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Maximum Production
And Conservation
To Be Urged
;- The Agricultural Workers
OouBcil met and outlined 23 farm
meetings which will be held dur-
lag the week of December 6th
Our 1944 food and feed goals
will be explained in each of these
meetings , and we hope since the
food program is so important that,
our farm men. women, boys and
girls will come out these meet
ings.
Below la a list of the agents
who will hold the meetings and a
schedule where the meetings will
be held. All meetings wUl be
2:00 o'clock p. m. e.w.t.
R. E. Dunn of the Soil Conser
vation Service: P. B. Church of
toe Farm Security Admlnlstra-
al£on; Mrs. Mary Anna Gayle of
toe Farm Security Administra
tion; Mackay B. Bryan. Extension
Farm Forester; Mrs. Annie H.
Greene. Home Demonstration
Agent; H. C. Colvard, assistant
County Agent; James E. Rollins,
assistant County Agent, and J.
B. Snipes. County Agent. It Is
requested that as many business
men, feed, seed And fertilizer
dealers attend these meetings as
possible.
Monday, December 6th, 2:00 p.
’ m. Roaring River school. Double
Creek school, Somers sShool, Fer-
i|..CVx>n school.
: 'Itaesday, J5ecember 7lh, 2:00
•. m. Ronda school, Traphill
f^ool. Boomer school. Maple
nf . 'soheol. Pleasant Hill
[,'Pleasant Ridge achooL
North Wllkesboro Klwanls
Club held a most interesting
meeting Friday noon.
The meeting was featured by
an address by Dr. A. Dwight
Ware, presentation of the new
Boy Scout troop number 90,
which la sponsored by the club,
and a resolution nrgtag the con-
flood,^.CORt*!pJ
- — on the-Yadkin.
p. p.. WVlttlngtoiP tchool, Cllng-
ttaa school, Mt. Crest school,
Jlalberry school.
Thursday, December 9th, 2:00
p, m. Mtn. View school, Hendrix
school, Benham school, Moravian
Falls school.
Friday, December 10th, 2:00 p.
m. Austin school. Millers Creek
school, •Chempion school, Wllkes
boro school.
Saturday, December 11th, 11:00
a. m. Courthouse at Wllkesboro.
The.meeting Saturday morning
will be a mass meeting for all the
people In the county.
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Leaders of Girl
Scouts Continue
f Training Course
Special Meeting of Officers
Tuesday Night; Other
Activities Outlined
Girl Scout leaders of North
Wllkesboro and Wllkesboro will
continue their training sessions
on Monday pight, November 29,
from 7:30 to 9 o’clock in the Girl
Scout office in too City Hall.
Mrs. T. A. Finley, commls-
Wllkesboros
light, November 30, at 7:30
Girl Scout office. Serving
lofflcers with Mrs. Finley are
J. S. Dean, deputy-commis-
>r, Mrs. George Forester, sec
y-recorder, and Mrs. Jack
le, treasurer. This meeting
be held for making plans for
lOi roar ending November. 1944,
he entire working of the local
cll. The next council meet-
will be held on Monday, De-
ler 6, at the Girl Scout office,
rownle Troop 4 cooked lunch
Saturday noon at the home of
W. K. Sturdivant. Troops
f Mlss Robertlne McClendon,
ellng executive secretary for
Girl Scouts, will visit this
Ik will Include Brownie Troop
peting at the Wllkesboro
Khool on Monday afternoon and
Senior Troop 2 meeting on Frl-
lay afternoon at the Wllkesboro
jommunity House.
' The local Girl Scouts are an
igency of the United War Fund.
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Baxter'C. Payne, petty oftl-
cer second class, is home on a
SG-day lesave after several
months of naval combat duty,
during which tinie he was in
four major battles against the
Japanese and received wonnds
on one arm, shoulder and back.
Baxter is now resting at the
htane of his pidwts, -Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Payne, and wfll re.
tom to duty Oio 16th of De
cember,
Daring his naval career he
sailed six the seven sen. He
spent'one year on convoy duty
in the Atlaatto, and the de
stroyer on wfalto ho served was
trsasferred to the Pacific area.
His ship was on escort duty
with the Hornet when planes
from the Hornet’s deck bombed
Tokyo.
Hie next battle in whldi the
ship participated was the bat
tle of MUdway. It was also In
the Coral Sea batflo and was
sunk in the big naval engage
ment Off the Solomons op Aug.
