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' . V.-’- ■ 1 "' ■‘•lV' ' ■■ '■ ' 'C. . ■ -'' ■ ^ JOURNAIr-PATSIOT HAS BLAZE3D THE TRAIL OF PROGRESS IN THE ^^TATE DP WILKES*^ FOR OVfflft 88, YEARS • • - /.'■ ■ - ■ • " ■ ' .- . . :1! _ "-L j, J ^ODOX, fto. 30 , Th«ir.dVy.. NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.. THURSDAY, AUG. i0> 1944 W«te|i Your lM-4^ Yoir iM>#»aoi» P«M fa ATHER AND SON IN THE NAVY Yanks Drive Near Paris; Guam YANKS NOW BUT 87 MILES FROM PARIS In their greatest single-day’s J victory of the war, American troops Wednesday captured Le Mans, St. Malu and Nantes, and In a mighty co-ordinated offensive with Anglo-Canadian armies to *the east raced within 87 miles of Paris, threatening to trap the en tire German Seventh Army. A military spokesman said that the “battle for Paris’’ already was under way and that Wednesday’s victories may prove to have been decisive in the struggle for that great city. The Canadians had smashed through the last fixed defenses below Caen and one column veer ed toward Paris across the open plain while another beg m shelling Falaise, 21 miles southwest of Caen, from only five miles away. •V Claimed By Dea^ W. E, HARRIS -V- Wilkes county has a father and son comb nation in the avy. They are Spencer A. Johnson, 18, left, and Arvil Johnson, 36, right, who entered the navy together on April 20 and received boot training in the same company at Camp Pesuw, Va. Both are now on sea duty and are liking the navy fine. They were home on leave at their home near North Wilkesboro in June. Arvil Johnson s wife is the former Miss Laura Roope, of North Wilkes-. boro route one. ELLER PAYS BACK WATERMELON SWIPED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO State Secretary G. 0. P. Speaker Here Wednesday Fate Beal At Meeting In Wilkesboro Gives Instruc tions On Ballot Use H. P. (Pat) Kller, local b'ls line owner, service station and tire store proprietor, said Monday that on Sunday night ho enjoy ‘d the best night's sleep in 2"> years, because he had no remorse of con science for having sw’iped a wat'T melon from Hamp Eller's water- ,melon patch at Purlear in the ummer of 1919. Pat eased his conscience Sunday afternoon by carrying to Mr. Eller the bigge.=t watermelon he co il.’. find. It cost $1.50 and the cost was shared by Tim Yate.s, who helped Pat swipe the melon a quarter of a century ago. Rut Tim didn't want to face Mr. Kller. even after all these year.s. .ind .Mr. and Mrs, Eller carried the melon as payment for the one taken when Pat and Tim were boys. Twenty-five years ago Pat am! T m were going around with Pat's father's wheat threshing machine, and were having a good time, be ing about It years of age. which was too young to do much of the heavy work, but just the right ago to do the errands for the crew. On the occasion when the water melon did the disappearing act 2 5 years ago, Pat and Tim had been sent from a farm aiiout three miles from Purlear to I’urlear to get two gallons of kerosene for the ] engine which pow-ered tti ■ thresher. On the way back they I passed by Mr. Hamp Eller's homo j and Mr. Eller was sitting on the | porch. About 100 yards from tbo , house was a creek, and in the creek bottom was a watermelon patch. The melons were too - tempting, and they decided to I take one. Pat put down the oil k can, ran i«to the melon patch, and ^ grabbed the biggest one. Just at’ that time Mr, Eller appeared iii the edge of a nearby corn field and in a stem voice called: “VtTiat are you boys doing?" It was plain what they were d‘>- ing, because by that time Pat had the melon in his arms. So they j didn’t answer. Instead, they took , j to their heels. The melon was | too much load for one in such e ; hurry, so Pat threw it into the, and they passed over and i Lt. Gray Coming Home I.it’Ul. \Villiam Gray, .son of Mr. and Mrs. A. K- Gray, Sr., of Wilkesboro. was expected to ar rive at Fort Bragg this week on a| t’iirlou,gh liome after nine montb.s| of service overseas, during which he participated in more than 50 j mis-sions as a bombardier on a bomber "and was decorated for j meritorious service in combat. He i has in t.liu jiTunoaii I r.t'HTrr of opei.itions. 1 Wo” 'idei! ! i France 1? Prc. t'harlic (Jregoi->, son of Mr. and Mrs. .1. 11. Gregory, of I'nioii Grove, was slightly wounded in PYaiico on July 20, acfxirding to a War Department incss'ige received by Ills part'nts. I’fc. Gregory has N'en in service 22 months and went overseas about May 1. Nom.'’ In Florida Fate Beal, of Charlotte, secre tary of the North Carolina Repub lican organization, praised the record of the Republican party in Wilkes Wednesday night before a meeting of representative Repub- lican.s from all parts of the coun ty. The meeting was called to dis cuss campaign organization work, piirticularly absentee voting for members of the armed forces, and Republicans were urged to make applications with the chairman of the county board of elections for members of their families in serv ice. The meeting was opened by N. R. Smithey, chairman of the Wilkes Republican executive com mittee, who called on Ex-Sheriff P. E. Brown, recently appointed .o iiienilicrship on the state board of elections, to present the state Re publican secretary. Speaking of local politics. Sec retary Beal characterized the dis tricting of Wilkes by the legisla ture for the purpose of electing county commissioners as being a combination of nazism, facism, communism and all other evil isms, saying the only difference iietween Hitler’s nazism and such practices is that Hitler (jisod guns to .accomplish objectives. The speaker termed the national Democratic convention a “bastardy proceedings”, which disowned the Somh, and stated that the conven tion's ditching of Vice President Wallace blasted the Democratic slogan of “not change hor.scs in the middle of the stream,” bocaii.se “half the horse is gone”. Xelative to the campaign he iiiged that applications for absen tee ballots be made for all service , men of the party, and that women organize for election work. Following the address of Secre tary Eoal, Wilkes chairman N. B. Smithey appointed a committee composed of Max Foster, T. H. Story, W. B. Somers, J. C. Gray son, T. J. Frazier and H. P. El ler, whose duty is to recommend a woman for the position as chair woman for the Republican party in Wilkes county. V. crefik a; two and one-half lon.g miles | F‘ they ran back to where the thresh ing machine was operatin But as fast as they ran. it seem ed that news traveled faster, and Pat’s father knew the whole story | before nightfall. j Pat says today he doesn’t know j exactly whether or not that wasj the only watermelon he ever swiped, but he knows very dis tinctly It ■was the LAST one. He said he took such a walloping from his father that sitting down was extremely uncomfortable for a week and he ate off the mahtle. Mr. Eller hasn’t had any ill ^ feelings about the melon ep'iode, and t’l concerned enjoyed /enty sd /ei of hearty laughs when Pa ho t„-^a Mrs. J. D. Moore Has An Aunt 101 Years Old; Active W. E. Harris Is Taken By Death; Li st Rites Today Funeral and burial service for W. E. Harris, former mayor of Wilkesboro and a member of a well known Wilkes county family, were held this afternoon. Funeral took place at the Wilkesboro Bap tist church, of which the deceas ed was a member, with the pas tor. Rev. Howard J. Ford, in charge of the service. Interment followed in .Mountain Park ceme tery. NAZI10-DAY BACK-TO-WALL FIGHT FAILS Reinforced German troops, af ter a back-to-the-wall struggle near the borders of East Prus sia, have launched a series of des perate last-ditch counterthrusts before the soli of Germany hut all attacks have been thrown hack by the Red Army, Moscow revealed last night. The Germans also were counter attacked in force below Warsaw in an attempt to smash the Red Army’s strong Vistula River bridgehead, but elsewhere yester day Russian troops opened a great drive to the Latvian Baltic port of Lelpaja (Libau) and, renewing their offensive east of Warsaw, swung into position for a power ful trust northeast of the Polish capital. V Sale Case Is To Be Tried Monday In Wilkes Court Negro Will Be Tried for Life On Charge Of Assault On White Woman Killed In Action CORQOEST OF GUAM IS HEAR FORALUES SGT. SASaiEL DAVIS -V- Sgt. S. C. Uavis Killed In France Special venire of 50 men has been summoned to appear in Wilkes superior court Monday morning as prospective jurors tor the trial of J. C. Sale, colored youth of the Roaring River route William Edward Harri.s, son of ■ two community charged with William Lytle and Barbara Dun can Harris, was born November 27, 1809, in Wilkes county. He joined the Mt. PisgaU Baptist churcb about 1888, moving his membership to the Fir.st Baptist church in Winston-Salem in 1890. Mr. Harris moved his membership to the Wilkesboro Baptist church in 1906. . Mr. Harris was a member of the Ma.sonic Order, being a member in good standing of Liberty Lodge No. 45 located in Wilkesboro. Mr. Harris had been a Master Mason in good standing continuously for a period of 39 years, having been raised to the Sublime Degree of .Master Mason in July, 1905. Mr. Harris was mayor of Wilkesboro six years, having serv ed from 1931 to 1937. Mr. Harris was wiaeiy known throughout this entire section of the slate, having traveled for various firms in V-iinston-Salem, J. L. Hemphill & Co., formerly