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iirley Tofiacco In Wilkes WajTie Rutherford, former big* eague basebiill pitclier, is shown icre in some hurley tobacco w’hich le is grovrtng at Absliers in W’ilkcs ounty. Wayne is six feet and four nches r.'dl and this picture •hows tobacco two feet liij^ier ban his head, and tliat is t,vp^cai jf the 18 acres of hurley being ^wn by Rutherford and four )ther Wilkes farmers. Tlie farni- .jrs may realize as high as $1,0(M> per acre from their hurley and many other Wilkes farnn*rs plan to grow some next year. (Staff photo by Dwight Nichols). ALLIEDTROOPS NEAR BORDER OF HOLLAND •■'X'’ ‘i American tanks have thrust across the border into Germany after seizing the F^nch ports of Metz and Nancy, unofficial reports said today, and Berlin asserted that another Yank spearhead had blazed 90 miles across Belgium to the Maas Canal In Hblland only 14 miles from German Aachen. These sensational reports could not be confirmed at headquarters which admittedly was far behind developments at, the front due to the speed of advance units which In some sectors had driven beyond contact with their own field com mands. The British Second Army, join Ing the U. S. First Army In the swift liberation of Belgium, drove within 25 miles of Gent In a powerful surge toward the North sea, threatening to trap a large part of the German 13th Army in the Flanders bomb coast area. American spearheads were of ficially placed within 30 miles of the Dutch frontier and Berlin broadcasts reported heavy fight ing on both sides of the Maas or Juliana Canal, which parallels the Meuse between the Dutch cities of Roermond and Maastricht. V Seiret Oversea* FOUR WILKES FARMERS HAVE WONDERFUL CROP OF BURLEY TOBACCO; VALUE $1,000 ACRE Church Boards To Meet Wednesday (By: DWIGHT XICHOI.S) Four farmers are introducing, the growing of burley air cured j tobacco in Wllkaa oounty Junior Order Plans Interesting Meet North--iWflrest!0fff"(ir3tiiRiii of this year and the prospects as the Junior Order will carry out jtobacco Is being harvested i^di-1 jjj second and third de- jKcate that burley is to become in the meeting to be hold rtash crop for the mountain sec-, evening, eight o^clock. .'teverul matters of importance farmeis ^^.jj taken up and all members .\bshers Oons of Wilkes county The group of four growing burley are in Aosners , township at the foot of the Blue •y Ridge in Walnut Grove township | and is headed by Wayne Ruther-1 ford, young man who auctions to-! bacco at the hurley market at; Boone and who knows burley as , no other man in this part of the state knows that type. Wayne is a former big league baseball pitcher, and would still be burning 'em across the plate with his strong arm and six feet, four inches of bone and plenty of muscle had he not pulled a liga- Chaplain Cooper Is Coming Home Former Local Pastor Re ceives Leave After 18 Months In Pacific In a recent letter to L.. Vyne, of this city, Chaplain Watt M. ment in his right arm and shoiil- slated that he was bein.g der. ^ ^ granted leave to return to the After two years in I ncle Saras juaigg after 13 months foreign army he was honorably discharged service. and he took the auctioneer job at jj^g jg^g^. stated that the Boone. He thought so much of jgj^yg papers had already been the type of tobacco he sold that cleared and that he was awaiting he decided to start growing it and ggn^g^ng relieve him at his post he came to Wilkes and cash rent- jjg great day ed some land on ‘ Longbottom . (.gj. when I land in Frisco", he Basin creek valley as it leaves Bluff Park. Chaplain Cooper further stated Any veteran hurley that the going had li«en tough would agree that Rutherford and were under con the other burley growers on trol. His third chapel has been Longbottom have excellent to- ppnipleted and was well construct- baco. The growers are Ruthei- said. Chaplain Cooper ford, Dan Shumate, John Alexan- serving with a Seabee der and W. R. Hutchison. batallion on New Guinea, where Rutherford and Shumate a\o work as a -chaplain has won a total of IS acres, part of which belongs to Shumate and Riither- chaplain Cooper is pastor of ford and