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Success
MANY CLOTHES, TOYS
ARE COLLECTED FOR
NEEDY PEOPLE
Bundle Day in North Wllkes-
horo was carried out very success
fully Sunday under sponsorship of
Jlorth Wilkesboro Lions Club,
small trucks toured the
rtwets of North Wllkesboro and
■Mh was well loaded with bundles
at clothing, toys and other ma
terials which will be repaired and
made ready for distribution to
needy families by the welfare de^
partment of the city.
■ Lions who worked in collecting
the bundles Included A. A. Stur
dlvant, E. P. Hettlger, N. S. Fores
ter, Jr., B. B. Broome, Dr. H. ®.
Smith and C. E. Jenkins, Jr. They
were ably assisted by a number of
Boy Scouts.
Any person whose bundle was
overlooked or who has something
to add to the present collection
may carry the materials to the
iy>wn hall.
^Hraft boards
GWEN ORDERS
ABOUT DADS
Hershey Puts Into Effect
New Legislation Delaying
Induction Of Fathers
Selective service headquarters
i .^Washington Saturday ordered
boards to delay the calling
kPearl Harbor lathers as
pssible, and set out on a
^^more young, single men
ps, 4-F’s, to serve in the
led forces.
c%?5pu»cis
ason officer of the se'
Ice system, told reporters a plan
was under dlscusison under which
no draft registrant under 22 years
of age would be granted defer
ment because of his job—except
in cases where the law makes such
deferment mandatory.
This would sharply cut the
number of young men deferred tor
occupational reasons, because the
law calls tor mandatary defer
ments for only limitei classes,
such as clergymen. Irreplaceable
farmers, elected officials, and
medical students.
Chairman May, Democrat of
Kentucky, of the House military
committee said Selective Service
Director Lewis B. Hershey testi
fied at a closed session that the
idea ,of lowering physical stand
ards to take in some 4 F’s (men
below par physically) would be
.explored fully.
Cpl. John H. Glass has re
ceived the Purple Heart award.
Ho received * *a leg wound from
shell fragments while In action
in Sicily, and has recovered. Cpl.
Glass before ent«dng the serv
ice July 18, 1941, held a posi-
tlep with Duke Power company
in North Wllkesboro. He has
been in North .Africa and Sicily
for more than a year. Cpl.
Glass is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. P. Glass and a brother of
Mrs. Gilbert Pardne, of North
Wllkesboro.
Stores Announce
Open Hours For
Holiday Season
Fourteen Stores Set Extra
Shopping Hours and Will
Be Closed Dec. 27th
Fourteen North Wllkesboro
mercantile firms have agreed up
on open hours for the pre-holiday
season and to be closed on Mon
day, December 27, in order to pro
vide longer holiday vacation for
amjdoyeo-
The fourteen^ stores
open until seven p. m.
wUl be
starting
December 20th through December
22nd and will be open until nine
p. m. on December 23 and 24.
The stores ftulch will observe
the hours as above stated and be
closed on Monday, December 27,
are as follows: Jean’s, Tomlin
son’s Department Store, Belk’s.
Spainhour's, Harris Brothers, .1.
C. Penney company, Hackney’s
Department Store, Bare’s Depart
ment Store, Southern Bargain
Store, Crest Store, Steele’s Jew
elry, Wiles Jewelry, Burke’s Jew
elry, The Goodwill Store.
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Farmers To Receive $2.90
Per Hundred for Four Per
Cent Milk After Dec. 1
Good news for dairy farmers
in northwestern North OaroUna
was the announcement by Coble
utury proaucts company tuac
the price of milk has been in
creased ten cents pee 100
pounds.
KffecUve on «U milk pur
chases since December 1, the
price has been increased from
82.80 to 92.00 for four per cent
milk, which is used as a basis
for determining the price.
The increase wlU enable farm
ers to meet added costs of milk
production.
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SEEKING SENAIE NOMINATIt
Your Paper
After Jan. 1?
Russian troops, reinforced with
massive armor-bursting eqnlp-
'ment, yesterday shattered the
German tank-led spearheads
thrusting into the Kiev salient,
forcing the first real Nazi,with
drawal since the enemy started
his determined effort to avert the
collapse of the southern front a
month ago. •
Killing some 1,600 Germans
and knocking 35 Nazi tanks out of
action, General Nikolai F, Vatu
tin’s first Ukraine. Army, ap
parently well on the way to re
gaining the Initiative in the
I gruelling battle of armor, drove
the enemy from several Inhabited
[places south and southwest of
Malin,
Kiev.