oi this city, and for himself tor 52 years. Mr. Harris was twice married, his first wife being Miss Kiter (StH' liariis—Piige eigiit) Returns to Duty the Sl.SO melon Sunday m, for tdS one taken 25 years ago. -V- Pfc. Parapoa Tran»ferred Pfc. Patil Parsons of Parson- ^"Tllle irho bee:/ stationed at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. Is now la Prasce, according to letters re- Mtred by hl» ^ 'o™®' Vr'On Key, seaman second class, is now stationed at Miami, Florida. Ho entered the navy In March this fear and received boot training at Bainbrldge, Md. His wife, the former Miss Faye hilledge, and three children, Edith, Van^m and Kenneth, make their home at Hays. He is a son of Mrs. D. E. Key, of North Wilkesboro. 1 Mrs. J. D. Moore visited an aunt last week in Hickory who has passed her one hundreth mile stone and who is now one hundred and one years of age. She is Mrs. J. A. Poovey, a well known and highly esteemed resident of Hick ory, and the mother of the late Rev. W. E. Poovey, who was a former presiding elder of the ' North Wilkesboro Methodist church district. Mrs. Poovey, regardless of her 1 unusually advanced age, is enjoy ing good health, and is able tb go I about her home unassisted. Her mind is clear and she keeps in touch with world affairs of today. V. Pfc. Wood Is Hospital Pfc. Mayford Wood is in a hos pital In North Africa, where he has received treatment for a brok en arm. The last letter received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wood, of North 'Wilkesboro route two, stated he was getting along fine. Aviation Ordnance Mate W. T. (Bunk) Raymer loft Sunday to report for duty at a west coast port after spending a .lO-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. "W. B. Raymer, in North Wilkesboro. His parents, his brother. Coy Raymer, and Mrs. Foy Raymer accompanied him as far as Asheville, Frank Pearson’s Store Is Opened Frank Pearson, who has many years experience in the merchan- tlle business, wholesale and re tail, has opened a store in the building next door to Central Service Station and tire store on Tenth street. Mr. Pearson, native of Wilkes who operated a store In Boone for a number of years, will carry a largo stock of groceries, flours and feeds for the wholesale and retail trade and all patronage will criminal assault on Miss Minnie Love, white woman, on July 16 near her home. Judge Wilson Warlick, presid ing over Wilkes court, ordered the special venire yesterday after the grand jury had returned a true bill charging the capital of fense and Sale was arraigned on the charge, for which the state will ask the death penalty. Sale is alleged to have severely beaten Miss Love and to have criminally attacked her. 'She was treated for several days at the Wilkes hospi tal following the assault. Court opened Monday morning and several cases have been dis posed of. The judgments render ed were as follows: Ronza Wyatt, charged with rape, not guilty. George Price, reckless driving, fined flO and cost and pay IS.'i damage to home of Mrs. Vena Watson. Walter Collins, worthless check, 90 days on roads. Tam Staley,, assault and other charges, six months on roads. Philmore Rhoades, violation prohibition law, sentence of 12 months suspended at former term j put into effect. Warren Jester, operating car while intoxicated, reckless driving, resisting officer, carrying con cealed weapon and assault with deadly weapon, 20 months on roads and additional 12 months suspended. Hubert Hawkins, assault, fined $20 and costs. Arthur Call, operating car while intoxicated, four months suspend ed on payment $50 fine and costs, I driver’s license revoked, j Cary William Parker, reckless driving, fined $20 and costa. I R. S. Shaw, reckless driving, fined $25 and costs. Arnold Eller, operating car while intoxicated, fined $50 and I costs, driver’s license revoked, j William Church, manslaughter, I directed verdict of not guilty. Carl C. Hester, operating car while Intoxicated, fined $50 and costs, driver’s license revoked. , Tommy Elisha Laws, assault on C. H. Hulcher, five to seven years In penitentiary. Divorces were granted in the following cases: Grover Ellis versus Ennis Ellis: Glenn Bum garner versus Lillian Bumgarner: Hattie Hutchins versus Roy Hutchins: Nellie Irene Stone ver sus Thomas W. Stonej J. P. Greg ory versus Lunar Gregory; Mozelle , Joines versus J. E. Jolnes; Grace; B. Perkins versus William Perk ins; Lou Annie Holman versus Everette Hplman; Ed Lyall versus Agnes Lyall. A. Holloway is foreman of the grand Jury for the term. "Word was received recently from the War Department by Mrs. Sallie Davis,’of route one, Lenoir, that her son, Sgt. Samuel Olay Davis, 21, was killed in