North Carolina Newspapers

_ ar tndlat center iNsten HortSi Cmr^a. THB5 JOUENAL-PATWOrr HAS' BjUAZlfl) : THE^TE^ 01 vex., XXXVni^ 77 . ^HiMyiad ibpA!^ i|pd '||Mja»4»y»- Aerial I. S. FKIITERS BA6 36 FOES Allied Headquarters, Algiers.— American air aqaadrons, gtriklng d^jSeaTT blow at Oenaan serial toreet whieb have been pourdlng the AlUee* Rome beachbead, raid ed enemy air bases in N'orthem ttalx yeeterday emd shot down 36 fa»mf fl^tere In spectacular bat tles at halfbts ranging from 500 to ye,009 feet. - Tbe beachkaad forces were steadily deepeotaf kbelr penetra tion of the Lattam coastal plain and hare captured four inland and 600 prisoners while the :i*h have virtually surround Oassino on the lower Italian L. y- London, Monday.—Qener®! Le onid A; Govorov’s Leningrad ar- y racing toward the SO-mile- wlda Narva Gap between the Gull f Finland and Lake Peipus swept p 50 more localities yesterday, capturing the rail junction of Veinuon, only 17 miles from the Estonian border,Moscow announc ed early today. V Farm Meetings To Sign A.A.A. Forms A r e Announced f lu Farm meetings will be held In all communities of Wilkes county this year to secure information from individual farmers concern ing their farm production and war crop goals for 1944. S. L. Turner, executive officer of the Triple A, said that the meeting plan is being used Instead of the farm to farm oanvass form- eFly used to sign up farmers on theTrljiAA mWBMibu Information gained farmers who state their produc tion goals will be used as a basis for Triple A activities and will al so be used by the County War board in determining deferments for agricultural workers. The farm meetings will be held throughout the first week in Feb ruary and all farmers who intend to participate In the AAA pro gram, either to receive cash pay ment for practices carried out or conservation materials, must sign a farm plan at one of the meet ings. At the same time they may make application for lime and superphosphate. The complete schedule of the farm meetings follows: Antioch Township—Tom Math- 'ia’ service station, February 1 and 2d, Thomas B. Inscore. Beaver Creek Township—Bea ver Creek service station, Febru ary 1, L. F. Walsh; W. G. Walsh’s store, February 2, L. F. Walsh. Boomer Township—^Tom Greer’s store, February 1, Ralph Swen son; Cub Walsh’tP store, Febru- ard 2, Ralph Swanson. Brushy Mountain Towwnshlp— M. L. Hendren’s store, February 8, Junior Costner; Paul Baity’s store, February 4, Junior Costner. Edwards Township — White Plains Mill, February 1, J. Q. Bur- cham end J. B. Edwards; Shep herd’s Cross Roads, February 2, J. Q. Bnrcbam stud J. B. Edwards; school, February 3, W. F. nyfimm and R. C. Harris; Pleas- >fat Hin school, February 4, W. P. QUUam end R. C. Harris; Pleas ant Ridge school, I’eb 'uary 7 and 8, Fred W. Norman’ Honda Cash lirdware. February 14, Irvin Kmr; J. K. Tharp’s MUl, Pebrn- ary 15, Irvin Key. Elk Township—Delia’s store, February 1, W. 0. Barnett; Ad- Shop, February 1, E. L. 1; M. C. Minton’s store, Febru ary 2, R. L. Hall. Jobs Cabin Township — L- E. Woodlo’B store, Febmary 3, A. M. McGee; C. C. Crane’s store, Peb- mary 4, A. M., McGee. Lewis Fork Township — B. C. Ftoster's store, February 1, A. M. MeOee; Mrs. A. J. Euler’s store, Febmary 2, A. M. McGee. Lovelace Township—B. P. In- score’s store, February 1, D. W. Marlow. Momrlan' Falls TownsMp —• Moravian FaUs Community House. Febmary 1. W. R. Hntohard; Porea Knob post office, Febmary 8, W. R. Hubbard. Mulberry Township——Wm. Wat- soa’a reeldenoe, Fehmary l.