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TM-JOURNAL«PATBIOT HAS.BtA^jflEHB TB-^ 3^TO)GI
rou;
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Pd&BMMd: MoikU^ aiMi Tkn^dar*. NOI^Tli Wl
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IjtiPB, wlio is known almost all over north-
Noroi Cwdlina for bis fine work,as a Presbyterian
ter Notts' rae people of Ashe and nearby counties,
Tueadaxfw a*ihort while. Rev. Mr. Luke is just
)aok home from Charlotte where he underwent two opera-
|p(^. Another citizen of Ashe was a North Wilkesboro
iwr Tuesday, also—Larry Colvard, former register of
leedB. and now cashier of The Northwestern Bank at Jef
ferson.
The Red CroM work room has been closed in Wilkes-
h0*o and hereafter^^Tofeanteer workers will come to the
^Rod Cross work room in this city to do their bit for the
oause of Victory. ^ The'' ladies of Wilkesboro and sur-
rwmding ccmunmuties have done some splendid work
,'«mile the room was in ^>eration across the river.
Awarded Medal
e«'*fii»y**'**
Mrs. J. L. Clements’ kindergarten will not re-open this'
[year until Monday, October 2nd. j
-o
ose big apples C. E. Jenkins brought to The Jour-
atriot office recently continue to 1^ the subject of
guessing, conjecture, and speculation. Several
le have already expressed their opinions as to the
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L FRANK ALLEIt PLANNING TO
TAKE THE JOURNAL - PATRIOT
INTO TERRITORY OF JAPANESE
t
pi. william Frank Allen, who
8 now stationed with army forces
;tv the South Pacific, has I copy of
[Tie Journal-Patriot which he
plans to carry on his first combat
mission against the Japs.
The following letter was re
ceived by The Journal-Patriot
from Cpl. Allen.
“Long time, no write and dur-
tpig that time I have put quite a
||)lt of water between us. This old
►world is much bigger than I
thought it was.
' “Congratulations on the nice
publicity you have given the Y.
A. That's the most wonder
ful piece of work the people of
'North Wilkesboro have ever done.
,/ “I haven’t received a paper !n
nearly three weeks. Nothing, but
t class mail reaches us at
t but 1 imagine the back
will catch up with me later
Jtope so an7Wiur. I am get-
9imA on my news,
k have an old copy of The
rnal-Patrlot with me and I
going to take it on our first
operation. Maybe I can get a
few subscriptions from the Japs”.
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Serves In France
Lloyd Ray Parsons, carpen
ter’s mate first class in the Sea-
bees, has been' awarded the
Bronze Star medal with the fol
lowing citation by Captain A. J.
OouWe, of the U. 8. Wavy: “In
the name of the President of the
United States and by direction
of the secretary of the navy,
the commander amphibions
forces, United States Pacific
fleet, has awarded yon the
bronze star modal for service
as set forth In a secret citation.
The portion of this citation that
chn be disclosed at this time
states that yon distinguished
yourself by gallantry and intre
pidity in. action in the assault
upon, and occupation of, an
enemy island, and carried out
your duties in a calm and effi
cient manner despite determin
ed enemy opposition and in
face of heavy mortar, machine
gun and sniper fire. Your cour
age and conduct throughout
were in keeping with the hip
est tradition of the naval sorv-
Ice". Parsons, who has been in
the navy for (me year, is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Parsons,
of Wilkesboro route one. The
above citation, it has since been
disclosed, was for services i^-
dered in the landing on Guam.
Successful
Closed Wedifdsday f^j
Annual session of the
Mountain ' Baptist assoiiaj
which includes it chu
Wilkes* and one in Caldwe'
ed • Wednesday nboa at H!
Street BapUst chuwh after sf'
day session described as
the most interesting in the h!
of the association
Every church was repn
by delegates and had writtes )
ports for the*associational
ing. The statistical report slU^,
ed a total membership of S,S|,'i
Sunday school membership of
434, $28,591.89 in contribnt'
to local church funds, and
642 to missions and other p:
of the cooperative program.
