North Carolina Newspapers

i ^ '^' _^ ' ^'.s ’'-a" ^.'i'-:-' ■ .IVirI-' rn^m. '-■fc '-fs ''iM '~M: »v;l •>^1 iS- If Um 'XVI iV' A V THE J0URNAL4»ATBI0T HAS BLAZED THE TEAIL OF PROGRESS IN THE “STATE OP WILKES' FOB OVER 88.mM2Sv iM k 11-4% Sw ffcai igr *t NortmkK. If jtm wM to «mHm •eadtait tlM pspar to mmfmm ■crric*, ••• UMt tka ia paid ia adTfe»« a. VOL. 40. NO. 48, Pabliahed Moadhiy* aWi th^nda yx north WILKESBORO. N. C..MONDAY. OCT. 22, 1945. Watch Yov Paid In Adranea i Dr. GSbert Conbs B^ns Dufies As Methodist Pastor Large Congregations Hesur Minuter In His First Serv- ‘ ice At Methodist Church. Ms ja Dr. Gllbart R. ComfcB began his pastorate at tbe' First Metbodlst ohorch In North Wllkesboro Sun day -with an inspiring message to large congregations. The theme of Dr. Combs’ ser- man Sunday morning was “Pur pose of the Minister.’’ Dr. and Mrs. Combs are both natlres of Kentucky. He received Ms A.B. degree from Kentucky esleyan, attended the Vander- t School of Religion and did ost-graduate work at Duke Uni versity. He received an honorary D.D. degree from Kentucky Wes leyan. In 1915 Dr. Combs entered the ministry. In North Carolina he has most successfully served a num- r of leading churches, Includ- Myers Park In Charlotte, Trlnhy In Durham, Greenville, HendVsonville, Central In Mon roe and Centenary In Greensboro. He Is widely recognized as one of the outstanding ministers In the conference. Dr. and Mrs. Combs have one laughter and two sons. Mrs. Do- noh Hanks resides In Washing ton, D. C., Gilbert R. Combs, Jr., Is an auditor In Raleigh, and WIl- 11am Bklce Combs Is a divinity student at Duke University. Cl R»rin« ^ ' In Dwoolition Team IlCT- nOWaill runl To H^d Begins Pastfurate i^JiMer *1 iwiSWwiw GBOVBR a McOIAMBRY RETURNS TO NAVY. POST Grover C. McGlamery, Jr., AFF2c, back in ithe States after 21 months duty In the Pacific, spent 30 days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. C, MoQlamery, of Millers Creek, and has report ed at NATTC, Memphis, Tenn., for a four weeks course before going to the weet coast for re assignment. DR. GILBERT R. COMBS Local Merchant Offers Support ITie Journal-Patriot, North Wllkesboro, N. C. Attention: Messrs. D. J. Carter LT. ANNIE L. McGLAMERY RETURNS TO NASHVELDE Lt. Annie L. McGlamery. who in service In the army nursing corps, has returned to Thayer’s General Hospital at Nashville. Tenn., after spending a 12-day leave with her parents. Mr. and •Mrs. G. C. McGlamery, of Millers Creek. ta ^ ito C.'VSHION BROTHERS MET AT GUAM RECENTLY 'Pfc. Nell Cashlon, who Is serv- Hiibbard. Pub- Revival At Second Baptist October 28 Rev. Woodroe Wilson, of State Road, will assist Rev. Les ter Johnson, tbe pastor. In a re vival at the Second Batlst church of North Wllkesboro, beginning Sunday night, October 28, and eoatinuing through Sunday night, November 4. Service will be held each nglht at 7 p. m. The public to esedtollfr tavltod te-attoaA o in Bins To Be Sold Here Friday and Julius C Ushers. Gentlemen: The Rotogravure Edition that you are going to publish is with out doubt one of tbe outstanding pieces of advertising that you have ever undertaken for our town and county and. no doubt, it will do enormous good in pub licising the natural resources that North Wllkesboro and Wilkes county have to offer to continu ous growth of our section. North Wllkesboro and Wilkes county have made phenomenal strides in the past 25 years as a distribution center for this sec tion of the state, but in the years to come tbe growth will doubt- industry that other seeUons do not have. Tou are to be congratulated upon taking this step in helping the progress of the growth of North Wllkesboro and our coun ty, and may we take this opipor. Grain bins owned by the Com modity Credit Corporation and | located at the North Wllkesboro I depot wUl be sold at auction on ' Friday. October 26 2 p. m. ^ere ^ ^^,3 wonderful are nine bins of 900 bushels ca- , „ ... edition that you are going to get pacity. The are well constructed onfi In good condition and may be used for grain, poultry feed or as storage houses. o or ' Vnl Sister of Mrs. W. M. DeBerry Succumbs News was received here today of the death of Mrs. Jennie Me lon this morning at Lincoln nlverslty. Pa., where she made her home, Mrs. McMillan was a sister of Mrs. W. M. DeBerry, of this city. Funeral and burial service will bo held Wednesday in Ashe county. Cordially yours, PREVETTE’S STORES J. R. Prevette, Gen. Executive. Rev. S. L. Blevins Is To Preach at Liberty Grove Wednesday Rev. S. L. Blevins will preach in a service to be held Wednes day night. 