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NAZIS
Russians Are Closing
II In On Rostov and
f * Also Kharvov
In four Rreat offensives,
Russians today continued
their unprecendented , ad*
vaace on Rostov, gateway to
the Caucasus, and Kharkov,
indn^ial capital of the Rus
sian Ukraine.
Thesa two major points, which
j will fall to the Ruusslans soon if
the adTance continues at Its pres
ent pace, are two of the communi
cation and transportation centers
now being used by the Germana
In some Instances Gennans hare
put up stiff resistance, but the
Rnsslan winter offensive Is gain
ing, rather than losing momen
tum as it rolls westward.
NORTH AFRICAN NETWS
Ground activity in Tunisia has
/' been slowed down because of
weather conditions but the Allies
king mighty blows through
Two axis transports
th soldiers heeded for
up
ri^f'-TilE NAf?
WiU Handy, fireman 2nd
class, who Is stationed at Nor
folk, Virginia, *^nt the week
end with his parents, Mr. and
-Mrs. W. C. Handy of Hall MUls.
Will has been In the navy six
months.
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25,000 Acres Of Idle
Lands Should Be
Planted
J. B. Snipes, Wilkes farm
agent, in a statement issued
today, estimated the acreage
of lo«Md#2a to be planted in
‘Victory ifi/43’.
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City Government To
Be By the Scouts
Few Hours
As a climax to the local
observsmce of Boy Scout
Week, Scouts will take over
the reins of city government
here for a few hours Friday
afternoon.
By election in the troops,
the Scouts were selected to
fill the various offices from
mayor on down.
City officials will be with the
Scouts during their official reign
and will rive them practical .in
structions on how municipal
government is carried out. The
project, which will be very inter
esting for Scouts, was worked
out by Scout council leaders to
provide cltlsenshlp and civic
tralhlng for the boys.
Jack Anderson, Eagle Scout,
will be mayor and Tom Nelson,
who recently reached the Eagle.
Scout rank, will be chairman of
the board of commissioners. The
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Adm. WlUiam F. Hsbey predicts
complete victory over the Axis in
1943, He warned the dictators, “We
sre Just starting now.” Of Tojo, he
said: “Ton started something which
will make yon wish yon had died
when yon were s baby.” Admiral
Halsey is shown above, in his new
quarters in the Sonth Pacific.
BROTHERS IN THE SERVICE
Expect 150
For Kiwanis
FarmersDay
Goodman To Speak
At Club Meeting
On Friday
Feb. 22 to 26
Set Aside For
School Children Will
Enroll Families
Two-Days
Attendance of about 150,
including 100 farmer guests,
is expected for Farmers’ Day
Friday noon for the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club.
la^ asl|»>
advanced across
Ithe'ansiem border of Tunisia and
the Wg fight to rid b11 North Af
rica of the axis forc*^s may he
launched soon.
NEWS FROM PACIFIC
American and Australian forces
on the northern coast of New
Guinea have made new gains In
what appears to be an offensive
to ckrlve the Jiips from additional
are4s. |
yrom Guadalcanal. where
Anaerlcan marines and aoldlern
been fighting since August,
ycomee the good news that the
campaign has ended in a complete
victory for the Americans and
that the stars and stripes wave
over the entire Island.
During the past few days
bombers from Au.straila have
bombed Japanese held ports lii
the Dutch East Indies.
BRITISH NEWS
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill said today that the^ die
has been cast for allied war of
fensive for tfie next nine months
and that only details remain to
bo arranged.
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there are about 25,000 acres
of idle land which could be
used for that crop.
Mr. SnipOs stated that lespe-
deza in Wilkes is the principal
soil biiildir.g crop and that it will
grow well on soils not sufficiently
fertile to produce row crops.
The county agent advised that
lespedeza be seeded at the rote of
.30 to 40 pounds per acre in order
to assure a good stand the first
year, and that seeding should be
done early.
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J. R. Henderson
fey.
John E. Justice, III, will be
chief of police. Buddy Forester
will be police sergeant and Pat
Hunt and Jimmie Moore will be
the other members of the force.
Fred Gaddy, Jr., will hold the
post of fire chief and Tom Eshel-
man as assistant. IJoyd Turner
will Tiave the responsible position
as clerk and Jay Johnson. Jr., will
be superintendent of streets,
water, etc.
Observance of Boy Scout Week
has included e special service at
the Methodist church on Sunday,
father-son banquet for troop 3.3
) on Monday night, and a free show
Is Truant Officer jfor all Scouts Tuesday evening at
■Attorney J. R. Hendefson, well j the Liberty Theatre through
known Wilkesboro attorney, isjeourtpsy of Ivan D. Anderson,
now devoting much of his time to ; immager.
school attendance delinquency as
school truant officer for Wilkes
county. It is his duty to in
vestigate failure to keep chil
dren ill school and to prosecute
those guilty of failure to keep
children in school except in cass.s
where there are lawful excuses.
will be Fanperi* ^ak-
er, J. B. Snipes, Wilkes coun
ty agent and who will be
program chairman, has an
nounced. .
