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24 Stores Continue Half Holiday During Month September Killed In Action Twenty-four local stores will continue the half holiday Wednesday afternoons thru the month of September, it was announced today. This decision was reached because of the later date of school opening, the polio epidemic and the need for ti^ for rest and recreation 'IFoMemployes of the stores, officials of the firms to con- le the closing stated. The list of firms which will continue the Wednes day afternoon closing thru September follows: Belk’s Department Store. Harris « i«,hers Department Store. mlinson’s Dept. Store. Spainhour’s. J. C. Penney company. Crest Stores, Hackney’s Dept. Store. The Goodwill Store, Jean’s, Dixie Home Store, G. P. Store, Moore’s Market, Yale’s De partment Store, Steele’s Jew elry Store, Rhodes-Day Fur niture company, Wilkes Fur niture Exchange. Mark- Down Furniture company. Better Homes Furniture com pany, Gray Brothers Furni ture company, Fore.ster Fur niture company. Reins Mark et, Kash & Kary, R. & O. Grocery, and Foster Grocery. -V Nutrition Month Is Planned Here By County Group Committee Plans Intensified Education Drive During Month of September I'fc. WUHe h. Haynes, age 12a, son of Mr. and »lrs. K. F. Hay IK'S, of Mertio. was killed in action in Italy on July Id. \>«s tliat i'fc. Haynes was killetl was contained in an of ficial war department message to l»is motlter. i*fc. Haynes en- tcrvtl service November 2, 1942. and rt'celved lUs training at (,:amp H'hite and Famp Adair, On'gon. He had been overseas siiitx- March, 1944. Surviving are ids parents and the foUow- ing brothers and sisters; Kob- erf T. Haynes, f'ordia S. Haynes anj Rowe D. Haynes, of .\lcrtle; loxie ,H. Adams, of Kannapolis, and .Mrs. Odessa Wyatte, of Halls Mills. ‘‘Mounted Deer At , Beech’s Place Cafe I Beech Blankenship, proprietor of Beech’s Place Cafe on Tenth street, said today that the deer which he killed last fall :n Pis- gah National Forest has been mounted, life size, in Denver, Colorado, and will arrive in a few days. The mounted deer will be plac ed in Beech's Place cafe window, and doubtless will attract much interest. Mrs. S. B. Gentle Is Claimed By Death Funeral service will be held Friday, 2:30 p. m., at .Mt. Cannel ;hurch for Mrs. Lida Margaret 3entle, wife of S. B Gentle, of aoravian Falls. Mrs. Gentle died iVednesday. Surviving Mrs. Gentle are her lusband and the following sons ind daughters: .Mrs. Lottie Lance, Jolbett. Va.; Mrs. Carrie Smith, Statesville; Mrs. Lillie Walts, doomer; W. M. Gentte, Good will, W. Va.; Samuel B. Gentle, in ihe navy: and G. P. Gentle, Mora vian Fall.s. Rev, Alfred Foster and Rev. Vrthur Miller will conduct the tuneral service. Mrs. Alfred Williams, of Ral- igh, spent the past week here dth her sister, Mrs, J. G. Hack- Legion-Auxiliaty Plan Joint Meet The members of the iVilkes County Post of the American Le gion and the membership of the .A.u.\.iliary of the post are to meet together on Friday evening, Sep tember 1st at the Leglon-AU.xlliary clubhouse to Install officers for the ensuing year. The installa tion exercises for the Legion will be ill charge of Lewis M. Nelson, di.strict committeeman for the fifteenth district of Hie Legion, while one of the members of the Auxiliary will give the installation ritual for the -Auxiliary. The exer cises will begin at 7:45 o clock. Major Edmund P. Robinson, veteran of both World War I and II. will head the work of the Legion for the ensuing year while Mrs. John W. Leyshon will lead the activities of the Auxiliary. After the installation exercises are completed the meiiihership of both organizations, their guests and friends will enjoy a water melon feast which will be In charge of Legionnaire John W. Hall, chairman of the refreshment committee. Wilkes Nutrition committee in a called meeting held at the North Wilkesboro town hall Tuesday evening laid plans for an intensi fied educational drive as observ ance of Nutrition Month daring September. Mrs. Annie H. Greene, chair man, presided at the meeting. Miss Helen Price is secretary. Observance of Nutrition Month is designed to acquaint every home with the importance of in cluding the seven basic foods in every daily diet. The campaign in Wilkes will get under way on September 15 and continue until October 1. By distribution of literature through the schools, by window displays, newspaper articles, posters and other media the organization ■ plans to make the people of the county “nutrition conscious". Chairmen of the three principal committees at the meeting Tues day discussed plans for their work. Mrs. Boyd Stout is head of the literature committee, which will use block leaders and the schools to place literature in homes and the various agencies dealing with rural people will reach rural