7 o'clock, at IJberty Grove church east of this city. The public is cordially invited to the service. NORTH WILKESBORO FOOTBALL TEAM DEFEATS BOONE BY 7 TO 6 ing in the marine corps and Is stationed on Guam, and John Cashlon, in the maritime service, recently met on Guam. John traveled through the Pan ama Canal on a cargo ship when he wrote to Nell and told him that he was headed in his dlrec- tlon and to look out for his ship. The ship arrived at Guam and was anchored four miles from shore when Neil heard of its ar rival. He drove a five ton duck out to the ship and spent a most enjoyable day with John. It was the first time they had seen each other In two years. John and Nell are sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cashlon, of this city. m n m Pvt. Charles S. ' Hudson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hud son, of this city, received his dis charge and arrived home Friday after more than four years serv ice In the army. Pvt. Hudson served on Ascension Island In the Atlantic two years and since last December had been with an en gineer regiment In the Pacific. His last service In a combat zone was In the Okinawa campaign. At Lnis Meebag Minister Speaks on “New South;" Says Waves Too Low For Good Living. Rev. Howard J. Ford, paster Wllkesboro Baptist church, de livered an inspiring address Fri day on the subject of “The New South: Whdt It Ought To Be,’ before the North Wllkesboro Lions Club. The speaker, who was present ed by W. O. Absher, commented t economic conditions in the Robert C. Mathis, 19, coxs wain. of Trapblll, attired In the gear worn by swimmers on the navy’s demolition teams. The activities at these groups was one of the hi|^y guarded secrets of Wortfl War H. They invaded eamrii^eaddieads to obtofat luUd^rjlip aa.to wheth- (Jay in South, sftatlng his agreement with the late President Roosevelt that the South Is the nation’s number one economic problem. He spoke of the abuses of organized labor In other parts of the country and stated that the low wage scales in effect In this section are invit ing the same kind of trouble by extremists as now exist In other parts of the country. Rev. Mr. Ford stated that Industrial em ployes In the South have a right to a wage sufficient to provide their families with a decent standard of living and to educate their children. Further coipmentlng on this stubject. Rev. Mr. Ford stated that many employers are paying only the minimum wage as re quired by law and that employ ers and employes should use and practice the golden rule In their relations. He urged greater co operation to prevent strife. Rev. Mr. Ford also commented on the fact that In North Caro lina the average of rejections for military service was 678 ont of every 1,000 examined, while boys from orphanages had an av erage rejection of only 14 per thousand. A greater income is necessary, the speaker said, In order that homes may provide for physical, msutal and development ,UI# . :r Edit L Jtfdio' Of AiwtiHt Clnb Officers Elected Friday; Splendid Address Delir- ered At Club Lucheon. EDD P. GARDNER 8.SGT. CLINTON HUIiCHER RECEIVES DISCHARGE Staff Sergeant Clinton Hnlch- er, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hulcher, or Wllkesboro, received his discharge from the army F’rl- day after five years service In the array. He served for one year in the Aleutian islands and more recently was stationed In Texas. i y North Wllkesboro defeated Boone 7 to 6 in a well played football game here Friday after noon. Playing confidently and hitting hard, .’'forth Wllkesboro drove to the five yard line as the first pe riod ended and Rousseau carried it over around end on the first play of the second quarter. Tur ner place kicked the point which was the margin of victory. Until half time Wllkesboro played deep In Boone territory, but In the third period Boone came back with a strong drive which carried to the five and Al- ridge snagged a pass from Harri son In the end zone. The kick was wide. In the latter minutes of play North Wllkesboro was on the march again, but time ran out with the ball on the 25. The lineups. North Wllkesboro left: Bdone, right: l-»t Ballard: Miller. Ahsheir; Garvey. 1. g. Badgett: Council. Porter: Williams. T. g. Stoker: Elrod. T. L Shook; Kerley. -g- Winters: Edmlnsten. ^ b. Rousseau;- Alridge. 1. h. 