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VOL. XXXIX, No. 20
Published Mondays and Tbursdays. NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 194%. . W>itel| Your
In
rth Wilkesboro
Schools to Begin
On September 4th
Few Changes In Faculty; In
terior High School Build
ing Being Repainted
North Wilkesboro city schools
■will oiten on Monday, Sept. 4, Paul
S. Cragan, superintendent, an
nounced.
The city school calendar calls
for ThanksglTlng holidays Thurs-
snd and Friday, November 30-
December 1, Christmas holidays
December 15-31, Easter holidays
March 30-April 2, and school
closing May 31.
There will be but tew faculty
changes for the coming term. The
few yacancies now remaining are
expected to be filled in the next
few days. Painters have com
be task of repainting the
of the high school bulld-
ind other Improvements have
m made.
A successful summer school
session ended Saturday. Misses
Mabel Hendren and Sallie Outlaw,
regular faculty members, were lu-
structors for the summer school,
lools of the Wilkes county
fjstcm will open on August 14.
itk the exception of Mulberry,
lich will open on September 4.
same date as North Wilkesboro.
Captured German
Equipment Sent
As Birthday Gift
Mrs. C. W. Craven of Millers
Creek, Receives Unique
Gift From Son
Mrs. ('. \V. Craven, of Millers
Creek, was feted at a surprise
birthday dinner on June 30tU
and received a uniQUe birthday
gift from one of her four sons now
in servke.
The dinner was set for Mrs.
Craven by two daughter-in-laws,
r- A- Craven, ot North.
fWllkesboro, ' and Mrs. Grace
.Jraven, of Cricket.
L The birthday gift from a son
%as from Staff Sergeant Henry
Craven, now in Italy. In the
package was captured German ami
Italian equipment, consisting of
a German helmet, German bayonet
and Italian knife.
’ The dinner was an enjoyable
occasion for Mrs. Craven, who
eald that she missed the presence
of her four sons in service. In ad
dition to S.Sgt. Henry Craven, she
has three other fighting sons:
Master Sergeant I^awrence Crav
en, also in Italy: Pfc. John Craven,
now in Florida; and Kyle Craven,
who Is in the navy and is now in
England. “I hope that by this
time next year my sons and all
mothers' sons, can be home again”.
Mrs. Craven said.
The helmet, bayonet and knife
sent Mrs. Craven by her son in
Italy are now on display at The
Journal-Patriot office.
i NEW CHURCH
IS ORGANIZED
Rev. F. A. Keith announces that
new church has been organized
t the Davis cemetery near Goshen
1 the Harris community. The
ew church has fourteen members
nd will be known as the Davis
lemorlal Missionary Baptist
hurch, and Rev. Mr, Keith was
ts organizer and will serve as
as tor.
There will be services at the lo-
ation of the new church on Sun-
ay, July 16th, at 3 p. m., and
be public Is cordially Invited to
ttend. It Is hoped that a build-
ig will be erected In the near fu-
Y^KS PUSH
Through key
HUB OF LA HAYE
nerican troops smashed thru
laye Du Pults to Its southern
tlrts Wednesday in fierce
It fighting, captured Its rail
an and by-passed the last
ets of German resistance on
sides for gains up to two and
lalf miles.
le double outflanking drive
the escape roads out of La
, both to the east and west,
ktenlng entrapment of the
ed garrison, and sent one
rhead racing down left of the
toward the-e®a^^^ I>ort of Las-
flve miles farther south.
Ute dispatch from Henry T.
ell of the United Press said
same U. 8. forces were wlth-
n from the La Haye rail
I to avoid costly street fight-
lincA the advnncee to either
had already robbed the posi-
of fu effectiveness.
Wounded In F^’ance
Pfc. .Archie McNeill was
woundcl in action during the
Invasion of France. News that
Prc. McNelU was wounded was
contained in a letter received
here by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Oj'vus McNelU, yesterday.
He statt'd in the letter that his
right arm was fractured in
IViince ami that he had been
sent hack to England and was
In a hospital. The letter was
written with his left hand, and
no details were given about how
the wound was inflicted.
'Ill,, following letter was re-
celveti from Pfc. McNeill tmiay
bv his imrents, Mr. and Mrs.
tyrus .McNelU: "Ijooks like my
stay in H'rance was short. I’m
back in England now. Please
don’t worry about me, for I'm
only slightly wounded in the
right arm and shoulder. I've
lieen hack in England for two
days. I was evacuated by plane
—nice ride, too. I was wound
ed by a (Jerman artillery shell;
was hit by shrapnel. I’ll prob
ably stay in England for good.