homes. Mrs. George Forester in chairman of the win dow display committee, which will make effective food displays in the Wilkeshoros. Mrs. H. B. Smith heads the publicity com mittee for newspapers and has planned a number of newspaper articles. The following were present at the committee meeting Tuesday: Mrs. Annie H. Greene, Miss Helen Price, Miss Kathrin Sanford, Mrs. Boyd Stout, Mrs. H. B. Smith, Mrs. Russell Hodges, Mrs. W. R. Absher, Dr. A. J. Eller, Charles McNeill, J. B. Snipes. Dwight Nichols, C. B. Eller, Paul Osborne, Paul Cragan, Mrs. Paul Cragan and Rev. A. C. Waggoner. Banks to Be Closed Monday, Labor Day Both banks here, the Bank of \ortti WUke«boro and the Northwestern Bank, will be closed on Monday, September 4, which will be labor day and generally observed as a holiday. The public is asked to remem ber the date and attend to their banking business on Saturday in order that no Inconvenience may re.sult. -V- In Pacific Area LAON, REIMS AND OTHER CITIES SEIZED pfc. G. B. Mitchell Is now arvtn* to omewhere in the Pacific area, le entered service in October, 948, was In training at Parris and Camp 1-eJeiuie and r—oveneas In April, 1944. le is the atm ot Mrs, EUa formerly of Wllkes- ««> and Qtnr ^ ^ ntk ta‘Baltimore, Md. Sweeping 40 miles beyond Ihe Seine, Allied armies drove across the Germans’ robot bomb launch ing grounds to within 25 miles ot Amiens Thursday while ttie U. S. First Army in a secret, 70-mile shift from Paris captured Laon and pounded on to within 30 miles of Belgium. Simultaneously, both flanks of the buckling German line col lapsed as the enemy abandoned the by-passed Seine citadel of Rouen and Lleut.Gen. George S. Patton’s Third Army, now operat ing on the F»rst’s right wing, cap tured the cathedral city of Reims and stormed across the 'Vesle. General Eisenhower was throw ing the might of at least four armies Into a climatic drive to sweep up the bomb coast and drive to the Reich Itself through the Abdennes Gap and the Moselle 'Valley—both barely 50 miles beyond Allied spearheads. To oppose them, the German com mand had only about 100,000 weary, disorganised and Ill-equip ped ti^ps. Killed In Action Fred Gilreath New Traphill Principal Succeeds Zeb Dickson, Re signed; Principals of The Schools Met Tuesday Fred Gilreath, of Wilkesboro, has been elected principal of Traphill high school,’ filling the only vacancy in high school prin cipal positions in the county. Mr. Gilreath succeeds Zeb V. K. Dickson, who recently resigned to accept a position with Parkway Bus company. Principals of Wilkes schools were in meeting Tuesday with Snpt. C. B. Eller, head of the county school system, and Mrs. Gussie D. Parker, a representa tive of the state department. Plans were made for the work of the coming school term, which will begin September 18. Home From Italy ■ ^ J" f Pvt. Ivan H. Eller, of Pnr- lear. Is spending a 21-day fnr- longh with relatives and friends In this conunonity. Pvt. EUler went overseas in September, 1948. He was wounded In Jim- nary ot this year and was pre sented the purple heart award. His wife, the former Miss 8U- vana Triplett, and daughter, Pc^SSy make their home with Mrs. Eaiw*s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Trii^tt, of Fur- lear. l*vt. James Paul Hayniw, age 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jjaw- rence Haynes, of Cricket, re cently was killed in action in b’rance. Pvt. Haynes entered service in 8iptember, 1942, at Fort Jackson, S. O., and went overseas in May, this year. .Sur viving are his father and moth er, two brothers and two sis ters: Misses EUa Mae and Pearl Haynes, Eawrenc-, ,Tr., and L. O. Hajmes, all of Cricket. Last Call Renewal 9-44 Subscriptions Wounded In France Journal • Patriot subsodbers whose address labels are dated 9-44 (September 1, 1944) are urged to renew their sub scriptions Immediately in order that they will not miss aiiy copies of their paper. Wartime restrictions do not allow mailing papers to persons whose subscriptions have ex pired, and cooperation on the part of subscribers in renewing promptly will be greatly .xppre- cliited. V- Rod and Gun Club Organization Set Up Monday Night Group of Sportsmen Meet to Lay Plans for Develop ment Game and Fish North Wilkesboro Beats Elkin Two Softball Contests An all-star team made up of players of the Wilkeshoros de feated Elkin in a double header softball game here Wednesday. Mack Reavls hurled the fir.st game for the locals and held Elk in to one run as his teammates managed to get three markers across. Bush shutout the Elkin team in the nightcap by a score of five to 0. The games were played rapidly and both teams put up excellent defensive play. Funeral Held Today For Miss Rhodes, 24 Funeral service was hold today at Haymeadow church for Miss Lona Male Rhodes, age 24, resi dent of the North Wilkesboro