'Turner; -Harrison, r. h. Pardue: York. -f. b. Hudson; D. Edmlnsten. Substitutes; North Wllkesboro, Foteat, Adams, Church and El ler: Boone, Cook, Hamby, Bus- tesd, Gaither, WUcox. Although the score was by a margin of one extra point. North 'WIlkMboro outplayed the visitors ithrough three periods, It was that only in the third period Boone got on the march. The North Wllkesboro team didn’t have any standout stars for Its first victory. Every man In tbe backfleld lineup made sub stantial galiis and Ballard came through on an end-round play for twenty yards. Badgett In the line and Pardue in the backfleld L. B. WAITES, JB. RECEU’ES DISCHARGE L. B. Waites, Jr., first class petty officer in the Seabees, re ceived his discharge Monday at Camp Endlcott, R. I., after more than three years service, one of which was in Bermuda. He Is now visiting his wife, the former Miss Iva Faw, and son, Richard Lew is, In this city, and will later vis-. It his relatives in Bay Springs. Miss. m im OPL. RUSSELL PEARSON RECEIVES DISCHARGE Cpl. Russell Pearson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rom H. Pearson and husband of the former Miss Peggy Church, has received his made some exceptionally timely tackles to spark the defensive »sckarge from the army and ar- play. All the local line composed of Ballard, Badgett, Absher. Por ter, Stoker, Shook and Winters deserve credit for the way In which they held Boone backs to no gain repeatedly on line .smash es. The backfleld of Turner, Par- due, Hudson and Rousseau played well as a unit and the blocking showed much Improvement over the two previous games. North Wllkesboro goes to El kin Friday of this week and should be in shape to make a strong bid for their second vic tory. Following the game Friday the members of the North Wllkes- bor team and cheer leaders were feted at a banquet at the Legion and Auxiliary club house. The banquet was given under the aus pices of the boys and girls com mittee of the North Wllkesboro Klwanis Club, of which Carl E. Van Deman Is chairman. Attendance at Friday’s game was estimated at more than 1,000 and Interest ran high. The North Wllkesboro high school band In nnlfonn provided mnaic and add ed color to the occasion. rived home Sunday. Cpl. Pearson served 34 months in the army, 2 8 of which was in England, France and Germany, where one was attached to the Eighth Air Force. COL. CLINTON SMOOT RECEIVES PROMOTION Col. Clinton Smoot, son of Mrs. J. C. Smoot, and brother of Mrs. E. G. Finley, of this city, was re cently promoted to his present rank In India, where he has been in charge of ordnance on the Stillwell road. Col. Smoot Is a native of this city, but had been in business at Panama since 1925 and his fam ily make their home In Panama. He said in a recent letter that he wonld start for home about No vember 1. FOY RAYMER HAS RECEIVED DISCHARGE Foy Raymer, water tender sec ond class, has received bis dis charge from the nary after more than three years serrice. For the past 32 months he served on a deetroyer In the Paclflc and was in 15 major n^val engagements. Foy Is a son ot Mr. an4 Mrs. W. B. Raymer and husiband of the former Miss Virginia Forester, of this city. ito Ito PPC. FRED O. BILIjINGS RECFJTES DISCHARGE fPfe. Fred C. Billings, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Billings, of North Wllkesboro, route two, has returned home with an honorable discharge from the army. He served four years, two of them overseas. He was awarded the good conduct medal and three bronze stars. m Ito Ito ' LAWRENCE 8. HUNT RECEIVES promotion Wilmington, Calif. —Lawrence S. Hunt, son of S. S. Hunt, of 901 Trogdon street. North Wllkes boro, N. C., has been promoted from technician fifth grade to technician fourth grade (ser geant at the XfOs Angeles post of embarkation here. Sgt. Hunt attended ‘North Wllkesboro high school before starting basic military training at Camp Barkeley, Texas, in No vember, 1942. He was assigned to this vital army transportation corps installation June 28, 1944, and is a mail’ orderly for the headquarters detachment of sta tion complement troops. is fc ito PFC. HORNON C. WYATT RECEIVES DISCHARGE Drew Field, Tampa. Fla.