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MoaUai
lilies Continue In
Offensive Actions
[Russians Drive
Nazis Westward
the
Allied forces on many
parts of the globe today
continued their offensive ac
tions against Axis powers.
Some of the war news
highlights were contained
In the following news dis
patches:
Reds Drive Westward
Moscow.—The Red armies fen-
1 ning across the middle Don river
I with gathering speed have seised
tfamensky, north of the key city
f Rostov, in their effort to throw
t /noose around "erhaps 1,000,000
Germans extended deep Into the
Caucasus and before Stalingrad,
the Soviets announced yesterday,
.special Soviet comm inlqne
Deed this gain and other
and sald.^ the.seetmd
^ my
I pamulng the disordered retreat of
the German Fascist troops ...”
^apovka and Morozovka, astride
Moscow-Rostov railway about
d-way between Mlllerc ro and
ironesh, were among 'several
^_[)zen populated places” liberated
rw the onrushlng Red armies, the
communique said.
French Forces .Attack
London. Dec. 22—French forces
I operating south of Tunis uunder
newly-established A'lied aerial
superiority reported tonight they
had captured “numerous prison
ers. armored vehicles and artil
lery" In one section while beat
ing off repeated Axis counter
attacks In anoti er.
Th^e Axis forces entrenched in
thfjl'main foothold in North Afri
ca, however, were found to be in
strong positions by Allied Com
mand troops which, It was disclos
ed today, raided northern Tunisia
last week at a point within five
miles of the big Axis naval base
I of Bizerte.
The activity of the French
forces was disclosed in two dis
patches reaching London late to
night.
Japs .\re Cornered
With U. S. Troops Somewhere
I In New Guinea, Dec. 22.—-More
I than 100 pillboxes with many
fianese dead in each one were
^ behind today on Cape En-
^toladere as American end Aus-
*itmUan troths pushed the enemy
Into narrowing coastal sectors
with a combined length of appro-
[ximately five mile.
Sweeping Inland from Ca.pe En-
[daladere, which was captured Sat
urday In a fierce assault, the Aus
tralians had advanced one mile to
Semlnl creek. Simultaneously
the Americans completed capture
of the new airstrip at Buna and
Its defending pillboxes.
The Japanese caught Inside this
pressure apprrently had with
drawn to a point on the coast
where the next big battle probab-
iRWILKES
Meiv In The
SERVICE
Pvt. Charlie O’Neal
Visits Home
Pvt. Charlie O’Neal, who Is sta
tioned at Camp Butner, was a
week-end visitor hero with his
mother, Mrs. Mary Smith, and al
so visited Miss Alma Wyatt. Pvt.
O’Neal was Inducted in the army
Sept. 15, 1942, and is planning on
a furlough during Christmas or
New Year.
Donald Melville Going
Into The Navy
Donald Melville, who has been
working at Cherry Point for the
past few months, bias been ac
cepted In the Seabees division of
the navy'end will be inducted at
Kaleigb January 4. Mrs. Melville.
ham* ham.-,: MU:
MetvlUe Is a navy veteran, hav
ing served four years In the na y
several years ago.
Pvt. Dave C. Lowe
At Camp Rucker
Pvtj Dave C. Lowe, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Lowe, of Pores
Knob, is stationed at Camp Ruck
er Alabama. Pvt. Ixiwe entered
the army in June and has been at
Camp Rucker since he was assign
ed out at the induction center.
Bob McNeil At Mome
Bob McNeil, who is in the ma
rine corps and is stationed at
Quantlco, Va., is home to spend
Christmas with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles C. McNeill, in
the Maple Springs community.
Pvt. Vaughn Jennings
III With Pneumonia
Pvt. Vaughn Jennings has been
ill with a severe attack of pneu
monia at Buckley Field. Colorado,
according to messages received
by his father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Jennings, of Pores
Knob. Friends will b? glad to
learn that Pvt. Jennings is now
recovering. Before entering the |
service he was a member of |
Wllkesboro high school faculty.
IN ENGLAND
Sgt. Pilot Hale Jones, who
recently graduated from a fly
ing school In Canada and Ls now
In the Royal Canadian -Air
Force, ha.s arrived at some point
In England, according to mes
sages received here by his par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Jones.
Sgt. Jones Is a bombfer pilot and
will be tftinsferred soon to the
American Army air forces in
England, In which he will have
the rank of second lieutenant.
