A calendar of more than 100
criminal cases has been made out
for the August term of Wilkes
superior court, which will con
vene on Monday, August 7, with
Judge Wilson Warllck, of New
ton, presiding.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of
Yarlklnvllle. has made out the
calendar for theaterm.
The term will be for two weeks
and It Is expected that the entire
two weeks will be consumed with
the cases calendared as there are
, many felonies. Including a num-
of capital charges, pending
1^ In making out the calendar So-
:^lioltor Hall explained that bastar-
.r dy cases were omitted from the
calendar, due to the ban on child
ren being In public during the in
fantile paralysis epidemic. Child
ren are not to be taken Into court.
Solicitor Hall said. Cases in which
•,^P^lie defendants are In jail are sub-
B Ject to call at any tin e during the
^^erm.
The court calendar Is published
elsewhere In this newspaper.
A
I’vt. H. C. .lolnes has been
wounded In Prance, according
to a message received here Sun
day by his mother, Mrs. R. V.
Joinos. So details of the
wound-s were given. Today his
mother reoelvetl the purple
heart award by mail.
TThere have been no new cases
of polio reported in Wilkes since
Thursday.
However, Dr. A. J. Eller, county
health officer, today again warn
ed that the ban on children In pub
lic places Is sflll on to prevent a
recurrence of the epidemic, and
urged complete cooperation In
carrying out the precautions which
seemed to have curbed the disease
i in the county.
The county total remains 34
cases since June 1. Practically
all the cases are hospitalized at
Gastonia and Hickory.
Harrold Brothers
Hoey Delivers An
Address Friday
At Kiwanis Meet
Donations Made To
Fund For Hospital
For Polio Victims
Gordon Baptist Church Rais
es $65.44 In Collection;
Other Gifts Reported
Several substantial contribu
tions to'the fund for the Kmei -
gency Hospital for infantile para
lysis at Hickory have been made
here since the appeal was publish
ed in The Journal-Patriot on
Thursday.
A special Fifth Sunday offering
was taken at Gordon Baptist
1 ic. .lohn Ivc, .lari-oiu, lett,
cntrrcvl tlio aniiy in 1!>42, and
i.s now sliitioiied at the Ra.^ic
Training t’enter at Greensboro.
»r ehwh Buitday sahoal antirt of thto ■ Hjj wWe;-the former Mlss-Ji***
city Sunday morning and a total
a
of $65.44 was contributed to the
fund. Rev. Ralph Miller, pastor,
stated that splendid response to
the appeal was made by the con
gregation, which was smail on ac
count of the polio ban against
{ children attending public gather
'{ ings.
Mrs. D, S. Melville sent a $5.00
^ contribution to the fund Friday.
Donations of $25 each were
made by Ur. \V, K. NSwton and
A. R. Johnston. Their donations
were sent to the Hickory center
by Attorney T. R. Bryan, who has
been a volunteer worker thef''
since his son. John Q. A. Bryan,
was stricken with the disease four
weeks ago.
The Journal-Patriot will con
tinue to receive donations for the
fund, which will be used for build
ings and equipment for the polio
center at Hickory, and which will
be a permanent institution fnr
care and treatment of infantile
paralysis victims.
Former Governor and Sena
torial Candidate Has In
spiring Message for Club
Wood, makes lin- home with
tier parents on North Wilktv,-
lH>ro route two. Pvt. Roby Eu-
gue Harrold. riglit, enterel the
army in .lune, I1M4, and ts now
stationtsl at Sheppard Field,
'I'evas. Tile Harrold brothers
arc sons of Mr. and Mrs. E. 8.
Harrold. fonncriy of Htiys, and
who now live at Is-noir.
Presbyterians And
Mitb^ists Here
Plan For Services
RED TROOPS
CRASH INTO
Russian troops. In the first
Allied Invasion of German-annex
ed territory, yesterday swept sev
en miles Into the Suwalkl triangle
Incorporated Into East Prussia in
1939. while other Soviet forces
cut the last overland rail escape
route for German armies in T.atvia
and Estonia.
The Red Army invasion of
Ad«lf Hitler’s greater Germany
w4b made In a powerful new drivt
toward East Prussia proper
■- launched by troops of Gen. Ivan
^D. Chemiakhovsky’s Third White
Russian Army, advancing along
a 68-mlle front from bridgeheads
on the west bank of the Nlemen
River.
Smashing into the former Polish
Suwalkl district to the town of
Oiby, Cbemlakhovsky’s forces
drove to within 24 miles of the
border of East Prussia and to
within 124 miles southeast of
Koenlgsberg, capital of Ger
many’s easternmost province.
