Allies Nearin* Rome;
' Jap Cruisers Sunk
At Marshals
CUinaxln'c a. smashing conquest
of tie toughest Na«l defenses be
low Rome, Allied troops yester
day stormed over the last ridges
is Camlno-Magglore Moun-
pass and drove down the far
jpe to within a mile of flat
^ «,^iiatry, opening the way for an
aB^ut armoured assault toward
fli6 eternal city.
After five days of blooay tight-
Ing from crag to crag, Ueut. Gen.
Miffk W. Clark’s American spear
head won full control of Mt. Mag-
giore and began the descent to the
valley floor, It *was officially an
nounced. and British troops gain
ed all the principal peaks on
Camino.
United States carrier task force
planes, sweeping boldly into the
heavily defended Japanese-man
dated Marshal Islands, have sunk
two Japanese light cruisers and
^r other ships, damaged four
ISteels and destroyed far more
than 72 enemy planes, Admiral
Chester Nlmiti announced yester
day.
Seventy-two enemy planes were
shot down, numerous others were
destroyed aground and Japanese
Installations on two Marshal! Is
land atoll groups were damaged
or destroyed In a pro-Pearl Har
bor day vengeance raid which
may prove one of the most suc
cessful of the war.
For all the damage done, the
Vnlted States suffered only minor
ge to one ship and light alr-
lOBses.
i Prive Gains;
Cot
Soviet troops cut the last rail
road out of the Dnieper bend yes-
terday while German forces gain
ed a few more places west of Kiev
as the Naxls continued the power
ful drive that has cost them 167
Unkg and 3,500 troops In two
days’ fighting.
General Ivan S. Konev’s Soviet
forces captured the railway sta
tion of Sharovka, 15 miles south
of the key Junction of Znamenka.
severing the only remaining rail
way lino to Krlvol Rog, Nikopol,
Nokolaev and Kherson.
With three of the four rail lines
leading out of Knamenka now cut
by Soviet troops, military obeerv-
en believe that the Germans prob
ably already were evacuating the
town, eepeclally in view of the
front reports that the Red Army
driven within two miles of U.
f V
d. W. Miller Badly
Hurt In Accident
. W. MlUer, wfio operates a
wty store «» F street in this
was orttfcatly inJoBed
•day afternoon when the
np bo wid dkivlng plunged
> 15-foot embankment on
way 421 two miles we^ of
plclnq> overturned and
pinned beneotb It. So-
^ Injartm resulted.
■. Miller Is now » patient at
irakso hoai^aL
RATION NEWS
[UGAR—Book 4, sump 2»,
d lor five pounds, will ex-
B Janoary li.
JASOUNE—Coupons No. 8
A book good for three gal-
g became effective Nov. 9
I will expire Pebrnery 8.
IHOES — Coupon 18 In the
ar and coffee ration book
Id lor one pair of shoes has
expiration date. No. 1 alr-
ae stamp In book three be-
le valid November 1 for one
r shoes.
K)D—Brown stamps. Book
Mits and fats, L>, M, N, ex-
January 1. Green stamps
4,"" processed foods, A, B,
plre December 2f>. D, B.
r valid December 1, expire
20.
OIL—Wtov No. 1 con-
3IMS 4 wkmU good for
(1 nntt). expires Jan
„ No. 1 eoapon, Clasa 5
for 50 galloni (I
, txpirsa January 8; new
eoapoa. Class • sheet,
for 850 gallons (81
. expire January 8.
Pfc. Glenn Dancy, son of'Mr.
and Mrs. Edd Dancy, of Van-
noy. Is now In Sicily. He saw
action in North Africa, In the
Sicilian campaign, In the Itali
an invasion and Is now back in
Sicily. He entered the army
January 16, 1041, and went
overseas after nine months*
training.
Over 100 Cases On
Court Calendar Of
December Session
Wilkes Court Will Ctmvene
Monday With Judge
Pless Presiding
About 100 cases are calendared
for trial in the Decenuber term of
Wilkes superior court which will
open Monday, December 13.
Judge J. Will Pless, Jr., of
Marion, will preside over the
term, which will be for trial of
criminal cases.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of
Yadkinville, will prosecute tho
docket.