T. E. Story, moderator, ad^:.
F. Jordan, clerk, were re elept^
The nominating committee
composed of J. C. McNeill, B,
Pardue and "R. Don Nichols..
The time, place and presdh^
i
cattso of ^
7saUst«xmmie .. „
. m >Eo UtrfbalHd*
committee selected the same tls^,
next year at Mt. Carmel churbhk
with Rev. S. •.. Watts for the li^,
troductory sermon and with Rs’^
Fred Blevins as alternate.
Resolutions were passed asking? ■
that the state legislature give tbA
citizens of the state the privilege
of voting in a state-wide refereh-.
dum on the sale of liquor, classil^;
the use of beverage alcohol, negp
the top of the list in present da^
evils and deserving of the condem
nation of every Chrisltan. Other
resolutions passed called for con
tinued and increasing efforts to
support Mills Home, tie Baptist
hospital, Baptist colleges
seminaries and the mlwton pfok'
grams of the church. A resole:
tion expressed “deep and abiding^
devotion to men and womra in the '
armed forces fqr thelt 'faltfiful
service to .our conutrj”, apd call^‘
ed for continued pii^^rg for an
lasting pegC;^
W-
ipEo iltiToail
'toa
ase of
Sds for
foducts for
esd to the '
Sbrtag© Is so /
paper shoy
. jai paper
PUli4^’l>e sav
llffdSia.:' rcri
again
loll#
Newton’s Store
To Open Friday
Newton's Department Store is
the latest addition to North
Wllkesboro's business district.
The store, a modern mercan
'tile establishment, will open Fri
day morning in the building form
erly occupied by Prevette’s Close-
Onf Store on the south side of
Main street.
Waiter Newton, who has had
much experience in the mer^an-
Itlle business here and at Galax.
tVs., win be manager of the new
)re.
*' Newton’s Department Store
rill have several departments,
^featuring clothing and acces
sories for all members of the
family. New merchandise and new
fixtures are throughout the
.store. The building was attrac-
'tlvely refinished and the various
idepartments are well arranged.
*Mr. Newton cordially invites all
|th« people In this section of the
fsUte to visit Newton's Depart
ment Store
agt. James Ray SMioeuuuier i»
now serving in b’mnce. He en
tered the army' in 1943. 8gt.
Sho(unakep 1« a son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. I. Shoemaker, of the
Congo community. His wife,
the former Miss Ijola Poster,
makes her home with li(r par
ents, Mr. and >lr.s. I. P. Foster,
in this city.
Be On Saturday
By MILS. ANNIE H. GREENE,
fdgritin
opened Tuesday morning with de
votionals by Rev. John Wells,
which was followed by a report
on Christian Education delivered
by J. Allfe Hayes and discussed by
Home Demonstration Agent, I r h. Satterfield, of Meredith Col-
One In Hospital,
One In Jail After
Altercation Here
Grover Chatham Is Charged
With Inflicting Wounds
On Nathan Byers
of near this city,
condition at the
the result of
as
received Monday
Now In India
.Nathan Byers,
is in a serious
Wilkes hospital
knife wounds
morning.
Grover Chatham, charged with
assault on Byers, was arrested by
Sheriff C. G. Poindexter and plac
ed in jail without bond pending
outcome of injuries to Byers.
According to accounts of the af
fair gained by the sheriff, Byers
and Chatham were both employes
of Grier Cotton Mills, and the al
tercation occurred immediately af
ter they reported for work Mon
day morning. Chatham is alleged
to have been drunk, and not in
condition to work. He was told
by his foreman to go home, and
Instead of going home he went '.o
the part of the mill where Byers
was working and assaulted Byers
with a pocket knife. A number of
serious wounds were inflicted on
Byers’ chest and back and his con
dition has been termed critical.
Grover Chatham is a brother of
the Chatham now serving a term
in the penitentiary for the knife
slaying of a Mr. McCarter in
Wilkesboro a few years ago.
