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'T'- i-.' ‘i: ':v Lieut. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, commanding general of the Army Ground Forces, shown presenting the Silver JStar award to Brigadier General Miles A. Cowles, na tive of Wilkesboro, N. C., for his gallantry in action in Italy as artillery commander of the 36th Infantry Div, Infantile paralysis cases la Wilkes county today had reached a total of 14, Dr. A. J. Bller, coun ty health officer, stated today at noon. This report shows an Increase of eight In the total since Thurs day and shows the importance of continuing precautions against further spread of the disease, the health officer said. With few exceptions, the cases in Wilkes have been placed In hospitals and have been Isolated. Parents have been asked to co operate by keeping their children from attending any public gather ings while the disease is spread ing. Health authorities are hope ful that if precautions are con tinued for some time that the epi demic threat will pass. Practically all public gatherings for children have been cancelled and children aro banned from theatres and other places of enter tainment until the polio threat subsides. HaH andWinf Badly Damaged C^ra and Apples Naw In Illinois Storm Saturday Evening Hits Part of County With Hail, Strong-Winds BENERAL MILES A. COWLES IS DECORATED FOR GALLANTRY Tax Authorities Advisory Council And Directors Of Y.M.C.A. to Meet In the face of a furious German barrage in Italy, Brigadier Gener al Miles A. Cowles of Three Rivers, Mich., artillery commander of the 36th Infantry Division, remained in a forward position with his men Eight Counties Will Meet Here Meeting of the directors and inspired American gun crews members of the advisory council ^ courage, accord- »f the Wilkes y. M. C. A. has been • - A series of eighteen district meetings for town and county tax collectors and attorneys is now being held throughout the state, nnderihe auiplcea of Lt. Mack T. Miller Gets Wings and Commission Aviation Cadet Mack T. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. George McT. Miller, 807 9th Street, North Wilkesboro, Saturday was com missioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces after com pleting bombardier training at the Carlsbad (New Mexico) Army Air Field. Lieut. Miller now becomes one of the Army Air Forces new "triple-threat men”—airmen who have completed instruction in dead-reckoning navigation and aerial gunnery in addition to the regular bombardlerlng course. As an officer in the Army Air Forces ready for active duty, his destination is not disclosed. He is a former student of North Carolina State College, Raleigh, N. C. Hall and wind did extensive damage to crops in several sec tion of Wilkes county Saturday evening. , J. B. Snipes, county agent, said today that a survey of crop dam age showed that the hailstorm ex tended from a point near Millers Creek in a southerly direction across the county and that many corn crops were extensively dam aged by hail and wind. Orchards between Oakwoods and the summer colony on the Brushies were heavily damaged by hail. Much of the growing ap ple crops on orchids In that vi cinity was beaten from the trees, or badly bruised, which will re sult in some apples being culls which would have developed into first class fruit. Extensive damage was reported to the corn crops on S. V. Tomlin-' son’s farm near Miller’s Creek, to crops on the farm of Dave Hall, Charlie Howard and R. B. Pre- vette on the Yadkin west of Wilkesboro, and to crops of other farmers in Ae path of the storm across a large part of the county. Other sections of the county re ported excellent rains during the week-end, which broke a drought which had become serious. Hall fell In some locallLis In record breaking amounts. The hail was So dense that in places it remained on the ground until Sunday. Rev. J. C. Pruitt and C. H. Lenderman, of this city, ra id fln^asMU Extra Effort This Week" Rectory To. Reach Qaota DISTRICT COMMITTEES AND STORES AIDING IN CAMPAIGN Pvt. James H. Watts has been transrerred to uienview, after he completed his basic training at Fort Custer, Mich., where he had been since enter ing service December, 1948. Ue Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie S. Watts, of Lenoir route one and was recenOy home on furlongli. SOVIETS CUT ROADS WEST FROM MINSK 'Triumphant Soviet troops yes terday cut off Minsk, main Nazi stronghold before Warsaw and Berlin, from all major communi cations westward, and sent armor ed spearheads racing to within 12 3-8 miles of the city’s/'nortli- eastem ^tes thj Bond sales In Wilkes county in the Fifth War loan have reached a total of 0748,000, but approxi mately 