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St. Sgt. Homer C. Wellborn,
ton of Mr. G. G. Wellborn, of
WUkeaboro, recently received his
discharge after serring In the
army for a long period of time. St
Sgt. Wellborn spent many months
Ih the Southwest Pacific.
SEAMAN NOAH JARVIS, JR.
bboktves discharge
'j,t Seaman Noah Jarvs, Jr., young
est son of Rev. N. T. Jarvis and
the late Mrs. Jarvis, has been dis
charged fr.«m the navy and ar
rived home November S. Noah is
the husband of the former Miss
Reba Staley, and they have
three children, one about grown.
Noah arrived In the States from
the latter part of October,
s nephew. Staff Sergeant
Prank Roberts, son of Mrs.
Liois' Jarvis Roberts^ has also
been discharged. Jim Frank re
ceived the air medal and a num
ber of other decorations and ci
tations. He may return later to
State College, where he was a
student a short time before en
tering the army air force.
O Give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: because his mercy
endureth forever.—Psalms 118-1.
Unto Thee, 0 Lord, do we give thanks; untd Thee do we give
thanks: for thk thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.—
Psalms 75-1.
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PPC. CIi-4UDE O. ASHLEY
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
Pfc. Claude O. Ashley, who
served for 32 months In North
Africa, Corsica, Prance and Ger
many in army engineers and in
fantry, has received his discharge
and has returned to the home of
his parents, Mr .jid Mrs. J. T.
Ashley, of ParsonviUe.
PERCIE PAUL MoGLAMEBY
ON “FLOATING YARDS”
Percle Paul McGlamery, sea
man, first class, DSNR, Wilkes-
boro, route one, N. C., served
aboard the USS Sierra, one of the
ivy’s famed "floating navy
Eds,” which has received a
endatlon from the comman-
if' of destroyer. Pacific Fleet,
for her crew’s feat of performing
21,392 man-hours of work on 65
ships In one nine-day period.
At another time, during a five-
week period at Port Purvis, in
the Solomon Islands, the crew of
the Sierra helped the ship dis
tinguish herself by substituting
divers for drydock facilities to
complete repairs on worn and
damaged underwater equipment.
During that period, she also pro-
vldded tender service for a feet
of LST’b destined to carry troops
and supplies to Iwo Jima..
Although the Sierra is desig
nated as a destroyer tender, she
ejwired all units of the fleet
from'landing craft to battleships,
daring the more than a year’s
service in combat wafers.
CharUe C. Watts, in the Mer
chant Marine, aboard the SS
John N. Robins, is now some
where In I,uzon, according to a
message received here by his
wife, the former Ml.s.s Vetla
Clmrch. His mother, Mrs. Fan
nie Watts, lives In North
Wllkesboro. Merchant Seaman
Watts Is e.vpocted to return to
the States some time In Febru
ary. He .stated tliat he was flue,
but would like to bt! back
home.
1946 License Tags
Will Go On Sale
On December 1st
Automobile and truck license
plates will go on sale at the Car
olina Motor Club office here on
December 1 tor the year 1946, T.
C. Caudill, local Carolina Motor
Club manager, said today.
The new plates have already
arrived at the Carolina Motor
Club office in the Coffey build
ing on Ninth street. Mr. Caudill
will also sell the 1946 North
Wllkesboro license tags.
The 1946 license plates will be
orange figures on black back,
ground, and there will, be only
one plate for each vehicle, as has
been the practice since 1941. The
North Wllkesboro towu tags wiTl
be In the same color combina
tion.
Mr. Caudill also calls atten
tion to the fact that after Decem
ber 1 a motor vehicle title can
not be transferred without the
registration card.
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HARRY SCHAEFER IS
NOW HOME ON LF-4VE
Harry Schaefer, photographer’s
mate, second class. In the navy.
Is spending a 30-day leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Schaefer. This is Harry’s first vis
it home since the Franklin air
craft carrier was terrifically
bombed in March of this year.
Harry was a member of the
Franklin crew and during the last
few months has been stationed
In Hawaii.
M
WILLIAM M. PRUITT
RETURNS TO STATES
William M. Pruitt, Jr., F 1-c,
who is serving on a troop trans
port ship, landed in the States a
few days ago with a group of
men from Calcutta, India. Pruitt
says he saw things going on
there and also other places he
has been that looked Impossible.
