T* |Uk» $l«.s60 Im
CoMBkyWiUGet
Uybr yfmy Umnh 1
for the 1144 WUkw
Rod Croat W«r rimd
ta were onnoaaMd 1>r tba
Git)oa War Fond olialmaa,
IDk loka W. Klnch«loe, Jr., at a
firtlHi of local Red Crono work-
tkia iroek. Tbe Wilkes
qil^
0MS(k oampain will begin on
MaCB^ 't, and wfll seek to achieve
Ua SuiigBed anota of $18,200.00.
no Oolhmeneement of the local
caypolga. will coincide with the
of the national cam-
t^hronghout the Cnlted
f^-svhlch is seeking to raise
hundred million dollars to
the greatly increased mill-
needs this year,
ne Important “Special Olfts"
^■>9Miaittee, -Ohose responsibility Is
ly^jwlfcltatlon of large gifts from
c^k||Matloas. business concerns,
eti^E^lll be composed of P. W.
BraMman, R. G. Finley and J. R.
HIx. ■'The .corps of canvassers for
the North Wilkesboro business
district will be under the leader
ship Of Andrew' Kilby, chair
man. Mrs. Gordon Finley will be
in charge of a large group of
honse-to-honse solicitors in the
North Wilkesboro residential
area. The Wilkesboro area will
be under the general supervision
of Rev. Howard Ford, with Mrs,
Hadley Hayes as leader of the
residential canvassers; Dr. M- O.
Edwards, chairman of the cam
paign In the business district; and
J, B. Snipes, chairman of the can
vass In the courthouse. J. R.
Bdelin, prfhclpal of the Lincoln
Heights high school, will be gen
eral chairman of the canvass
among the colored people of
:|i(llkee county.
Solieltatlon for the Red Cross
W#ar Fund In thd large mral area
giiiiii i»iuii^ w«i »ig«uroanwij
WeneraSHe chhlHBfflTffi th
e
lyloas townships. Each town-
chairman will have about ten
ts, bringing the total num
ber 6f Red Cross solicitors in the
rural area, to about two hundred.
C. B. BlIe^^^f''*^ty school superin
tendent, eral chairman for
the rural v /
W. D. HaliJcre and Mrs. W. C.
Grier will be In .charge o^pubHCi-
ty for tbe campaign. Rev. Sidney
Citae is chairman of the SpeaKen
Bodeau. HeadQuarters for the
cgdlpalgn will be the Wilkes Red
Cross office, over Tomlinson’s De
partment Store. Miss Katherln
Sadhford is the executive secretary..
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»MES STAND
Rnasten treogw.
thru
»v44aek mod of the.^hthern
ae, pushed to within eight
southeast of the iron center
oC'JCjdVpi Rog yesterday by cap-
ti)ft!Bif.^e town of Radushnaya; In
a'leoeral advance through the
cetjiifei^Uiig Gkraan lines inaide the
D^lepir RIvtf bend.
.Jipre than 60 towns and setUe-
nriiate feU to General Rodion Y.
Hjhttaiovaky’B Third Ukrai.nlan
iirlilir which struck weet- of Xpo^
tdlovo rail. Junction, .22 dsilee
bduthesst nf Krivot Rog, on a 16-
tailfe front, an/ alst» admnced 12
Julies jveet o4 NlkoiNd, vhtch the
captured Tueeday.
,TTBNTJ01**^« any inemf
of a ftanttf etfttde neiTlw
t^ bock*, lnelodlBg.j
pona) for the,.iy
4'. eerrlce must be
^te'.t»'the wtloBlnr hoard.
k 4. atajnp till.
Cvh ^^oands. wilt a»
|lareh*'|t. lump 40, five
tbr eonnlng, expire*
f»,*T248.
