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Ceb Puriil^Heart
Polio ClRpter li
Meetiii R^rts
Oo the Epideinic
Infantile Paralysis Patients
Being Greatly Benefitted
By^Hospitol Treatment
Cpl. Max Cyrus KUby, sob of
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Kilby, of
:1s dty, was probably th© first
Wilkes nian to be awarded the
'urple heart for woands re
ceived in combat. Cpl. Kilby,
who serves in the famous first
marine corps division, was
wounded on Guadalcanal on Oc
tober 8, IA42, Jmt recovered and
rejoined hia outfit for further
service. The purple heart award
been received here bj- his
ts.
The Wlikes County Chapter of
the National Foundation for in
fantile Paralysis met in the office
ot the department of public wel
fare recently with Paul Cashlon,
:hairman, presiding.
The minutes of last meeting and
treasurer’s report were read and
ipproved. Mrs. Bertha Bell,
.’ounty health nurse, reported
hree cases of Infantile paralysis
aad returned from hospitals—two
irom Gastonia and one from Hick
ory. Children were much benefit
ed. All cases of polio reported in
I the county have been sent to Qas-
I tonla and Hickory for treatment
I with the exception of two children
with Blight attacks who are being
Wounded In Action
{treated In their homes and child-
^NE C0L8MII
IS REPORTED
IN VERSAILLES
Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton’s
armored powerhouse raced east
ward through France on a 100-
mlle front today, reaching the
Seine on both sides of Paris. One
column stabbed within 10 miles
of the French capital where street
fighting raged between Partisans
and the tottering Germans.
Near Nantes, 25 miles above
Paris, the Americans smashed in
force to the Seine, boxing In the
riddle, retreating remnants of
the German Seventh Army. (The
German radio said the Americans
already had crossed the Seine with
the aid of parachutists).
American columns also reached
the Seine at Vernon, 35 miles
above the capital and in the vicin
ity of Fontainbleau. 35 miles
southwest o( Paris, as well as
driving to the vicinity of Versail
les, 10 miles from the heart of the
city.
Others were around Corbeil and
Melun. 15 and 2,5 miles respec
tively soiilheast. Farther south
another force neared .Montargis
after a swing northeastward
above the IxJire River and 20
miles e.ast of Orleans.
' ren in four families—one child in
I each family;—whose parents refus-
I ed to let them be taken to the hos-
: pital for treatment. Treatment
! given patients in hospitals will be
continued at home and checked by
the health department each
month.
Charles C. McNeill gave a report
of the meeting called by Dr. Ralph
McDonald, state chairman. Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, held In Hickory. It was
reported at this meeting that the
average cost of treatment of a case
of infantile paralysis amounts to
from 11,500.00 to $5,000.00. Some
patients may be cured in a few
months and others may receive
treatment for a lifetime.
Mrs. Claude Doughton called at
tention to better sanitation need
ed In North Wllkesboro.
Mrs. Bell was appointed to col-
leat data in Wilkes county for re
search as requested by the Na
tional Foundation.
Three weeks have elapsed since
a case of infantile paralysis has
been reported in Wilkes and the
total for the summer remains at
35. Meanwhile, the precautions
to prevent another outbreak are
being continued and parents are
urged to conthrne to~*eSfl”T3i6lr
children at home.
V ^
Dr. R. Paul Caudill
In Wilkes Hospital
staff Sergeant William R.
Pearson was sligbtly wounded
in action In b’rance on July 12
and is in an army hospital and
is getting along fine, according
to letters received by bis wife,
the former Miss Margaret Bry
ant, of Lenoir, and his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Pearson. He
entered the army in September,
I»41, and had been overseas
since October, 1948. He served
In the infantry as a machine
gunner.
Demonstrations
In Terracing To
Be Dn Thursday
All Farmers InVited to Dem
onstrations at McGlamery
Farm Ne«u- Millers Creek
Additional Gifts
For Polio Fund
Received Locally
Dr. R. I'aul Caudill, pastor of
the First Bapti.st church of Mem
phis. Tenn.. is a patient at the
Wilkes hospital, where he is re
ceiving treatment for an infected
hand.
Dr. Caudill became ill while at
tending a Baptist Mission As
sembly at Ridgecrest last week
and came to the Wilkes hospital
from there Wednesday evening.
His condition has Improved.
Dr. Candill, a former resident
of this city, is a son of Rev. and
Mrs. C. M. Caudill, of Hays. He
is one of the outstanding minis
ters Id the Southern Baptist con
vention.