9, 1942.-
It was in the Solomons bat
tle toat he was wounded and he
was the last of tho'ship crew to
grab a life brit and take to the
water as It rapidly sank. Al
though wounded in three places,
he was in the water for nine
hoars. He was returned to
duty, however, in a compara
tively short time.
Baxter is wbaring the four
stars signifying that he parti-
pated In four major battles.
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WARE SPEAKER
AT MEETING OF
KIWANISGLUB
CLUB FORMS RESOLU
TION URGING BUILD
ING YADKIN DAM
Following the luncheon, J. B.
Carter presented members of the
new Scout Troop No. 90, which
was recently sponsored by the
club, and then presented the
Scout Commissioner of this coun
ty, Gordon Finley, who in very
appropriate words presented to
the Scoutmaster, Joe Johnson, the
first charter for the Troop. This
ft an entirely new troop in a sec
tion of the city which had not pre
viously had such an opportunity.
The troop is composed of a group
of fine boys who give promise of
excellent progress under the
leadership of Joe Johnson as
Scoutmaster. The Troop Com
mittee for this troop is Carl Van
Demon, chairman, W. B. Jones
and A. F. Kilby. J. B. Carter has
been influential in organizing the
troop.
The question of calling off La
dies’ Night was , brought up and
several members discussed the ad
visability of such step on account
of the difficulty of serving the
dinner, providing the program,
etc'. By motion the club voted
not to have the occasion this year.
The Public Affairs Commltee in
accord with the suggestion made
at a recent meeting to prepare a
resolution to be sent to our Coa-
gressmen urging the building of
a flood control dam on the Yadkin
Hill Carlton, Jr.,
Honored at State
HUl Carlton, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hill Carlton, of this city,
has been honored at State College
by being one of 17 freshmen se
lected for membership in the en
gineering society of St. Batrlck.
Membership is based on scholas
tic achievement. He was recently
accepted for the navy’s V12 train
ing program and expects to enter
training with the next class.
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Law Offieen To
Meet la Lenoir
enforcement oftloein In
Law
WUfeto -- - - - . — -n
i Wliieii; 'Okcdltti
will meet at the Carlh'elm hotel in
Leudlr Friday, December 3, two
o’clock, for a conference to be’
held under auspices of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation.
Edward Scheldt and James hi.
Wallace, of the Charlotte branch
of the FBI, will lecture at the
conference. Law enforcement of
ficers of Alexander, Alleghany,
Ashe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba.
Watauga and Wilkes counties are
asked to attend.
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Attorney H. A. Cranor is hav
ing the foundation placed for his
new home on a lot adjoining toe
former Charlie Pardue property In
Wllkesboro now owned by Dr. G.
T. Mitchell.
of the Wllkesboros Girl
Council, announces a special river to Wltoes^ county.^snbmltted
ig of the officers for Tues ' ‘‘
a report to toat end. It was read
by the Secretary and discussed by
Klwanlan Robert Finley at some
length. By motion of J. B. Wil
liams and seconded by J. R. Fin-
(Continued on page eight)
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P. H. HOLLAND
^BACK IN WILKES
Mr. C. H. Holland, who recent
ly sold his fine farm (the Charlie
n|6e property) near West Jeffer-
' a group of Akhe county
p4ess men, hag moved back to
iftra Off the Yadkin river sev-
■il mites east of the Wflkes-
boros. Mr. Holland and family
bfm beoit J®
tytoralimtiWofyo®™-
NAZIS REABY
TO FALL BACK
ALONG RIVER
Smashing ahead two miles
northwest of Montaquilla, Fifth
Army troops last night developed
a flank threat to the Rome Road,
while a long lina of fires ahead of
the Eighth Allied Army Indicated
the Germans were withdrawing
from the Sangro River sector of
their Winter line.
Aided by the biggest aerial dis
play to a month—more than 500
sorties—the Allied armies Im
proved their positions all across
the Italian front and. as toe
clouds lifted sufficiently to per
mit observation, sent artillery
broadside crashing down on the
enemy lines.
In their first advance to 10
days, American troops of Lieu
tenant General Mark W. Clerk’s
Fifth Army battered down bitter
opposition to gain two miles of
the Falconara Ridge beyond Mon-
taqulla, projecting their lines
northeast of-toe enemy's Migna-
no salient. , '
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RATION NEWS
(This column will carry ra
tioning news of interest in ad
dition to dates of validity of
coupons. To keep posted, read
the items to this column).
