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Orchards
'reea In Orchards and Forests Break Down
Today Under Weight of Heavy Ice;
Power Lines Also Are Damaged
One of the heaviest ice
formations in recent years
caused much damage ear
ly today on the Brushy
Mountains south of here
and on the Blue Ridge to
the nrnlh and west but the
Tsdley of the Yadkin and
its tributaries had little
ice and no substantial
damage.
In areas where ice dam
age was heaviest the rain
fall during the night froze
as it fell. Damage to ap
ple trees in orchards on
the Brushies was very
heavy, some orchard ists
raperting their individual
losses as high as $1,000 in
broken trees.
Main power lines of the
Duke Power company in
to the Wilkesboros went
out because of the ice. The
line from Taylorsville
went off about seven a. m.
After a brief interruption
the current was switched
to the line from Winston-
Salem, which also went
off alMut 8:45. It was
placed back in use as soon
as possible.
Central Electric and
Telephone company here
reported some damage to
rural lines, and that long
distsmee lines to States
ville and Winston-Salem
were out this morning.
Ice was reported to be
an inch in diameter on
power and telephone lines
in some localities.
Damage to young timb
er on the Brushies was ex
ceedingly heavy. •
fciLLED IN ACTION,
toR^MHt
Men Included Are In
,Age Group of 18
To 20 Years
^ SCOUT
JESSE J. PARRIS, JR.
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FIGHTS JAPS
Red Cross
Activities
Memorial Rite Is
Held For Young
Jesse J. Farris
Town Halts Business to Hon
or Its First Death Cas
ualty in The War
Chairman Tells About
Work Being Done
By This Group
Mrs.
Wilkes
Cpl. Floyd Hlndior. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Roby Hlncher, of
near this dty, i« a member of
the C. S. army forces which
oaAied out their sacoessfnl
against the Japanese
on the northeast coast of New
Guinea. His last letters home
said he was getting along fine.
J. A. Rousseau,
chairman for Red
! Cross Volunteer Services,
I today reviewed activities for
I the year.
Mrs. Rousseau explained
' that there are four branches
of work in special volunteer
services.
The first of these listed was
production, which includes sewing,
knitting, making service kits, and
surgical dressings. Work has been
under w?,y on all except surgical
dressings, which will begin as
soon as materials arrive.
Penalty Goes On
Taxes After 1st
Monday Will Be Last Date
to Pay 1942 Countv, Town
I Taxes Without Penalty
f penalty of one per cent will
added to all unpaid county
.town taxes for the year 1942
which are not paid on or before
rebmary, 1st
Taxpayers who can are urged to
pay their taxes due Wilkes coun
ty, North Wllkesboro or Wllkes-
boro before the second day of
-Febmary and save the amount of
the penalty which the law pre-
Bcribea »
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In five BUtee liqaor-selling is a
atate monthly
York, S. C., Jan. 29.—Business
halted here today, with stores
closed, while a memorial service
was conducted for Pfc. Jesse J.
Farris, Jr., who was killed in ac
tion In New Guinea on December
29. The service was conducted
In the First Baptist church at 3
o’clock, with Rev. Leslie W. Ed
wards, pastor of the church, and
Rev. J. E. Rawlinson. of Chester,
former pastor, officiating.
Honors were paid the memory
of the young soldier, whose death
was reported by the War Depart
ment to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse J. F^rls, Sr. He Is York’s
rat. death casualty in the
Pfc. Farris, *8, went into the
army on November 20, 1941, and
went overseas last June. He was
In Australia for a while. His
parents received letters from him
from New Guinea on December
22 and 23.
He lived in York all his life ex
cept for a year and half in North
Wllkesboro, N. C. He was a mem
ber of the Baptist church, and
popular in school, in the church
and in the community, highly re
spected for his fine qualities.