^Wm. WatKm and XST-. Myers; R tt HMToid's stbro, Febmarr Ifmra: A. R. Myers’ ^re, Febm- gtfiw, Fshmaxy-A, A^-R. MPS SUFFER BI6 LOSSES OVER PACIFIC In co-ordinated air strikes 1,- 400 miles apart, American bomb ers showed their dominance of the Pacific skies with another one-sided victory over Rabanl and in a aeries of pre-invasion blows on ^he mid-Paciflc Marshall Is lands. Thirty to 42 fighters were shot out of the'New Britain skies from a defending force of 70, the Souhwest Pacific communique re ported today. Another 20 prob ably were demolished on the ground. This brought to more than 500 the number of Japanese planes definitely or probably de stroyed this month in the aerial battle to eliminate Rabaul as the keystone of Japan’s southern de fenses. Tokyo radio, which the day before had said no hope could be held for Rabaul, yesterday refer red to the "Invincibility of Jap anese defense’’ of the cmmbllng fortress. It claimed more Ameri can planes were shot down in a single raid than the 71 that have been accounted by the Americans lost in all of January. V’ 60 DAYS HELL OR BOUGAINVILLE ^ Febi 7X ' ary : Pfc. Karl Kite, a member of 0. S. Marine forces which invaded Bougainville island, writes the following interesting letter to his brother, Mr. Bob Kite, manager of Rose’s Store here; South Pacific Dec. 31, 1943 Dear Brother: lfom lfiot*'T«0tSSftl wbtiM''"WriM».yOu tend let yon know that the war clouds or should I say battle clouds are over for me for awhile. After seeing by picture In the paper you should know where I was or anyhow whore I was head ed. In case you never tried to fig ure out where I was, how would you like to know Yep, It was Bougainville and boy, what a place! Would you like to hear of some of my experiences while I was there. Well, I’ll start from the very first day we hit there. I cannot mention any dates or the day on which we hit, so I’ll start from my last night aboard the transport. We were all In structed what our job was end our destination. It was Empire Au gusta Bay, Bougainville. 'This was supposed to be one of the Jap’s strongest positions in the South Pacific. Believe me, it was too. The night before we hit we wero all gathered In the top side of the ship. We sang songs until 12 o’clock and talked over old times. Let me tell you right here that these fellows w^ere the coolest bunch of rugged men I’ve ever seen In all my life. ’There was not a fear or doubt in anyone's heart for what was’ ahead the next morning. The strength of the Japs was under estimated on the beach, this making tbe going much tougher than we had ex pected. 'The warships started shelling the beach at break of dawn. Tien the first wave went over the side and headed for the beach. From the ship wo oonld see machine gun fire covering sJl the landing boats that were fixing to hit the beach. Well, thing;8 were beginning to get sorta warm by then. Then the second and third wave started In. My being in heavier weapons, I was in the fifth wave. 'Then the fourth and fifth waves were started over the side and before we conld get over the side we had to go back up the landing nets, for about that time the sky all around was speckled with Jap dive bombers and Zeros. They starting diving for our ships. Thank the Lord, our antiralroraft gunners aboard ship, with the help of our own air force, saved the day. Once I saw a Jap dive bomber go for one of our destroy ers and be almobt got her for he dropped 'bombs within 20 or 30 feet of her. But as the Ji« bomb: er pulled out of its dire, its tail wag a blazing ball of fire. Tes, that was some crew aboard that destroyer. They stuck right ■with that Nip and sent him to the rest of his ,ancestors. In the. meu- tlaa tliece weiis dog ' tU^ts jdl oT«r skT ud the Nip planes ware falling right and left. It goitoo bA to t|i«n and what few mei left fried to makn’a ntnuto Bnw Caltfnr iCrttllidetf on Vtnrt Lleot. Owyn Lee Par sons, son of Mrs. A. F. Farsona, of Wilkesboro, to now atattoaed in California in the quarter master corps. He entered the army Jane l*i 1®42, and grad- nated from offlorars candidate school at Port Warren, Wymn- Ing- While on leave recently he visited his mother and listers, Mrs. B. B. Bnrteeml, of Wilkea- boro, and Mrs. Hhrl Church, of Maple Springs. He also visited bis wife, who to maJdng her bom'o at Landis. Carl Kiiby