095,000 in ‘‘E’’ bonds are needed to reach the sub quota tor "E’’ bonds. W. D. Halfacre, war loan chair man, today emphasized the. need of more sales of "E” bonds. The county has a qaota on "E" bonds of 0227,000, which is Included In the total quota of 0990,000. In order to have a perfect rec ord, the county must reach the "E" bond total as well as the to tal quota of 0990,000. Efforts are being made to reach both the overall and the "E” bond quotas this week. Community organizations aro asked to double ^elr efforts through this week, and to contact as many people as possible with the appeal to buy more bonds now and substantially back the attack of fighting men. Retail stores are also asked to push sales this week, and to successfully wind up the campaign and again give Wilkes a perfect record in another great war effort. Mr. Halfacre stated today that the larger investors have complet ed their buying and that It now remains for individuals purchas ing bonds from |18.75 up to reach the county’s quota. A number of outside corpora tions doing business in Wilkes have cooperated by allocating bond purchases to Wilkes’ credit OBea ,_&iEkk!ay, July 11th. t The Y. M. C. A. Is now In the idst of a campaign to raise $1S0,- OO with which to erect a Y. M. gallantry in action. The award was presented to General Cowles, a native of mil. 11, - .. -- wilkesboro. North Carolina, by 3. A. building here after the war. Lieutenant General Lesley J. Mc- ’V Nalr, commanding general of the Army Ground Forces, during a ; ceremony at AGF Headquarters in ^ ■ I Washington, D. C. General Cowles. Open For Business V Forester Furn. Co. country , “General Cowles went forward A new furniture company has ; opened its doors to the public and Is now ready for business. It Is to be operated under the name of Forester Furniture Co., and is lo cated In the F. D. Forester & Co., building, corner B and Tenth streets. A most complete line of furni ture and other home needs will be of his division artillery command post to coordinate artillery fires for an attack on the town”, the citation sets forth, referring to action which took place in Italy last Septem'»er 13. ‘‘When he had successfully completed his self-assigned mission, he deter mined to remain in the forward carried by the firm, and the though ronage of the public is not only in-1 rlted but respectfull.v solicited .artillery positions overnight, al a heavy shelling from enemy artillery was anticipated. — - W'hen the furious barrage began, 'The store will be managed by General Cowles fearlessly moved Ir, George S. Forester who has | from position to position, advising le assistance of Mr. R. C. Good-1 ftie men, and by his very presence ■In. an experienced furniture assuring them of ultimate achleve- lan. i ment of their goal. His calm de- — V I meanor and steady assurance un- leturn From Chicago “er the harrowing circumstances __ inspired the gun crews to a high Bryan and H. p. I Peak of courage and efficiency Messrs T. R. nryctu auu ti. * • i * - . , - Pat) Eller returned Saturday and the warmth and strength of ■om Chicago where they attended!his personality encouraged the le sessions of the Republican ; men to work tirelessly in an et- atlonal convention. Being des-| to emulate their commanding mdants of Republicans of several: general s valor . snerations, it goes without say-! General Cowles was born on ig that they greatly enjo.ved be- j May 19, 1894. He was graduated ig present at the convention and | from the United States Military ere fortunate in having seats' Academy at West Point, New York, in 1917 and served overseas during World War I, taking part in the Meuse-Argonne, Aisne-Mar- ne and St. Mihiel offensives. A graduate of the Ordnance School of Technology at Water- town, Massachusetts, and the Ord nance School at Aberdeen, Mary- dlan. Proving Ground, General Cowles served as an Instructor at West Point from 1929 to 1934. Immediately prior to his assign ment as artillery commander of the 36th Infantry Division he was director of publications at the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. sar the platform. Mr. Bryan was an altemate- ilegate from the Eighth Congres- ,al District. •V la Paul Leonard Speaker Friday At Kiwanis Meet Paul Leonard, of Statesville, ,Id the North Wilkesboro Kl- anls Club Friday that he “Is con- Aced that unless more of our tlzens who believe In true democ- icy allow their Americanism to ipersede their party affiliations Id Immediately organize on a jn-partlsan basis to set up an ef- ictlve counter Influence to off- »t the effects of acUvltles by or- inlsatlons like Sydney Hillman’s oHtical Action Committee, we lar lose much of the ground that ifl been gained during the past ro years In the batUe w^ed Oder the generalsMP of Senator *Td to eliminate Now Deal agen- m maintained at public expense Hfeh have proven prolific breed- places for the BOCUllstlc and an tendencies General Cowles Is a half broth er of Mrs. T. B. Finley, of North Wilkesboro, and a cousin of C. H. Cowles, of Wilkesboro. Cripple Clinic 13th Regular monthly clinic for cripples will be held at the Wilkes hospital on Thursday morning, July 13. Dr. O. L. Miller, ortho pedic specialist, will make free ex amination of all crippled and de formed persons at the clinic. 