■pons No. *
Ur thiM cal-
haaanie ^tUektfc Feb. 2
8.
rr-iOmu M
_ ia«p*, Bdok
i and !**»> V. W, y good
iSwiwua
I. ' Hum i. iaiiMoit
a, m Mi J
«, h, Ifiwwlre on
Ronda dletrtot; la. iNdll ta th4
’lead In var . bond siUM .M* tM
Fourth War. Low hirt ot^ UU
tflota' atn alao uidcinc an e^ceds
lent ahowlng, according to tbe
port which covered eales .last
week.
t roi^h War ItJlan plan of
tttloa «*' 'W by w. O.
lmHtar.l>ake8 eadi
4UtUiht prlndpai a diitrtct letalt^;
ta the war eontiw
Bales dpw tot^ |be
contest ta.stUi golttk atmmg. The
standing is as foUo#*;
Jotus I. Myen, {diMmateist
mate third elaae, hotae on leave
lieoentljr after servlag in the
North Pacific, brought with him
a copy of a diary taken from
the body of a d^ Japanese
medical officer. John L, form
erly of this city, is a son of hfrs.
J. I. Myers, of Charlotte, and
the late J. I. Myers, of'INorth
WUkeOboro. He volunteered
for naval service In December,
1942. The Jap diary appears
elsewhere in this newspaper.
Ron/a District, E. R. Spndll, Principal .^.::^3,S60.00
Benham Sdiot^ Coy Dtuiia^ Principal .....^300.00
MorOYian FaUe, E. 1. Elledfe, ° 2,980.00
Clinfman Sdiool, J. R. Calloway, Pr^ipal.... 100.00
Ml Pleasant, E. M. White, Prineval\...., 3,978.00
Mtn. View, P. W. Greer, Principal
Millers Creek, R. V. Day, Prigictpal
Mulberry, Grady Miller, Principal
Ferguson, O. M. P^offit, Principal
Wilkesboro, W. T. Long, Principal - 1,750.00
Roaring River, G. A. Johnson, Principal 1,550.00
Lincoln Heights, J. R. Edelin, Principal 75.00
2.450.00
3.775.00
1.350.00
2.100.00
Total Sale of E Bonds, Combined Schools $33,925.00
Diary of Japaiese Niedieal Offwer
Jtidlf • As
PtnsStfe S-Wdehs*
Ttann QkfbndBg
WRkes county onnintMioners in
seselon this week itapw- Jnroita for
Ote three-week’s terin of Wilkes
court whick will open on Monday,
March 4. Witk Jndge J. A. Rons-
saan, of this Mty, presiding.
Jurors were drawn as follows:
_ Ftaut Week:
Garr Clary, Rock Creek; C. L.
Smoot, Walnut 'Grove; Everett
Porter, Rock- Creek; Bob Church,
North Wilkeaboro; Columbus
Wells, New Castle; O. H. Royal.
Reddles River; L- T. Riddle, Rock
Creek; J. B. Eller, Lewis Fork;
Elmore KUlby, Reddles River; W.
iwl
In North Africa
Tells of Captore of Aleutian Isles
Wilkes Baptist
Pastors to Meet
Wilkes county Baptist pastors
will meet at Reins-Sturdlvant
chapel Monday, Feb. 14, at 10:00
a. m. An interesting program
has been arranged and rll pas
tors are urged to attend.
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Many Will Atteod
Linooln Day Meet
».Williaa Jsdll .Jtavaab.-
•b«r Of Repuhiftsmt ta We -J)
attending the Lincoln Day dinner
Friday night at the Robert E.
Lee hotel In Winston-Salem, lo
cal Republican leaders said today.
Senator James J. Davis will be
the principal speaker at tbe an
nual banquet. Young Republi
cans of the state will hold their
organisation meeting In the af
ternoon.
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John I. Myera Brings Back
Copy Of Diary From
Dead Jap
John I. Myers, pharmacist mate
third class, recently was home on
leave after serving In the North
Pacific. He brought back a copy
of a translation of a dairy found
on the body of a dead Japanese
medical officer. The diary fol
lows:
Diary of Neru Tatsuqu Chi, act
ing officer, Northern 6216 Detach
ment;
May 12 — 0156. Carrier base
Carl Sidden Is To
Undergo Operation
Carh 13-year-old son of Regis
ter of Deads and Mrs. C. C. Sl(^
den, of this, city, was carried ti>
the Baptl»f’*'4iospltal in Winston-
Salem this morning where he will’
nndsEgo a serio^ operation tor
reigoval of a ,tod»or :,from his
,k*«ln.'