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58 miles northwest
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on January 1.
Ample notice is being
given every subscriber of
The Journal-Patriot that
the paid-in-advance re
quirement must be met
prior to January 1. The
shortage of newsprint
makes it necessary that
this step be taken. In or
der that there may be suf
ficient paper for those who
-wort i4r -1^ pay- i» aiA-
vance for it, names of all
subscribers whose sub-
sciptions are not paid in
advance as of Janusu^ 1
must be removed.
In order that all may
have ample warning, ^ese
notices are being printed
in every issue during this
month.
It is urged that if your
address label does not
show a later date than
Welfare Workers
In Area Meeting
Here Wednesday
lAZIS SUFFER
HFDAnERMG
ATALUEDURE
savage Qennan counterattacks
werp smashed back at both ends
of the Allied line In Italy. Allied
heajdqnarters announced yester
day.- with British artillery taking
heavy toll especially of tank-led
Nasi assault troops along the
Adriatic. , ,
’The fierce German recoil
brought the Eighth Army advance
toward Pescara and -Chleti to-a
virtual standstill, but Gen. Sir
Bernard L. Montgomery’s' troops
manager to extend their Moro
River bridgehead .in' the San
Leonardo area, buttle front ad
vices bSld. ' ' '
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Officials From State Board
of Charities and Welfare
Lead The Discussions
CHOIR PRACTICE
f ^ f This quest for unmarried men
'develops from the enactment of
the law directing the deferment of
fathers as far as possible.
Surgical Dressing
Room Closed Until
First of January
It, was announced today that
the Red Cross surgical dressing
loom is closed until January 1.
he Rilkes chapter has reached
rfota and will resume work on
Inary 1.
BUY MORE WAR BONDs
RATION NEWS
SUGAR—Book 4, stamp 29.
od for five pounds, will ex
's January 16.
GASOLINE—Coupons No. S
A book good for three gal
ls became effective Nov. 9
a will expire February 8.
SHOES — Coupon 18 In the
;ar and coffee ration book
[id tor one pair of shoes has
expiration date. No. 1 alr-
ine stamp In book three be
ne valid November 1 for one
r shoes.
>0D—Brown stamps. Bobk
eats and fats. Lb M, N", and
ipire Jan. 1. Green stamps
c’i'^ocessed foods. A,'" 6,
cpire December. .JO.. D, .B,
F valid December 1, ajtplro
ary tO
*1. OIlr-^WnF No. r cou-
Ctaea 4 shoot, good for 10
jg (i nntt), oxplreo Jan
r No. 1 coupon, dasa S
good for 50 gallons (5
, explroa January 8: new
eonpoB, ""CiMo 6 sheet,
for *50 gallons (25
, expire January 8.
First Baptist church choir re
hearsal will be on Wednesday
evening, 7:30, at the home of
.Mrs. J. C. Reins.
January, 1944 (1-44), that
to the
you attend to The matter
now and avoid the rush of
renewal subscriptions dur
ing the latter days of De
cember. Those who find
it more convenient may
send their renewal sub
scription by mail.
Superintendents of Public Wel
fare and case workers from sev
eral northwestern North Carolina
counties were present for the
work study group meeting held
here at Hotel Wilkes.
Counties represented were
Wilkes, Ashe, Alleghany, Surry
and Yadkin.
The purpose of the meeting,
which was held Wednesday, was
to give counties in this area a
aliffS'e fd^ 'dScfBw^mll qnestlois
and problems concerning require
ments and resources for public as
sistance, which includes grants to
aged, dependent children, blind
and other welfare capses. Expla
nation was also given of the pub
lic assistance plan as given In the
Public Assistance Manual.
Discussions were led by Dr. Eu
gene Brown, director of public
assistance, S. J. Hawkins, direc
tor of field social work, and Miss
Ada McCrackeh,’ director of pro
cedures and standards, all of
whom are from the State Board
of Charities and Public Welfare,
Raleigh, N. C.