COUPON CHANGED—B and
C gasoline ration ■ coupons is
sued after December 1 and
designated B2 and 02 and will
be worth five gallons each. B1
and Cl coupons which have
been Issued will remain at two
gallons each.
EXCHANGE—^Persons from
outside of the eastern shortage
area desiring to buy gasoline
here may exchange number 9
stamps in the A books for gas
oline purchase permits, which
are issued by rationing boards.
SUGAR—Book 4, Stamp 29,
good for five pounds, will ex
pire Janusuy 16.
GASOLINE—Coupons No. 8
to A book good for three gal
lons became effective Nov. 9
and will expire February 8.
SHOES — Coupon 18 to the
sugar and coffee ration book
valid for one pair of shoes has
no expiration date. No. 1 al.*-
plane stamp to book three be
came valid November 1 for one
pair shoes.
FOOD—Brown stamps. Book
3, meats and fats G, H, J, K,
expire December 4, L and M
expire January 1. Green stamsp
Book 4, processed foods. A, B,
C, expire December 20. D, E;
and P valid December 1, expire
January 20.
FUEL OlL-^ow No. 1 cou
pon, ClasB 4 sheet, good for 10
gallon:.^ (1 unit), expires Jsn
3; new No. 1 oonpon, Clan 5'
sheet, good for 60 gallons'^6
units), expires January 8; new
No. 1 coupon, Class 6 abeet,
good for 260 gsllona (9f.
anlts)> expire January
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Master Sergeant Noah W.
Staley, a mentor of an infan
try anti-tank company, has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. Ehnma^
Staley, of WUkeeboro route
two. Master Sgt. Staley has
been in service 22 years, ten of
which were spent overseas. He
returned to the United States
in May this year and is now at
Camp WheeSer, Oa.
Eight May Face
Court Action On
Idleness Charges
The War Labor Mobilization
Board Reports 38 Idle
Men; 30 Take Jobs
Names of eight Wilkes county
men who are not gainfully em
ployed and who have refused job
offers are being turned over to
the proiier authorities for prose
cution tinder the Governor’s war
powers proclamation, It 'wias learn
ed today ftom an official of the
newly reorganized War Labor
MobilisatiDn board for Wlikds
county. The i^ard, with
ist get
J aftd a
been not|tle
to wort-s
Of tbit number 16 were offer
ed Jobs by the North Wllkesboro
office of. the U. S. Employment
Service sad were accepted. Four
teen of the others found jobs for
themselves. The remaining bight
did not report and are to be pros
ecuted.
The War Labor Mobilization
board, which was appointed by
the governor, asks that names of
men between the^ ages of 18 and
55 who are not working as much
as 35 hours per week be reported
to J. H. Whicker, Jr., who is sec
retary to the board, or any other
member of the board, who will in
turn refer the name to the board
secretary. The other members
are as follows: J. B. Snipes, chair
man; Mrs. Kathryn Lott, vice-
chairman; Dwight Nichols, pub
licity chairman; J. E. Walker, A.
P. Kilby, R. T. McNlel, H. A.
Cranor, James M. Anderson,
Charles C. McNeill and J. R.
Edelin.
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Armfield Baugiits Is
Charged With
Shootinsr
Arnold Qllreath, 'age 31, was
shot and killed Sunday evening at
the home of Armfield Bhuguss
near Traphill.
Baugnss, whom officers said
admitted the shooting, is being
held without privilege of bond.
Coroner I. M. Myers and Sheriff
C. (i. Poindexter Investigated the
death Sunday night and today
continued their inquiry Into the
shooting.
The officers learned that Gll-
reath, whose home is to this city,
and Clate Riggs, of the Traphill
community, were together at the
Bauguss home about 6:30 p. m.,
when the shooting occurred.
Bauguss, who awaited the ar
rival of the sheriff at his home,
told the officers that Riggs had
purchased a gallon of liquor from
him and that he had refused to
pay for It. He said be took out
his gun and was walking around
the car looking for Riggs when
he 'walked into Gilreath and his
gun discharged. Gilreath died In
stantly. Riggs went to his borne
from tbe scene of tbe shooting.
Gilreath was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. 0. M. Gilreath, of this city,
and was employed by Forester
Beverage ootopany. Surviving are
his father and mother, his wife,
Mrs. Clw Gilreath, end the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Beech Blankenship, Paul Gilreath,
Mrs. Rosalee Johnson, Mrs.