On the calendar for openlnd day
fit court is the case against Phil-
XatBS—nf Juho-. 4i
'with possession of more
than 600 cases of tax-paid liquor
seized on bis premises on the
night of June 1 by State Highway
Patrol and State Bureau of Inves
tigation officers.
The seizure resulted in Indict
ment of Lt. W. B. Lentz, of the
Highway Patrol, and Agent Guy
Scott, of the SBI, on charges of
larceny of abont 90 cases of the
seized liquor. The officials were
acquitted by direct verdict from
Judge R. Hunt Parker In the
special term of court In Septem
ber called by Governor J. M.
Broughton to try the cases.
The case of Yates was also
scheduled for trial at the special
term by order of Governor
Broughton but Yates failed to
show up in court for his own
trial or as a witness for the state
against the officials indicted.
Judge Parker, when officers were
unable to locate Yates, ordered a
capias issued and bond set at
$25,000. Officere could not find
Yates until he voluntarily came in
a few days ago and filled the re
quired bond.
The case of Armfield Bauguss,
charged with the murder of Ar
nold Gllreath, of this city, at the
Bauguss home near Traphlll No
vember 28, is on the calendar for
December 14.
Ronda School Is
Honoriai Alnmai
Now Id Service
Ronda high school is Justly
proud of its alumni who have
gone out from the school into
armed service of their country.
T\) show this a service board has
been placed on the campiu for the
world of passers to see.
The picture above shows 5S
stars. However, th>a*e are nine
more to be added, making a to
tal of 62 boys who have attended
Rondff school In the past six
years and who are now In searvloa.
Attention is eaOed to the gold
(CJonttnnee «n page tfght)
Both Boards iSwd G^ottp* Wcdn«Kiay;Maiiy
Pre-War Father* l&d«K|ibd In Number
Of Men^nt From Wilke*
Both Selective Service boards to Wilkes sent large
groups of naen to the hiduction center AVednesday.
Included in the number were many pre-Pearl Harbor
fathes. The remainder wer ethoae who had previously
been deferred and 18-year-olds who recently reached
draft age.
TTie lists of men sent by the two boards, including those
accepted and rejected, follow
BOARD NUMBER ONE
Carlle Venson Oomett.
Jiles Franklfai Parsons.
James Isaac Jolnes.
Huey Cardwell,
Koger 'Vernon Waters.
Martha Letcher Bedding.
Heg Woodrow Blankenship,
Albert EUer Minton.
Noah St.John.
Charlie Hooper Love.
Zeb Parks Marsh.
Mdridge Armfield Minton.
James Tamer Call.
Joseph Clyde McN^L
Vangtin Raymond Woods.
Richard Earl Adams.
Robert Bland Beshears.
Wake Johnson Watts.
James Alfred Segraves.
Rayford Loney Triplett.
James Harvey Boyd.
George West Walker.
Fred Everett Huffman.
Raymond Nichols.
Mas ton James Walsh.
Coleman Idnrrenoe Walker.
William Hatton.
Mack Ed Anderson.
VlrgU Ooyt Moore.
Claud Wooten Oaveu
John Gordon Forester.
Edmond Spencer Robinson.
Ira Winfield Hinson.
Vance Hodge.
Cart William Clanton.
Groves^ .gtovely^akgtor.
1 Fbrtri’
Boss Baity.
Walter Jeffenon Btoele.
Vnlaton Parker.
James Monroe Griffin.
Albert Bryant.
Gaither Thomas BretholL
WUejr Boyd Dotson.
Romblns Johnson Hayes.
CXIfton Dewey Spears.
IMmar Mahaffey.
Jack Graden Rnss^.
Ardell Parks.
Winfred Shepliegid Adkins.
Joe Bumgarner.
Boyce L. Moore.
Percy Ray Havddns.
Ross James Robfatson.
Calvin OooUdge Ohmreh.
Kemp Odell Bowers.
Ralph Thomas Pilkeutoo.
Clegg OooUdge Roberson.
Talmadge OUrer Hayes.
Parks Lee Estep.
William Howard Jones.
Charlie McCoy Uendreo.
Bobby Robert Foster.
Ralph CUfai Bro4riDs.
BlUy Cedi Holder.
Henry Everett Rhymer.
James Fnuads Lowe.