At the Kiwanis luncheon meet
ing last Friday C. B. Eller wes
program chairman and he pre
sented Charles E. Spencer, state
■dvisor In instructional service,
and Dr. J. Henry Hlghsmith, di
rector of divisional instruction
service of the state department of
education.
“Manpower Problems” as coli-
nected with the state school sys
tem was the topic discussed.
The speaker pointed out that
the schools are helping in every
way possible to promote the war
program for early victory. The
Pfc. John T. Dillard, son ai Roy. and Mr^ D. M. Dillard,
of Hays, has been in overseas service i4iiee October, last
year. He joined the marines May 13, i941, and receiv-
eed his training at Parris Islapd, S. C. is brother, Pvt.
Dean A. Dillard, on right in civ^ian clothes, is in the ar-
at Camp Youngs Calif. Tkeir brother-inlaw, Pvt.
service sineb June, IMHl.
iBrocers 3 Comties
To Meet Here Friday
J. R. Henderson Merchants Will Meet
Is Attorney For With Rationing
Wilkesboro B.&L. Officials
Morganton Couple
Are Found Guilty
In Truancy Case
J. R. Henderson was ro-elected
fttorney for the Wilkesboro
Building ond Loan Association in
the recent annual meeting of the
association. His name was inad
speakers also pointed out thrt | vertantly omitted in the list of
schools are in better shape than officers given for publlootion.
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(Aircraft Work at
Xocal Hi Schooil
Notch for 100th Ship
Training For War Jobs !•
Availablo Free Al North
Wilkedlioro Sciiool
Now classes i" aircraft con
struction are opening this week at
North Wilkesboro high school for
jkpvrwms Hesiring to get training
JTiot war jobs.
I’i With a manpower order stating
f;
Morganton. - — Charged for the
third time with failure to send
his three children to school regu
larly. John Wright. Hllderbran
painter, was sentenced to serve .30
days on the roads in e trial be
fore Magistrate T. Earl Fraaklln.
To receive the first ^ejive road
sentence ever imposed by Squire
Franklin in a truancy case and
perhaps the first in Burke coun-
a year-ago but much yet remains
to be done.
Dr. Hlghsmith stated his stand
for a nine-months term, saying a
state wide ternf of nine months
would have wonderful’educational
opportunities. He al$o advocated
higher teacher salaries and new
courses of study.
N .
ty,« Wright was found guilty.
along with his wife, of violating
the state school attendance law.
Mrs. Wright wos given a 30-
day suspended sentence, and the
magistrate announced that If the
(Children were not regularly at-
! tending school .when her hus-
I band’s road sentence was com-
: pfeted he planned to send the
mother to jail.
Public Assistance
For Month $9,197
Public assistance grants to
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Students And
Teachers Buy
Bonds, Stamps
Sales At North Wilkesboro
School To Februarv 1’
Totaled $17,392.95
new cniraKd iA an-. A. 0. Pm, CmhWy •fgclal (Lm - The HUderbran man had drawn
“*** ., must take Angeles), preodly displays the lOe-' suspended sentence; In two earlier
es^solisl occupations
war Jobs or be ifeafted. it is ex
fCoattnaed on page eight)
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fiMeciessity of Point
Students and teachers of North
Wilkesboro schools have pur
chased a total of fir,39195 in war
bonds and stamns a report sent
Wilkes people lost month totaled' in by Supr. Paul S. Cragan to
$9,197.60, according to figures tvp’sury department shows. , chants,
released by Charles C. McNeill.; The report a., of Decemlwr 31, |
county superintendent of welfare. ^ 1942, shower! a total of $17.007.-1
Of that amount $6,383.50 went 96 and during the mon^ of Jmu^-i
in grants to 730 needy agid. $2,-, ary the total for students
203.00 to 153 families with 281 | teachers was $386.00.
Wholesale and retail gro
cers from Wilkes, Watauga,
and Yadkin counties will
meet at the Town Hall in
North Wilkesboro at 7:30
Friday night, February 12.
pepresentatives from the Char
lotte District Office of the Office
of Price Administration, will be
present. The merchants will be
instructed as to the operation of
the new point rationing system
as it will apply to rationed fruits
and vegetables.