He is wearing four ribbons for
service in different areas. He is
getting along swell and expects
to sail again November 18.
Among those from the North
Wllkesboro FHrst Methodist
church attending the Missionary
Institute held in Statesville
Tuesday morning at the Broad
Street Methodist church were
Dr, and Mrs. Gilbert R. Combs,
Mesdames W. F. Gaddy, R. J.
Hinsbaw, W. E. Jones,, Harry
Pearson, J. C. Reins, J. R. Hbi. J.
M. Crawford, Messrs. W, G. Ga
briel and W. C. Marlow. Dr. and
Mrs. Combs and Mrs. Gaddy also
attended the Youth Rally held iu
the church in the evening for the
district. Young people from the
church attending this meeting
were Misses Geraldine Gaddy,
Geraldine Caldwell, Norma and
Patty Gabriel, Judith and Ame
lia Farmer.
Won SOvor Star
1946 Buick Car
Now On Display
PFa RAYVON SOOTS
returned to GEORGIA
Pfc. Rayvon Soots returned to
G^gla last week after spending
a^-day furlough with his wife,
Mrs. Nell Soots, and father, Jim
^Soots, of Ronda.
GARWOOD
DISCHARGE
Garwood, boatswain’s
•eoond class, in the navy,
)ceived his discharge and
»d home Tuesday after
[ 15 months in Europe and
»r in the Pacific theatre.
I is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
jarwood, of Wllkesboro.
BUY VICTORY BONDS I
Gaddy Motor Co., local Buick
dealer, now has its first post
war Buick on (Ilsp’ray at their
showroom.
Buick will have three new lines
of 1946 models incorporating
outstanding trends in functional
streamlining and engineering de
velopments permitting new
standards of performance..
The new cars, £ll straight
eights of the powerful valve-ln-
head “fireball” design, are char
acterized by long, low apearance
accentuated through the use of
sweeping airfoil fenders In com
bination with wide bodies, mas
sive front end treatment
smoothly fitting rear wheel
shields and substantially simpli
fied chrome trim.
Mechanically, they Incorporate
several score major design chan
ges and refinements throughout
the body, chassis and engine.
These range from an entirely
new method of precision finish
ing the cylinder barrel walls, new
carburation and new rear axle
gear, to a new method of operat
ing the windshield wipers to
this necessary appurtenance, for
the first time absolutely noise-
less.
The initial prodnetion will be
confined to the popular Series 60
See BUICK—Page B.
£ Bond Sales Lagging;
$92,000 Short of Goal
Girls Basketball
Practice Begins
At Local School
Fifty Girls Report For Prac
tice; Boys Begin Practice
In Fe’w Days.
North Wilkesboro high school
girls have begun basketball
practice.
More than SO girls are partici
pating in the cage sport for the
first time and keen Interest has
already developed. Miss Mary
Speer is coach and Miss Hazel
Taylor Is assistant coach.
North Wilkesboro high school
hoys are having a few days rest
following the football season be
fore entering into basketball
practice. Coach Charlie Manship
said today that prospects ore
good for a basketball team this
year and that a schedule of games
with several Northwestern North
Carolina schools is now being
made.
LOCAL NEWS
S.r. and Mrs. Thos. C. Price
will spend Thanksgiving with
relatives in Lincolnton.
Mrs. W. H. Chu ch, of Ronda.
spent the week-en 1 in this city
as guest of Mrs. E. F. Stafford.
Mr. C. M. Sebastian, of Crewe,
Va., has been visiting with his
grandparents. Rev. and Mrs. C.
M. Caudill, of Hays.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harri
son and son, Richard, Jr., of Sal
isbury, have been visiting Mrs. J.
W. McNeill, in this city.
Progress is being made on the
new Church of God structure on
Hinshaw street. Rev. A. C. Bid
den is contractor on the job.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McCulley,
of Salisbury, have arrived to
spend Thanksgiving with Mrs.
McCulley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Eller.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Handy
and son, Larry, of Springfield,
spent the week-end in London,
Ky., with Mr. Haudy’s brothers,
Messrs. Conrad and L. J. Handy.