I got myself a few tJennan
siitjHTs while I was In I’ranee,
thoiigli. ...”
M. C. Woodie Buys
Market For
Uoion Bus Station
Bus Station Will Be Moved
October 1; Improved Bus
Facilities Planned
A real estate deal involving
transfer of highly valuable prop
erty was completed this week
when M. C. Woo'Jie purchased
from C. D. Coffey, Jr., the Motor
.Market property on the corner of
.Main and Sixth streets.
Mr. Woodie said today that the
■Motor Market building would be
converted into a union bus sta
tion and that he would take over
the property about October 1. Mr.
Woodie is manager of the bus sta
tion now located on Ninth street
and is agent for the Greyhound
bus lines here.
The .Motor Market Service sta
tion, Mr. Woodie said, will con
tinue to be operated in connection
with the bus station %-hon it is
moved to that property and parts
of the building will be remodeled
into modern bus station facilities.
Grounds around the building,
.Mr. Woodie said, will accomodate
14 buses at one time, and there
will be ample space to avoid con
gestion so prevalent at many bus
stations. Plans call for estab
lishing a bus station cafe and
many other conveniences for bus
travelers.
•V-
Money can fight, buy bonds.
Assistant Agent
.NUss Helen Price, who recent
ly a.ssumed her duties as assis
tant home agent in Wilkes coun
ty, Is devoting her time to food
production and conservation.
Ml-ss Price, native of Kowan
county, was home economics
teacher In Honda high school
last year. She Is a former 4-
H did) member and was very
active In club work before en
tering ooUege.
7-44’s Are Being
Taken From List
Subecriptlons dated 7-44
(July 1, 1944) are being re
moved from 'Pbe lonmal-Pa-
triot mailing list. If the fig
ures on your address label are
7-44, yon are urged to renew
your subscription Immediately
In order not to miss any Issue of
your paper.
Wartime restrictions will not
. allow mailing papers to per
sons whose subscriptions bare
expired. Those whose labels
read 8-44 are requested to re
new before August 1.
The subscription rates now
are 82.00 per year in WUkes,
Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga,
Caldwell, .Alexander, Iredell,
kadkln and Surry counties. 'To
civilians outside of these coun
ties the rate is 88-00 per year.
The local rate of 82.00 per year
appUes to all men in service
everywhere.
AMERICANS
TAKE AIRPORT
American troops on Noemfoor
Island off Dutch New Guinea oc
cupied the Komasoren airdrome
at 3 p. m. on the Fourth of July,
Gen. Douglas MacArthur announc
ed today.
Komasoren was taken In a
three-mile advance from Kamiii
airdrome which was captured two
hours after the Initial landings on
Noemfoor by veteran army troops
on Sunday.
In the three-day-old campalg,u,
the Americans have seized two
airdromes against the slightest
enemy opposition, capitalizing on
the surprise of the landings which
outflanked Japanese defense po
sitions.
The Americans drove to
Komasoren with the support of
medium tanks while Allied war
ships and planes blasted enemy
positions along the coast.
Royal, Miles-and
Brooks Reunion
Annual reunion of the Royal,
Miles and Brooks families will be
held at the home of George M.
Royal, one-half mile west of high
way 21 and one mile south of
Roaring Gap postoffice on Sun
day, July 16.
J. A. Royal, program chair
man for the occasion, stated in
announcement of the reunion that
Rev. A. F. Walker and Rev. Char
lie Miles will deliver sermons and
that there will be an address by
Senator S. O. McGuire, of Elkin.
All members of the families, their
relatives and friends are urged to
attend and with basket dinners for
the picnic-style dinner at noon.
Re-Employment
Group is Named
J. B. McCoy Heads Com
mittee Wbicb Will Help to
Place Veterans On Jobs
J, B. McCoy has been appointed
re-employment chairman for re
turning veterans in Wilkes county.
Mr. McCoy has appointed the
following to serve with him on
the committee whose duty it will
be to place returning veterans in
gainful employment: Mrs. Kathryn
Lott, manager employment service
office; Troy L. Perry, veterans’
representative in employment
service; Major B. P. Robinson,
American Legion; Dr. J. S. Deans,
Lions club; R. T. McNlel, mayor;
Mrs. J. W. Leyshon, Legion Auxi
liary; Charles C. McNeill, welfare
department.