-—Pfc. Hornon C. Wyatt, age 37, was re leased from service with the U. S’, army air forces today at the Drew Field separation center. Pfc. Wyatt Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wyatt, who live at North Wllkesboro, route one. Prior to his entering the service In November, 1942, he was occu pied with his duties as a farmer. He did not see foreign service. Maj. Bumgarner Is Now At Home Army Medical Corps Officer Recently Liberated From Japan Prison Camp. RATION NEWS MEATS AND FATS — Red Scamps Al, Bl, Cl, Dl, El, now valid: expire October 31; FI, Ol, HI, Jl. Kl, now val id; expire November 30; LI, Ml, Nl, PI, Ql, mow valid; expire December 31; Rl, SI, Tl, Dl, VI, now raid; expire January 31. SUGARS—Sugar stamp No. 38 now valid; expires Decem ber 81. SHOES —Alrplano Stamgs Nos. 1, 8. 8, 4, now good. daysvemlBg-'wtaw W: O.' Absher Cariyls Ingle and Clande Key. Prior to the prognram a num ber of matters were taken up. The club voted to appropriate 825 to be used by Mrs. Hazel Trip lett, case worker for the blind, to buy materials which blind are to use In work they are to begin soon. Wm. T. Long was appointed by president J. S. Deans as chairman of the program com mittee, succeeding Rev. A. C. Waggoner, who has gone to Reidsville, N. C. W. C. Marlow was added to the permanent pro gram committee. Staton Mclver reported that the Lions €Iub had purchased the second highest rating calf from Wilkes In the recent fat stock show at Elkin. A report on the sale of foot ball tickets showed that mem bers had sold a total of 159 sea son tickets to home games of the North Wllkesboro high school and members who bad not sold their quota were asked to com plete the task before the next home game. It was reported that attendance at the game Friday was approximately 1,000. Homer T. Boling was received Into membership In the club with W. D. Jester making presentation of the membership button fol lowing appropriate remarks. Guests Friday were as follows; Rex Handy with Harry Klutz, Paul W. Harvel, Jr., with Jim mie Andenrson, Jim Long with Paul Cashlon, Dr. G. R. Combs and G. W. Howland with Rich ard Johnston, Frank Killian with Clyde Pearson. o Major John R. Bumgarner, army medical corps officer who had been a prisoner of war in Japan until he was recently lib erated. arrived Sunday night at the home of his parents. Rev. and Mrs. J. L. A. Bumgarner, of Mill ers Creek. Major Bumgarner, who was a practicing physician here until he entered service In the army over four years ago, was taken prison er on Bataan and was later moved to Japan, where he was senior medical officer for a large prison camp. Major Bumgarner^Is apparent ly In good phyiotol condition., haVtBg regained .vhls normal 1 o - Edd F. Gardner, prominent lo cal manntactnrer, was elected president of the North Wilkee- boro Klwanis Club In the meet ing held Friday noon. Since coming to North Wilkes, boro several years ago Mr. Gard ner has been very active In bnsl- ness, church and civic life In tbe city and community. Officers elected Friday will take office in January but are elected In advance according to the Klwanis plan of organization In order that the offlcers-eleict may attend the conventions. Oth er officers elected vlth Mr. Card, ner were as follows: E. G. Fin ley, vice-president; Paul Osborne, past president; T. E. Story, sec retary-treas|urer; J. E. Walker, Paul E. Gburch, Frank H. Crow and R. M. Brame, Jr., Alrectors. Dr. David E. Browning was program chairman for the meet ing Friday. He presented Rev. Harry Gambill, ol Statesville, who delivered a most Inspiring ad dress on the subject of “Conver sations.” Another program feature was a vocal number by Miss Wan da Kerley. Rev. Mr. Gambill prefaced his speech with a number of good stories and then stated that hia subject is a thing that every per son who succeeds or falls, who sorrows or rejoices, who tears down or builds up, indulges into a less or great degree. He said conversation can be classed Into four categories as follows: 1. The Flllboisterer. He la the person who takes over the whole conversation. He la known for his many words. He dooms con versation to futility. 