'The asked to cooperate in .1, public Is - Mitartan which ] providing means for crippled and foundations^^ our deformed children to reach the UMIkuaa (gee Leuaagft r've) I- of North Carolina. Albert Coates, dlrectoi of the Institute, has pointed out that these meetings should be of par ticular Interest to town and coun ty tax collectors, attorneys, ac countants, mayors, managers, chairmen of boards of county commissioners, and other mem bers of town and county governing boards. The meeting for Alexa ider, Al leghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes coun ties will be held at the town hall in North Wilkesboro at 3 o’clock, Tuesday, July 11. The district meetings are be ing conducted by Peyton B. Ab bott, assistant director of the In stitute of Government, who has just completed two guidebooks: “The Foreclosure of City and County Property Taxes and Special Assessments in North Carolina”, already distributed, and “Guidebook for Tax Collectors in Cities an'd Counties of North Carolina", which Is In process of printing. Their purpose is to discuss mat ters of Interest to county and city tax collectors, attorneys and fi nance officers In the field of local taxation and possible Improve ments In the tax laws. The meetings started at Chapel Hill on June 19 and will end at Bryson City on July 17. They are designed to cover the entire state so that no interested party will have far to travel. IN THRI^TB Field Marshal Erwin Rommel has hurled strategic reserves and a panzer corps from Russia Into 25 counter-attacks against the British salient below Caen, but the Allies with a joint land, air and sea barrage, smashed them all and broke up an attempt grand-scale assault before It could be mount ed, reports said today. Calling on seven tank divisions and four of infantry, Rommel achieved a alight penetration near the base of the salient Saturday during a day of fierce battles, but by nightfall his forces were thrown back to their starting point with heavy losses. The Allies’ situation was view ed as highly satisfactory after 90 hours of fighting off the German jobs which, cumulatively were re garded as representing the most serious effort yet to drive back our French beachhead. TIGHTEN HOLD ON GARAPAN; TAKE VILLAGE RATION NEWS 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 August 8. SUGAR—Sugar stamps No. 30 and No. 31. (book 4) good for five pounds Indefinitely. Stamp No. 32 becomes good in definitely Jnne 16 for five pounds. CANNING SUGAR — Sugar stamp No. 40 good for fire ponnda of canning sugar until February 28, 1946. PROCESSED FOODS—Blue AS through Z8 and A5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens. Good In definitely. MEATS AND FATS: Red A8 through Z8 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for nse with tokens. Good Indefinitely. SUGAR: Sugar stamp 40 good for five pounds canning sugar until February 28, 1945. Apply to local boards for sup plemental rations. Veteran American marines and army troops, supported by a thundering aircraft, artillery and naval bombardment, have scored gains ranging from 500 yards to a mile along the entire front on Saipan Island to seize heights overlooking Garapan and Tanapag Harbor, Admiral Chester W. Nimi- tz announced yesterday In com muniques on the progress of the Marianas campaign. Sweeping ahead In one of the bloodiest battles of the entire Pa cific campaign, the Americans strengthened their hold on Gara pan, captured the mountain vil lage of Charan Tahute and at one point on the fluid front were only a few miles from the northern end of the island, Nlmltz announced. The American Invaders of the strategic Island within bombing distance of Tokyo forged ahead on Saturday to move their flank on the eastern side of the 18-mlle- long island to within five and ^ 1 tAa ««Ai*^1iAV¥i tin Kri«n_ half miles of Its northern tip, Nlm- itz Bald In his second communi que within five hours. Purlear Revival To ^gin On June 9th The public is cordially Invited to the revival services which will begin Sunday, July 9, at Purlear Baptist church. The pastor. Rev. Fred Blevins, vrill be assisted during the revival by Rev. Charlea J. Poole. that time. This