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PVT. GARLAND MILLER DIES FROM
INJURY IN A BIG BATTLE IN ITALY
Court Of Honor To
Meet On Thursday
Boy Scout Court of Honor and
Review for the Wilkes district
will meet Thursday evening, 7:30,
at the Presbyterian church, L. M.
Nelson, chairman, announced to
day.
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BUY MORE WAR BONDS
JAPS; REPHISEB
BY YANKS ON
BOUGAINVILLE
FORMER GOVERNOR CLYM! R. HOEY
Wilkes Democrats Favor
Hoey For Senate In 1944
Bauguss Bond Is
Placed at $4,BUD
'survey
Man Charged Wifi* Murder
Evidence To Court
Armfleld Bauguss, 'Traphill man
charged with the murder of Ar
nold Gilreath at the Bauguss homo
near Traphill November 28,
has waived evidence and filled
bond of 94,000 before Coroner 1.
M. Myers.
The hearing was scheduled for
Friday afternoon. Bond was al
lowed upon recommendation of
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, Coroner
Myers said. Bauguss’ case is
scheduled for trial In superior
court Wednesday of this week be
fore Judge J. Will (Bless, Jr., who
Is presiding. *
Misses Lucreda Tedder, Miss
Lucille Pierce and Mr. Gwyn
Gamhill yesterday visited Mr. Zol-
lie Eller who is a patient at the
Davis hospital in Statesville.
SHOWS
Sharp fighting on Bougainville
Island in the Solomons ^d on the
Huon Peninsula of New Guinea
was reported today.
American troops repulsed a
Japanese counterattack on the U.
S. beachhead at Empress AUgusta
Bay on the west coast of Bougain
ville last ’Thursday, Gen. Douglas
MacArthur’s communique an
nounced.
Australian infantry moving up
the New Guinea coast from cap-
MANY (tured Bonga reached the mouth
ARE COMMITTED TO
HOEY CANDIDACY
If the state-wide primary
election were to be held this
Clyde R. Hoey would get the
big majority sen-^torial vote
of Wilkes county in a beau
tiful Christmas package tied
with a big red ribbon.
This statement is based on
of the Sowl River, one mile north
of the 'Tunora River, after bitter
fighting in which Japanese troops
were driven from strong positions
on the Tunom River.
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L^:iiarterNDif
Chairman Wilkes
District Scouts
an unbiased and Impartial. District Committee In Meet-
survey of sentiment as ex-j ing Thursday Night Or-
pressed by many leaders of ^ ganizes For The Year
the
in
Democratic party
“The State of Wilkes”, and
this story is not being writ
ten for any partisan reason
nor as a boost for the distin
guished Shelby attorney, but
to give an accurate picture
of the senatorial race in
Wilkes since the recent an
(Continued on page eight)
MID-WESTERN PRESS MEETING AT
ELKIN IS AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION
Son Of Mr. and Mrs. William
B. Miller, of Hickory;
Well Known Here
A message was received from
the war department last week
telling of the death of Pvt. Gar
land Miller, 19, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William B. Miller, now resi
dents of Hickory.
According to a recent telegram
received by Mr. and Mrs. Miller,
their son was seriously Injured in
a big battle with the Germans in
Italy. Death, according to Infor
mation received here, came to Pvt.
Miller on December 5th.
Pvt. Miller was only inducted
into the service in the early part-
of this year, being sent to Eng
land after a short period of train
ing in the United States. He was
well known here, having visited
relatives and friends In Wllkes
boro on numerous occasions. In
addition to his parents, he is sur
vived by one sister, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Miller. He was a grand
son of the lata Mr. and Mrs. C. Y
Miller, of Wllkesboro.
Pvt. Miller’s fatlier was a mem
ber of the first contingent of
Wilkes county men to Jeave for
army service In the first World
War and he, too, served his coun
try on foreign soil. '
The news of Garland’s death
will be learned Wlttl dSep'regret
by many of his friends, and those '
of his, parents, residing In this sec
tion.
Girl Scouts Help In Christmas Seal Sale Campaign
fe |p;
Hickory, Dec. 12.—-Pvt. Wil
liam Garland Miller, 19-year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Miller,
of Hickory, died in Italy December
5 of wounds received In action No-
vmber 20 while serving with the
American Fifth army.