actloa In France on July 17. Sgt. Davis was born in Caldwell county and received his education there and at North Wilkesboro, where he graduater from high school. He was at one time an employee of the Lenoir News-Top ic, and also worked at the Shaw Furniture Co., Western Auto. Sup ply Store, and a defense plant at Portsmouth, Va., before entering service. He was inducted into the army on February 2, 1943, and took his training at Fort Lewis, Washington, where he soon rank ed as a sergeant. He was a tank commander in an armored divi sion. Sgt. Davis was the son of Mrs. Davis and the late Walter C. Davis. Besides his mother he is survived by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hall, maternal grandparents; and three brothers, Pfc. Carl Davis with the U. S. Army somewhere in Franco, Ned Davis and Wayne Davis, of I^enoir. V Two More Gifts To Hickory Infantile Paralysis Fund $5.r)Q From Sgt. Kyle Hayes and $20.00 From Zion Hill Sunday School Given Two more gifts have been re ceived by The Journal-Patriot for the fund being raised for build ings and equipment for the emer gency hospital located at Hickory for treatment of infantile paraly sis patients. Several children from Wilkes are among the 150 which have been admitted to the emergency hospital, and plans are to make the institution a permanent cen ter for treatment of polio patients. In response to an appeal from Hickory, The Journal-Patriot ar ranged to receive donations for the fund here. The last two dona tions received were $5.00 from (See Gifts—page eight) Veteran U. S. marines and sof dlers have completed the conquest of Guam, with the exception of a tiny enemy pocket, after a 20-day battle that freed the first Ameri can Central Pacific island of the Japanese invaders, it was an nounced yesterday. The island which had fallen to the Japanese four days after Pearl Harbor was brouv'ac completely under our control Tuesday when the Americans slashed through to the north coast and the only ro- maining Japanese still bolding out were pocketed in an area of about 15 square miles near the east coast. V- Committee For Y.M.C.A.Work Program Named Movement To Begin Y. M. C. A. Activities Here In The Near Future Committees were appointed in a recent meeting of the directors of the Wilkes Y. M. C. A. to ar range for a Y. M. C. A. work pro gram to be carried out until a Y. M. C. A. building can be erected after the war. The movement to start a Y. M. C. A. program with facilities now avaiiable Is well under way. Paul Osborne heads the mem bership committee and the others on this group are Robert ,S. Gibbs. Dr. A. C. Chamherlain. James E. Rollins and Carl E. VanDeman. With Mrs. Palmer Horton as chairman the other members of the Girl’s Work committee are Mrs. R. T. McNiel, Mrs. H. H. Cobb, Mrs. Carl Coffey and Rev. Sidney D. Crane. W. D. Halfacre la chairman of the Boys’ Work committee and the other members are Shoiin Kerbaugh, Boyd Stout and Rev. A. C. Waggoner. Rock Creek Revival Date Is Postponed Revival services .scheduled to begin soon at Rock Creek Baptist church have been postponed, and the date will be announced later. Rev. Glenn Huffinan, pastor, said today. The home eoming service also has been postponed. Regular services are being held each sec ond 'Sunday as usual. V- Baptist Pastors To Meet Monday Wilkes County Baptist Pastors conference will meet Monday, August 14, at Reins-Sturdivant chapel. The devotional will be conduct ed by Rev. J. E. Hayes, which will be followed by a discussion on "Deacons of the Church and their duties”, by Rev, C. J. Poole; "The Church and Christian In fluence”. by Rev. A. W. Eller. Rev. L. C. Younger will deliver the 11:00 o’clock sermon. The afternoon session will be devoted to Bible studies, conduct ed by Rev. T. Sloane Guy, Jr., and Rev. Howard J. Ford. ONE OF DANCY BROTHERS WOUNDED be appreciated. Waters Child Dies Funeral service "was held Sun day at the residence in Jobe Cabin township for Betty Waters, two- year-old daughter of Jacob and Naomi Powell Waters. The child died Friday. Last rites ■were conducted by Rev. Noah Beehears and burial was In the family .cemetery. Pfc. Charles J. Dancy, left, was wounded in France on July IS, according to a message received by his mother,^ Mrs. Minnie E. Dancy, of North Wilkeehoro route one. He entered service M^rch 23, 1943, smd was in training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and Shreveport, Le., before going overseas m,May, 1944. Hia hrbtlier, WilBe E. Dancy, entered service in Jenuary. tiiia year ehd is also oversests. He was m trauung at Fort Mt^leHan,: Ala. His wife is the former. Miss Kyra -Hurley, of MEhirs Cre«dc.
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