Killed When Hit By Car Near Here Sunday Was Walking on Highway When Hit By Car Driven By Arlie Hayes Sunday Oarl Kilby, a reeldent of near this city, died this morning, one o’clock, of injuries received when he was hit by a car on highway 421. The accident occurred at 8:45 Sunday night on Cotton Hill Hill just west of this city when Kilby was struck by a car drlven'by Ar lie Q. Hayes, of Millers Creek. Btate ^hway Patrol Sergeant A. H. t!la«k las»eBtlg8*ed'the aOeb dent. According to reports re ceived by him, Hayes, accompani ed by his wife and small child, were traveling west on the high way and were meeting two cars. Kilby was walking on the pave ment and was dressed in dark clothing. Hayes did not see Kil by until the car struck him. Kil by-was knocked Into the air end landed against the windshield of the car. One leg was broken and his skull was fractured. Sgt. Clark said there was no evidence of speeding or feckless driving. Kilby, ige 34, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kilby, who live a short distance west of this city. Surviving ere his parents and two sisters, Mrs. Clara Gllreath, of this city, and Miss Callla Kilby, of Washin^on, D. C. E'uneral arrangements had not been made late today. V- Building & Loan Report Is Given Annual report of J. B. Williams, secrebary-Jtreasurer of the North Wllkeshoro Building and Loan AsBOclatlon, to the stockholders In meeting January 24 revealed that the association had a most suc cessful year in 1943, war condi tions notwithstanding. The complete report as given the stockholders by- Mr. Williams is on page six. JAN.” 3i4 ,10^ ilSlBias, I ij,.i ,pi jm, I I nrw- -M iM. * ■ a a - ilainn iM .4A- OthN lilts Coning Win Be On Main .Bbeet Monday, Felntiaky 7, 3:30 to «:30 As a part the Fourth War Loan campato, there will be a poUle dmlay of captured Ger man ead^pment on Main street in NortV WUkedboro Monday, Feb- Tvdrr 7, 8:80 to 4:30 p. m. W. D. Haltaore, Fourth War Loan chairman, said the display will be of unusual intereet and that It Is expected that thousands of people will -he on hand to aeo the implements of war captured by American soldiers during the North African campaign. The captured war equipment will be In the condition in which it was taken, and will show all effects and marks of battle engagement. The occasion will be in the form of a patriotic rally, and the North Wllkeshoro high school band will furnish music. All peo ple of the county are urged to avail themselves of this rare op portunity to see first hand some of the war machines taken by American fighting men. Included in the equipment will be a tank destroyer with 76 mm gun. In which all German occu pants were killed. The tank de stroyer is similar to tanks u|ed by the Germans, except that it is somewhat larger. Another major piece of captured equipment will be a German field kitchen, which was taken in SloUy. ‘There will alsq be a number of smaller nnits of oaptared German equipment, all of which will he very Interest ing. , AH lire asked to keep In tttod the time and |laee: Noadsy, Feb- in North Wilkes- Several Cases Are Tried During Term Although jurors were not sum moned for duty, several cases on the civil docket were disposed of during the January term, which opened January 17th and closed last week. Judge J. A. Rousseau, of this city, presided and several judg ments were entered In civil ac tions. A number of motions were heard and divorce cases ready for trial v^ere disposed of. The following divorces were granted: Cletus Shepherd versus Elbert Shepherd; Ed CSourtney Ocitt^Proniotkm Ofrt. lawrenoe E. (Sam) dinrch, son of E. F. Chnrcfa, of Pnrlear, is now smneiwhere in the Month Paclflo area. C^l. Church volnnteeied for smwice in the marine corps In October, 1940, receiving boot training at PaiTto Islaml, S. C., was sta tioned in Cnba for throe months and sailed for overseas service in. June, 1942. Ha was with the marine corps division