He is survived by his parents,
three sisters and a brother. Miss
Elsie Farris of York, Arthur Far
ris of Charlotte, who is connect
ed with The Observer; Mr.s. R. L
Robertson and Mrs. S. W. Robert
P, L. Lendeiman
Taken By Death
The second branch of work IS Wilkesboro
Nurses Aides. Thirteen ladies ^oday; Fun-
here have completed the course | eral Friday, Two o’Clock
and are now helping regular nurs-| S
es at the V. ilkes hospital. j parks L. Lenderman, age 72,
The thiid phase mentioned was! prominent citizen of Wilkesboro,
the canteen course and nutrition I died at the Wilkes hospital at
classes. Three classes have been j four a. m. today,
held and 32 certificates issued. Thei Mr. Lenderman had been ill for
canteen course recently served 150 a few days and last week under-
%t a father-son banquet here. j went an operation.
The fourth phase of work is' Funeral service will be held at
home service aides and staff as- i the residence in Wilkeslioro Fri-
.sistants. Eleven are working reg-1 day afternoon, two o’clock, and
ularly under direction of Mrs. I burial will be in Mountain Park
Martha Taylor, executive secre-' eemetery. Rev. Fred H. Shinn,
tary of the Wilkes chapter of thej pastor if the Wilkesboro Meth-
Red Cross.
As the need increases, it is ex-j
pected that more people will be
engaged in the various phases of
special volunteer services through
the Red Cross.
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BUY MORE WAR BONDS
odist church, of which Mr. Lender-
man' was a member, will conduct
the service, assisted by Rev. How
ard J. Ford, Wilkesboro Baptist
pastor.
Mr. Lenderman until a few
years ago was chief of police,
and tax collector for the
(Continued on page four)
ILDING AND LOAN MEETS
Wilkes Selective Service
board number 1, which hu
office in Wilkesboro, has no
tified men to report for ar
my induction early in Feb
ruary.
Board officials said the
call was made without in
cluding men who married
before December 8, 1941,
and is composed mainly of
young men 18 to 20 years of
age.
However, the - February
call included a great part of
the young men now rendy
for call and those who reg
istered In December are noyv
being classified.
The list of ^ote not
to report for induction
lows:
Charles Henry Anderson,
Isaac Clinton BouHielle.
John Andrew Spears.
Bnrlle Preston Myers.
P. D. Mahaffey.
FYank Dean Jarvis.
Burl Clayton Kilby.
Clifford Triplett-
Thomau, Wilson Triplett.
Charlie James Johnson,
Swan Odnin llay^.
Travis .-->■
Rommie WelbeMi WlttUM.
Homer Rnfus TranSean.
Arvll Dallas Eller.
Albert Lee.Pardne.
Monroe Nance.
Robert liee Sale, Jr.
Van WIford Triplett.
Rossell Conrad Parsons.
Hermaii Dempsey Walker.
Weslej- Anderson.
Noah Coolldge Myers.
Robert Ijncins Anderson.
(Aiarles Dean Harris. ,
William Rnssell Combs.
Amle Ray Woods.
Edward Allen Beshears.
Qnadson Chainl>ers.
James Edgar Hemphill (vol.)
John Wlnford Watson.
Talmadge date Snider.
William IXH)nard Beech.
John Snyder.
Charlie Slantford Wadldns.
'Timothy Call.
Edgar Venerable Staley.
Ernest Engene Chnrch.
P. C. Jarvis.
Isaac Wade Minton.
Clande Casey Money.
Page Miller Triplett.
Oren Baxter Beshears.
James Richard .Adams, Jr.
Raleigh Coolldge Stanley.
Sam Erwin Testerman.
Everett Engene Griffin.
James Clary Greer.
Otha Calvin Gregory.
PrankUn Qprtls Hamby.
Commodore Triplett.
WnUam Max Rnmjftimer.
Fred Carlton Bumgarner.
Wfllard WUllst" Anderson.
Max Canter.
Milton Fred Rash.
Nelson Money, Jr.
ITiomas Edward Hendren.
fJobert Smith Huffman.
Raleigh Rnssell Osborne.
Everett ’Tedder, Jr.
Wmiain Otis -Prevette.
Rex Ooollctee Bnmgamer.
Fred WlUlam Land,
date John Ellet.
James Albwt Hamby.
Joe Key*.
Filmore Nelson.
GeorjK! Edward GamblO.
Joseph Stephen Spears.
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Thomas Finley Nelson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Nelson
of North Wllkesboro, was
awarded the rank of Eagle
Soont at tKe Obnrt of Honor
meeting on Tifarsday evening.