morning deposits of hall were still In evidence near Mora vian Creek. Andy Roberts brought | to this city a gallon of hall at ten a, m. today. Many of the hailstones were still as large as partridge eggs and at some places were sev eral Inches deep on the ground. Boys Have Good Time In Exciting Softball Games Boys softball league is in full swing here and some exciting games have been played during the past two weeks. The East Side kids met their first defeat on Friday evening when the Mlddlebiisters took a game by the score of 14 to 9. The MIddlebusters had previously suf fered three defeats at the hands of the East Side kids and were jubilant over breaking their string of victories. The East Side kids have won two games from Wilkesboro. V w ndrthVest hnd dt tie city were 54 miles apart and the German garrison’s only escape routes from Inevitable Russian pressure were a couple of secon dary dirt roads through forests and marshes to the west. London observers believed that 300,000 Germans or more might be trapped In a German disaster possibly as great at Stalingrad. “The day Is near when we shall hoist the Red flag of the Soviet Union over Minsk”, the Soviet newspaper Izvestia said as the thunder of approaching guns was heard in the city and Soviet ar tillery moved to within artillery range. In its first 24 days of operation the new Blood Bank of Calcutta, India, received 57,476 donations of blood. Interesting Meet Junior Order 4th Degree work will be carried out Tuesday night, eight o’clock. In the Junior Order meeting In this city. Several candidates from Mount Airy will be Initiated and officers for the next six months will be Installed. All members, and especially the degree team, are urged to attend. Refresh ments will be served. In addition to the regular meet ing, there will be a special service for members In the armed forces. V , as wtoinptmy, flO.eOO; Dixie Home Sthree, $2,- 000; Early and Daniel (Tuxedo Feeds), f5,000; International Shoe company, $25,000; J. C. Pen ney company, $2,000; West 'Vir ginia Pulp and Paper company. $3,000. Priority Plan In Employment is NowInEffect BUY MORE WAR BONDS TAYLOR BROTHERS IN SERVICE Tw^on^f Mr*. Ulli® Taylor, of North WUhesboro route one, eure In service in the army and navy. S®*™*** Second Class Roy Austin entered service in the navy air corps on April 20, 1044.- He received his hoot training at Jacksonville, Flo^rida, and was recently sent to Bainbridge, Md. HU wife and ton, Kelly, aro mak ing their home with. Mrs. Tajdor’s pazonts., T.S«t Steve M. Ta^or, of the army ahr cwrpt, entered swnrice Apifl 16, 1942, and U noyr in the Gaki Pagoe islands.^ Hu wife, the former MUs Maddine GolKhor, and eon,' are now in ArlingMn, Vai, with her parent*.’- By .MRS. KATHRYN LOTT Manager U. S. E. 8. The new priority referrel plan effective July 1st brings a reali zation to all of us that even though we have made great strides towards defeating our ene mies, a tough fight is still ahead. It Is true that some production has been curtailed—naturally, since the invasion, landing craft production has been decreased while on the other hand, tanks, guns, and ammunition have been stepped up to an urgent demand. Some of this increased production has been a request direct from General Eisenhower. Therefore, during the next sev eral months, all personal desires and self interests must be put be hind us—by employers and em ployees. At no time during the war, has it been so necessary to furnish our boys the equipment they need. The Priority Plan works as fol lows: Certain industries vital to the war effort will be given a priority rating and to those Indus tries, the U. S. E. S. will be re quired to refer all male workers available for employment. 'When those needs have been met, the U. S. E. S. will be required to refer all male workers to Industries I listed as essential—and not until these needs have been met, can the U. S. E. S. refer male workers j to other than essential establish ments. At the same time, an em ployment ceiling will be establish ed for each Industry to provide for the most effective possible utilization of manpower. It will be necessary, under this plan, for other than essential employers to use every means to rednee turn over and thus stabilize their pres ent employment because there will be little chance of replacement, particularly of male workers. a. Lt. Jack Spainhoixr In Invasion Forces Mr. and Mn. J. B. Spafnhonr ^ recalTe4 a letter a few days ago from their son, Lt. (J.g) J. B. Spaltthonr, Jr., UBNR, from sotac- wh«r» In Franca. He wa* In the Invasion and ha* arriiad sataly. Lt Spainbovr writes he is in a lotely pert M France and is hi^ ; vr- M " . -M
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