Robert Junior Oane,
Joseph Monroe Mitchell.
Dewey Dalton Marsh.
Ralph Shew.
Prince Minton.
James Howard Watts.
13-'fEAROU) BOY
HELPS CUT SIX
CORDS PULPWOOD
J, B CaUoiray, although ore;
ly 18 years of age, has done his
part in cutting pnlpwood, a vl-
ISJ war material.
J. B., who Uves on top of the
Bine Ridge at Benge, stayed
out of school three days and be
an^ his father cnt six cords of
pnlpwood in that Ume.
J. B. wrote the chairman of
the newspaper pnlpwood com
mittee at North WUfcesboro as
touows: '*wnat omer school
boy age, 18 did that much?”
BOARD NUMBER TWO
Galvin B. McLancdGin.
Chester Shepherd.
(Xiarles Eugene Sale.
Norman Asberry Ward.
CSiarlos Vester Duiham.
Joe Clinton Bidden.
Sqnare Presley Wiles.
John Lee Booher.
Tyre Wesley Lyon.
Clande Wilbar SSmore.
Caande Hubert Whlttey.
Wint Hardin Snydw.
William Mansfield'Walker.
Larmon Sheets.
Glenn WUUams Staley.
Pe«7 Bstol Bniwess.
Lester Wilson Pardne.
Willis ‘Henry Reynolds.
Lester MOler.
Asberry Oornelins Ballard.
WUlie Howard Gore.
Roby HStper Jennings.
Monroe Dotson.
Seymour Holloway.
Tyra CandUl.
William Russel Gasey.
Grayson DowelL
Earl Blackburn.
Oleto Claud Shumate.
Fred Andra Reeves.
Cbarlle Cfayelbert nmitt.
ArvU Genfi^ Hapea.
James Peacmlest Bentley.
Bay Andrew Pardne.
James heetagi p^mn.
A
\ -i
^ war
l^turday’
Meeting
AY Mac* Meeting
Beech Blankenship brings hoine the venison. He’s
done it again! Mr. Blankenship, Beech’s Place-.Cafe
proprietor, is one of the most successful hunters' in
northwestern North Carolina and practically every time
has been highly successful. The above picture shows
him in a very pleassmt mood after killing a large back
in a recent hunt in Pisgah National Foest. Beech was
the one of 11 from North Wilkesboro who got a shot
during the hunL
Food' Fights For, Freedom'*
*vlUi be the title of a motion pio-
.furs to-be shown Saturday, 11 a.
*st a mass meeting of farmers
ttu Wilkm courthouse In the
tnterecd of maximum food produc
tion .in^l944, County Agent J. B.
Snipes said today.
^e mass meeting will be the
climax to a aeries of 23 communi
ty meetings being held this week
to explain food and feed jn-oduc-
tlon goals for the coming year.
The community meetings are
being well attended hnd farmers
have expressed their determina
tion to meet the larger food
goals If possible in the coming
year.
The Wilkes County Agricultural
Workers Council requests a large
attendance of farmers at the mass
meeting Saturday. Merchants r.nd
other business men who supply
farmers ^Ith their needs are also
invited, the county agent said.
V-
READ THE LABEL Baptist Chvrches
ON YODR PAPER
By looking at the label
on your paper you can tell
the expiration date of
your aubscriptim.
If the address label does
not carry a later date than
January, 1944 (1-44), it
will he necessary to re-
rpvr-j
CoDsider Missioo
Worker In Wilkes
Report On Proposal Will Be
Made In Meeting Of Pas
tors Conference Here
Wilkes county Baptist payors
conference will hold an impoi^nt
session Monday, December 13. at
Belas-Stnrdtvsnt «1
Navy Yard Needing
10,500 New Workers
R. R. 'Wheatley, of the Nor
folk Navy Yard, will leave this
area on December 15. Iliose
who are considering work in the
Norfolk Navy Yard should come
to the U. S. Employment of
fice before that date. Trans
portation wUl be paid to the
Job throng December 14. The
Navy Yard needs 10,500 addl-
tlimal workers to build a bridge
of ships to help crush the axis.
“If yon are not working In es
sential employment, the Navy
Yard needs yon,** a spokesman
of the U. S. Employment of-
fle« s|dd. .