Tom haft been a Scout for two
years and nine months, and Is
a member of Scout Troop No.
36, of which Gordon Forester
is Scontmaster. He is a Patrol
Leader, Den Chief, and also a
member of the Otder of the At-
Red Crois Meet
An Important meeting of the
Wilkes chapter of the American
Red Cross will be held on Friday,
January 29, 4:30 p. m.. In th-3
Red Cross office over Tomlinson’s.
Department store.
All officers , members of the
executive board and chairmen of
committees are urged to attend.
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Tholuahdt Germans
Killed or Taken
: Prisoner
Miss Williams
Joins WAACS
Home Economics Teacher
Here In Army; Mrs. Cra-
gan To fill Vacancy
Miss Helen Mae Williams, home
economics teacher in the North
Wilkesboro high school, resigned
her .position here to(’ join the
WAAC as an officer candidate.
Miss Williams, who had already
been accepted in the WAAC, re
ported Wednesday at Fort Ogle
thorpe, G.^.
She is a gradnate of Woman’s
College of the Uahrerafty of N. C.,
0 and had" taught at
N. C.> before coming to
Her home is
Adidt Ball On Frii
And Juniors On
Saturday
the cUum
the Mcmd
While romora of an Allied '
kivmaitA amne part of
Europe in 1943 made tbe
rounds in various parts of
the world today Raasaan
troops were continuing to
drive the' German forces
back toward Germany.
Red gains were plentiful
on many sectors of the long
Russian fronts, particularty
toward Rostov and Kharkov,
two centirgl points now bm-
by the Germans.
Hitler today had reportedly giv
en a “no retreat” older to the
hard pressed Germans in Russia,
who have been surrendering ta
large groups during the past fetw
days.
Russians claimed that the great
er part of the German seige army
before Stalingrad had been cap-
tnred or killed and that thbm-
ands of (Jerman troops in the Can-
casos theatre of operations have
been taken during the past three
days.
No major developments were
reported from North Africa, ex
cept’&|t British and allied troops
corridor of escape
*“ ‘baiante of Rommel’s
ch la seeking te
■Ptt-
Prcaidimt’sISn^i^ny
will be staged in North
Wilkesboro on Friday and
Saturday nights, January 29
and 30th.
The balls will be held at the
American Legion and Auxiliary
clubhouse just north of this city
on highway 18. 'The adult ball
will be on Friday night, nine un
til one, and the junior ball on Sat
urday night, nine until 12.
W. F. Absher and Phillip
Brame, co-chairmen for the in
fantile paralysis fund campaign
in Wilkes, with oo-workers, have
been selling mrny tickets to the
balls, and enjoyable occasions are
assured.
The chairmen pointed out that,
bus facilities are available for j
getting to and from the American
Legion clubhouse on both nights.
Local buses on regular schedules
leave the comer of Main and
Ninth streets at 9:15 p. m., go-
a irisdUate
Greensboro, and did post
ate work at N. C. State College.
She taught for several years and
has been active In othci fields
home economics.
carnage ’
of of the Solomons snU
; ain island.
NEWSPAPERS KEEP SECRET
ABOUT PRESIDENT’S TRIP
ing by way of Main and Sixth
streets and by the clubhouse. In-
(Contlnued on page four) I
Editor of The Journal-Patriot,
along with newspaper e-lito-s
throughout the country, were in
formed by the office of censor
ship early this month that Pres
ident Roosevelt was on a trip
and asked that it be kept strict
ly confidential.
In spite of the fact that prac
tically all editors were let in on
the secret, not a word leaked out
and the president’s 5,000 mile
trip was t gry much a secret un
til officially announced Tuesday
night.
The president and Winston
Churchill, with leading military
and naval representatives of
the United States, Great Britain,
and other allied nations, met in
Africa to plan war strategy for
194,3.
At the close of the ten-day
conferences, they announced that
jhe war will be pre.ssed until
the unconditional surrender of
Germany, Italy and Japan is
achieved.
The meeting was one of the
most important in the history
of the world.