Carl.'WoU-liked about town, has
his i£ge. Fnendrthe family,
and his small frienik. too, h9e
that the operation w»^^ highly
successful and that he VfUl soon
be able to return home.
to Wlnston-Bnlem and will remnln
there with him until he comes
home.
r-
Mra, W. C. ynnev
'If Takdii
Mrs. Mary Svelyn I4naer,-«ge
02. mfjmbor br 'a well kniMra
nortbvwtam North
family,Wednesday at her
home^ln >ie*ander coahty. .
Mrs. LInney was the klte^ tke
late WUItain C. Llnnejr4tad.^g«iv
vlved ^ ilvo soka and 'dAuj|,
Mr*. Wide H. WlHtama.' ,'icau^
lotte; Mn. Lpften Weber, Sts^
vine: Talinad^i'.CUreBce aaBftr.’je
Undey, of Tjjfflor^vme. ; - ‘"
Fiur^l eorrica.wat held |«4ay,
si n. *«•. *f Wnner OmyU'j
iu^, Bw V; Bwngamw . . .
Gi^y Yhilte oondnosud UUi
tee.. .
V
uited te the
raid carried l^t treqnei
until 10:00. Heard lodd noise.
Is naval gun Gring. Prepared
battle, equipment, etc. Informa
tion? American transports, about
41. ^gan landing at Hakkal
Maaald. Twenty boats landed at
Massacre Bay. It seems that
tb(^ are going to unload heavy
^nipmoBt. Day’s activity: Air
raids, naval gun firing. Landing
o| B. S. forces.
May 18. Battle. ’The U. S.
fofcee landed at Shtba Dla and
/iiifesacre Bay. The enemy has
aOranced to the bottom of Misnmi
Yams fmm Sklba Dai. Have en
gaged them. On the other band
Maamtor# Bay is defended by only
one platoon. But upon the unex-
peeted atteek. ‘nie AA machine
hislctauiob wiia deetroyed and we have
withdrawn. In the night attack
me have enured 20 enemy riflee.
there la tkenMadouB mouitain aiv
m! McGee and C. M. McNeill, Elk;
J. F. Coffey, Mulberry: J. T.
Wyatt, Mulberry; Lee J. Church,
Jobs Cabin; W. C. Johnson, Rock
Creek; J. T. Redding, R. O.
Cheek, New Castle; J. R. Mosley,
Brushy Mountain; F. D. Miller,
Union; T. A. Finley, North
Wilkesboro; G. C. Gray, New
Castle; Fred Miles, Walnut Grove;
W. P. Billings, Traphlll; C. C.
Walker, Mulberry; R. C. Crabb,
Rock Creek; W. S. Philips, Red
dles River; S. L. Blevins, Mul
berry; R. L. Marlow, Brushy
Mountain; J. C. Clarence, North
Wilkesboro; A. R. Faw, Union;
J. R. White, Elk; John W. Kilby
and T. H. Settle, North Wilkes-
bbro; V. T. Walsh, Elk; R. A.
Sidden, Walnut Grove; Millard
Laws, Boomer; John Cranfill,
Beaver Creek; R. D. Holbrook,
Tmphill; Guy Brown, R6ck
Creek; J. C. Morrison, New Cas
tile; E. H. Wllesj Ripck"^ Creek i
1th 9ote||^->t}itioh; Qheatloy
Walnut. Grove; CharJ;^
been a aai^r carrier for aome-.^, ,
time, lb tfatftually bright for’flriag. A^oxlm^ y
15 patients cams Intp the field
hoepltal. 'Ihe Geld hospital Is at-
Pv^ esand^ro. Ae^ey le now
with an eogteew* negtaiota h*
the North Afikaa theatre of
war operations. Pvt. Ashley en
tered service lajS-SeptMaber,
ItMO, at PUrt Bfiiisg *Ad re
ceived training at OOmp Gruber,
Oklahoma.