2. The Chatter Box. This person is a great talker, but be scatters to » 5rpa Red CrossMeetiiig Is Weir Afleided Mrs. T. H. Watson, Native of Wilkes, Dies In Paul, Idaho Mrs. Rebecca E. Watson, wife of T. H. Watson and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Edmlston, of Moravian Palls, died .Saturday at her home In Paul, Idaho. Mrs. Watson was a member of a well known Wilkes family. She Is survived by her husband, five daughters and three sons, of Paul, Idaho; and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. W. C. Shoemaker, Purlear; Mrs. Sam Jones, Ferguson: Mrs. J. S. Steel man, Moravian Falls; E. P Bd- minston, Boomer; J. B. Edmin- ston, Moravian Falls; Mrs. H. F. Laffoon, Elkin; Mrs. T. B. Fin ger. Malden. Funeral aervlco was held to- da In Paul, Idaho. o . The total supply of oil avail able to the United Nations as a group daring 1944 was almost 5,000,000 liawels a day. On Thursday evening at 7:00 p. m. at the Red Cross conference room Miss Antoinette Beasley, Junior Red Cross representative for North and South Carolina, and Mrs. Carl Van Deman, Junior Red Cross chairman for ’Wilkes county, conducted a very Instruc tive program on the work of the Junior Red Cross In- our schools. Mrs. Van Deman Introduced Miss Beasley, who stressed the fact that by participation In Junior Red Cross the schools benefit in many ways. The Junior Red Cross has much to offer In cour ses In health, home nursing, nu trition, first aid and safety, and provides many materials for units, programs and constructive activities. Miss Beasley brought out the Idea that many schools contribute freely during the en rollment drive: but do noL'take advantage of the many free re sources which the Red Cross has to offer. An outstanding feature of the program was the large display of articles made by school children for use of patients In our military hospitals a display of Christmas menu covers for the navy, and greeting cards for our armed for ces overseas. Mr. C. B. Eller, county super intendent of education, Mr. L, C. Holler, principal of Ferguson school, and the following teach ers were present. Mrs. T. W. Fer guson, Elizabeth Redman, Fergu. son school; Marjorie Phillips,, Rena Spicer, Mt. Pleasant; Erie Gilliam, Mtn. View; Sadie Tem pleton, Ronda; Louise Wright, Millers Creek; Kate OglMe, Wllkesboro; May Jones, Myrtle Tomlinson, Mulberry; Nonle Gor don, Cora Ingram, Myra Sales, Myrtle Tuttle, Ruby Blackburn, Marie Haigwood, Lnclle Young, Betty Smith, Sallie Outlaw, North Wllkesboro. At the close of the meeting light refreshments were served. On Friday Mlaa Beasley, Mrs. Van Deman and Miss Rebecca Moseley visited Lincoln Heights and Woodlawn colored schools, whore Miss Beasley made a very interesting talk on the Junior Red Cross actlritlee and showed ser collection of hand-made arti cles. o of veraatriity to hta diartlrei'oll words. It is a little here and a little there. 3. The Professional Talkers. The ministers, lawyers, teachers, doctors, etc. 'They have a sincere desire to be helpful and there fore go right Into the object or objects of their efforts and pro ceed to dig out of them the bid den thing* they feel should be developed. 4. The Company of the Blessed. They are those who In sincerity and Interest In others are shar ers In every conversation. Prior to the program Dr. G. R. Combs and Rev. H. M. Wellman were elected to honorary mem bership in the club. Guests Fri day were as follows: Seaman Dudley Hill, Jr., with Dudley S. Hill; W. B. Oliver with Paul E. Church; Virgil Wilson with Dr. E. N. Phillips: Dr. G. R. Combs with^J. B. Carter; Rev. H. M. Wellman with T. E. Story; Tom Story, Jr., with F. D. Meserve; T. P. Howland, of Philadelpha, and Richard B. Johnston with W. J. Caroon; H. B. Steele with Edd P. Gardner; Mrs. ’Paul Vestal with Paul Vestal; Rev. Harry Gambill and Miss Wanda Kerley with Dr. David E. Browning. 0 Leland Case, In Charge of Ex tension animal husbandry at Stole College, has assisted 4-H Club members In Wayne and Du plin conntlee In purchasing 64 steer calvee In Augusta county, Va. BankerLaudsNew Publicity Efforts Messrs. D. J. Carter and Julius C. Hubbard, Publishers The Jour nal-Patriot, North Wllkesboro, North Carollnh. Gentlemen: Yonr pictorial rotogravure edi tion of North Wllkesboro and Wilkes county Is a commendable undertaking, and one that should prove ol great value to this very progressive community In the post-war period. Our city and county have all the desirable assets to affect a great development during the next few years, and It Is only a question of unity and coopera tion upon the part of our people, comprehensive and convincing publicity, such as your present undertaking, supplemented by continuous effort, to make this develop'ment even greater than the most optimistic mind can en vision today. I wish you every success In this movement. Very truly yours, • J. R. HIX, President, Bank of North. ’Wllkesboro. o One of the greateat values of DDT in controlling hensahold In- aects to Its rtaldnal effect. S^irayed on walls and snrtaeea. It kills weeks and months lator. in kitoto lil