route one community who died Wednesday. Surviving Miss Rhodes are two brothers and one sister: Eugene David Rhodes, Junior Rhodes and Mrs. Ruby Scarborough, all of North Wilkesboro route one. ■V Mrs. G. T. Mitchell and daugh ters, Betsy and Carolyn, have re turned to their home in Wilkes- bor.T from Camp Mont Shenan doah, Va., -where Mrs. Mitchell w'as music counsellor for eight weeks. About 100 girls from various sections of the United States attended the private camp this summer. Miss Frances Mitchell, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell, spent the summer with her father in Wilkesboro, and Dr. Mitchell’s mother and sister, Mrs. Ella Mitchell and Mrs. C. E. Comer, In the Union Grove com munity. ■V BUY MORE WAR BONDS -V YANKS HACK AT FLEEING NAZI TROOPS American forces hacked relent lessly at fleeing survivors of the German 19th Army along a 20- mlle strentch of the Rhone Valley yesterday, while 90 miles to the east a strong Nazi armored force struck Into France from the Italian frontier in an effort to re lieve the pressure on Gen. Johan nes Blaskowltz’s shredded army. Yank motorized infantry at tacked the Germans retreating from Southern France with parti cular ferocity at Loriol, 13 miles north of Montellmar, where the Nazis were attempting to get across the Drome River on has tily-thrown pontoon bridges and resumed their flight toward the Fatherland. one three-mile German column estimated to have contained nearly 300 vehicles, including numerous pieces of horsedrawn artillery, virtually was wiped out by American artillery and planes In the "Nasl-graveyard" between Montellmar and ’Valence, head quarters announced. Wilkes County Rod and Gun Club was organized in a meeting here Monday night when R. V. Day, principal ot Millers Creek school and well known sportsman, was elected president. The other officers are Wm. T. Long, vice president, and 'Tam Shoemaker, secretary. The newly formed organization will promote conservation and de velopment of wildlife in the coun ty for the purpose of making streams, field and forests more productive of game and fish. Plans were made for the next meeting of the club, time of which will be announced later, and Jake Wade, sports editor of the Char lotte Observer, will be the speaker. •Y- Miss Rousseau Is Case Work Aide Charles G. McNeill, head of the Wilkes County Welfare Depart ment, announced today the ap pointment of Miss Nell Rousseau, daughter of Judge and Mrs. J. A. Rousseau, of North Wilkesboro, to tl^e position of case work aide with the local welfare department. Miss Rousseau will fill the va cancy created by the resignation of Miss Corinne Faw, who resign ed her position with the welfare department on May 31 of this year in order to accept employ ment with the American Red Cross. Miss Rousseau received her col lege training at St. Mary’s In Ral elgh and Greensboro College, Greensboro. For several weeks during this summer. Miss Rous seau was employed aS instructor at Camp Shirley Rogers for girls at Roaring Gap. Mr. McNeill stated that some difficulty had been experienced in finding workers who were in terested and could meet the qualifications for case workers set up by the North Carolina merit system council. The wel fare department operates under the North Carolina merit system plan and Miss Rousseau has been approved by the merit system as meeting the requirements for this position. Mr. McNeill further stated that his department felt fortunate in securing the services of Miss Rousseau who will begin her new duties on September 1. Son of Soldier PVed Lee Hall, seamaa second class, is In the navy and is goyvlni^ in the North AfWcaa area. His father. Pvt. Tyre Lee Hall, Is in the army, havln* en- service with the National Guard unit bene in September, 194M>. fKd TomnteeKd for naval service in Jnly, 1948. IBs mother makes her home in North Wllkeeboro. Pfc. Earl Bhymer was wound ed In France August 8, accord ing to a letter received by ids parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Rhymer, of Purlear. Ho is now in a hospital In England, and iiac been awarded tlie purple neart. rue. toiymer entered service September 1, 1942, and received bis training at Camp Wolters, 'J’cxas; also Camp San Lnls, California. He has been overseas since May of this year. The above picture shows Pfc. Rhymer and his nephew, Den nis Combs. Stores Are to Close When Victory News Is Received In City Uniform Cloting In Obser vance of Victory Over Germany Is Arranged Guy Leaves For Studies at Yale Supply Pastor of First Bap tist Church During Sum mer Very Successful Rev. T. Sloane Guy, Jr., supply pastor of the First Baptist church here since June 1, left today for Gatesvllle, where he will visit his father before going to Yale uni versity to continue his studies. He was accompanied to Gatesvllle by his wife and