(Oontinneo on page eight)
Gijrl Scouts of the wilkesboros aMUteit.in the nwilmg of the Chrintms* T» B. Seels.
From left to ri^ht thes(» memhen of Troop S.tkrn Doris Ruth Kerbeugh, Jane Craswot,
Margaret Aime Hutchmis, president, Dorothy Jeidkins, Cormna Finley, Patsy Waller,
^gnes Kenerly, secretary, and Margie Newton. This work was done at the Gnd ^cont
office In the City HaH under the supervision of Miss Rohl^ jMi^endoa, trk^lkg
Girl Scout secretary. These girls have done their part h» ,tiie-great fight atlSUist
tuberculosis. Have you done yoursT Send your moiwy to Mrs. Jack Swoff«urd*ehan’»
Man of the Sesd SsJe for Wilkes codnty. Use,, tile seals on every piece of Chrbrtmas
mail you send.—(Photo by Shonn Kerhaugh).( - ,
Splendid Program Arranged
By Staff of The'Elkin
Tribune
Seldom, if ever, have the mem
bers of the Mid-Western Press
Association, which embraces 25
counties located in this part of the
state, attended a more delightful
meeting than that at Elkin Satur
day night at the GUvin Roth Y. M.
C. A.
Attendance at the meeting was
unusually good, about 60 being
present, among them being John
Harris, of the Stanley News &
Press, president, and Miss Beatrice
Cobb, of the Morganton News-Her
ald, secretary of the North Caro
lina Press Association.
The banquet, prepared under
the management of Mr. McKnlght
of the Y. M. C. A., was a splendid
repas't, and everyone present^n-
joyed it to the fullest extent. The
program, unique and original, was
arranged by Alan Browning of
The Tribune staff, and was one of
the most Interesting enjoyed by
the press members.
In addition to a few words of
welcome spoken by Harvey Frank
lin Laffoon, publisher of The Tri
bune, the ^per Isstled an extra
with Us front page filled with
“tlmsly - Items” about various
members of the association. A
supplement whleh shortly follow
ed the extra edition, told of the
life of the Elkin, .publisher, and
was qnite a surprise to. him.
With Preildest OIBe MoQhage
prejdding.%: a noindier ot ;Short
tadks were made doling thb btud-
peso senion of the .tneetlng, -diul.
4*ken af A whole It was one-qt the
tlnest meetings held by the
olatibn, -
The next meeting of the asso-
(tJoatiaaed on pi«e eight)
J. B. Carter, prominent local
business man who has been very
active in promoting Boy Scout
work, was elected chairman ot
Wilkes district ot Boy Scouts of
America organization in the De
cember meeting of the district
committee Thursday night at the
Little Grill.
James M.. Anderson, who very
successfully headed the district
organization during the past year,
was elected vice chairman and
Gordon Finley was re elected as
Scout commissioner.
Present for the meeting were
W. B. 'Vaughn-Lloyd and G. E.
Ashwill. Scout executives of the
Old Hickory council.
During the past year the num
ber of troops in the Wilkqa dis
trict has been increased from
three to nine and work in the
troops has been greatly intensi
fied. In addition to the nine
white troops, two colored troops
have been formed.
Scout leaders are hoping to con
tinue this expansion program
through the coming year, to
strengthen the present troops and
to add new troops in several com
munities where a desire has been
expressed for institution of Boy
Scout work.
WAVE Comins;
Friday, Saturday
,ry Blackwell To
.Women Inter-
Yeoman Ma
Interview
ested In Naval Service
Yeoman Mary Blackwell, of the
United States navy, will be at the
N,orth Wllkesboro postofflce Fri
day and Saturday for the purpose
of enlisting women for the
WAVES.
Announcement that Yeoman
Blackwell will be In North Wllkes
boro Friday and Saturday was
made today by Navy Recruiter J.
B, Huffman, who aerveq this ter
ritory.
Yeoman Bl&ekwell 'wHl be able
to give any infenrmation about
'WAYBB to. ttoa*'-interested In
■e^g .tiielr «»•%« In
(branch ot tbb 'eortfw: The navy
neetia many thonsiBds ot young
wconen tor variow typen of work
mad their enlistment wttl Bree men
lor fighUng tasks in-the navy.
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