Sailor
Killed
Winter
Strikes
Traffic Isi Tied Up On
Tuesday By Ice
On Highways
Arnold Sheets has been
killed in action with the
U. S. naval forces in the
South Pacific, according
to reports received here.
Sheets was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Connie Sheets, of
Union township. Accord
ing to reports received
here, his parents have re
ceived official notice of
his death from the navy
department.
Sheets was the first
Wilkes man to lose his life
in action against the ene
my in World War number
2.
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ly will be fought.
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Soldier From
Wilkes Dies At
Fort Knox, Ky.
lages have been received
r the death of Pvt. Walter
n, of Ronda, at Fort Knox,
Gwyn was a son of Bob
well known colored rOs^
t the Ronda commnnlty.
Irxly will arrive on TtUsf
n and ft 1» expected
leral will be held the foJ*
day..
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WAR BONDS
BROTHER OF MISS
LITTLE KILLED IN
ACTPN IN AFRICA
Miss Evelyn Little, who Is In
charge of the laboratory at the
Wilkes hospital, has received
news of the death of her brother,
Prt. Phillip Little, who was killed
in action in north Africa recently.
Miss Little's brother was a
member of a tank corps in the
north Africa invasion.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Little, of Catawba.
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Workers in occupied Holland
don’t answer advertisements fea
turing attractive jobs in the Ru.s-
sian Ukraine, with “room, hoard,
and clothing free.”
Jouraal-Patriot
Not To Be Issued
Monday, Dec. 28
Winter weather has been pre
vailing with a vengeance hes’e
this week.
On Tuesday afternoon a slick
coat of ice covered everything
following a drizzling rainfall
during the day. The tempcni-
tnre remained far below freez
ing throughout the day.
Many were the groans of dis
appointment from children and
some adults who wanted snow
for Chidstmas.
Traffic wa.s almost paralysetl
thronghont western North Car-
oRna Tuesday evening as the
highways and streets were ice
coated.
Many minor motor accidents
were reported, and many were
the hard falls of pedestrians on
the sidewalks Tuesday after-
noiHi.
IjDcIdly, no one was serlouMy
hurt. V
«gorl«t»s- ..tyWlMit
chains became stranded along
the highways as their cars and
trucks sUd off the Ice-coated
pavements , Occasionally there
was a dented or smashed fend
er, bnt the majority of motor
ists who braved the bad weath
er proceeded with e3ttreme cau
tion and accidents were held to
a minimnm.
The weather was mild and
clear yesterday and the ipe
which made any kind of travel
So dangerous disappeared.
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In Medical School
Rev. Fred H. Shinn
Not To Be Called
Holiday Trade Sets
New High In Sales
Marriage License
License to wed were issued dur
ing the past week by C. C. Bid
den, Wilkes register of deeds, to
two couples: F. W. Laws, of Tlra-
berlake, and Mrs. Ruth D. Keen
er, of Durham; Ruel Pardue and
'Vallie Adams, both of Ronda.
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Prt. .Archie E. Church, who
was Inducted into tlie army at
Jewel Ridge, Va., in October,
1042, is now stationed at Robins
Field, Warner Robins, Ga,
where he has been assigned to
the army medical corps scliools.
Fyt. Church is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. N. L. Cliurch, of the
Goshen community.
'Jehovah's
Win Motion
Motion to Dismiss the
Warrants Allowed
In' Court
Application For Chaplain
Service In The Navv
Is Turned Down
In order that the staff may
have e few days holiday rest. The
Journal-Patriot will not be Issued
cn Monday, December 28.
It has been a custom of this
newspaper for the prst several
years to opiit one issue during
Christmas week and advance no
tice is given in order that sub
scribers may not be disappointed.
Office of The Journal-Patriot
will be closed on Friday and Sat
urday. December 25 and 26
along with practically
Rev, Fred H. Shinn, pastor of
the Wilkesboro and Union Metho
dist churches, will not be called,
for the present at least, to serve
as a chaplain in the United States
Navy, according to a letter receiv
ed last week by Rev. Mr. Shinn.
The Wllkesboro pastor has been
under consideration for service
as a chaplain by naval authorities
. for sometime, and at the time of
his appointment as pastor of the
Wllkesboro charge Rev Mr. Shinn
i^as expecting Uls call at most any
time. I
If the minor ear defect that has
held up Rev. Mr. Shinn’s appoint
ment is not waved In the near fu-
Rev
Three members of “Jeho
vah's Witnesses” who ap
pealed convictions from the
city court here to the Wilkes
superior court won their
cases on motions before
Judge Felix E. Alley.
