameron Miller, who is In
the marine corps and Is station
ed in Washington, D. C., recent
ly visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Miller, at Obids.
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PVT’. CHARLIE SH^ITLEY
IS HOME ON FURLOUGH
Pvt. Charlie L. Shatley, accom
panied by his wife and son, Is
spending several days with Pvt.
Shatley’s mother, Mrs. C. B. Shat
ley, of North Wllkesboro route
one. Pvt. Shatley is stationed at
Camp Croft, S. C.
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JOHN WALTER GAITHER
NOW HOME ON LEAVE
John W. Gaither, YIe, U. S. N.
R., son of Mrs. W. E. Gaither,
and the late W. E. Gaither, of
Wllkesboro, route one, has been
spending a short leave at his
home near here. Mr. Gaither i.s
now stationed at Newport News.
Va., where he is connected with
the fitting out and commission
ing of one of the Navy’s newest
cruisers and he will serve on
board upon commissioning. He
has just returned from a tour
of overseas duty in the European
and South Atlantic Theatres.
CASS BROTHERS MEET
AFTER THREE TEARS
Cpl. Radford B. Cass writes
from Germany that he recently
visited his brother. Pvt. Odia
Cass, in France, which waa the
first time they had seen each
other in three years. He said that
he had a most enjoyable time
and it was almost like being
home. The Oass brothers are
sons of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cass,
of Union Grove.
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T. G. FOfifTEB IS
PROMOTED IN NAVW
T. G. Poster, Machinist Mate
Third Class, has been promoted
to his present rank. He recently
spent a 10-day leave with his
wife, the former Miss Fern Ad
ams, and children, Joey and Ju
dy, of North Wllkesboro, route
1. He entered the service June,
1944, and la stationed at Day
tona Beach, Fla.
NIP RESISTANCE
Polio Conmittee
li Wilkes Cbiity
To Aid Victims
IS EXPECTED
TO END QUICK
Guam.—The 6th Marine Divi
sion has swung back Into the bat
tle of Southern Okinawa, join-
three other U. S. 10th Army di
visions In the final drive to an-
hlliate a Japanese garrison of
approximately 3,000 thirst-crazed
men trapped atop Yaejn-Dake
Plateau, It was disclosed today.
Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd’s
6th Division Devil Dogs, back on
the main front after mopping np
the Oruku Peninsula south of
Naha last week, drove forward
several hundred yards to a point
abon^ two miles from the south
ern tip of the Island, pacing gen
eral gains on all sectors yester
day.
Japanese resistance was still
stiff hnt it was expected to end
at any hour as Fleet Command
er Chester W. Nlmlts announced
that a total of 80,S4C enmny
troops had been killed through
Saturday and the unsually high
nnmbm’ of 1,C2C captured.
The Wilkes County Chapter of
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysla met at the call
of the chairman in the county
welfare office June 5, 1946. Patd
Cashlon, Chairman, presided.
During the business session the
treasurer reported diabuniements
since July, 1944, $268.46;
amount on hand, $8,916,16. A
check for $10 had been glren
Mrs. Bertha Bell to bny extra
food advised by doctors tor two
or more children snfferlng from
infantile paralysis. Mrs. Bell was
asked to find out indlTldual
needs of patients and report
same as- chapter will contribute
braces and other necessary re
quirements that will Improve the
health and hasten the recovery
of children in our county Buffer
ing from infantile paralysla.
The chairman presented the
plan for a contlnning state polio
organization representing all
county chapters whose duty it
will be to serve the Interests of
the connty chapters In their
fight against infantile paralysis
in the state. The above plan was
discussed by Dr. Ralph McDon
ald, State Chairman, at a lunch
eon conference held recently in
North Wllkesboro.
A summer camp where vic
tims of Infantile paralysis could
go for a two weeks vacation un
der the supervision of a carefully
chosen personnel was suggested
There are 120 children In Char
lotte Memorial Hospital suffering
from infantile paralysis. A medi
cal social worker Is needed. A
continuing state organization
could take care of these needs by
furnishing funds to pay lor said
services. Throughout the year
there Is great need for infantile
paralysis education work.
Each district would be called on
to pay its proportional share of
any projects which the committee
as a whole approved. The mem
bers present were gre«ktly inter
ested in the summer camp and
unanimotuly approved above
state organization plan.
The Wilkes Chapter calls at
tention to the symptoms of polio
(infantile paralysis) and what
you can do to protect your child
if polio appears in your neigh
borhood as outlined by Mlrrls
Flshbeln, M. D., editor of the
Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygela.
“Symptoms of polio:
First stage; For a day or two
there are such symptoms as fev
er, weakness, sore throat, nausea
or vomiting.
Second stage: A period of one
to four days when thsre Is head
ache, stiff neck and back, tender^
ness of muscles and prostration.