daughter, who will make their home there while he is at Yale. Rev. Mr. Guy, a former pastor of the Wilkesboro Baptist church, came here after Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr., resigned to be come pastor of the First Baptist church in Norfolk, Va. His work as supply pastor of the First Bap-- tist here has been very success ful. Church attendance has been remarkably high in view of the ■polio epidemic and other factors which have restricted travel. One feature of his work was inaugurating of the mid-week prayer service as a service for men In service. Each week the families of eight service men from the church were notified that the service would be especial ly for that group and the average attendance at the services has been 14 3. Followln.g each service the pastor wrote to the eight men in whose honor it was held and the services were much appreciat ed. Following each evening serv ice open house was observed at the pastorium, during which an hour was spent in fellowship, con versation and singing. At Yale Rev. Mr. Guy will con tinue his studies leading to a master and Ph.D degree. Supply ministers will be obtain ed for the services at the First Baptist church here until a pastor is called. Merchants and business men of North Wilkesboro in a called meeting held Wed nesday morning at the town hall agreed upon closing hours for observance of vic tory in Europe. The plan as adopted by the merchants assembled was as fol lows: If the news of victory ar rives before one p. m., the stores will close Immediately and be closed the remainder of the day, but will be open on the following day. If news of victory arrives any time after one p. m. the stores will close Immediately and be closed the remainder ot the day and the following day. If news of victory comes after clos ing hours the stores and business firms will be closed the following day. This plan, it was explained in the meeting, is being followed In I arrangements being made In other North Carolina cities and towns. W. K'. Sturdivant presided at the meeting. A committee composed of J. B. McCoy, Mayor R. T. McNlel and W. G. Gabriel was elected to con fer with ministers ot the city rela tive to plans for thanksgiving services and appropriate programs immediately after news of allied victory In Europe is received, re gardless of whatever time of day or night it may be. and regardless of the date, J. B. McCoy was named as chairman of the com mittee. Sentiment was expressed In the discussion that observance of vic tory should be In the form of thanksgiving and reverence and complete agreement was express ed on willingness to cooperate with churches and civic organiza tions in arranging for appropriate observance of victory over Ger many. V Roy Reins Purchases Johnson’s Herefords NAZIS DRIVEN FROM PLOESTI OILFIELDS The Russians cleared tjie Germans out ot all the rich PloestI oil fields and penetrated the Bucharest metropolitan area yesterday while linking up their two armies in the Romanian thea tre for a concentrated blow in the direction of the Hungarian plains. Fall of Ploesti, long the great est single source of _ oil for the German armies, wacAalled as the most significant day’s victory of the 12-day campaign, which forc ed Romania a week ago to jump from the Axis to the Allied camp. In capturing more than 200 towns In a day around Ploesti and northeast of Bucharest, the near est announced Soviet approach to the Romanian capital was 17 miles, at the vill^e of Merinta. Speedy patrols, however, were believed to be much nearer tq the capital, which the Romanians have announced they themselves already have retrieved from the Germans. • (■ K Roy Reins, proprietor of Reins Market, in this city, has pur chased the purebred heard of 15 Herefords from Ex-Sheriff J. H. Johnson. The herd is one of the best known in the beef cattle business in this section and contains some excellent animals. Mr. Reins plans to continue purebred breed ing of Herefords. The herd is now in pasture on Mr. Johnson's farm on the Blue Ridge but will he mov’ed by Mr. Reins' farm near Wilkesboro this fall. The fourth quarterly confer ence for the Wilkesboro and Union Methodist churches was held Sunday afternoon at Union with Rev. Joe S. Hiatt, the'district superintendent, presiding. Of ficials for the ensuing year to serve each church were elected. Prior to the business session, Rev. Mr. Hiatt delivered a strong gos- message. 'SVas In Invasion Walter Black Johnston, sea man second class, son of Mr. and, Mrs. E. BL Johnston, of North Wilkesboro, has been In serrtoe elnoe BCay, 1948. He re- oetred >»a traming at JSaaa* bridge, HdL, and Lttt>e Oeek, Va. In a letter to bis aiotiier be said he came throngl' the tan*/ Sim of Netttien IBraooe >.■ k. and thai lulls now bad: ta Ek^ land. Hie baa been onsMaa October, 194». .*% .. .