Judge Aliev allowed their
motions to quash the war
rants and notice of appeal
was given to the supreme
court.
Andrew Yeatts, H. E.
Oehling and E. W. Oehling
were convicted in city court
for three consecutive weeks
for violating an- ordinance
VICTORY FUND
GOAL REACHED
Records&oken
h Gift Buying
Lucas Thanks The Journal-
Patriot For Part In Mak
ing Bond Drive Succesd
United States Treasury cam
paign to borrow nine billion dol- maaeu uie buciyho ui iuuu luor-
lars in December has gone over j cantlle establishment. Christmas
the top In a big way and the goal gve buying today is expected to
Holiday trade here smd os
other parts ofgthe country
today had broken all rec
ords.
With but very few excep
tions, North Wilkesboro
stores and business houses
will |clo«e this evening for
the week and will not bo
open again until Monday
morning.
Holiday trade hae been exce^
tionally heavy here for a week
and shoppers have rapidly un
loaded the shelves of local mer-
has been more than reached.
John Paul Lucas, Jr., of Char
lotte, and who is well known here
as an executive of the main of
fice ot Doke Power. cMnpany, Is
swell the volume, of holiday trade
to unprecedented volume, despite
the fact that many items are off
the market because of the 'war.
One reason tor ths record sales
» — vov reesou lor me rworu
'tSkYSlTna Victory Fund Comnrittw. ^Fearing congested malls, Christ
mas mailing began many weeks
ago, especially to men In the ser
vice overseas and to distant points
Today The Journal-Patriot re
ceived from Mr. Lucas the follow-
ing letter relative to the victory
fund campaign;
"As the United States Treas
ury campaign to raise nine billion
dollars in December through the |
volunteer services of Victory Fund .
Committee draws to a successful'
close we thank you for the part'
Id this country.
In addition to practically all of
the stores, many public offices
will be closed on both Fri
day end Saturday, December 21
and 26, this week. Both banka
will be closed on both days, as
offices in the
both rftionlng
you have had in making this cam- well as county
paign effective in your community courthouse and
through news coverage and pro- ‘ board offices,
motion. I 'With traffic curtailed by strict
The Victory Fund Program has, , gasoline rationing, and with pul>-
ot course, just begun—so long as ,jj. transportation facilities crowd-
we have a war to fight and tolp^ ^ q„jgt Christmas in this part
of the country is forecast.
finance it must continue. It is
apparent to all of us that In suc
ceeding drives the need for bring
ing all guns to 'bear will be in
creasingly acute.
‘‘The Season’s Greetings."
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Christmas Service '
St.’ PauFs Church:
Myers Tourist
Home Damaged
The Christmas Festival service'
will be held in St. Paul’s Episco
pal church on Christmas day at
.vr. ............ ,6:30 p. m. The altar will be
which forbid* distribution of lighted from the glow of candles.
• .1 1 H’^Vi/iViifDTi/ial Qffirl aa11 nrxr 'QtIII !
Fire Tuesday Noon Practi
cally Ruined Residence
Of Mr*. J. I. Myers
Fire at noon Tuesday , badly
damoged the residence of .Mrs. J.
I. Myers on B Street.
■When discovered, the flames
wnicn roroios aisinouiion —, v v j - i
rtf on the [The chancel and sanctuary will be I had made much headway in the
literature or solicitlnjt on tne j . j interior of the large frame build-
streets wiithout obtaining a
permit from the citv .clerk.
ture by naval authorities, nev.
Mr. Shinn will flnlsih ont his,ta“*ed
year’s work with the Wilkesboro- Motion to quash the warrants
and Union Methodist churches.
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decorated with evergreens and
I flowers. The service will consist
—» j of -• congregational singing of
The defendants admitted ^ Christmas carols and • hymns led
they had distributed “Watch-• by a choir in, vestmente; prayer
tower" and, “Consolation’’, tor a world at war, and a sermon
1 c f...klL..»;rtn« „f i by the rector. Rev. B. M. I/Mkey,
two of the publicahon* of ^^bject, ‘ The Characterls-
their sect, and had not od^
was mad© on the form of the or- | ihjg
dinance. In their first case here '
Names for 24 Li^'ships, sub- they were given a 30-day road
business offices and
North Wllkesboro.