which in vaded Gnadal canal and he re mained (here until the latter part of Wovember. Kec^t let ters from QpL Church state that he is well and getting along fine. New Con Prices Effective December 6, 1943, OPA established new ceiling prices on eocn. The new prices cover all salM of corn, Including the produeere- prleiS)- -tha Wihte- salers price, and the retutt .price. Information otmceralng the Board office, and at thij County Farm Agent’s office In WUkes- boro. The new prices are considerably lower than last year’s prices, and OPA officials are advising all producers and purchasers of corn to contact one of the above offices befose they buy or sell any more corn. The new prices are figured In such a manner that it Is Impossi ble t(5 publish a dollar and cent price covering all the different types of corn sales in the county. V- Charles J., (Jack) Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ciiarlle Howard, of WUKesOOTO, baa. completed his training in the navy hospital corps' school and rooeived hls present rating as hospital apprentice, first class. He is now stationed at the H. S. Naval hospital at lialnoriage, Md. Duncan Speaker At Friday Meet Of Kiwanis CInb Funeral Saturday For V. B. Parker Last rites were conducted Sat urday at Bethany church for V. 3. Parker, age 61, well known citi zen of Brushy Mountain township versus Sarah Courtney: Eva Wad- > who died Thursday kins versus Neal Wadkins; Charles ^ ‘ ^ F’rancis versus Zelia F, Francis; Mattie Lon Love versus Robert Love; Lethla Lewis versus Walter Lewis. The marriage of Annie Stella Greene Boyles and Robert R. Boyles was annulled. V Next Cripple Clinic To Be Held In March The county health department has announced that no cripple clinic will be held hero In Febru ary and that the next one will be on March 9 at the Wilkes hospi tal. Surviving Mr. Parker are hls widow, Mrs. Cora Jane Parkt-r, and the following sons and daugh ters: Mrs. Hazel Ann Hedrick, Hessle Lee Parker, Agnes Parker and Jonah Parker, all of High Point; John Henry Barker, who is In the army, and (Rayton Park er, of Oakwoods. Rev. Charles Poole conducted the funeral service. Stewards Meeting Board of stewards of the First Methodist church here will meet Tuesday, seven p. m., at the home of J. B. Snipes. 'fiREnORY'BROTHERS ARE NOW IN ARMY SERVICE arikiB •i^aaiWd 111* MBF. iIsunofelT •11 three ere priwatee fin* dans. WAyto „ 1942r and.is »totkwKi aUlhAfW# IWM. If? aeaftr to RiawniwSto^^ Nwh'SlUnt Oie mtmr «nee ttadoneil at Bay Shoal, CaUfenda. Featured by an address by Rev. Herman Duncan, of Elkin, the North Wllkeshoro Kiwanis club held an enjoyable meeting EMday noon. President A. F. Kilby announc ed that .the board otto®6to0 xto* Thniretoy night et ttO NbUtf; Wilkes with all members prtosat and a written rejwrt was xeeel'vdd tom evesyaami^fteo ahitmMi. Secretary Story then called at tention to some of the ont-itandlng reports and read certain para graphs from some of them. The budget for the coming year sub mitted by the finance ccmmlttee was read In fhll. Secretary Story then read a clipping from the Charlotte Ob server giving account of the dedi catory service of one of the chap els In the South Pacific and In the article respects were paid to Protestant Chaplain Watt M. Cooper, of North Carolina and North Wllkeshoro, for hls work of inspiration and leadership end hls responsibility for the growth of the chapel work there. The com munication was signed by Lt. (jg) Charles N. Stalker, USNR. C. O. McNiel staited that the Ki- wahls committee,which Is working with the Infantile Paralysis cam paign, had raised 1667.00'to date Program Chairman R. W. Gwyn asked Rev. A. C. Waggoner to Introduce the speaker. Rev, Herman Duncan, who made a very fine and Inspirational talk on the subject, "Keep On Keeping On.’’ Hls theme was "Youth’’. He said "youth Is not on revolt, but out on crusade. Our youth has courage and is looking for some- thing big enough to live and die for’’. The speaker challenged the audience present krlth the prob lem that youth falls usually be cause older heads have failed be fore them. When their training and leadership have been worthy and big the results have never failed to be gbod. The members greatly enjoyed the talk. Dr. G. T. Mitchell was received into membership In the clnh by Rev. Howard J. Ford. At the meeting Charles H. Day was the guest of hls father, C. G. Day; Andy Borders, of Hickory, was a guest of Joe Johnson: Col. Henry T. Blair and Rev. A, C. Waggoner were guests of R. W. Gwyn. ■V' Marriage License Since January 1 lloense to wed have hew issued bj Register Deeds C. C. SIddKtt to the follow ing eouplss: Brnoe Wyatt and BI-'' sle Lucille Fender, both of Plney Croek; Woodrow ,WU«>“ Palmer I r and Virginia.' Dare Bamgatoer, ri both of vmbar; C. R, Ssifta. Roaring River, and .Paznle 1*6 Bafehette, ftortih . 'WRkaOtitoK^ jhnest R. Spean, Baak,^atdb»| Bare, Olltot Staea Jr., lofaaa and Maigunk Bnr- Bito’ Roy wwito. iuto„ eowitfctoaltoltollltodei, Mutt: ' WOnatortH WMelercBoomii and Teeta Ito fWto,^MtHMAe. fialrtdMW- fOOI>—Rrowa atamva. Book MaiyBiifenAra.' Reedei In Onhr to Resell the Goal Noed Halp Of Erery Porson Wlie Can Bny Botoa To RoMh $843,000 Sales of war bohda to date In the Fourth War Loan have reach ed 1646,000, W. P. Haltaore, war loan chaiman, said today. However, this total kicks 8298,- 000 of teaching the county’s quota of 1848,000. The remainder -will necessarily have to be principally in small, se ries B bonds from numerons buy- eru, Mr. Halfacre said, because the present total represents' the bnlk of buyers of larger bonds. Mr. Halfiacre specifically urged all who can to buy an extra bond dnring the campaign, which will continue through the month of February. Interest In bond buy ing has reached a new high, he said, since news of Japanese atrocities and murder of American war prisoners on the Philippines was released last week. He urged that Wilkes people do their utmost In financing the wsr In order that victory over the- enemies -be at the earliest possible moment and that American boys now prisoners of tbe Japanese and who have not- starved or who have not been murdered may bo res cued. Again it is emphasized that bonds be purchased now for three highly essential reasons: to fin- anco the war, to prevent Infla tion, and to provide future securi ty. J. R. Hix, who is permaaent war bon* chairman for WSto/ w1k> an ngklarly tkati MkM 9'' this campaign. 'HW aise oqpf a hope that there will be numer ous new bond owners in Wilkes county before the end of the Fourth War Loan campaign. V- Miller-Long Will Liquidate Stock Store Will Be Open Through Month of February To Sell Out; Close March 1st Miller-Long Grocery company will liquidate Us large stock of groceries during the month of February. The widely known store, which has been In bnslness at the same stand for many years, must give up the building It occupies on March 1 when the present lease expires. During the month of February tbe store will remain open to liquidate stock and will serve Its many cnatomers during the month. V- BUY MORE WAR BONDS SPECIAL RATION—Bpeclal gasoline ration is now provided for hardship cases irfaldh are non^cu'pational. Strictly limit ed quotas are provided for rationing board areas. FILE NOW — Institutional users of rationed commodities must file their new registraHon 1307 supplement by Febmary 1. DNRATIONHD SHOES—The time hae been extended on the 15 per cent release of women’s shoes from rationing until Feb- rnary 6. The date was prevl- ooaly set at January 29. SUGAR—^Book 4. atamp SO, good for five pounds, wll\ ex- jlfga March 81. OA0OLINB—Conpona No. 8 In A book gMi to tkiM gal- JoBa beeame aftoethro Not. • and will expire Faknary f. aWMK —Ooepoa IS to toe ■agar eai ratlea .keok valit to eat feto ef Okaii ka am axNtoleii *ato Ne. i eto toa* ittop to to maaepittiNiiwiler t to eae