Miss Pat McNiel, student at
Meredith Colege, in Raleigh, was
here for the week-end with her
parents. Mayor and Mrs. R. T.
McNiel.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Pruitt, of
Springfield, recently enjoyed a
telephone conversation with their
son. Seaman William M. Pruitt,
who was in New York harbor on
the USS Ballou.
Miss Sandra Farmer, youngest
daughter of Mrs. Fred Hemphill,
has been ill for the past three
months with rheumatic fever. It
win be several months yet before
she will be able to be out.
Miss Bette LInney, of Wllkes
boro. played a leading role in the
eleventh Palio Festival held on
the Meredith College campus at
Raleigh last week. Miss Unney
Is the daughter of Mrs, W. E.
Linney, of Wilkesboro.
Mrs. R. L. Jones, who Is a pa
tient at the Wilkes hospital fol
lowing a major operation two
weeks ago, is Improving and
hopes to return'Bobn to her home
to Oakwoods. Her many friends
wish for hei a rapid recovery.
Misses Nancy Forester, Harriet
Crutchfield and Nellie Gabriel,
students at the Appalachaln State
Teachers College in Boone, spent
the week-end here with their re
spective pwente,' Mr. and Mrs.
George Forester, Mrs. Elizabeth
Crutchfield an^. Mr .and Mrs.
W. G- Gabriel.
Football Star
Bob Hubbard, son of Dr. and
Mrs. F. O. Hubbard, of North
WilkesbOTo, whose open field
mnning has been an outstand
ing factor in Fishbnme Mili
tary School’a, (Waynesboro,
Va.) grid record of chalking np
six consecutive victories, scor
ing H)8 IHdXa wliU«‘not al-
tbe&goal tbiisl' ^
‘E’ Bonds Solve
Chrlstnias Gift
Problem Easily
J. H. Crawford
Has Purchased
Penney Orchard
Local Man Returned From
War Work Buys Large
Orchard From Brother.
J. H. Crawford, who was away
for four years while engaged in
construction work on war pro
jects, has returned to North
Wllkesboro and has purchased
the Penney orchard on the Brush-
les.
The Penney orchard, which
has been owned for the past sev
eral years by J. M. Crawford,
brother of J. H. Crawford, Is one
of the largest In this section and
consists of many hundreds of
bearing apple trees.
The deal Included the entire
orchard, two residences, apple
house, storage house, barn and
the latest type of modern orchard
equipment. Mr. Crawwford plans
to manage the orchard.
Wilkes county people must yet
purchase about 392,000 In E
bonds to reach the Victory Loan
goal of 1160,000 In E bonds, W.
D. Halfacre, chairman, said to
day.
The latest report from the
Federal Reserve system lists the
total sale of E bonds In Wilkes
during the campaign at |68,175.
Good Progress has been made
in sales of larger bonds to count
on the overall quota of $664,000,
but much work remains to be
done to reach the E bond goal.
During the remainder of. No
vember and in next month spe
cial emphasis 'Is being placed on
E bond sales in order that'
Wilkes may reach the 1160,000
goal and retain a perfect record
iB war financing through the final
campaign.
In addition to the regular E
bonds, a special Roosevelt Me
morial bond is being offered a(
$160, maturity value $200 In ten
years, and Is proving very popu
Kitrwt Scout
RaiybHeM;
A Fine Event
Seven Patrols, Includin«
Over SO Scouts, Partici
pate In Rally.
8.8GT. PAUL A. PARSONS.
1 0
Sliver Star Given
Parsons, Killed In
Action Overseas
Medal Presented PoathU'
mously Fw Wilkes Soldier
For Heroic Action.
lar.: Sales of these bonds count
WING TALK
Mr. James Pennell flew in from
Elkin Sunday to visit at the local
airport.
Mr. Cecil Bumgarner, chief
mechanic of the Cannon Aviation
Corporation, of Hickory, visited
the local airport Sunday after
noon. Mr. Bumgarner flew in a
PT 19 A, returning late In tho
afternoon to Hickory.
Messrs. Charles Sink, Jr., and
Woodruff Wallace were business
visitors to the Hickory airport
Tuesday.
Thanks to the town of North
Wilkesboro for grading the road
down to the airport. This is In
deed a great improvement.
toward the E bond goal.