During this period, a doctor’s ex
amination of spinal flnld will
show signs of inflammation. At
least half the children who reach
this stage recover without any
permanent paralysis.
Third stage: More pain, spasm
of mnscles involved, and then
severe paralysis.
“Simple precautions;
1. Call a doctor promptly. If
you think your child has any
symptoms of polio, get a doctor
at the earliest possible moment.
Children with the slightest symp
toms should he put to bed.
2. Cleanliness is vitally impor
tant: clean water, clean food,
clean milk and, above all, clean
hands when eating. '
3. During outbreaks of infan
tile paralysis, keep your chll'
dren away from crowded swim
ming pools and beaches, especial
ly those which are not'controlled
by sanitary measnres.
4. See that children avoid over-
exertion and extreme tatlgne. At
tacks of polio are worse when
they follow sudden chilling, snoh
as that resulting from a plunge
into cold water after strennons
exercise.”
TTie local chapter voted to en
large Its membership and elected
the follo-wlng addiUonal mem
bers of the Executive Committee:
Dr. H. B. Smith, Dwight Nich
ols, C. B. Eller, B. R. SpmUl, W.
D. Jester, Sam Ogllvle, Miss ZeUe
Harris, Miss Rosalee Pendry,
Mesdames R. C. Jennings, Fred
Ga.nther, Press Inscore.
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KisSciliedileFdr,
Mailing CoB|Mis
People Not To Call
At Local Rationing Office
For Ration Coupons
Food Preservation
Course Is Planned
The Wilkes County Chapter of
the American Red Cross is plan
ning an eight-hour course, on
Food Pressiratlon and the use of
the Pressure Cooker, the last
week in Jane. Miss Evelyn Sharpe
and Mrs. PaftI S. Cragan are to
be the Instmetors. It is hoped
that enough ladies will show in
terest to make the project worth
while. More details as to place,
time, and dote will -be published
Utar. All intMsttad should eoll
the Red Cross offtee, Phmie SOt.
Ffc. Roby Paul Yatce, son
of Mrs. Clearsle Yates Kobin-
soH and the late Conrad Yates,
of Pnrlear, was killed in FVance
November 18, 1944. Prevlons-
ly he had been reported ml.ss-
Ing and last week his mother
received a telegram from the
War Department stating that
he was HUed in action -Novein-
ber 18. He had seen much com
bat service and several months
before he was killed he was
wounded, recovered and rejoin
ed his ontfit. Surviving Ffc.
Yates are his mother and sev
eral brothers and sisters.
In order to more promptly
serve everybody In the territory,
the rationing board with office In
North Wllkesboro has arranged
a schedule for issuing ration cou-
I'pons and certlfloates.
The schedule is as follows:
tires, Wednesdays: B and C gas
oline, Thursdays; non-highway
gasoline, Fridays; fuel oil, Mon
days.
People who place applications
are asked not to call for coupons
or certificates. Personnel of the
rationing office Is very limited
and several people can bo served
by mail while one application is
being looked up. The mailing ar
rangement will save time for the
people served and the office per
sonnel. Those making appli-
tion for B and C. gasoline must
file with the application their
mileage ration records, which
will be returned with the cou
pons.
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NeedM For Quota
Veteran Soldier
Memorial Service
For 2 Drothers
De Held June 24
Service At Friendship Meth
odist Church For Pfes. Al
vin And Joe Pearson
Memorial service for the Pear
son brothers killed In action will
he held Sunday, June 24, four
P- m., at Friendship Methodist
church near HUl|in jCr^k.>
Pfc. Alvin "Hr. Pearson, who
served In the marine corps, was
killed during the Iwo Jlma cam
paign In March. Pfc. Joe H. Pear
son, who served In the Fifth
army in Italy, was klHed In Italy
during the final days cf the Ital
ian campaign. 'They were sons of
the late G. B. Pearson, and Mrs.
Rosa Pearson * Holcomb, of Mil
lers Creek.
Rev. J. L. A. Bumgarner, pas
tor, will be in charge of the mem
orial service, and the High Point
post of ■Veterans of Foreign Wars
will assist In the service. The
public Is cordially Invited to at
tend.
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The DIair DIock At
Auction Tuesday
The valuable Blair Block,
which has been owned by three
generations, will be sold at auc
tion tomorrow at 2 p. m. by Pen
ny Brothers, famous twin auc
tioneers of Greensboro.
This property, located in the
heart of the city, consists of busi
ness lots facing on three streets,
and on the south the property ad
joins the Southern Railroad
tracks, thus providing excellent
sites for manufacturing plants.
The sale has been extensively
advertised and has created much
Interest over a wide territory.
Prizes will be given away dur
ing the sale and music by a first
class band will be a feature at
traction.