Venmn Shnlth, Ma^ Gifyn Gll-
kC.'M
Gilrfeth iMd been made late this
afternoon.
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Miss Sale Bies;
Rites Tuesday
The annual supply of butter to
1944 will be about 4 pounds' per
person less than to the years be
fore the war.
Miss Terlee Armlsa Sale, age
73, a well known and highly re
spected resident of the Ronda
route two community, died Sun
day afternoon while being carried
from her home to the Wilkes hos
pital in this city. She had been in
ill health for some time.
Miss Sale was a member of a
well known family, being a daugh
ter of the late George W. and
Mary Sale. She is survived by one
brother. Worth Sale, of Ronda.
and two sisters. Miss Mattie Sale,
of Ronda, and Mrs. W. G. Church,
of Elkin.
Funeral service will be held
Tuesday, 2:30, at Brier Creek
Baptist church, where Miss Sale
had been a most faithful mem
ber. Rev. R. R. Crater, assisted
by Rev. C. C. Holland, will con
duct the service.
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Worth W.DW Dead
Ek>dy Is Found On
Mountain
Pfo. Jim B. Johnson is now'
stationed somewhere in tbe
South Pacific area. Pfe. John
son is a son of S. T. Johnson,
and a brother of Glenn John
son, of North Wllkesboro ronte
three.
Scenting l^ders
Plan Meeting On
Thursday, Bee. 2
District Committee, Seout-
mitsters. Assistants And
Committees to Attend
A Sconters roundup to give add
ed Impetus to the increased in
terest In Scouting to Wilkes
county will be held on Thursday
evening, December 2, to the reli
gious education building of the
Presbyterian church.
The training session will open
at 7:30 and will Include a motion
picture, “Trail To Citizenship’’.
At 3:30 Scout Cub leaders, In
cluding parents of Cubs and den
chiefs, will have a session on
Cubbing.
Gordon Ptnlsy, Scout commis-
mged that «r«ry Bdbti
assistant, and every member of
tbe committees for the nine troops
attend the Scout roundup. He al
so urged all members of the
Wilkes district^ committee to at
tend and described the gathering
as one of the most important of
toe year for the Boy Scout move
ment.
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Miasing for a week. Worth W.
Davis. 29, West Jefferson tobac
co salesman, was' found dead to
the wreckage of his truck at the
bottom of a 300-foot precipice
near the Wllkes-Ashe line early
Friday.
Coroner I. M. Myers said tbe
truck apparently plunged off the
hlgfiway—No. 16—and down the
almost perpendicular embank
ment a week ago Friday, the last
day Davis was seen. The death
was ruled accidental.
The coroner said he learned
that Davia, in Elkin last Friday,
hired a man to drive him and hU
truck to Miller’s Creek, near here,
and then secured another driver
who took him to Church’s store,
only a few mlleg this side of the
site of the accident. From there,
' Idyers said, Davis drove on alone.
The body and wreckage, barely
discernible from the highway,
were discovered by men cutting
wood In the ravine below the high
way. Myers said the body was
ernabed bnt showed little evi
dence of decomposition, presuma
bly because of the low tempera
ture.
The truck, he reported, ‘‘was
rolled Into a ball’’. It had gone
over the precipice, known as "The
Jumping-Off Place”, at the only
spot‘not fenced, authorities said.
Dhvis, who had been engaged
to the furniture and other busi
nesses to Aahe,. was traveling tor
Survivors include the wMovr
and two children, all of West Jef
ferson, and tbe parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson Davis of 'Wtolte Top.
After the coroner’s Investiga
tion the body was taken to '^est
Jefferson pending completion of
funeral arrangements.
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BUY MORE WAR BONDS
HUFFMAN BROTHERS IN SERVICE
LICENSE PLATES
TO GO ON SALE
BECEMBER 1ST
North Wllkesboro branch of the
Carolina Motor Club has been Re
opened to this city with T. C.
Caudill, prominent local business
man, as manager. '
The Carolina Motor Club office
is located to a part of the Coffey
building occupied by Dick’s Re
capping Service on Ninth street.
Office quarters have been con
veniently arranged to front of the
building.
The branch office here will sell
automobile and truck license
plates, and the 1944 plates will
go on sale Wednesday, December
1, and may be used after that
date. Mr. Caudill said.