In I>atvla, Gen. Ivan C. Bagra
mian’s First Baltic Army, advanc
ing 14 miles, reached the rail sta
tion of Gluda, seven miles west
of Jelgava, cutting the only re-
roalnlng raUroad to East Prussia,
and narrowing the German escape
gap to 24 miles between Cluda and
■ the Golf of Blga.
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During the rhonth of August the
I’reshyterian ami the First Metho
dist churches will unite for the
Sunday evening services at eight
o’clock, with the following sche
dule:
August 6— RfV. S. D. Crane at
Methodist church.
.•\ugust 1.2- Rev. A. C. Wag
goner at Prc'sbyterian church.
August '.’0—Rev. S. D. Crane at
Methodist church.
August 27 — Rev. A. C. Wa.g-
goner at Presl?>'terian church.
Clyde K. Hoey, former gover
nor and now candidate fof U. S.
Senate, delivered a most inspiring
address Friday before the North
Wllkesboro Kiwanis club on the
subject of “This High Hour In
Human History”.
The speaker was presented to
the club by R, M. Brame, Jr.,
program chairman for the day.
Former Governor Hoey called
attention to our former years of
development into a nation of great
power and ■wealth.
“But we are now living In a
time when our greatest yearning
is for the end of the war when we
shall rejoice to see coming home
again our young manhood. There
i.s now a great spirit of Ipyalty
I among our young manhood. There
is now a great spirit of loyalty
among our people. We are thlnk-
now Important that we do two
things: First: Render all the help
we can to get the war over; sec
ond: we must lead in the making
of the peace after the war”, he
stated.
The speaker stated also that wc
must have again the liberties and
the privileges we enjoyed before
the war began. The restrictions
placed on us because of the war
must be taken away. We must be
ruled by laws passed by the con
gress rather than rules made by
theorists and bureaus. We must
justify the sacrifices made by our
young men by making a lasting
peace.
Prior to the program Secretary
T. E. Story read a letter from the
Infantile Paralysis Foundation at
Hickory expressing appreciation
tor the $175.00 recently sent the
(.See Hoey Speak.s—page four)
Quota
Cycle $10,000.00
Ferguson .. 6,000.00
Gllreath .. 3,000.00
Hays 6,000.00
Lincoln Hts. 500.00
Millers C. .. 15,000.00
Boomer and
Moravian F, 9,000.00
Mt. Pleasant 10,500.00
Mulberry .. 5,000.00
Roaring R. 8,000.00
Ronda 20,000.00
Traphlll — 3,000.00
Wllkesboro 75,000.00
Sales
2.516.00
7.025.00
4.325.00
5.050.00
650.00
12,425.00
22.625.00
6.960.00
8.375.00
4.800.00
35.875.00
3.300.00
58.076.00
Total Rural District- ..$175,000.00
CITV BLOCK LEADERS:
Mrs. Gordon Finley —$28,025.00
Mrs. Edd F. Gardner — 29,050.00
Total Block Leaders _
-$57,075.00
SALES
RETAIL STORES
Quota
Sales
Bare’s
.$1,200.00
$ 2,476.00
Belk’s
3,000.00
14,376.00
Goodwill
2,500.00
400.00
Harris Bros.
900.00
5,475.00
Hackney’s .
900.00
800.00
Mark-Do ■vn
200.00
Penney’s ...
3,300.00
5,700.00
Rose’s
3,000.00
1,050.00
Rhodes-Day
1,500.00
3,726.00
Southetn
Bargain
.
50.00
Tomlinson’s
1,800.00
3,925.00
Yale’s
900.00
25.00
Sales Retail Stores....i.
$38,200.00
SALES
DRUG S'TORKS
Quota
Sales
N. Wllkesboro
g QO. U,200.00 15,700.00
WRkes Drug.. 1,500.00 1,050.00
R. M. Brame
and Sons - 1,500.00 50.00
Total Sales Drug Stores $9,475.00
Poultrymen will find that this
is a'gend time to repair laying
houses for the Introduction of pul
lets.
Home Club Meets
Mulberry-Fairplains home dem
onstration club will meet Wed
nesday, August 2, 1:30 p. m., at
Mulberry school lunchroom with
Mrs. Glenn Eller leader. Demon
stration will be on the subject:
“Cool foods for hot days. Is it too
hot to eat?” All home economics
and 4-H club girls are urged to
attend and others Interested will
be welcome.