Mack Wyatt Rites
Are Held Today
Funeral service was held to
day at Pleasant Grove church in
Alleghany county for Mack Wyatt,
age 66, well known North Wllkes
boro citizen who died Saturday.
Surviving Mr. Wyatt are his
wife, Mrs. Susan Perry Wyatt,
and 12 sons and daughters: MrS;
K. A. Royal, McQrady; Mrs.
Spencer Brown, North Wllkes-
iboro; George Wyatt, Severn, Md.;
Clyde Wyatt, Haymarket, 'Va.;
Mrs. Fred Royal, McGrady; Mrs.
Hobert Long, Odell, Brnce, Mit
chell, Paul, Clara and Iva Lee
Wyatt, of North Wllkesboro.
Mrs. S. E. Hanks
. JFwieral Sunday
Funeral senrlce was held Sun
day at Center church near Thur
mond for Mrs. Callie Hanks, age
51, ■wife, of S. B. Hanks, of 'Trap-
hill township. Rev. Grant Coth-
ren conducted the funeral serv
ice.
Surviving Mrs. Hanks are her
husband and the following sons
and daughters; Preston Hanks,
Traphlll; Levi Hanks and Mrs.
Will Royal, Thurmond; Mrs.
Charles Hunes, Benham; Mrs.
Hardin Brooks, Greensboro; Mrs.
S. S. Transeau, Traphlll; Mrs.
Neal Cheek, State Road.
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Returns to Duty
Pvt, Ralph W. Miller has ar
rived at Fort Ord, QUtf,. aft
er spendiiig » 14-day fortoMi^
with hto porenta, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Mmer. of WObar. PVt,
Miller e^MFed aervtoe Jtammy
15 thla yea* and reeetrad tndn-
ii« 08 OMlif) BlMdtas, VIS.
Special Meeting
Of Junior Order
There will be a special meet
ing of the North Wllkesboro
council of the Junior order
on Tuesday evening, June 19th.,
at eight o’clock. Matters pertain
ing to the Junior Order home at
Lexington, will be taken up and
there will also be degree work.
Refreshments will be served.
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Five Divorces Are
Granted In Court
Five divorces were granted
during the June term of Wilkes
superior court, which was limit
ed to a one-day session. Judge
Frank Armstrong presided for
the divorce actions and heard
motions In civil cases pending.
The divorces were granted in
the following cases: J. L. Jor
dan versus Mattie Jordan. Wil
liam Ross Hudson versus Elva
Pauline Hudson, H. A. Martin
versus Lula Martin. Hal Adams
Harrison versus Lillian' Belton
Harrison, Bernice Greer versus
S. M. Greer.
The corurt was in session Mon
day, June ll.
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St. Sgt. Ridiard O. Janla.
of North Wllkesboro Roate 8,
has returned to l*'ort Hragg
after spendliig 2 and on»balf
years in Africa, Sicily, and
Italy with the Fifth Army. He
is to the 175th Engineers, St.
Sgt. Jarvis Joined with the Na
tional Gnard Co. in 1940. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S.
S. Jarvis of Roaring River, N.
Cj, Route 2.
District Governor
Addresses Local
Kiwanians Friday
Sam Bundy, of Tarboro, gov
ernor of Elwaals for the district
composed of North and South
Carolina, dellvored a most Inspir
ing 'address herb Friday More
the North Wllkesboro club.
The program was In charge of
R. E. Gibbs, who presented the
speaker.
Governor Bundy proved btsa-
self a very delightful epea'xer.
His hnmor was much appreciat
ed and his address was such as
to challenge every thonghtfni
person to definite effort for
world betterment In the days to
come. He paid a high compli
ment to the fine work of Klwanls
International in Its help in the
War effort. Kiwanians have
bought three-foarths of a billion
dollars of bonds and have donat
ed 60,000 pints of blood and have
solicited from other citizens 88,-
000 idnts for army hospitals.
’The present Klwanls year began
with a membership of 180,868
and now has 146,272. Its bank
balance has gone from $191,000
to $221,000. It has had a host
of men In the armed forces and
of those who have been dis
charged 71 per cent of them have
gone back to their clubs.
’This year 'will he the SOth an
niversary of Klwanls Intematlon-
al amf* during those years there
have been two world wars, a fi
nancial boom and a world depres
sion. In all these tests Klwanls
has met the test.
Today its challenge is greater
than ever before.
Only Two Week$
Refflaii In Great
War Dond Drive
Pictures Axul Bond Rally To
Be Featured Friday At
Kiwanis Club Meet
With only two weeks remain
ing in the 7th War Loan cam
paign, $16i;000 in E bonds must
be BoljJ to reach the goal of $320,-
000, W. D. Halfacre, chairman,
reported today.
’The last report from the Fed
eral Reserve system showed
WUkee with a total of $169,000
In E bonds, only a little more
than half the quota assigned the
connty.