Clyde Oheetov Lyon.*^
John OooUdgp Shepard.
O. O. Richardson.
Hubert Eugene Poster.
John Howard Bao^y.
Loyd Louis Mash.
Rnssel James Owter.
John D. Bangnip.
Carl Gwyn Ooffl^.
Emory l^gene Prevetto.
Cain Bflnton, Jr.
dande Honistm Anderson.
Oscar Wayne MOler.
Lloyd Baxter Jennings,
Herbert Odell Billings, Jr.
Olen Franklin Alexander.
Mayford Geotgie Jtwdan.
Allen Lawson Anderson, Jr.
Transfers:
Wade Dewitt Blevins.
WilUam Vaughn Osborne.
Alvin Ooffey.
Four Token On
Liquor Charges
Lester Davis, E3gar Glenn
Edsel, Raymond Estep,
H. G. Nance Arrested
Three residents of Brushy
Mountain township have been
bound over to federal court under
bonds of 8500 each in prelimin
ary bearings before J. W. Dula,
United Ettstee commleisoner. In
Wilkettooro.
Lester. Davis, Edgar Glenn Bd-
sel and Raymond A, Estep were
arrested in a still raid Saturday
by C. S. Pelts, J. S. Cabe, R. M.
Gambill and Leon Pore, agents of
the Alcohol Tax unit.
Harrison Glenn Nance was ar
rested In a etui raid In the Hunt
ing Creek community by Investi
gators Gambill and Pore and
hearing will be held before Com
missioner Dula on December 13.
Money cam fight, buy bonds.
It is
names of ddinquent sub
scribers be removed from
the list and that all sub
scriptions be psud in ad
vance. There is *n acute
newsprint shortage and
papers must conserve all
paper possible. Prompt
attention to this matter on
the part of every subscrib
er whose subscription is
not paid in advance will be
appreciated.
-V-
Farmers triple A
Setup Perfectml
In Wilkes County
County committee for the
Triple A In Wilkes county has
been re-elected.
H. C. Roberto, of Cycle, again
heads the county organization as
chairman. The other members
are W. M. Absher, of Halta Mills,
vice chairman; J. A. Poplin, of
Ronda, regular member; T. J. Mo
NeUl, of Roaring River, first al
ternate; Charlie Miles, of Trsp-
hlll, second altsmste. '
The county commlttse was
elected in the convention Satur
day, which was' attended by 38
delegates previously elected In
community elections.
The county committee held s
meeting and reappointed S. L.
Turner executive secretary and
Mrs. Clella Mae Haynes as
(Continued on page eleven)
Y 1—
The first thing moat Americans
want to buy after the war is an
automobile. Fortune |(kguioe
says on bagls of its survey.
BUNDLE DAY HERE SUNDAY
Bundle Day wilt he observed In
North Wilkesboro Sunday atter-
noon, December 12, under aus
pices of the North Wilkesboro
Lions (71ub.
According to the city welfare
department, which Is handling
Christmas cheer workkere among
the underprivileged asd destitute
fsmlUes, thwe is s gnat need for
clothing and toys, snd hous^old
furniture and kitchen ntenstlB esn
also 'be used. • >
Mateiiola collected on Bundle
Day will be distributed by the city
welfare department. '
Rev. A. O. Waggoner and Dr.
f-Hv'B. Smith are In charge of
make a tborongh search , of their
homea and premises, and to get
wbatefw materials.end toys th^
can donate ready brfore the trucks
make their rounds Sunday itfter-
noon..
R«v. J. of StattiPsm
AiotBot BUpwln^idelit pf ft*
MMbodist dtuf^ apepK
UUB Donuire. ' 5L!l.****
;ttentton to «*»W1 to the fig*, awAW tn4 a.iwy
Cpya; atthough In naeA>oir.rre tttoiKwttny .giinfe Fto
- - int»i4)6wa -iRlli Jrtimproiia
gtoriee.
i.. A. .Bturdlyant'^
Fmmtrn’ irar* ^
gBd”tie spsofcv
'Bundle Day arrangements. They
announce thrft trneks will make
the rounds of North waikesUoro
streets, beginning's^ 2:80 o’clo^,
and it is asked that all. peoplf-Of
the city have materials which thoy
can donate placed conveniently on
front porches. Boy Soonts wHl^
-with tho trucks to assist 4n Ifsd
Ixtg.tbo bundles.