Farmers are asked to buy and
store 4 1-2 million tons of fertilizer
during the last half of 1944. Man
ufacturers cannot produce and de
liver in the rush period of January
to June all the fertilizer needed.
The .Tournal-Patriot today
acknowledges a number of addi
tional gifts to the polio fund be
ing raised for the erection and
equipment of buildings for the
I emergency hospital at Hickory,
which is caring for more than 100
of the Infantile paralysis patients
in the present epidemic.
Gifts received for the fund by
The Journal-Patriot and forward
ed to Hickory since the last pub
lished report have been as fol
lows:
Brushymont Sunday school—$20
Pores Knob Home Demon
stration club 10
Walnut Grove Baptist
church. Pores Knob 37.13
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Revls
and Miss Blanche Reavis — 25
H. G. Nichols 5
Carter-Hubbard Publishing
Company 25
For the convenience of readers
of The Journal-Patriot who wish
to contribute to the fund, a blank
tor the name and address and
amount of donation may be found
elsewhere on this page. The
Journal-Patriot, at the request of
the mayor of Hickory and others
interested in the emergency hos
pital at Hickory and the work It
is doing for polio victims, is act
ing as receiving agent for dona
tions in this territory.
Farmers of North Carolina may
now earn a practice payment of
$1.50 j)er acre under the 1945 AAA
farm program for establishing
winter cover from seedings this
fall of wheat, oats, barley, rye, or
mixtures of these grains.
Wilkes county Triple A announc
es that a terracing demonstration
will be caried out Thursday morn
ing, August 24. nine o’clock, at
McGlamery farra one and one-
half mile north of Millers Creek
on highway 16.
Terracing is a subject of vital in
terest to /Wilkes farmers and all
who can are invited to attend.
Terracing is also an unlimited
practice under the Triple A pro
gram and farmers will get paid
for all terraces they make accord
ing to the 'Triple A scale. ’The
demonstrations will be very inter
esting in that different types of
machinery and implements will be
used.
Now With Horton’s
lir. C. E. Wilson has accepted
a position with Horton’s Drug
Company after having been a
member of the personnel of the
Red Cross Pharmacy for the past
two years. The Wilsons moved to
North Wilkesboro from Ralston
two years ago. and have made
numerous friends here.
Gets Purple Heart
staff Sergeant Baxter Davis,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Davis,
of Wilkesboro, on July 26th
was awarded the purple heart
decoration for wounds received
in February in action against
the Japs on KwajaUen Island in
the t'aclflc. S.Sgt. Davis is
again serving overseas.
JAPIRORSTRY
GETS HEAVIEST
B-29 AnACH
Journal-Pafriat Polio Fund
For Hickory E^mergency Hospital
Enclosed herewith is contribution of $ to the
Emergency Hospital for treatment of Infantile Paralysis at
Hickory.
Name..
f'rtatk Hartley, of
, spent last Sunday with
, aad family- He enter-
au rice May 11, 1944,
low receiving his train-
ort McClellan, Alabama,
ea ha Is getting alimg
Address
Please make all checks payable to “The Journal-Patriot Polio
Fond”. All contribations will be acknowledged in the news col
umns of thk nei^apoper. f
Japan rocked again yesterday
with the thunder of a B-29 attack,
apparently one of the heaviest
thus far, directed against Im
portant InduBtrial centers on
Kyushu, one of the four islands
composing the heart of the em
pire.
Twentieth Air Force headquar
ters acknowledged only that the
Super Fortresses were sent over
Kyushu, and said additional in
formation would not be available
until returning raiders had filed
their reports.
The Japanese rushed to the ra
dio, however, to broadcast tbe
story of the attack hours before
official word was received at the
V.'ir Department. They asserted
that 77 giant bombers took part
in the offensive against five cities
on Kyushu and claimed 13 of the
raiders were downed, three of
them by suicidal attacks in which
fighters rammed the Super Forts.
The Japanese radio reported
that about 20 American bombers
returned to Kyushu and the west
ern Choguku district seven hours
after the first attack. The War
Department said It had no infor
mation of a second raid.
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Pfc. Jay Grayson
Prisoner of War
A message was received to
day from tbe war department
stating that Pfc. Jay Grayson,
son of Mr. J. C. Grayson and
Mrs. Bessie B. Grayson, was a
Gorman prisoner of war.
Pfc. Grayson, only in Eng
land a few weeks before going
Into action against the Ger
mans in France, had been miss
ing since July 7th.