Special attention is being
called to the fact that E bonds
are excellent investments tor
farmers at this season of the
year. As sound as money itself,
the bonds return interest at sub
stantial rates and represent the
best financial investment avail
able.
Attention is again called to the
fact that this is the final cam.
palgn and that Wilkes met every
quota In all the War Loan drives.
The E bonds make splendid
Christmas gifts.
All volunteer workers in the
Wilkesboros and every commu
nity in Wilkes is earnestly re-
quested to contact all bond buy
ing prospects and make reports
as early as possible.
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kilby and
son, Jimmie, of Winston-Salem,
spent the week-end In the homes
of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Walters
and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Kilby.
Churches Planning
Holiday Services
The First Presbyterian church
here will have a special Thanks
giving Day service today at 10:30
a. m.
The First Methodist church
will have a Thanksgiving service
at 10 a. m. Other churches had
special Thanksgiving programs
for their Wednesday night prayer
servicee.
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Dr, and Mrs. David E. Brown
ing have as their guest Mrs.
Browning’s mother, Mrs. W. J.
Nichols, of Texarkana, Texas.
Mrs. M. C. Chambers, of Win
ston-Salem, is spening the
Thanksgiving season in Wllkes
boro with her daughter, Mrs. P.
E. Forester, and Mr. Forester.
Mr. H. M. Hackney, of Sanford,
was a week-end guest of Mr.
and Mrs. E. T. Hackney, of this
city. The Messrs. Hackney are
brothers.
The Silver Star has been
awarded posthumously for Staff
Sergeant Paul A. Parsons, infan
tryman, who died March 4 this
year of wounds received in ac
tion in Germany.
S.Sgt. Parsons was a son o
Mrs. Lillie Parsons, of Parson-
vllle, and husband of the former
Mias Lucille Baker. She and her
son, Tony, are now residing at
ParsonviUe.
The citation accompanying the
medal, which was given Mrs.
Parsons, was as follows:
“For gallantry in action
against the enemy in Germany.
On 3 October. 1944, S.S'gt. Par.
sons and a small group of men
were holding a key position In
the town of Blrgden when the
enemy launched a series of coun
ter-attacks in an attempt to drive
his unit from this town. In the
face of an apparently hopeless
situation, SBgt. Parsons refused
to withdraw and remained at his
post where he single-handedly
repulsed repeated attempts to
drive him from his position. With
accurate fire from his automatic
rifle, S.Sgt. Parsons inflicted nu
merous casualties upon the ene
my. As a result of his determined
and courageous actions, S.Sgt.
Parsons averted a serious threat
to his entire company. The un
flinching courage and devotion to
duty displayed by S.Sgt. Parsons
was an inspiration to all the men
of his unit and reflects great cred-
It upon himself and the military
Scout Rally Day for the Wilke#
Boy Scout District held Friday
evening at the North Wilkesboro
high school gymnasium was ac
claimed a moat successful event.
Seven patrols, wth a total of
more than 50 Scouts, participa
ted in the various events, which
provided much merriment for the
Scouts and the spectators attoad.
Ing.
A number of Scoutmasters and
other Scout leaders were in
charge of the events. T. E. Story
was, official scorer and time keep
ers were L. M. Nelson, Tom Nel
son and Gordon Forester.
The participating patrols won
the following awards:
Eagle patrol of troop 32, red
ribbon; Pewltt patrol of troop S4.
red ribbon; Pelican patrol of
troop 35, red ribbon; Cobra and
Raven patrols of troop 36, blue
ribbons; Eagle patrol of troop 99
(Millers Creek), red ribbon;
Crow patrcl of troop 99 (Millers
Creek), yellow ribbon.
At the rally General Blsdn-
hower medals were presented to
two Scouts in recognition of their
services for having collected 1,-
000 pounds of scrap paper each
during the scrap paper cam.
palgn. 'The (Jeneral Elsenhower
medals awarded here went to
Thomas Long, Jr., member of
Cub pack 32 In Wllkesboro, and
to Gordon Forester, Jr., member
of Scout troop 36 In North
Wilkesboro.
Wllkesboro School
service.
Enlistments In
Regular Army Up;
Four From Here
Miss Margie Gabriel, a member
of the Charlotte city school fac
ulty, was here for the week-end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. G. Gabriel.
