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JoikNAL-PATBIOT HAS BLAZED IHE TRAIL OP P«Q§pSS IN THE ‘BTATE OF, .MIeS'" pOR’OVER SJ? -,, ;.r... ^ ' ■V'.- ,, - ^ NORTH WlLKE3BORO,% C, tlWTOAY, JUNE 8f,l»i4 Wmch Yam Lib^^^ilKily^/^ ^Subtcriptioa In - E*;'7_: THE iYOLi 12 PnUidaed Moeidajr#^ asd Thn^aya 11?. '*.~y Fifth War Loan Campc^ign Is $990,000 Goal For WilkosCointyln Present Campaign FOUR DENNIS BROTHERS SERVING IN ARMY AND NAVY To Qaality For Name On A Landing Craft, Vfilke* *E’ Bonds Must Be $227,000 n?th War Loan organlaatl TM^llkes county has begun work o|F the task of selling Wilkes liounty’s Quota of $990,000, W. D. 7 Halfacre, chairman for the cam paign, said today. In the Quota of $990,000 Is a quoU of $227,000 for “E” bonds If the county meets the "E’ bond Quota and exceeds the overall ^ota by as much as ten per cen-, £ a plaque will be placed on a land- 1 tag craft In honor of Wilkes coun- ty and bearing the county’s name. Beginning Monday, the offi cial opening date of the campaign, a concerted effort will be made to contact the people of the coun ty and to sell the quota in bonds as early during the drive as pos- slble. ^ OdLWASS OF HOMES— In North Wllkssboro Mrs. Edd Gardner and Mrs. Gordon Knley will lead the canvass of the homes and block leaders will call at every home, explaining the Fifth War Loan and urging purchases. 'They will be prepared to take ordeis for bonds, give receipts and have the bonds mailed directly to the purchasers. OJHTB1CT8 DESIGNATED— The county has been divided in to districts similar to the central school districts for the sale of bonds and a quota «laned each district, -^hlch will^ -’a kebchants to help— , Another phase of the campaign k will be carried out through retail merchants. Throughout the coun try merchants have agreed to as sist in the campaign and each store is accepting a quota equal to $900 in bond sales for every . member of the sales personal. INDtSTBlES OOOl’EKArE— In North Wilkesboro industrial firms having a payroll deduction • plan for purchase oi bonds are asked to accept quotas far m ex- ROBEBT GLENN DENNIS SGT. WM. LE.SUE DENNIS Mrs. A. C. Dennis, of North Wilkesboro, has four sons in service—two in the army and two in the navy—and all of them volunteered their services. Robert Glenn Dennis, who entered the navy in January thid year and is the youngest of the four, is a hospital apprentice, sec ond class, at the naval station at Bainbridge, Md. Be fore entering the navy he was a member of the sales per sonnel at J. C. Penney company in North Wilkesboro. Last Sunday he spent a few hours at home with his mother. Sgt. William Leslie Dennis entered the army in November, 1942, and for the past year has been in Iran. AMOS CARL DENNIS PVT. JAMl-18 ALBERT DENNIS Before entering service he was a department manager for the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Transportation company at Johnson City, Tenn. Amos Carl Dennis is a petty officer, third class, in the navy and is serving in the Panama area. He-entered the navy in September, 1942. Prior to that time he was in charge of an office of the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Tran^ortation emnpany office ' in Durham. Pvt. James Albert Dennis entered the army in January, 1943, and is now in Ireland. Before entering service he was engaged in newspaper work in North Wilkesboro. K. of P. Lodge Makes Donation Supply Pastor Payne Snceeeds Williams On City On School Board North Wilkesboro Knights of Pythias lodge in meeting Mon day night voted to contribute $100 from the treasury of the lodge to the Y. M. C. A. building I fund now being raised for the j Wilkes Y'oung Men's Christian ! .Association. Members expressed the opinion that no more worthy cause could be found than supporting the Y. C. A. movement and expressed M asked to accept .the hope that all the people of the cess of regular purchases in order county will rally to the need for in helu put the county over in the'substantial donations In order ^nipaign. that the $160,000 Y. M. C. A. bonds fob Y. — lupd might be raised. Attention is