V
LL William Gray
Addresses Lions
Meet Gn Friday
First ijfeutenant William Gray,
of Wilkesboro, who is home on
leave after flying 50 missions as
a navigator from bases in England
and Italy, addressed the North
Wilkesboro Lions Club Friday
evening.
The program was In charge of
Dr. H. B. Smith and Ray Hoover.
Paul Cashlon presented Lt. Gray,
who was a member of the club be
fore entering the service.
Lt. Gray expressed his delight
at being at another meeting of
the club, and he spoke briefly of
some of his experiences in bomb
ing missions over Germany and
nazl occupied territory. He told
of an engineer on his plane re
moving the ball turret, a very
difficult feat, at 17,000 feet al
titude, in order to lessen weight
of the plane and keep it In the
air.
The speaker praised the work
of the Red Cross overseas, saying
that the organization was doing a
great job in providing comfort
and recreation for service men.
Speaking of the proposed Y. M.
C. A. here, he said he was sure
the service men from Wilkes
would appreciate the erection of
a Y. M. C. A. in their honor. Fol
lowing his remarks, he was asked
a number of questions by mem
bers of*the club and the discus
sion was very interesting.
Prior to the program Joe Zim-
(Se© Lt. Gray—^page four)
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MAIN RGADS
FGR RETREAT
ARE SLASHED
Wounded In Action
Pfc. James E. Maiiey was
slightly wonncled in l-'rance on
July 12th, according to a War
Department telegram received
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Marley, of Ferguson. Pfc.
Mailey entered service in Janu
ary, 1948, and received train
ing at Oainp Croft, S. C., and
Greenville, Penn., before going
overseas in May, 1948. Pfc.
Marley has been awarded the
Silver Star for gallantry in ac
tion and tbe expert infantry
medal. He has a brother, Pfc.
Lester Marley in Italy and a
brother, Pfc. George G. Marley,
died June 19th of wonnds re
ceived in action in Hollandla,
New Guinea.
9-44’s Be Taken
Gff Mailing List
Gn September 1st
Subscriptions dated 9-44,
which moans Sept. 1, 1944, will
be removed from ’The Journal-
Patriot mailing list September
I unless renewed prior to that
date.
Readers are well aware of
the fact that subscriptions can
not be carried on the mailing
list after expiration date and
are _
In order that they ^tfll iioFmlM
any issue of 'The Journal-Pa
triot. Yonr cooperation in re
newing promptly will Ije deep
ly appreciated.
Now In Hawaii
J'fc. Van H. Walsh, who ha.s
been in service for the past
2 1-2 years In Hawaii, ts the
son of Mr, and Mrs. E. M.
Walsh. Hi.s wife, the former
Mts.s Ohelcie Barnes, makes her
home with her parents, Mr. and
Sirs. Bain Barnes, of Boomer.
Now On Maneuvers
American and French forces,
thundering 25 miles westward in
24 hours, moved today to within
13 miles of completing an encir
clement of the Mediterranean
coastal cities of Marseille and
Tulon, first great prizes of the
Invasion of Southern France.
Catching the reeling Germans
completely off balance by their
bold thrust through the coastal
hills, a column of French-manned
Sherman tanks and American in
fantry burst into the outskirts of
the ancient road junction of Aix-
En Provence yesterday In a smash
that cut all but ohe of the main
Nazi roads of retreat from Mar
seille, 11 miles to the south.
The last main highway out of
Marseille runs northwest through
a 13-mlle corridor between the
Mediterranean and Aix-Bl Prov
ence and the Allies today were
reported thrusting down into it
to force a setge arc curling up
from the Mediterranean east of
Toulon back to the aea beyond
Marseille, 30 miles wesj^ot Tba-
Local ABtlOntieS l wounded in AcHou
Follow AihriceGf
BoanI Gf H^Hb
Opening Date In Accor
dance With Decision Of
The State Boards
Schools of the Wilkes county
system and North Wilkesboro city
schools will open on September 18,
provided the infantile paralysis
epidemic has continued to sub
side.
C. B. Eaier, county superin
tendent of schools, said that Sep
tember 18 will be the date for the
county schools to open if the polio
situation continues to subside.
Paul S. Cragan, superintendent
of North Wilkesboro schools, an
nounced that the city board of ed
ucation had also set September 18
as the opening date.
He also announced that the city
school teachers will begin their
work on September 14 with a two-
day conference prior to opening
date.
The city schools faculty is now
complete and is as follows:
High School
Miss Betty Story.
Miss Myrtle Sloan.
Miss Helen Hamrick.
Miss Mary Speer.
Mrs. Annie H. Cragan.
Mrs. Lewis Vickery.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Horton.