While in Africa President
Roosevelt reviewed A merienn
troops, whose eyes almost
popped out when they saw who
tbe reviewing officer was.
sm OFFEis Fom nils
Wilkesboro B.&L.
In Animal Meeting
Association Had Increase In
Resources Despite War
Time CondHions
"l^oetatloi
Igoadny
SMttaF
kholders of the
boro Building & Loan As-
I met to the Town Hall
erentttg where the annual
of the nssoclatlon -was
NorthToHs year. It wea found that the
earnings exceeded 6 per cent for
the installment stockholders,
which Is a splendid record, in
view of tbe world condition at
There ’vere
•hd
twenty eight
pipMBt to person
AT Cb« ctoakhdl^’
nad X
imoru frop 4>Wosto
Assectotloa
this time wherein so many finan
cial institutions are burdened with
too much money, which .js^ idle
and not ,earning. The setr^ry-
traasnrer's report to the.
tfbn Is found elsewhere ’to
paper
er. Jr., D. J. Carter, J. H. Rector,
R. G. Finley, C. P. Walter, W. H.
H. Waugh, J. B. Snyder. H. M.
Hutchens and, C. E. Jenkins.
These gentlemen with the excep
tion of Mr. Whicker succeeded
themselves in office. Attorney
Whicker was elected to take the
place of Attorney A. H. Casey, de
ceased. who for more than swiM-
teen years bad nerved the siiPt
cletloa aa a director and as Its at- .home
tomey.
Rural Women Can
Drive Autos To
Home Club Meets
Rescinding a previous order, ra
tioning authorities have now ruled
that women in rural comumnities
may use thwr cars to attend home
demonstration club meettogs..
Mrs. Annie Laurie ,H. Cbeene,
Wilk«8-1»on«e demooBi
has recolrid the^totost
Despite war conditions which
have eliminated residential home
building, the Wilkesboro Building
and .Loan association experienced
some increase in assets during the
past year, it was revealed to
stockholders in annual meeting by
the report of Wm. A. Stroud, sec
retary-treasurer.
The stockholders in annual meet
ing recently re-elected the entire
board of directors for another
year. The board ig composed of
the following: J. H. Johnson,! J.
T, Prevette, Wm. A. Skroad, B. J.
Kennedy, Dr. M. G. Edwards, R.
B. Pharr. J. H. LeeWe, George
Kennedy, O. K. Whittington, Ed
ward McIntyre, Charfe Howard
and C. T. Don^tOh.
Blaine Sparks Good Would Allow Fees To
Jailer, Man With
Experience States
Officers In Liquor
Cases Handled
The Journal-Patriot today re
celved the following letter from
Willie Foster, of Ferguson:
"To whom It may concern In
favor of Blaine Sparks, the jailor
at Wllkesboro: I was In Jail on!
January 23, 1943. I found him I
to be one of the best jailors I'
ha.ve ever been with. He treats
his prisoners good; have plenty
to eat: bis wife Is a good cook.
The jail Is the cleanest I have
ever found it. He tries to help
Wilkes* Representative T.
E. Story yesterday introduc
ed three local bills in the
lower house of the General
Assembly.
The bills introduced yes-
jterday were the first put in
the legislative hopper by
Representative Story this
session.
Number of the bills, their iden
tifying titles and committees to
his prisoners rll he can. I have ,g,blch they were referred were ah
been In Jai} several different times | follows: '
and I found him to be the best j HB192—^TV) provide for election
jailor I have been with. If I had | q[ ^ mayor and board of conunls-
to spend the rest of my life I had j gjoners for the town of Ronda.
rather Blaine Sparks and hjs wife Finance.
would he-the jailor. His wife Is | HB193—To prohibit sale .f
wine and beer to WlHtes cosnty
His wife is j
the best, cleanest cook I have
ever eak^after in jail and wants
everyone to have plenty."
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from 8 p. m.
Monday and
m. each
Saturday to 8 a. m.
8 p. m. to 8 a.
The stockholders eleeted xesototion was ordered prtri.
tollowtog as directors for the yemr pared to memory and honor ti
1P4I: J. C. Beins. S. -g, /*—
son, J. B. wntiams, J. S,
.l^drsw R Casey, decaued
^Pmtiinied