DRAWCD^AIN
IN
NOIVCirr^FF
New and secret blows against
jageh’s remaining holds in the
Marshall Islands are being struck
hy the United Btate* air and naval
forces 'Which hit the defenses of
Kwajaleln Atoll so hard that It
virtually fell of Its own weight in
to the lag »f ground troops.
talked to Alta Engineer nnlt. 1 Becaase Japan’s communica-
■ 'sotalad garrisons in
.'4Say 14.—*0«r two rub marines Uorj with its li
from .Ktalk asslsttog ua have
His parents accompanied him * hr shot froo
lA Suynkl djed by shot from zl-
Ge. OmUtawtas Gow of wounded
to the fMi hotRpital. In (he eve
ning, the V. 8. tc/tem ake4 gMk^
tlm Marshnlls p^bahly have been
distnpted, th* navy adopted a
policy of not Identifying the targ
ets of bomhe and shells.
In the neweet air and ship at
tacks, annonitced last night, only
hid no damage Was ddh* dn-SM^ one atoll was named, Jaulult, at
count of the strong wind. Enemy
Strength must he s division. Qor
4«Mg)erate defense Is holding «p
‘Well.
Hoy If.—ObttttoaoiiB ftotw of
Md^f.(%,.our J^d hoivitsl
estmea % the flmoe bomhegdineBt
of 'eoenty lead end aakd^lMu'
The enemy has a grsai number at
Negroek and Indians. Th# West
dm* oiitai hove wtthdiwwa to
osar KklikiBlMtai. ta a ft&id J
'm|g turteW'te West Arms, bali
osUsd off. Just Isyed ddWn
from ta ilm horrseks. re-
dtat'-ekdragntiiii of soMIm iwok
West Am i|.tenss. IflMy *11
Itae -Mm
AttegotodMe la
'jr’tae-AeMilnf, f|w fata :ta*.
3MB |l :aMMeA.' '|l».
th* southern end of the archlpei
i^. Betagsi enemy boats were
sitaJc In'm naid therd last Snn-
already had been, at-
tohimd ^times this year.
s£AV'
;feAWimii{Oie
‘tewB Coast Goard
Coo^lbad By Patti forru-
eon iMoItas Rocord
Country) r«tanson,
t hexing ehOBiplon of
and now athl4tle to-
th* Coast OnittrA beeeh
itar. WL X Biehwh__
itai'Ot'AtaMta Stanta4l*4
McmaM of tae AsuriesSM
trotaa tof 'iiae
era Keith OoroMna
hgg headqnosters of
Aw. Mr. XidiBlbeiver
Rir. Bea K. LlriwUtata ^
fraiuferniid to a fleM'
ColoradA .
‘Eav.' .and Maa
have .tafcatt TeetaiDoe
bore. They hav* on*
tion QkdA’; Biehard
y Phrsons, Boomer;.
Andrew Chambers, New Castle; J.
P. Wellborn, New CasGe; J. C.
Forester, North Wilkesboro;
Ralph Rash, Roaring River; 0.
C. Green, New Castle; Henry
White, Elk; C. E. Queen. Brushy
Mountain; W. R. Brooks, Reddies
River; B. T. Whittlngrt-on, Union;
W. O. Poole. New Castle.
Second Week:
W. W. Barber, Wilkesboro: C.
|C. Key, North Wilkesboro; Will
} Adams, Reddies River; C. F.
Brock, Moravian Falls; B. T.
Hackney, North Wilkesboro; W.
Pardue, North Wilkesboro; John
son Caudill, Walnut Grove; J. A.
Key, Union; Charles E. Brown,
Mulberry: J. C. Parsons, Stanton;
W. E. Minton, Elk; Austin Ash
ley, North Wilkeeboro; W. H.