A meeting of the committee will
be called at an early date.
Baptist Pastors
To Meet Monday
Wilkes County Baptist Pastors’
Conference will meet Monday,
July 10, ten a. m., at Relns-
Sturdlvant chapel.
The devotional will be conduct
ed by Rev. Howard J. Ford, pas
tor of the Wilkesboro Baptist
church, which will be followed by
an address by C, B. Eller, superin
tendent of Wilkes schools; who
will speak on the subject, "Rela
tion Between Church and School”.
Rev. W N. Hayes will deliver the
monthly sermon at II o’clock.
The afternoon session will he de
voted to Bible studies.
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CpL Brame Home
Cpl. Joe Brame, of Camp Gor
don, Oa., is spending a few days
fnrlongh here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Brame.
Kifled IiivA^on
LIEUT O. B. BLEVINS
Lt. Blevins Was
Killed In Action
Germany Jan. 11
Message From German Gov
ernment Tbrough Red Cross
Says Wilkes Man Killed
Lt. Clarence Edwin Blevins, re
ported missing In action over Ger
many since January II, was killed
in action on that date, according
to a War Department telegram re
ceived Tuesday by bis parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Blevins, of
Hays.
The War Department telegram
said: “Report now received from
German government through In
ternational Red Cross states your
son, First Lieutenant Clarence E.
Blevins,, reported missing, was
killed In action over Germany
January 11. We extend our deep
est sympathy”.
Lt. Blevins was navigator on a
flying fortress and participated in
many missions over Germany and
enemy occupied territory. He had
a most (xcellent re?prd and had
received #.nujn^^, awards for
outstanding achlev«slents.
Knights Of Pythias
Install Its Officers
At a special Installation Serv
ice Monday night. North Wilkes
boro Lodge No. 67, Knights of
Pythias, installed new officers.
Past Chancellor Commander Paul
S. Cragan surrendered the gavel
to Lodge Deputy J. B. Carter who
conducted the Installation cere
mony.
The Lodge is headed for the
new term by J. B. Snipes, Chan
cellor Commander. Other new of
ficers are R. B. Gibbs, Vice-
Chancellor; Rev. Howard Ford,
Prelate; Harvel Howell, Master
of Works; R. H. Shell, Master at
Arms; Max Poster, Inner Guard;
Frank Crow, Outer Guard; J. Q.
Adams. Keeper of Records and
Seals; W. E. Jones, Master of
Exchequer: and Clifford Moore,
Master of Finance.
Upon assuming their new du
ties, the officers outlined their
plans for the new year. Mem
bers were enthusiastic over prog
ress of the Lodge during recent
months and pledged full support
to the new officers.
ISOLATED NAZI
POCKETS ARE
MOPPED UP
Red troops smashed closer to
Wilno in prewar Poland yesterday,
capturing two Important rail
junctions on the line from Minsk,
Moscow announced, and at the
same time German broadcast said
that Kowel had been evacuated,
indicating a possible New Russian
offensive south of the Prlpyat
marshes.
Premier Stalin personally an
nounced the capture of the rail
center of Molodeczno, 40 miles
northwest of the White Russian
capital of Minsk, and the subse
quent Soviet communique said
that this same drive by Gen. Ivan
Chemlakhovsky’s third White
Russian Army also had taken
Smorgonle, 21 miles farther west
on the same railroad.
Molodeczno fell to the massed
assault of large Russian tank for
mations, cavalry and Infantry af
ter two days of fierce fighting In
the streets and from houM to
house.
Purlear Revival
Revival services will OTjen Sun
day at Purlear Baptist ehureh. The
pastor. Rev. Fred Blevira, will be
assisted br, Rer. p.vl. Poole. The
public is invited tOj alt ■ervto.es.
Total Polio Cases
Is Now ^enteeii:
Oro Dies of PoKo
12-Year-(Xd Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Caii Smitii, of Ben.
ham, Died On Tuesday
Private funeral services were
held this morning at 11 o’clock at
Pleasant Hill Baptist church for
Charles Bobby Smith, 12, son ot
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith of Ben-
ham, who died Tuesday in the
Hickory emergency hospital lor
infantile paralysis sufferers fol
lowing a (kie week’s illness.