several acres which are Xorth Wilkesboro Presby- Rutherford's indlvidully. They have some tobacco which will yield 3,000 pounds to the fcgcre and, barring catastrophe in P curing or storing, will mean an Income of about $1,200 per acre. terian church. Board of Christian Education and Workers Council of the First Methodist church will meet on Wednesday night immediately af ter prayer service at the church. Council of Youth Fellowship of the First Methodist church will meet Wednesday, five p. m., at Reins-StnrdlvMih clMpal. , Seaman Segraves Is Victim Automobiile Accident Saturday Wilkes Sailor Died in Iowa Hospital Sunday Night, Message Today Said Seaman First Class Wallace Se- graves died Sunday night in a hospital in Iowa from injuries re ceived Saturday in an automobile accident near there. The message received hero to day by relatives stated that he was seriously Injured Saturday and died Sunday night. No de tails were given. The body will be returned to Wilkes for funeral services. Seaman Segraves entered the navy in February, received boot training at Great I.,akcs, IK., and was sent to a training station in Iowa. He was a son of Mrs. Carrie Se graves and fie late A. G. Se graves, of the Dellaplane com munity of Wllk.^s. Surviving arc his mother, six brothers and two sisters: Coy Segraves, North Wilkesboro; Sam Segraves, Del laplane; Archie and Norwood Se graves. who live in the state of Washington; Howard Segraves, in the army in England; Rex, Fern and June Segraves, of the Della- plane community. 1 »ha jn/r’s s language. ,^^Some of the Burley is eight \et tall, with leaves IS inches across and 36 inches long. Numerous farmers who have observed the crops of the four burley growers at Abshers have already announced their Inten tion of growing some burley next year. In the eastern and routhern parts of Wilkes county flue cured tobacco Is grown successfully, and lands on the northern and west ern parts of Wilkes are going to (See Burley—page eight) k^parta Will Play Game On Tuesday REDS RACE TO MEET WITH TITO’S FORCES A A treat tor softball fans will be PAe game between the North Wilkesboro all-stars and Sparta to He played at SmOot Parte on Tues day afternoon, beginning at 5:45. Sparta has a splendid team and * moat esBltlng *»aie K antlclpat- -■ .-••i ■ l^t. Karl O. C. Hajes enter ed the army In March, 1944, and received training a* h'Ort» MciHellan, - Ala. -Recently ho spent a ten-day fnrloujdh with his parmts, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Haynes, and is now etationed at Gamp Honze, Texas. Russian troops, sweeping west ward across Romania for a junc tion with the Partisan armies of Marshal Tito, yesterday smashed to within 137 miles of Yugoslavia while other Red Army forces climbed into the Transylvanian Alps to within 35 miles of the Ro manian city of Brasov. Simultaneous, Soviet forces cleared the last scattered groups of German resistance from a 290- mile stretch of the Danube River —from Its Black Sea delta to the oil port of Glurgiu—and drew lev el with the Bulgarian border on a 144-mile front. Some reports said that the Red Array had crossed Into Bulgaria. Moscow dispatches said the Germans were massing and re grouping the > shattered remnants of their BsJkas armies west of Bucharest fof a grim, laSt-dltch effort to halt a powerful Soviet drive to Yugoslavia that would collapse Adolf Hitler’s Balkan HBfplr*. Scrap Paper To Be Collected In Wilkesboro Fire Department Will Make Canvass Tuesday Evening: Put Paper On Porch Wilkesboro fire department ha.s volunteered to carry out a scrap paper canvass in Wilkesboro Tuesday evening. All residents of the town arc asked to tie whatever paper they have in bundles and place it In plain view on their front porches in order that the fireman can see It r«(llly.,... Paper is now on the critical list of war materials and every pound should be saved and turned in. Guarding Prisoners Pvt. Luther O. Elledge Ls now at Seymour uohnson Held guanling German prisoners. He entered seiwice in Maretj, 1944, and received Ills liasic training at Camp Slbert, Ala. He was stationed at Fort Bragg before going to Seymour .lohnson Field. At Fort