Parsons, Boomer: Murphy Hunt,
North Wilkesboro; R. C. Adams,
Brushy Mountain; Archie Go
forth, Lewis Fork; J, T. Fletcher,
Jobs Cabin; M. B. Lowe, Wilkes
boro; J. M. Cnawford, North
Wilkesboro; DanM Oomhs, Rock
Creek; Jetter Royal, Union; 0. C.
Wellborn. Edwards; Skm Trip
lett, Jobs Cabin; L. P. Somer*,
Jr., Somers; Fled Robinson, Red
dies River; Harrison Holcomb,
Traiphlll; Webster Henderson,
New Castle; Carlos Prevotte,
Somers; M. N. Yates, Wilkesboro;
Bye Parsons, Stanton; C. M. Well
born, Sr., New Castle; Edln R.
Aadersou, Wllkesbori); W. Q.
Blankenship, North Wilkesboro;
N. W. Prevette, Somers.
'AM Week
C. E. Billisms'..'^ ko«k Creek;
Rudy B- Nichols, Rdddiss B1vm>
B. G. Brewer, Reddies River; J.
B.‘ Miller, Union; A X. WFatt,
North Wiakeshoro; M.- M.
tags. Rock Creek; C.. R. Walker,
Mnlbenry; T, J. Wyatt, Dnion;
Davis L. Nichols, Rodlles Rtverf
J. L., Bdsel. Moravian Falls;
Frank'Bdmlnst«®,. BeMer Creolsj,
Vance S. whlttlMt**. Rnddlip
River; J. H. Fstrtdt,. IJhkm; B.
f. Wlatktas. Reddtas Hirer;. W.
CMmsttaRi NortavvWaMOtonH
TsltaOitae camWt. K«Nr Ckatle; W.
1. a4sbw. Wktant Oror*; 0«*-
fMd Wood," Mock (hmek; V, 0.
Otoek. Nesr CMIle; W. S...Bgota>
Kfrih WUk*#»w»! Ham CtalielX
aorta: J. t>. Wtmm, |etai
Adams, N«# ejtad*: Et W.
MoiBrlsa;;^;
imtasa Itodk Creek; B. H. jEeilsr.
ilk; t B, .ClMey(tMtttalL
Pvt. Arirllle D. BUer, son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. BUer, of
Pnrleor, Is now stationed some
where in North Afrtc*. Pvt.
Bller entered service hi iHarch,
1943, and received training at
Camp Hood, Texas. In recent
letter home he said he was
. well and getting idong all right.
Dr. Caudill Gets
Call to Memphis
Wilkes Native, Pastor of Au
gusta, Go., First Baptist, Is
Undecided About Move
Dr. R. Paul Caudill, pastor of
the First Bajptlst church of Au
gusta, Ga., has received a call to
be pastor of tbe First Baptist
church in Memphis, JVfutessee,
which Is one of .Afie largest
churches in the southern Baptist
JW^on.
new* 40 of Interest here be-
^ is a swi cif »(v„ ABli
C. M. Caudill, of the Hays
community. He Is a graduate of
North Wilkesboro high school and
Wake Forest College.
Dr. Caudill is now writiug the
Sunday school lesson comments
for The Journal-Patriot, the Bi^
Ileal Recorder and for ’The Index;
Baptist publication for the state
of Qborgla. He Is also author of
the lesson comments in the adult
Sunday school quarterly for the
Grst quarter of 1944.
Dr. Caudill has not announced
any decision as to whether he wHl
Accept the call to Memphis or re
main in Augusta, Ga., where be
has been remarkably successful as
a pastor.
W. C. Bentley Is
New Policeman
North Wilkesboro board of
oommlsisoners In session Tuesday,
night transacted routine matters.
-Mayor R. T. McNlel and Com
missioners J. R. Hlx, R. G. Finley,
Hoyle M. Hutchens, A. F, Kilby
were present for the meeting.
W. C. Bentley was employed as
a member of the police force at a
salary of $100 «er month.
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Dokies to Meet
North Wilkesboro Dokies Club
will meet Friday ew«lng, seven
o’clock, at the PKnesss Cafe. Paul
Osborne,. president^ aunouheed
thbt Dr. A. O. Chambertain will
Jiave charip of the program..