There will be only one plate for
eadh vehicle, and the new plate Is
to Ite displayed on the rear. The
colors will be reverse of the plate
colbto which have been used for
toe past two years. Hr. Caudill
urges ail motorists to buy early
and avoid the rush during the
last days of the month.
In addition to sale of license
plates, the office will render a
complete Carolina Motor Club
service for this part of the state.
Mrs. Donald Melville will be
clerk and Miss Lottie -McNeill
will be assistant clerk at the
Oarolina Motor Club branch
flee here.
Quarterly Conference
Wednesday Evening
The Rev. Joe S. Hiatt, superin
tendent of the Statesville District
of the Methodist church, will
speak at the First Methodist
church Wednesday evening at
7:30 and immediately afterwards
will conduct the first quarterly
conference of the church year.
Written reports will be made by
the pastor. Rev A. C. Waggoner;
Cbarge Lay Leader, W. D. Half
acre; Church School Superlnteiid-
ent, J. B. Snipes: Church Treas
urer, J. D. Schaefer; Youth Fel
lowship, Miss Margaret Jones, and
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service, Miss Mamie Sockwell.
The choir rehearsal will con
duct during toe-quarterly confer
ence.
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Board of Stewards
Will Meet Tuesday
Captain Domer J. Huffman u now in Engirai! imd u
getting along fine, according to newi received by h«
mother, Mrs.Josi6 Hufflman, of Buck. Captain Huftoan
has a Imig service record. He enlisted in tfie Hitional^P
Guard company in North WOkeshbro in 193S. A* the
rim« the guard was mobUize'd in 1940 he wiU a iecond
lieutenant and since then has receiv^ two^ pron»tim»s.^
His wife, Mrs. Freda Eller JHhiftman, J. jfv./
live in North WUh^horo. Captain Hirffman’s hr^^».
Pvf. Paid Htrffman, ri^t, also entered the army tiiro^h
the National Gsiard company here. He is now sfatimf-
BeNSir, Va* Hit Wtf•, Valley Pen^^
3 Hufftauav their heme wi& her par*^
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B«rl Pandry* oF Hays.
W 'a
of-
NEBS CHARGE
AFTER NAZM
FOR 11 MILES
Gen. Konstantin. K. Bokos-
soTsky’s Soviet forces, driving an
estimated 250,000 German troops
flurougb Sjio ndrrowtof; White R»s-
slan eecape corridor (oward Zhlo-
bto, ^ve within 26 miles south
west of tost ]uhctiHi yasterdsy in
- j • r an Urmlih 'advance . idomg the
A DomelAMtoBk.'rallroa4'^ 7 -
‘ ” The flghOng retr^ of Field
Marshal Qnntlier Yem Ktoge’s
Ntisi forces carried them h.efond
jyie rsu atattea of Bada lEosk^vs'
kaya,^ vhlA wmitiseia. by ttie
Rasisans, S6 mRes aorihvast dt
Gomel sSd an equal dlsimce from
ZhlobiiL, ci
The regular monthly meeting
of the board of stewards of the
First Methodist church will be
held at toe home of Mr. C. J.
Swofford to Fliiley Park Tuesday
evening at seven o’clock. Bach
steward is expected to make a
complete report on the canvatj^ of
toe church membership for
pledges on the budget for toe con
ference year. Mr. W. D. Halfacre
Ig the chairman of the board of
stewards.
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Mr«. J. V. Bauguss
Last Rites Today
84.
Funeral service wag held today
Rt Hlnshaw Street Baptist church
for Mrs. Mary Ann Bai’guhs, age
wife of J. V. Bauguss.
Mrs.. Baugnss, a member of a
I well known Wilkes fomily, died
finnday at the home of a son, R.
F. Bauguss, of North ‘Wllkesboro
ronte two..
Surviving Mrs. Bauguss are her
husband, two sons, ManhaU B.
Baugussi of tote city and Robert
P. Bangui, of North Wllkesboro
roots tirornnd' toar danghtprs.
Mrs. J. K. T^t»w9T,., of. North
WHkesboni rwsietvo. 'itn. MytUe
HeNoiS, of Bteek. Mountain. Mrs.
P. T. Johifta. of Wuhtoctoa. D.
C., ud Mrs. J/ V. BWngK «t
North WUkeeboro. Also- snntvliui
;tfi one brot)^. A.. jU DoireU* Of
PdllMtDg the tsneral
totsment^ tre«.„ to . RoiA^ OiMk
wmetsry.« - .'t- ^