Pointing out that Wilkes has
never failed to meet a War Loan
goal, Including E bonds quotas.
Chairman Halfacre today nrged
the people of the county to rally
behind the campaign and to put
the connty over.
In connection with efforts to
reach the quota, a war bond ral
ly will be held at the Kiwanis
Club meeting Friday noon. J. R.
Hlx, war finance chairman for
Wilkes, win be in charge of the
program, which will include some
action films of combat in the Pa
cific.
All retail merchants have been
asked to put forth additional ef
forts through the remainder of
the month and county commit
tees are urged to personally con
tact every bond buying prospect
In their respective communities.
Mr. Halfacre said a report of
sales by districts and stores will
be presented for publication this
week.
Mrs. Johnson Is
Taken By Death
Funeral service was held Sun
day, two p. m., at Hunting Creek
Baptist church for Mrs. Millie
Matilda Johnson, 81-year-old
resident of North Wllkesboro
route three who died Friday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Johnson, wife of the late
P. C. Johnson, leaves two sons
and two daughters; Mrs. L. L.
Barnett, Statsvllle; Lillie John
son, North Wllkesboro route 3;
George P. Johnson, Wllkesboro;
and W. E. Johnson, North Wllkes
boro route three. Also surviving
are two brothers, Noel Johnson,
of High Point and Ell Johnson,
of Ronda, and one sister, Mrs.
Hessle Johnson, of Ferguson.
Rev. Pervls Parks and Rev.
Joe Binkley conducted the last
rites.
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Iredell P. Call
Last Rites Held
Funeral service was held Mon
day, two p. m., at Arbor church
for Iredell P. Call, 65-year-old
citizen of North Wllkesboro route
three who died Friday. Rev. Per
vls Parks conducted the service.
Surviving Mr. Call are his wife,
Mrs. Meaiie Poster Call, and
Text:"Krwanls Faces The day. j sons: Ralph Call, of North
Help win the war, then help I Cicero
win the peace. jCsH. of Camp Ritchie, Md., and
For three years we have been Tjirner Call, of North Wilkes-
Uvlng in the awful present; but
Daptivts Leading
In Softball Play
First Baptist softball team in
the churches’ league here con
tinued their lead in the league
Thursday afternoon by defeating
Wllkesboro 13 to 2 while the
Methodists were taking an 11 to
10 decision from the Preebyteii-
ans.
The standing in the leagne now
Is as folloirs:
’TEAM
Baptists
Methodist
Presbyteriaas
Wllkesboro
W L
PCT
876
444
888
860
On Tuesday arenlng the Bap
tists and PveilbytorUns will ploy
at Smoot Pork while the Meth
odists meet ,'WUkeeboro to vnikee-
boro. ', J:' '■■'■ --1-4' ,
we are now living' In the future.
There are five ways we face
It:
1. In a way that counts, be
useful, count for something.
2. We must face it with hon
esty.
3. With determination to make
Democracy our creed.
4. Face It with responsibility.
6. With positive Influence for
justice and freedom
Guests Friday were: Rev. A.
C. Waggoner and Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes with R. B. Gibbs;
Mrs. J. B. Carter and Pat Hunt
with J. B. Carter; Sgt. Owyn
Long ■with Dr. John W. Morris.
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boro route three.
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CASUALTIES OF
YANK TROOPS
LISTED AT 627
Mrs. J. M. Wells Dies;
Funeral On TTiursday
Funeral service was held
Thursday at Temple Hill church
for Mrs. Dareus D. Wells, age
68, wUe of J. M. WelU, of that
commnnlty.
Mrs. Wells Is survived by her
husband and the foUo'wing sons
and daughters: W. M. Wells.
Roaring River; W. B. Wells,
Greei)sboro; E. A. Wells, Hamp-
tonvlUe; M. .L. Wells, ~
Ronda;
M. L.
Pn«. Walls, Baw Btrer; Avw
WoUs, Ronda:
Sool y&or Upo5’fluMi
Manila.— Gen. Douglas Mac-
Arthnr’s troops have captured 1,-
037 Japanese prisoners In 'the
last week, one of the greatest
seven-day bags of the Philippines
campaign, it was annonneed to
day. ’The unnsnally large number
of captives was a definite sign
that Japanese resistance in the
Islands was in its last phase and
that ordinary troops were show
ing less willingness to die for
the ■warlords.
In addition to the prisoners,
9,210 enemy dead were counted
during the week to bring tha sev
en • casualty total to 10,247.
Total enemy casualties for the
Phillij^ines campaign reached
402,262.
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PM JACK HOWARD
vmnNo PABSDm
-Phannaetst Mata Jack Howard,
who is;stationed at Batobrldf•^
Md., is ’ sphadlns esratat vdfFI
his patents, Mr.- and
Howard,'resideats at near