Jackson Local CbirehetiTo Have Serviees Itoy Uktory Is Reacked 1 Killed In" Action The Mmuterial Association Makes Plans In Meeting Held Sunday Night Clayton K. McNeill, seaman second class, entered the navy in April, 1944, received train ing at Camp Peary and Norfolk, Va., and Is now over.seas. His wife is the former Miss Sue Hollar, and tliey have two clilld- ren, Ralph and Joyce. Mrs. McNeill recently visited her husband In Norfolk. Memorial Service Jas. Archie Holder Memorial service wil be held at Piney Grove Baptist church near Lenoir on Sunday, September 10, two p. m., for Pvt. James Archie Holder, who was killed In action in Italy July 6. Pvt. Holder was a former resident of Wilkes and many friends will wish to attend the service. Announcement of the service stated that flowers may be carried to the service. Clinic On Thursday Clinic for crippled children will week at the Wilkes hospital. Free examination will be given all crippled children present. V Kiwanians Here Sponsoring Paper Salvage Activity Local Club Will Endeavor to Increase Amount Paper Being Salvaged Here Ministerial association of the Wllkesboros in session Sunday night laid plans for observance of “V-Day" here. Decision reached by the minis ters was for each church to have a service of thanksgiving and prayer 30 minutes after the news of victory over Germany reaches North Wilkesboro. In addition, the churches will remain open through “V-Day” for the convenience of those who wish to visit their churches for prayer and meditation. City authorities have agreed that the news of victory will be made known by five minutes sounding of the fire siren. Merchants of North Wilkesboro in a meeting last week set closing hours for observance of victory over Germany. If the news is re ceived before one p. m. the stores will close Immediately and remain closed the remainder of the day, opening the following morning as usual. If the news is received after one p. m. the stores will close imme diately, remain closed the re mainder of the day and through out the following day. A committee from the mer chants, the ministerial association and civic organizations join in an appeal to all the people to attend the services at the churches to be held 30 minutes after the signal announcing that Germany has surrendered. V Charlie Teague Is be held Thursday ttomlng of "*1111611111 AVteiibbHe Accident On Friday Kiwanls club in North Wilkes boro will sponsor a scrap paper salvage campaign In Wilkes coun ty. Decision of the club to sponsor the campaign was reached in the luncheon meeting Friday noon. J. B. Snipes, county salvage committee chairman, informed the club that Wilkes is badly lag ging in salvage of scrap paper. The county has a quota of 300,- 000 pounds per month (eight pounds per capita) and paper sal vage has amounted to only about 25,000 pounds per month. It was explained that paper is now on the critical list of war materials and that every home and place of business should make sure that every pound of waste paper reaches the paper salvage man. The Kiwanls club voted unani mously to sponsor waste paper collection and it Is expected that a concerted effort will be made to reach all the county with a strong appeal for greater activity in paper salvage work. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, 11 a. m., at Haymeadow church for Charlie J. Teague, age 29, who died in the Wilkes hospi tal here Saturday afternoon from injuries received late Friday in an automobile accident. Teague, a resident of the Mc- Grady community, was fatally in jured when the car which he wis driving overturned off a country road near Abshers. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ora Long Teague, his father, Challle Teague, four brothers and five sisters: Letch and Roby Teague, In the army: Estel Tea gue, in the navy; Clint, Vergle, Georgia, Josephine, Irene and Ruby Teague, all#f McGrady. Rev. J. M. Dillard and Rev. Troy Blevins will conduct the funeral service. Club to Meet, Mulberry-Fairplalns home dem onstration club will meet Wed nesday, September 6, 1:30 p. m., at the home of Mrs. A. A. Phifer. The demonstration will be on the subject, “Save The Food You Store”. Serves In Burma NAZIS BEGIN EVACUATION OF FINLAND Pyt. Grover O. McNeil has re turned to Jackson, S. 41., after speniBng a tew days with hW wife, the former Miss Kate Huffman, of iWlear. Pvt. Mc Neil received hls basic training at Port McOriJa^ Ala., where he was awarded sharp shooter medal for Ws exceDent inarfcsmaiMibip. He is the son of JSr, and, Mrs. Cor McNeil, of ISirlear. ' ' ■ “ Unconfirmed reports reaching Stockholm last night said German troops had begun evacuation of Northern Finland, as the Moscow radio announced that Russia was prepared to assist the Finnish Ar my in disarming Germans should the Nazis fall to get out of Fin land by Sept. 15, the date set by Premier Hanttl Hackzell In hls peace proclamation. The reports, reaching the Stock holm newspaper Tldnlngen, said Germans were leaving from the Finnish port of Oulu, near the northern end of the Gulf of Bathnlafi about 80 miles from the Swedish border.' Meanwhile, the Uttle Baltic; na tion moved towwd a complete military' and diplomatic rupture with Oearmany In. the,'wake of Hadta^n’s peace, 0Tertarea‘,8atnr- dayMi«t.t■' '•* ■ Pvt. EU L. Muooara, age 1», waa killed in action in i*'rance July 31, according to a message received by hls wife, Mrs. Doro thy Ray Hubbard. Pvt. Hub bard entered service November 5J4, 1943, received basic train ing With Uie infantrj- at Oamp Blanding, Florida, and went overseas In June this year. He is survived by hls wife, his par ents, Mr, and Mrs. G. F. Hub bard, three sisters, Misses Ju lia and NelUe Hubbard, of Fer guson, and Mrs. Rule Frazier, of Pores Knob, and big grand mother, Mrs. E. L. Hubbard, of Cricket. Stone Mountain Association Will Meet at Benham Program for Three-Day Meet Beginning On September 22nd, Is Announced Pfc. William Edward Walsh is now in servioe in Bnnna. He entered service in December, 1942,'and was In training In. Wlscimsin and on maneuvers In Tennessee before going over^ seas in Novenibw, 1948. He al so served in India before going to Bnima. His wife, the form- ■ er Miss Leona Brown, now re sides at her home near North WHkesbwo. Pfc.. WaUh 1» a firather of Mrs, John H, Boope, Of ,Mortb .wakeshono, wboae hnstwall, Pn. Foope, is ; servioe. The program for Stone Moun tain Baptist Association, which will convene with Benham Bap tist church Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 22, 23, and 24th, will be as follows: FRroAY— 10.00 A. M.—Devotional: Elder Grant Cothren. 10:30 a. m.—Introductory Sermon; Elder Minter Blevins, alternate, Elder John Burcham. 11:00 a. m.—Roll call nf churches and organization, 11:30 a. ra.—Appointment of committees. 11:50 a. m.—Recognition of visitors. Noon—Lunch. 1:00 p. m.—Missions: Report by C. C. Gambill and address by M. A. Huggins. 2:00 p. m.—Perodicals. Rev. J. Z-. Adams. 2:30 p. m.—Temperance: Har rison Warren. 3:00 p. m.—Christian Educa tion: Rev. A. B. llayes. SATURDAY— 9:30 a. m.—-Songs and devo tion. 9:45 a. m.—Old Ministers Re lief: U. M. Myers. 10:00 a. m.—Pr.stor and Church Relations: W. M. Pruitt. 10:30 a. m.—W. M. U.: Mrs. V. W. Luffman and Mrs. E. R. Fox. Noon: Lunch. 1:00 p. m.—Baptist Hospital: Grady Miller. Address by Smith Hagaman, superintendent Baptist Hospital. 2:00 p. m.—Orphanage: C. C. Blevins. Special changes by clerk. Report of financial committee. Instruct the clerk. Committee on time, place and preacher. Report of resolution committee. SUNDAY- 10:00 a. m.—Songs and devo tion. 10:16 a. m.—Report of Sunday school: Mrs. J. L. Gregory. 11:00 a, m.—Address: Prof. I. G. Greer, superintendent Baptist Orphanage. V- Holn^Colning At Rock Creek, 10th All former members and all friends who have attended and who are now members of tho cbarch have been Issued a cordial Invitation, by the pastor. Rev. • J. G., Huffman,", to be present at Rock Creek Baptist church next^ Bonday, Swt^ber^ lOtk, for an. all-day ^ae-comlng ctdobfatloa., Rot. Mr. Rnfiman' ' also an- nonneed that a rerlral mootiHe yrhieh will Iw In progress at the; ehnr^,for a sreek or- ten dart,will Also beg^ *jiBiay, be aa-, slsted'n c^dnetihig tllii reyivar )br r; Boone. !Gs»:
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