called to mlr be^rurch'ased" by those wish ing to contribute to the Y. M. C ;ention is cancu ... —- --- ....c series “F" and “G” bonds galled to the grand lodge meet- k *^fiind and that they may have j g Carter is a mem A* LUUU V . « .» _ A. lUUU - the bonds made Payable to the Y C. A. The series F bonds M are "from $37.00 up and the ae- -G” bonds from ^00 up. The campaign to ral^ with which to erect a T. M. u. a here and the Fifth War Loan can be carried on cooperatively, be cause It is anticipated that the Y, M. C. A. building fund will remain In war bonds until after the war when it will be ®''® a modern Y. M. C. A^Udlng. oanvasseks to meet— Attention of all block leaders for the Fifth War Loan canvass In North Wilkesboro Is called to a meeting to be held Friday after- n^r four o’clock, in the town hall All those who have been contacted by Mrs. Edd Gardner ^rMrs. Gordon Ftaley to serve in the campaign are urgently ask ed to be present. There the canvassers ydll be liver instnctions relative -o I wle of bi-^ds in North Wllkes- 9. JTO. Surgical Dressing Worker, Needed At the Red Cro«« “ ,”f« 0~» ‘*^ow”hat the invasion Is on. n-Mt numbers of surgical drws- ten arrneeded on the hattle- Somta and volunteer workers are SSd’to rally to the cause and the local chapter’s quota of WMS Beginning Monday SHurglcal dressing room will he open on schednl^ Uon» Conv^on In Charlotte Soon North CaroUna district of Lions wlU hold the an- planning to ’ ’ ' In the meeting attention was Ing to be held In Winston-Salem Tuesday and Wednesday of next her of the distributing committee j for the grand lodge. Several | members of the local lodge plan to attend. Key. T. Sloan Guy, Jr., who has assumed his duties as sup ply pastor of the First BapUst church here for the months of June, July and August. Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr., pastor here since February, 1041, re signed to become pastor of the hirst Baptist church In Nor- Morocean snails have obtained a good foreign market, the principal customer being the United States which uses them in pharmaceutical Ya., June 1. products, particularly for the man-, «“y residing at 305 Third ufacture of sedative sirups for the telephone num- treatment of bronchitis. I ****■ • PRIVILEGE IS GIVEN TO WILKES COUNTY CITIZENS TO ACTIVELY AID COMFORT OF SERVICEMEH In New Guinea ton, who received l^.y ttaintog at I^>rt Onater, Miehl^Mi, is now In New Guinea, according to letters received i^ his wife, the former Mias Mattie AstUry, and bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Whittington, who livo i»eor mitan Cheek. Harold C. Woodruff of Port Bragg, secretary of Piedmont Camp and Hospital council, was In this city Wednesday. He met with a group repres anting the different civic organizations. The Lions Club, Kiwanls, D. A. R., American Legion, American Le gion Auxiliary, Dokles, Masons. Woman’s Club of Wilkesboro, Woman’s Club of North Wilkes boro and several churches had representatives at the meeting. Mrs. Richard Finley Is chairman of the Red Cross Camp and Hos pital Council for the Wilkes county chapter. The basic needs of those in the armed forces are being supplied by army and naval authorities, but there are many supplemen tary Items which are not provided from official sources—^that Is where we can be of help—for of course we as civilians will want to do everything possible to see that the many extra comforts, sup plies, and servlees reach the men and women In uniforms to whom they mean so much. It Is those extras that heighten the morale in the army and navy. The Ameri can Red dross does not solicit funds tor this work, but throngh yonr local Camp and Hospital (See PHviloge pngs IB) Ira D. Fayne ^places J. B. Williams On North Wilkes boro School Board North Wilkesboro city council 1 in June meeting elected Ira D. i Payne, well known local mer chant, to fill the vacancy on the city school board caused by the \ resignation of J. B. Williams, I whose home Is now outside of the I city and is on the Brushy Moun-1 tains. I Mr. Williams had been a mem-, ber of the board for 23 consecu-| tive