BOWERS BROTHERS IN SERVICE
Total sales for rural districts,
drug stores, retail stores, and
city block leaders .$276,750.00
At this time report of sales from
local industrials plants is Incom
plete.
1943 Delinquent
Tax List Will De
Published On 7th
Pvt. O. B. Clifford Bowers is now in service in New
Guinea. ' Pvt. Bowers entered service September IS,
1942, and was in training' in South Carolinl^ New Mexi
co, Arkanssts, Colorado, and Utah before going' over
seas in June, 1944. Pfc. Andrew J. C. -Bowei^ nskl, is
somewh.ere in Italy and states that he is. “ISong just .
fine”. He volunteered for service on Mwxh 28, 1941,
stnd was in trsdning at Fort Bra^g before going over
seas in December, 1943. The Bowieas brothers are sons
of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bowers, of..Iiays.
By onler of the board of
county commissioners, Sheriff
O. G. Poindexter will start pub
lication of the delinquent tax
list for the year 1943 in the
Monday, August 7th, Issue of
The Journal-Patriot.
All taxpayers who have not
paid their 1943 real estate
are urged to make payment this
week so that their names wUl
not api>ear In the delinquent
list. All i>ersons who pay their
1943 tax at the sherirPs office
during this week will not have
tneip property advertised for
■sale on the first Monday In Sep
tember, and trill save advertis
ing costs.
It will be Impossible to re
move names from the first pub
lication of the tax list after Sat
urday,
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These unique souvenirs were sent from Italy by Sgt.
Raymond Mintcm to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Min
ton, of North Wilkesboro. The utensils are handmade
and made of brass, and several who have seen them
have expressed the opinion that they were made by
some of the old coppersmiths of Italy many years ago.
’The chisel marks on the teapot and the torch holder are
plainly visible. Sgt. Minton entered the army with the
National Guard company at North Wilkesboro In Sep
tember, 1940, and has been in service in the Mediter-
anean area since the African invasion. His brother, Pfc.
Jam» Minton, is in service in the Pacific area. The
utensils shown above are on display in The Jouvnal-Pa-
triot show window.
WILKESDORO DAM PROJECT IS
NOW UP FDD CONSIItERATION
ARS
The proposed $105,840,000 Yad-
kin-Pee Dee development pro
gram, recommended by the U. S.
Army engineers and embracing a
$18,840,000 hydroelectric and
flood control reservoir at Wilkes
boro holds the attention of North
Carolinians as delegates begin to
arrive in New Orleans, La., for the
first meeting of the national rivers
and harbors congress since Pearl
Harbor.
The Yadkin-Pee Dee develop
ment was one of the numerous
proposed postwar projects to be
considered by the projects com
mittee of the rivers and harbors
group, for pre-convention consid
eration for projects to be recom
mended for endorsement by the
congress. A two-day program has
■been announced by ReP. Dewey
Short.
Short called the congress Into
(See Dam Project—page four)
Home Demonstration
Leaders to Hold Meet
Sgt. Wade Howard
Wounded In Action
Total Today Shows
Wilkes$238,63ir
In “E” Rond Drive
County Will Get Name On
Landing Craft As Result
Of Splendid Record
Wilkes county went well over
the top In “E” bond sales during
the Fifth War Loan, according to,
the final report given today hy W.
D. Halfacre, war loan chairman.'
Sales during the final days of
the campaign put the county’s
sales today In “E” bonds up to
$238,636.00, which exceeded the
“B” bond quota of $227,000 by
$11,636.00.
This splendid record In “E”
bond sales, together with the fact
that the county more than doubled
the overall quota, gives Wilkes
the honor of having the county’s
name placed on a landing craft
now under construction at a navy
yard.
Total now for all types of bonds
in the campaign is $2,098,369,
which is far more than double the
county’s quota of $990,000.
In the five war loan campaigns
Wilkes has averaged more than
one and one-half million dollars
and each time has far exceeded
the overall quotas and has met all
“E” bond quotas for a perfect
record in war financing. II is
pointed out In this connection
that in the five campaigns more
than seven and one-half million
dollars in bonds have been pur
chased In Wilkes. Tliis does not
include the regular purchases of
bonds in months when there have
been no campaigns.
Mr. Halfacre, who has so suc
cessfully led all the war loan
campaigns, today expressed appre
ciation to all workers and to every
one who purchased a bond. Co-
'operatlon To put the county over
has been excellent and many
workers in rural areas and in re
tail stores have given much of
their time in selling bonds.