“If nil merchants in this teirl
tory will attend this nwetlng,”
said Mr. Mack Moore, chief clerk
for the Wilkes county War Pr'o'^
and Rationing Boards, “they will
receive full information es tAliipw
the new plan works.” - -
There will also be discussloni>
this meeting of price reguls
® ’ tions as they ■ effect food me,--
Plans have been complet
ed for registration of all
Weises county citizens for
War Ration Book Two. Ra
tioning officials met whh
representatives of the Wilkes
coonty. and North Wilkes
boro city schools earlier this
week and completed all the
necessary arrangements.
Plans have been made to
complete the registration >n
five days from February 22
to February 26. Due to
tra^ il wiU -k*
possible for all families who
I have children enrolled in
'school to let an older child
I register for the family group
! if they so desire.
I On Monday and Tuesday of reg-
I istration week children will be
' permitted to bring the War Ra
tion Book One for eiich member
of the family to tlie school and
War Ratfon Hook Two will be
issued only to those persona who
wish their children to register for
them.
On Wednesd-y. Thursday and
Friday registration will he per
mitted by all persons whose chil
dren have not registered for
them. The registration .sites for
all of Wilkes county will he open
on these three doys from 2:30 un
til 5:30.
In a statement released today.
Mack Moore, chief clerk for the
Wilkes County War Price and
RationiPg Boards stated. “No per
son will )e registered for War
Ration Book Two unless he pre
sents War Ri-'tion Book One. (the
coffee and sugar book). If yo-i
no not -have the coffee and sugar
book, you shuld get it rt your ra
tion board office at once.”
Officials all Join in urging citi
zens to be prompt in registering
as eirly In the week as possible.
Persons who do not register and
ffecelve Book Two during the week
from February 22 to February 26
will not he able to register until
after March 25.
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dependent children: and 45 blind
cases received $6il In grants.
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Prohibiting the use of tin in
In the Albany. N. Y. orea, where
and'ration banking has been in op-
'eration, ^he ration currency de-
Two days weekly are designated j posited In participating hanking
for students to buy war stamps at offices represented an average of
the school and each week there is'900,000 pounds of sugar end 3,-
- most encouraging response to j 900, gallons of gasoline a week.
t-..;.. I netcli broomstick. JEach notch repr |convictions, In which the Judg-1
that resents s ship that has mocessfolly | ments, now over two y^rs old, | meters wlli save more than 125 , v®st in the.se savings a Pj MORE WAR BONDS
repairing certain small-type gas appeal for the students to m-j
completed a trial run.
Scientists in India who worked
on the problem of warm clothing
for the,growing Indian Army dis
covered a process of treating cot
ton cloth with the seeds of two
native trees, and have produced a
finished products that is warm,
soft, and durable.
had expired.
The gravitational pull of the
moon upon partirles on the earth
is th#e6 times that of the sun.
Soon a *Sam sends shiploads of food to . more food than ev^r before. But
food dollar our fighting men and fighting al- the demands are greater. We
lies on all fronts. must ship 25 per cent qf our food
• We cannot send them much in this year to our fighting 1 orces
the way of fresh fruits and vege--and allias—rSO per cent of this
the point
What l» point
It work?
yofU* b«y-
toed-
pinm, the
MflBs a
MClb
tables and other foods. We must
send them fighting fooda—can
ned, dehydrated, frozen, dried-—
in all the proceMOd forms Ameri
can Ingennity has devised.
American larmms h^^ done a
magnificent,Job of rafl^ more
[food ttem ever.hefore-^'onr .hU-
' uirr ' *9' per. cent BMm ta
' V«wt at thaa in 19S9. WJUcea epdntr
year’s pack of canned fruits end
Vegetwaa.
Sharing with our tlghiers
means less for ns. We must share
with them and with each other.
Rationing a\ home guarantees
the demand away from the scar
cer items In the raUoned groftps
.of toHl8. , ‘ "
XTattt now, we have ratl^pd,
each, prodket at Va Itlme^widf’
food'for the sotdlara on titahAt-feof^ tii^ gaaoHne^ . Bnt; ifoy do
tJa^d—-doqd for uwrgr ,a»d ttir
eomliaHiig ilbm and dlaaata.
-- . pbOjt ntloalng la the beat a>
iLw ancle faman have worked to inodnca ttab^ metltod of ratlotildc «iA-
and tooda «c» noi prdddiA.^
They are hupdfodP Md hnsdrada
—in hnadteda of Inttndt. grades
aid,»nrtptkl|,tti#|*%^«M^
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It makes possible the conserva-j onsly would be too rj««a“fo^s"hr«kea beat and wW ’ and (JWrttonliig Boards
Uon of food auppllea, by steering ^ a fair share. AlU tkSM retet-{everyaim
oommodHles to give everyone a ed fpods-c-canned. ^
Aarelder the atwight eda-^and’ drfed-ar*, propped ^
eaiutM.
pii^ thp wap ^ JUnd and. alfo wfll he
person would eft ft^fotai ralka govern-
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