years and had taken much 1 interest In educational matters here. His resignation was direct ed to D. J. Carter, chairman of the school board. The board recom mended to the city council that Mr. Payne be named to succeed Mr. Williams. Mr. Payne for many years has been engaged In business here and has been actively Interested in church, civic and school affairs. Following is reproduced the letter of Mr. Williams to the school board in which he submit ted his resignation: Gentlemen: After having served on your Board continuously for more than 23 years. It Is with keen regret that I tender my resignation as a member of the board. Due to the fact that I have now registered and have become a citizen of Brushy Mountain Township, I IBA D. PAYNE Gasoline Dealers Meeting Held Monday; Cou pons Tc Be Accepted Must Be For The Vehicle Gasoline dealers of Wilkes county in meeting here Monday night pledged not to let black market gasoline pass through their service stations. The meeting was called by S. Druauy itiuuul«h*» xunuauitf, of IV. Tomlinson, chairman of the po- thls county, It Is, therefore, man-1 troleum products advisory com datory that I resign from the board, but I wish to assure you in tendering this resignation that (See Payne—^page 6) RATION NEWS mlttee for Wilkes county, who presided. It was estimated that 70 per cent of the service stations operators In the county were pres ent for the meeting. Mack Moore, district rationing officer of the OPA. explained the (See Gasoline—page 12) ■V SHOES — Airplane stamps No. 1 and No. 2 (Book 3) val id Indefinitely. GASOLINE—Coupons No. 10 In A book good for three gal lons became effective May 9 and will expire Angnst 8. SUGAR—Sugar stamps No. 30 and No. 31, (book 4) good for five pounds indefinitely. Stamp No. 32 becomes good in definitely June 16 for five Itounda. canning SUGAR — Bngar stamp No. 40 gwod for five pounds of canning angnr nntU Febmery 28, 1248. PROCESSED POODS—Bine A8 throngh X8 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens. Good Indefinitely. ' meats AND FATS — Red AS through W8 (Book 4) now' mild at 19 potato eaoh, tor um with tokens. Good tad^nlt** ly- ■ City Council Has Meeting Tuesday; Many Matters Op Tax Payments To Be Ac cepted At Rate Of $1.10, Subject To Adoption North Wilkesboro board of commissioners in June session Tuesday evening transacted many Items of public interest The budget for the coming year was dismissed and W. P. Kelly, clerk and treasurer, was anthorised to accept pre-payment .ot 1244 taxM at an estimated mte of fl.lO on each hundred dollars mlnatlon of property. The rat* this year is only 12.00 Mt .dmdggTQw eomtac year them wlQ * ^HEAVY BATTLES RAGE AS ENEMY UNE STIFFENS InBonOrKe County Subdivided Into Dis tricts Similar To Centred School Divisions D-Day has come. Americans and valiant fighting men of the other allied nations are attacking In Prance in a climatic struggle to overthrow the forces of op pression and let freedom live. D-Day was Tuesday on the beaches of northern France, when men from Wilkes were part of the greatest military armada ever launched in any undertaking. Here at home the Fifth War Loan is starting, an event In which the people in the security and comfort of their own homes can back the attack In Europe. In this campaign you are only asked to lend your money, and at good rates of Interest, to finance the coming campaigns to crush the axis. In order that each section of the county have a separate responsi bility, the county has been divid ed Into districts with a quota of war bonds set for each. The dis tricts and their quotas are as fol lows: North Wilkesboro $832,000.00 Ferguson 5,000.00 GUreath 3,000.00 Hays 6,000.00 Lincoln Heights 500.00 Millers Creek 15,000.00 Moravian Falls 7,000.00 Mount Pleasant 10,000.00 Invasion Annies in Third Day Of Attack In France. Fierce Fighting In Progress As Nazis Attempt To Halt The Advancing Allies The Allies announced to day capture of their first French city, the Nazi-forti fied town of Bayeux, five miles inshore in the center of the Normandy invasion coast, and said they also