The Revs. David W. Day, Grant
Cothem and George Curry offi
ciated at the services.
Surviving besides the parents
are seven brothers and sisters.
Seaman Second Class James
Smith, Port McHenry, Md., Ser
geant John M. Smith, Camp
Breckenrldge, Ky., Marie, Joseph,
Margaret, David and Arlene of
the home and the grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Smith of Ben-
ham and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Bur-
ebam of Detroit, Mich.
Wilkes county health officer
today reported the total of known
Infantile paralysis cases in
Wilkes county as being 17 with
some other patients under obser
vation.
This total represents an Increase
of three since J#mday and 11
since last Thursday, when the to
tal was six.
Health authorities warn that
parents should continue to keep
their children from being In
crowds or attending any type .,‘f
public gatherings.
Mlnisteral Association of the
Wilkesboros In session here Sun
day passed a resolution urging
that parents read the Sunday
school lesson to children who must
stay away from Sunday school be
cause of the polio epidemic.
Foundation Aids
Victims of Polio
In WHk^ County
The WUkes county chapter. Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, held Its annual
meeting In the Welfare Office at
10:00, June 30, Charles C. Mc
Neill, chairman, presiding.
A report of the receipts and ex
penditures of the IOC il chapter,
including recent costs for medical
services, hospitalization, transpor
tation, braces, etc., was given by
Mrs. W. R. Absher, secretary and
treasurer. Mrs. Bell, county
health nurse, reported four new
cases of paralysis, making approxi
mately 16 cases reported in copnty
to date. Several other cases are
under observation. A motion was
made and carried that Mrs. W. R.
Absher be authorized to disburse
chapter funds to cases of Infan
tile paralysis needing assistance.
A letter was read from C. H.
Crabtree, state representative. Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, suggesting that 50 per
cent of chapter funds be sent to
state headquarters to form an
emergency pool to be used wher
ever In the state it Is most needed.
After much discussion, it was de
cided by the chapter that there
were so many cases needing im
mediate attention In Wilkes couu
ty that all funds on hand might be
needed locally. A motion was
made and carried to have books
audited and auditor to be paid
from chapter funds. By-laws sug
gested by National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis were adopted.
At the general meeting the fol
lowing were elected to the exe
cutive commute for the ensuing
year: Paul Cashlon, Charles C.
McNeill, Mrs. W. R. Absher, Mrs.
Bertha Bell, J. B. Williams, Mrs.
A. H. Casey, Mrs. Claude Dough-
ton. and Charles Jenkins. The
following officers were elected by
the executive committee; Paul
Cashlon, chairman, Charles C.
McNeill, vlce-charlman, and Mrs.
W. R. Absher, secretary and treas-
Public Cannery
Lincoln Heights
The Wilkes County Cannery, lo
cated at Lincoln Heights high
school. Is now open for public
business. The canning days are
Tuesday through Friday and all
products to be canned must be In
the cannery before 12:00, noon.
The charges will be 2c per can for
the labor pins the price of the
cans. Pint cans are Ic each and
quart cans are 6c each.
For farther Information see A
M. Overton at Lincoln Betohts.
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Is Navigator
'If^7
h’lrst Lieut. William O. Gray,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gray,
ot Wilkesboro, has made more
than hO missions as navigator
on a B-17 Plying Fortress from
air bases in Bn^and and Italy.
Lieut. Gray Is a member of the
15th Air Force. He took his
basic training at Ellington and
San Maroos air bases In Texas,
having volunteered for service
in the air corps in Angnst, 1942.
Lient Gray lias been awarded
the air medal and several oak
leaf clusters, and has been cited
for bravery In action by his
commanding officers. Before
entering the air corps he was
associated with his brother, A.
R. Gray, Jr., in the furniture
boslness. Uls bomber group is
now based In Italy.
$33,000 ‘E’ Bonds
Is Badly Needed to
Put County ‘Over’
Rural District Leaders Asked
to Hand In Reports; The
Storey Pushing Drive
Legion Will Meet
On Friday Night
Wilkes post of the American
Legion will meet on Friday eve
ning, 7:30 o’clock, at the Legion
and Auxiliary clubhouse. A full
attendance Is urged.
Officer Junior
Council Instalied
North Wilkesboro council of
the Junior Order on Tuesday night
installed officers for the ensuing
six-months’ term.