Miss Adeline Stockey.
Mrs. W. F. Randolph.
Elementary
Miss Nonie (Jordon.
Miss Marie Haigwood.
Miss Myra Sale.
Miss Lucile Young.
Miss Hazel Taylor.
Miss Ruby Blackburn.
Miss Etta Tomer.
Miss Lula Hinton.
Miss Emma Eller.
Miss Elizabeth Finley.
Miss Sallie Outlaw.
Miss Lucy Gulledge.
Miss Margaret Peele.
Seeking Workers
For Vital Plants
Representative Will Be Here
Soon To Get Workers for
New Jersey War Plant
Ion.
I-.
Fvt. QrsnvUl© Cleary
finishedi Ms basic training at
Camp Woiters, Teotas, and is
now on manMvers in New
Mezloo; He has been in serv
ice since Mardi 16, 1944. His
wife and two ehUdran, SbirKv.
wid J. G*, make tbelr home on
North Wllheeboro iwnte one.
Pvt, Olea»*jr is the son of Mr.
and Mn. D. N. 3eW, of North
WUkeeboro route »e-
B. I. duPont deNemours Com
pany with national “A” priority
is sending a representative to the
North Wilkesboro Employment
office for the week on September
4th to 9th to sign up workers for
their plant at Deepwater, New
Jersey. These jobs range in pay
from 81 cents to $1.26 per hour
and transportation is paid to the
job.
“Since we have many more un
employed people than we have lo
cal essential job openings, we are
^rging every unemployed male
and female who can leave home
come to see us. If work for
this company, which is vital to
the war effort, does not appeal to
you, then we have many other es
sential Job openings to which we
can send you. You don’t need to
wait until September 4 to see
about work. We can send you to
war job today”, the announce
ment said.
Mr. Norton, state W.M.C. direc
tor has said, “We in this state
might as well make up our minds
to accept the inevitable and to
figure to get.along after sending
.0 these vital plants the workers
they need. ’This is only the be
ginning. As our boys go further
into Prance, up Itlay, into the
Pacific Islands, and as our ships
lambast nearby Islands and our
planes pave the way for our,
ground forces, more and more of
the materials these plants produce
is going to Be used up, and more
and more workers will be needed
to produce It”.
"The war Is not over yet. We
are meeting with great success in
our invasion and attack program,
'but we must not let that lull ps
into a feeling of security. A ball
game has often 'been lost in the
last minute of play. Our enemies
are reaourceful and tricky. We
do.net know what they 'irill pull
out of their bag of tricks, In ad
dition to the destructive robot
bombs. We cannot afford to do
less than our best to end this
buBlaess just as soon as pooslhlo,
but we must be snre that the end
is In sight before "we begin to re
lax". ...
Ffc. WUlle B. Harrold, of
Hays, was wounded in action in
France on July 12, according to
a telegram received froia tbe
War Department on August 15
by his wife, tbe former Mi.ss Re
ha Myres, of Hays. Pfc. Har
row entered the service in Oc
tober of 1942. He received
training at Camp Wheeler, Ga,,
port George G. Meade, Md.; A.
P. HUl, Va.; Camp McCoy,
WIs.; and Iron River, Mich. Ho
left for overseas duty in May,
this year. He Is the son of Mr.
and .'irs. j. A. ttarrold, or
Hays. His wife and daugiiter,
Barbara Ann, make their home
with Mrs. Harrold’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. U. M. Myres, of
Hay.s.
Dealers May Get
Ration Points To
-Meet Ddieieney
The following information was
released today by the local ration
ing board:
To all retailers and wholesalers
In rationed meats, fats, fish, and
dairy products:
Because many items were placed
at zero point value on May 4,
and because point values higher
tiian zero were placed on some
items August 13, .some wholesalers
and retailers may not be able to
buy enough Ration Order 16 foods
for their nced.s with their present
point capital.
To relieve any hardship caused
by these point changes, any whole
saler or retailer whose net point
inventory at the time of his appli
cation is less than 60 per cent of
his established allowable inventory
may file an application with the
local War Price and Rationing
Board where he is registered.
The following information will
be required to complete the appli
cation:
1. Inventory as of close of bus
iness August 12, of all items hav
ing point value higher than zero,
by pounds, and by total point val
ue as shown on Augu.st 13 point
chart.
2. Ration bank account.
3. Points on hand not deposited
in bank.
4. Points receivable for food
delivered.
6. Points paid to suppliers for
food not yet received.
6. Points due suppliers.
7. Amount of adjustment, if
any, since May 4, 1944. ■
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