Miss Mary Moore Hix, who is
attending Woman’s College In
Greensboro, spent the week-end
here with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Moore Hix.
Miss Frances Rousseau, a stu
dent at Greensboro College, was
here for the week-end with her
parents. Judge and Mrs. J. A.
Rousseau.
Mr. 'Yaughn E. Jennings, of
Pores Knob, who was recently
discharged from the army, on the
point system is visiting old
friends at Loulsbnrg this week,
and t former pnpils of the Gold
Sand high school in Franklin
county, where he taught for sev
eral yes's following Ms gradna-
Lt. John L. Lindsay, command
er of the U. S. Army Recruiting
Station at Lenoir, announced to
day that enlistments In the regu
lar army were on the Increase.
Over 50 men so far this month
have been accepted, he said, four
from Wilkesboro and vicinity.
Since announcing the latest
advantages offered by the regular
army, enlistments have taken a
rise, with more than a few of
them being men who are re-en
listing. Men who have been dis
charged have twenty dasrs in
which to benefit from all the ad
vantages the army offers, Lt.
Lindsay pointed out.
In announcing this increase in
enlistments, Lt. Lindsay added
that he would send a recruiter to
North Wilkesboro next week. He
will be at the post office from
Monday, November 26, until De
cember 1, Saturday, and all are
urged to drop in if there are any
questions concerning enlisting In
the regular army.
Those who were accepted for
enlistment in the army were as
follows: Eeo J. Wood, of Pur.
lear; Charles D. Elarp, Jr., of
Boomer; George G- MoGIamery,
of Millers Creek; and Robert H.
Pardne, of Wllkesboro.
Celebrates Honor
Of Education Week
Mr, iMarsbali Holcomb and son.
Pvt. Phillip Wade Holcomb, of
Elkin, 'Visited here during the
Week-e^d with Mr. Holcombe’s
mother, Ms. O. C. Holcomb. Pvt.
Holcomb, who had been stationed
at Camp Anniston, Ala., Is being
transferred to 'Virginia. He ex
pects to be sent overseas soon.
tlon from Wake Forest College.
The week of November 11 to 17
was celebrated by the Wllkesboro
school in observance of the 25th
anniversary of American Educa
tion Week. A total of 15 assem
bly programs were held in the
school auditorium during the
week. Three assembly programs
were held each day, one for pri
mary grades, one for grammar
grades, and one for high school.
The general theme followed
was “Education To Promote The
General Welfare.” The topic for
Monday was the school’s part in
the war and looking to the fu
ture. The three assemblies were
addressed on Monday by Supt. C.
B. Eller.
The topic for Tuesday was
“Securing the Peace.’’ Attorney
Eugene Trlvette addressed the
high school, the fifth grade pu
pils presented a program for
grammar grades, and Mrs. Trip
lett, case wtyker for the blind,
addressed the primary grades and
gave demonstrations with her see
ing eye dog.
"Improving Elconomlc Wellbe-
Ing” was the topic for V/ednes-
day. Rev. Louis YelanJIan and
Lt. Fonvllle addressed the high
school. 'The sixth grade pupils
presented a program for gram
mar grades and the second grade
pupils presented a program for
primary grades.
“Strengthening Home Life”
was the topic for Thursday. 'The
tenth grade English classes pre
sented a program for the high
school assembly. Mr. C. C. Faw
and Rev. Mr. Yelanjian addressed
the grammar grades. The third
grade pupils presented a pro
gram for primary grades.
The topic for Friday was “De
veloping Good Citizens.” The
ninth grade students presented a
program for high school assem
bly. Mr. W. D. Halfacre ad
dressed the grammar grades, and
the fourth grade public present
ed the program for primary
grades.
Much Interest was shown in
every program by students and
by visitors. InvitaUons had gone
out to every parent asking them
to visit the school during Amerl.
can Education Week and a very
large number visited the class
room and attended the assembly
program.
Parent-Teachers In Meeting.
Following the high school as-
senrbly program on Friday after
noon, the parents and teachers
met together in a general discus
sion of the program that hal
been carried out during the week.
Interesting talks were made by
Mr. C. B. Eller, Mrs. CharUe
Cowles, Mr. R. Don Laws aod by
quite a number of the parents. A
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