Sm It
Pcirti
AM Urgolks filir Extra Bood
Ab4 Flit WflkM 0««r
Tka Top Again
W9k#*lutoUM76togo
to ooka tba jcjuota of $84Sy
000 fat Uie'lFoliiFtai War Loan
coeqMUfbt ttocording to fig-
Ittro* roleosed today by W. D.
Holfocrtt, dHtfamoB.
Bales now total $724,204, which
Includes a greater part of the pur
chases by the larger Investors.
The remaining $118,476 will have
to be mainly in series E bonds.
Visit of the caravan of captur
ed German equipment here Mon
day in the interest of the Fourth
War Loan was very successful and
thousands viewed tbe equipment,
which was on Main street for one
hour Monday afternoon.
Included in the caravan was a
tank destroyer captured from the
Germans in Tunisia, a German
Geld kitchen taken in Sicily, a big
searchlight and machine guns
from the U. S. army. Officers ex
plained to the crowd the use of
the various machines and arma
ment in the caravan.
Mr. Halfiacre said today that re
ports from Wilkes Hosiery Mills
company and Grier Mills to the
effect that employes are buying
many extra - boitrds durihg tho
campaign are most encouraging.
Those buying bonds regularly are
aske to buy an extra bond this
month.
Mr. Half acre also recogotaed
some additional ’bond purchases
by outside cqrp^taJtons doing
business here. West Vir
ginia Pulp aa4 company,
whtah jjuj* of pq^-.
«ge>nf, aRoeated .| 12,022
in bonds to Wilkes’ credit. Cen
tral Electric and Telephone com
pany allocated $6,060 to Wilkes
and the State of North Carolina
$68,000.
People In rural communitirs
who find It more convenient may
purchase bonds from their district
school principals, Mr. Halfacre
•aid.
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BEG BARRAGE
USHESALUED
BEACH STRIP
Lincoln.county farmers are out
■ ahead of the 'season :by^ doing'
Bill-/ much fall plowtog with traetoni.
The only thing hlpdoring nmro
tractor work is a tack of -pwvs
available for na^ with tbe ma
chines.
German artillery has opened a
heavy barrage on the ’’Gsh-bowl”
Allied beachhead below Rome, it
was reported yesterday, while Al
lied planes, Gylng 1,600 aorties,
hammered growing enemy tank
concentrations around Cistema.
On the southern front American
troops battered 60 yards deeper
Into Oassino.
(A German DNB broadcaat
heard In London said the Nails
had launched a ‘‘concentric’’ of
fensive in the Aprilia or British
sector of the beachhead trbm the
west, north and northwest, and
had broken through Allied posi
tions at a number of points, reach
ing “assigned objeotlviw”)
’The exposed beachhead forces
hod thrown bock repeated Ger
man armor-supported jabs of ris
ing intensity without yielding fur
ther ground but- It appeared *
showdown battle could not much
longer be delayed.
— —
Pine sesdllng tree# set three
years ago, . by R. M. Rhyne «f
Stanley, route one, Gaston eouiii^.
grew *0 well that he ta eeedlar
another eight acres this winter.
HckihDeiigCw
WflAlAUm
iSi/* jmi the Soy Scouts of
pmm Mnk«M»ro tttltrdmgih.en
fStardayrto eoUect
HbA ind #vecr oae .of jif tairo *
pQT god oM taradta'
► It on okf trout «*rc|*wne
^ Boy Heottta j|k; eoSota
I ^oit satovitair’
faf lBiMc *ttaoioirlig In our
oontytry Sit «•* ^ ntiavLteaei*-
ttoh* iB efatltan life.
%e vHli'.oot 0.hta ke aUfag In
tk» wag pnntatatata tae'wtt aln. ;
B tat Soy^ Baa«t*;.ln a «aoU
f ns yttll reoMv* yay tar
pnitani tfuntad; tiMi rimmamm
toe *ay they neeetae to ptalta :
milk ta .
■ Kor-