had cut the highway from Bay eux to Caen as they moved inland in general heavy fighting against counterat tacking German reserves. Caen, 18 miles southeast of Bayeux and nine miles from the sea, was the scene of a German armored counterattack which has been hurled back, headquarters disclosed, and the Allied forces were said to be doing generally ‘'better than expected”. Aside from these two towns. Supreme Headquarters gave no place-names, ignoring a continu ing stream of German broadcasts which reported new Allied attacks all the way from the Pas de Calais area on Dover Strait to Nantes at the base of the big Brittany Pen insula jutting out Into the At lantic. A headquarters communique said the Allied landing beach^ had been cleared of the ^emy i tl^keshoro 3,000.00 75,000.00 TOTAL 4990,000.00 Many Going Into Navy On Friday From Board No. 2 Large Group of Young Men Will Leave Friday Morn ing To Begin Service By 0. P. A. Rules On Friday morning the largest single contingent of Wilkes men for the navy will leave to be In ducted and to begin naval service. The group will go from hoard number two and consists princi pally of young men who passed the physical examination In April. A similarly large group will go from board number 1 at another date. The list of men notified to leave for navy induction Friday morning follows: Kyle Monroe Brtaegar Robert Lee Bryajit Robert Jones Lyons William Samuel Gilliam Kama Bryce Teague Robert WlUbun CSieek Connie Gwens (See Many Going—page 12) Visits Home Pvt.. MarloA A. Ohnrcll; «o« of Rev. and MM. John. Chmtdi, of Summit, baa tmen speBdini^ a IS-dajr (nrloii0i with Mtatiyea and fHemXs, after eomptatton of his baste training ^ Keealer FteM, Mlartmtppt, fire tpott., Pvt. Obwrdi ll m afi- iJmm zm steady reinforcements pdured ta by sea and air. The supreme commander, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, toured the beach areas In a British vessel for four and one-half hours Wednes day, conferring with Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery and oth er operational chieftains less than five miles from German-held ter ritory. The German accounts, many ap parently designed purely to pro voke replies, claimed the British Sixth Parachute Division had been "annihilated”, that a beach head on the right bank of the Orne River had been wiped out; that a new amphibious attack had been made on the Calais area nearest Britain and heaviest bombed spot prior to the invasion; that new Allied air-borne opera tions were directed against Lo- rlent, Nataes and St. Brieuc—all on the Brittany Peninsula, and on Falalse and Argentan, 30 miles south of Caen, and 40 miles Inland. The Germans spoke at length of the “surprising” strength of air borne operations, and Allied headquarters confirmed that these were continued Wednesday on a large scale, without mentioning localities. The Germans said Caen was aflame, and Allied accounts infer- entlally confirmed this by describ ing heavy air attacks In that area and shelling of It by the 16-inch guns of the British battleship Nel son. Heaviest fighting apparently centered around Caen and Bay eux, the latter a cathedral town, once of 9,000 population. Reports from the front men tioned many casualties, although there was no solid evidence of the actual number or proportion. Both the U. S. and British navies re ported their casualties In person nel and ships were so far very small. Resistance of the German Navy and air force continued relatively Ught with E-boats driven off in two attacks and 51 German planes downed Wednesday by the over whelming Allied air cover, which lost 23 of Its ou’n planes. Light ning fighter-bombers demolished a German headquarters Wednes day afternoon. One retnrning filer said the GermaBB hzd flooded three large lowland areas near the beaebM ta efforts to hold up the Allied ad vance. The German land foreet pnt ap increasing realstaaoe tkst was «ot>. pected to become still stronger nr- the Natl command strngi^M to discern and me«t the. aifi^ ■toatogy. "P: ' 'a ^ ag manjr M 100 .
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