Grover Chatham also is alleged to
have inflicted knife wounds on
John’Call in an altercation some
time ago.
Last^r-T ucker
Reunion Oct. 1
and MISS HELEN PRICE, As
sistant Home Agent.
The County Dress Revue contest
for 4-H Club girls will be held
Saturday morning, Sept. 23 at
10:00 at the Town Hall in North
Wilkesboro. An interesting pro
gram has been planned and, at
that time the girls will model the
dresses that they have made and
the county winner will be chosen.
Mrs. Paul S. Cragan, Mrs. H. B.
Smith and Miss Evelyn Sharpe
lego, and a report on the monthly
pastors' conference by Rev. Fred
Blevins. Rev. Charlie J. Poole
delivereel the morning sermon.
The Tuesday afternoon program
opened with devotional by Rev.
Glenn Huffman. A report in
State Missions was given by Rev.
A. W. Eller and ably discussed by
Rev. J. C. Canlpe, of Boone. The
Baptist hospital report was given
by Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant and,
discussed by Smith Hagaman,
home economics teacher in North ' superintendent of the hospital.
Wilkesboro high school, will be
the judges.
The winner will be chosen ac-
The orpha’nage report by
H. G. Duncan, and an able disc^
Sion by Dr. I. G. Greer, super
cording to her appearance, sulta- I tendent of Mills Home, conchy
(See Dress Revue—page 12)
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BRITISH DRIVE
SPEARHEADS
INTO GERMANY
The annual Laster-Tucker re
union will be held the first Sun
day in October at Little Elkin
church five miles west of Elkin
on 'Bicker road.
There will be speaking and
singing In both morning and af
ternoon. There wRl be a loud
speaker and _ conveniences' ,for
i^egrone..c . - J. .. >t - ... --
The British Second Army, by
passing the Dutch city of Nijme
gen on both sides, has sent one
spearhead northward across the
Rhine and another eastward Into
Germany while a great battle is
raging for two Rhine bridges
guarding the level approaches to
Berlin and the Ruhr, front reports
said today.
Parachutists of the Allied First
Air-Borne Army were holding a
Rhine bridgehead in the Arnhem
area nine miles north of Nijme
gen, fighting off fierce counter
attacks, but had not yet linked up
with the Second Army, which was
believed to have crossed by rubber
boat and pontoon bridge at a
point further west.
Simultaneously, vast swaying
armored 'battles eiploded along a
300-mlle front before the Rhino
to the south, with more than 100
enemy tanks reported knocked out
in the first clashes. The Germans
had succeeded In blasting, open a
corridor northeast from previous
ly encircled Aachen and were be
lieved preparing to evacuate that
German frontier city.
The counterattacks extended in
to the Moselle 'Valley but, to the
south, enemy resistance abruptly
weakened before the Belfort (Jap,
and the Allies swept forward to
capture a number of towns In
cluding Oorbenay, Belmont, Gen-
ey, Mlgnavillers and Velles Chev-
reux,,all northwest of Belfort,
headquarters announced;
tliq Tuesday sessions.
Rev. Ralph Miller condr
the Wednesday morning .
tional. D. E. Elledge
discussed the Sunday
port. Miss Lucy Thompso
ciational missionary, ga^
port on vacation Blblel
Report of the work
Thompson as associatl
slonary was given by :
J. Ford. The associatl
ed the work and voted|
it on the present
churches paying one-'
and the remainder
the State Mission bo
The Training Uni^
given by Miss Lout
was discussed by
Ford. Mrs. R. T.
ed on Baptist
discussion of the)
Dr. L. L.
Biblical Recorde
Johnson gave
slonary Union
discussed by
Mars Hill Coll-
W. F.C
Claii
Funeral al
nesday at iV
for WInhoi
age 76, wl
home nea
Mr. Ca:
following
Robert ■
Bare and
Wllkesbc
Roaring
field,
Oardwe
Rev.
Hayes