E. L. Derrick heads the council
as councilor. The other officers
installed are as follows: Ralph
Church, vice councilor; C. A. Can
ter, recording secretary; J. M. El
ler, assistant recording secretary;
Johnson Sanders, financial secre
tary; Northwestern Bank, treas
urer; Wade Wallace, conductor;
George W. Johnson, Jr., warden:
C. J. Sanders, Inside sentinel; Bill
Caudill, outside sentinel; Wade
Wallace, J. M. Eller and Clay
Pardue, trustees; R. B. Church
and R. C. Pardue, representatives
to state council; D. E. Elledge and
H. L. Mecham, alternates to state
council; H. L. Mechem, chaplain;
Rev. John L. Wells, Jr., Junior
past councilor.
If the people of Wilke* county
will buy an additional $33,000 la
“E” bonds Wilkes county will go
over the top In every respect In
the Fifth War Loan, W. D. Half
acre, chairman, stated today.
The overall quota Is $990,000,
and already the total sales have
passed the $900,000 mark.
But In the total quota Is a sub
quota of $227,000 for “E” bonds,
and the amount to date is $33,-
000 short of that goal. In order
for the name of Wilkes county to
be placed on a landing craft
plaque, it is Imperative that the
“E” bond quota be reached.
Rural district leaders are re
quested to hand .n their reports
this week if possible and in any
event not later than July 14 if the
prospects In the various communi
ties can be contacted by that time.
Rural district leaders and mem
bers of retail stores’ personnel
are urged to make extra efforts
during the last days of the cam
paign in order to put the county
on record again as fully backing
the attack of allied fighting men
everywhere.
Report of Sales
Of War Bonds
In the County
Ferguson District: i
Gilreath District;
Hays District
Lincoln Heights
Millers Creek Dist
Boomer and Moravian
Falls District
Mt. Pleasant District..
Mulberry District
Roaring River Dist. ..
Ronda District ..
Wilkesboro District
Traphlll District
2.675.00
2.200.00
3.X75.00
550.00
8,575.00
20.075.00
1.725.00
6.775.00
2.850.00
32.100.00
' . 50.00
1.800.00
Total for districts $125,150.00
(TTY BIXX.’K LE.4I)ERS
Mrs. Gordon Finley ....$19,925.00
Mrs. Edd F. Gardner 23,400.00
Total for leaders .... $43,325.00
BUY MORE WAR BONDS
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RETAIL STORES
Bare’s Dept. Store $ 2,
Mark-Down Furniture
Store -
Belk’s Dept. Store ..
Goodwill Dept. Store..
Harris Bros.
Hackney’s Store
J. C. Penney Co
Rose’s 6-10-25C Stores
Rhodes-Day Furni
ture Co. — ..
Tomlinson’s DepL Store
350.00
5,
200.00
025.00
100.00
75.00
200.00
325.00
775.00
325.00
926.00
Total Retail Stores ....$28,300.00
Serving Overseas
Pfc. Roby P. Tstos Is now sta
tioned Bomowbere in Enid*z>d>
aoooming to raoent letters re*
ceived by his mother. Mm.
IXewnrie Tates Bobtason, of Pmv
lesr. Ffe. Tsdes entered tbe
army In OctoDer, IMS, meets*
ed beeic tntni^; at Unap
BtaiKQnc,
Apa tilts pesr.
REPORT SALE DRUG STORES
North Wilkesboro Drug
Company .45,550.00
Red Cross Pharmacy .... 1,125.00
Wilkes Drug Company.. 1,060.00
Total Sale Drug Stores ..$7,726.00
Total sales for retail stores, drug
stores, rural districts, and city
block leaders $204,600.00
NIMiTZ SEES
FIGHTING NEAR
END IN SAIPAN
Admiral Chester W. Nimlti last
night reported new advances by
the American invaders of Saipan
as he threatened Japan with In*
creasing pressure thronghont the
Pacific and asserted that the ene
my’s current offensive In China
will only "spar ns on”.
Nlmiti, disclosing that marine
and army forces on Saipan had
poshed 500 yards farther north
since Tnesday’s eommoniaaa, told
a press conference that he believ
ed the Saipan campaign was near ,
a snecesstol eonelnsion, hot ’warn-'
ed that the JapaneM stin on the
Marianas Oi1sbS eonstttato "inofa
than a nnlsB&ee”. ;