-
pair, will he very uneful. Vatarinto.
glvml zriU be tsUatoqd and dean-
ad and pvt In the bast posalblg
condition bofora dtob^utlon Jdgt:
urged'
not reported^'wtn'bd''Mx^ fbr itf
report on their interest in secur
ing a mission worker in the asso
ciation, and how much each
church will do in supporting a
mission worker.
At the lost conference a most
favorable report was received
from about half of the chnrches,
and more than half of the propos
ed worker’s salary was pledged.
According to the proposed plan,
the State Baptist Mission board
will pay half and the churches of
the association the remainder.
The conference program Mon
day will open with devotional by
Rev. B. L. Minton, after which
Rev. A. B. Hayeg will lead a dis
cussion on “The Best Way In
'Which to Celebrate Christmas”.
Rev. Leroy Eller will preach the
morning sermon.
In the afternoon Dr. John W.
Kincheloe, Jr., will continne his
toachlng of “The Minor Prophets”
and B»'v. Howard Ford will teach
the ho-k of John. All pastors are
Invited to the conference.
PENNIES WANTED
Both the federal reserve
system and ^ state hank
ing department have is-
soIm urgent calls for pen-
nies^ ne^ed hadl^ now in
the largm indnstrud areas.
All w^. have any «p«re
are ttrg^ to tom
ioca
info the iocsd banks
at once.
At Great Lake*
»»»»»#»>**>»«»*«*»**»»****»*»#>
LjM
the E. 8^.>]ftwsrT»ahiiig etre
Iibi4 ^MI4 i;alNi ^
to the son of Mr. aoft Mm. B..L
Whkteyv of I North WBMMmo
-wvhi -tow. A Be wMcee «e ta*
aU>ia4He»ds *nmtor ami.Mo* y
hnliiMlheMHF
ritop.-
TRAN
IN ATLANTA
T. H. Williams, Wilkes county
motor dealer convicted at Dis
trict court in Wilkesboro last
month on OPA charges of unlaw-
fnlly baying and selling tires, was
sentenced In District court In
Greensboro yesterday afternoon to
12 months at the Atlanta. Ga.,
federal penitentiary and ordered
to pay a 81.000 fine.
Probation that WUUams had
been serving In connection with a
liquor conspiracy case was revok
ed last month at Wilkesboro and
the defendant sentenced to 18
months at Atlanta, a term com
muted yesterday to a year and a
day. The tjro sentences, to mn
concurrently, were suspended un
til the February term of court at
Durham to permit Williams to dis
pose of property.
In connection with the OPA
case, which Included several
counts, Williams was placed on
two years’ probation that will be
gin at the expiration of the proba
tion violation sentence. This was
ordered on condition that 'Wil
liams dispose of the 689 nsed
tires, two new tires and 1,802
pounds of camelback truck rubber
seised by the Unksd States mar
shal. This must -be done in ac-
cord^ce with written authority
from L. William Driscoll, district
OPA director.
The authority grants the
Wilkes county man permission to
sell "and deliver the tires without
certificate to duly licensed tire
dealers. Purchaser of the rubber,
the authority states, must surren
der to the district OPA office at
(Aarlotte parts "B” of certificates
representing the number of
pounds transferred.
DhnrloHe Couple
I HeUFor Cheeks
fo. check lOssbws arrested in
this vrvsk St the request
■Wilkesboro poMoe 'have
■brought hoek to Nertli
.iboro to face ehsrgss of
total of 8185 la worthless
‘vto. several Nath 'Wnksh-
ttms.
:yikny D. Huatw'soAt. vrite.^
net Httotor. of dkarlotto.
ivrere taken i» lUls^ 4* the :
dtsciPBs pmMRvA hgii bMoi*..
PbUee Qiphtl- fk Wslfcse smM
reach Pitoigii MggooMls toeed a v
bad cheek After, bre^.
lag tried ie RokiiitoAsA give* A -
-iHMIacf sentoBse. Mg>W sn4 wfUs-;
V were brought beck hf Ohtof 'V4k-
‘v: or and lodgeA ItiWUkes JSO, .2