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Sgt. Wade J. Howard, Jr.,
was wounded in action in Italy,
according to a message receiv
ed by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wade J. Howard, Sr., of North
Wllkesboro route three.
Sgt. Howard received wounds
in one arm and slionlder wlUle
in action north of Rome.
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844’s Are to De
Taken From Li$t
Nutrition project leaders of all
home demonstration clubs in
Wilkes county will meet In the
demonstration room of Duke Pow
er company here on Thursday for
a leaders training course. The nu
trition leaders will carry out the
demonstrations In the August
meetings of the club.
Serve* In Italy
Subscribers whose sub
scription labels bear the
date, 8-44 (meaning Aug
ust 1, 1944) are reminded
that unless the subscrip
tion is renewed that their
names must be dropped
from the mailing list this
week.
All whose subscriptiras
bear the 8-44 e:$piration
date are urged to renew
immediately in order that
they will not miss any
issues of The Journal-Pa
triot. Wartime conditions
make it impossible to con
tinue mailing papers after
the expiration date.
-V.
NAZIS RATTLE
DESPERATELY
AT FLORENCE
Desperate German forces hurl
ed five divisions In repeated
counterattacks yesterday as Vet
eran Eighth Army units after a
night of grim fighting recaptured
Monte San Michele, five miles
southwest of Florence on the last
hill line before the city and drove
into Empoll, 14 3-4 miles west on
the Arno River.
(The clandestine radio Atlan
tic,^ heard hy NBC, reported that
Eighth Army units have captured
Empoll, but thei’e has been no
confirmation from any other,
source).
Following the Allies' break
through southwest of the historic
cultural center Friday, the Nazis
rushed in reinforcements includ
ing huge MarkcVI Tiger tanks,
Btrmigthening their lines ^ for g
J nelow the city. ' ^
DRIVE GOES
15 MILES IN
NORMANDY
Iasi stand
Pfc, lUcbard Ftaley G*nt*y.
son of Mr. and Mrs, y. N. Gent
ry, of Thnfmond, In cc«- •
' bat eorvlee In Italy. .Be caiter-
ed die amy OcU^ SO, 1M*>
and was fn tssWi*' at rGsa^p
White aM Cka^ Adtbv Orerm,
Jbefore soinx WBtsess,ln
&
In a blinding burst of speed,
American tanks drove nearly 15
miles to the bottom of the Nor
man Peninsula Sunday and closed
In on Avranches, gateway to Brit
tany, while the Bri^sh Second
Army opened a co-ordinated .of
fensive at Caumont to the east and
smashed ahead five miles.
The Yanks, also captured the
big towns of Brehal) Oavray and
Percy on the sixth day of an of
fensive that already had claimed
Iierhaps 26,000 Germans killed,
captured or trapped, in the head
long dash lor Avranciiee, they by
passed the prize port of Granville,
which lies on a fortified premon'
tory six miles sonthVest of Bre
hal.
Reports to Supreme Headgnar-
ters late' Bnhdsjr indl^tod' that
Avranebee mi|dtt' fall swiftly as
the laaiiMUng • tanks, lofrtmjUng
Baits of tho'Tetonit'^hec^ 'aBd
ThM Amoared «^lt-
ad
Kiwanians Will
Collect Paper In
City For Scouts
Canvass Of Homes Will Be
Made Next Week By Mem
bers of The Local Club
Members of the N'ortli Wilkes
boro Kiwanis club will pinch hit
for the Boy Scouts and collect
scrap paper in North Wllkesboro
next week.
Due to the ban on children in
■puMlc because of the infantile
.paralysis epidemic, Scouts are un
able to make the canvass, dnd the
Kiwanians have decided to do their
good turn and help out the Scouts,
and at the same time help the war
effort by salvaging a l>adly need
ed commodity.
Gordon Finley, Scout commis
sioner, said announcements will
be made later about the exact
time of the canvass, but he asked
that the people of North Wilke.s-
boro carefully save all types of
waste paper for the canvass when
It is made some time next week.
At Great Lakes
€
Beuguw first Olaos Grover
Edward Pendky, wnb of Mbr. aad
Grover Peodry, of Hays,
entered the xavy November *•
1848, received boot tralalag at
Great Lakes, HL, stoOed at
atMte OoUeCB la
lp» and OgMdaetele
adheol atjG)llfyor%10Mi|Hbft
now aliitloM at tlN8t. InkM,
DL ES^entariag akMfcrhtvIifi
tanfht aobool at MmU* Cbnek. ^