Names lor moerty snips, suu- onA in anbnA-
mitted by school children, winners sentence suspended and
in the national salvage campaign, ouent cases were given road sen-
and approved by the Maritime tences not suspen e .
Commission, include 3 Protestants,! Other cases disposed of during
5 U. S. Senators, 3 frontiersmen, the latter days of the December
all other 13 famous Indians, and 2 flyers-^, term of Wilkes court follow
Stores
in! Colin P
> heart.
Kelly and Amelia Ear-
Georgla Cashion versus J. W.
(Continued on page eight)
on~the.subJ.ect, ‘‘The Characteris
tics of the Shepherds of Bethle
hem'.”
The public is Invited to attend
service and join with St.
Paul’s congregation in honoring
the Christ Child, and giving
praise and thanksgiving to God
for His many blessings, and es
pecially for our country that al
lows Its citizens to worship God
according to their own con
sciences.
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BUY MORE -WAR BONDS
ana ciotmnj^ —
Grand Jury Delivers Favorable Report To Court
"■ rt — — : : ; . . . ^ j t thia cniirf hmiRA wft visited
with the exception of needed
repairs at the county jail, .the
grand Jury in Wilkes court last
week gave Us approval to practi
cally all things Inspected.
The following report was sub
mitted by J. H. Davis, grand Jury
foreman, to Judge F^lx
-arestdloe: "
t “The Grand Jury keg* to sub-
inlt the following report: >
Number ol WHs examined, 28;
J4nitttier of true Mils, 26; Number
t^tlnued for lack of evidence, 2.
"Jurors in groups by commit
tees, visited county home, t. b.
hut, prison esmp. The entire
body visited the jail. At the jail
we found that the plumbing was
being repaired and some tables
being built for dining room, and
that three rooms were smoked
and dirty, and need to be repalntr
Wjs also found „
In-baft condttioB'Ui one JW
up stairs. The post on tho‘'rtidr ™“ibi thatr tl
way railing should be recapped.
We also found the mattresses in
bad condition and should be re-
plrced. The frout porch shoujd.in good condition
be repaired. We found six prts-' “** * ’’
oners In jail, all moles, three
white and three colored.
‘‘At the county home we found
twenty-four Inmates, we found
the same in good condition "as
itould be' expected. Wo talked
^11^ several th*. ia^tea
thbftlfey
food on bund for the Inmates and
stock and "plenty ot coal to heat
the buUdlng, the live stock was
“At the court house we visited
‘At the t. b. hut we found I the clerk’s office, register of
eight patients. Everything seemed deeds, sheriff’s, county accoun-
to be In good condition and well
kept. We recommend that a
smell poultry house be erected.
‘‘At the prison camp we found
elghty-one prisoners. The cell
'blocks were In good condition, fha.
If^i^ and dtalng7roosa^jOT»inri!iiws.
clean and weU ii-Bt-
_._t»’woro'plenty of food suiK
pile* on hand. The dark cell 'wa
equipped with stove and plenty of
b^tog.
ant offices, and found the records
in good condition. The heating
and. plumbing is satisfactory.
"3De^ wish to thank His Honor,
jb\.AUey,. Ym tha,fair and
;imp#rfiuL mk{i9er .;4|t
conduct^.' slsa wfih to
Vbem our thanks to Auk Bo6t*,’
bfflcer of the Grand Jury for hla
cooperation during our sitting.”
interior of the large frame build
ing and spread almost instantly
over parts of the first and second
floors. /
The fire department answered
the call promptlv bnt were delay
ed by a frozen hydrant and the
flames made great headway.
Roof and upper rooms of the
house were destroyed end fire,
smoke and water practically ruin
ed all contents ot the residence,
which has been one of the most
papular tourist homes here.
Some insurance Is carried on,
the property.
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L. T. Barnard Is
Hurt In Accident
L. T. Barnard, well known citi
zen of the Cricket community,
and his daughter, Mrs.-Claude C.
Caudill, were Injifr^ In an auto
atoident near rianville, Ve., mon-
day morning. , ,
Mr. B«a4iard was’^drlving the
car of Mrs, CandlU, who was on
her way to Baltimore to make her
home with her husband, when the
oceideiit oeeutod. Thb car sklddeA
on the icy pai(di^^'bto; a tran*-,
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