GIVE UBERALLTf
# United Wtr Fund «Mn-
is now under way. A.
of 25 jrtMrthy causes m
inguded in the drive to rais^
.118 ;000 as Wilkes county’s
part.' Do your part today!
THE JOURNAL.PATUOT HAS ELAZED THE TRAIL OF PROGRESS IN THE “STATE'OP.^WILKES; FOR OVER ,88
seriFUone tfill expire Novem
ber 1^. ' Renew immediately
so as not td'nUss an ieeiie. ^
OL. XXXIX, No. B2
PubKahed Moadaya and Thnraidaya
NORTH WILKM^RO. ;N. .jTHURSDAV^OCT, 26, 1M4 Watch Y«o> Label—
Peid la Advaa^
(Llliiy Track
HiyTakeBooie-.
Greensboro Roate
Larye Truck Makbag Round
Trip Would Carry All
Types Of Mail
A proposal that a goTemment
mall truck b« placed on a route
from Greensboro to Boone has
been recommended to the Post-
office Department In Waahington,
J. C. Reins, North Wllkesboro’s
postmaster, said today.
As outlined la the proposal, a
S3 foot truck of ample else to
esrry the mall to postoffices be
tween Greensboro and Boone by
way of Blkln and North Wllkes-
boro woaM be put on the route.
Is addition to the driver, there
K^nld be a mall clerk to handle
In a manner similar to rail-
,ty mall clerk operations.
f The truck would leave Greens
boro about three a. m. and make
the trip on to Boone, serving
postoffices along the route. It
would return to Greensboro In
late afternoon.
Principal advantages to North
Wllkesboro and all this section
Iter the present system would be
0t the truck would carry parcel
at and registered mail In addl-
5on to first class mall as is now
carried.
This would provide tor two In
coming and two outgoing malls
daily, carrying all types of mall
and would greatly expedite move
ment of parcel post snd register
ed mall, which are carried In and
out of this aectlon only once dally
under the present arrangement.
Postmaster Reins predicted to
day that the mall truck will be In
operation between Greensboro and
Boone before Christmas.
Mrs. Everett To
Speak On Friday
Democratic Vice Chairman
Address Voters In Meet-
tag At The Town Hall
^Mri. B. B. Everett, of Palmyra,
. .hb chairman of the State Demo
cratlc Executive committee. Will
deliver an addrees Friday night,
October 27, eight o’clock, in
North Wllkesboro town hall.
Mrs. Everett, a talented speak
er, will discuss issues of the cur
rent election campaign and a cor
dial Invitation la extended all In
terested voters to attend. A special
Invitation is extended to the
ladies.
Special Service
For Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts and Leaders To
Attend First Baptist Serv
ice On Sunday Morning
,plr7 Scout Week will open here
^n Sunday with a special service
at the First Baptist church.
Girl Scouts and Brownies are
aaked to be in uniform and meet
at the church at 10:45. Girl
Scouts leaders are asked to be
with the Scouts.
Dr. David E. Browning, First
Baptist pastor, will deliver a mes
sage appropriate for the occasion.
RATION NEWS
SHOES — Airplane Stamps
foa. 1 and 2 In book three good
sr one pair of shoes each In-
efinitely. Aliylane stamp No.
will become valid November
GASOLINE—Coupons No. 11
, A book good for three gal-
ms became effective Aug. 9
id will expire November 8.
SUGAR — Sugar stamps 30.
1, 32. 33 (book 4) good for
ve pounds Indefinitely.
PROCESSED FOOOS—Blue
8 through R5 (Book 4) now
lUd at 10 points each, for use
Ith tokens. Good Indefinlte-
MEATS AND FATS — Red
through Z8 and AS through
, (Book 4) now valid at 10
Ints each for use with tokens.
UGAR: Sugar stamp 40
d for five ponnda canning
»r until February 28. 1915.
ar coupons R-325 Issued for
Ding sugar are valid In-
ulteiy and did not expire
ober 1.
tire manufacturer may
iafar new truck tlrei to any
ler without certlflcatea.
riding the eatabllahment
rptnc thetitw doea not have
repleatetunent portlona on
eh erdem hgte J»t been
Kalled Ilk A^on
Addreiseslifge
Crowd Moidiy
Democratic Candidate • for
Governor Delivera Cam
paign Address Here
Democrats from all sections of
Wilkes county gathered at the
courthouse In Wllkesboro Monday
night and enjoyed a real, old-
fashion rally. The crowd,
which had gathered to welcome
Gubernatorial Nominee R. Gregg
Cherry, filled the courtroom be-
Vond capacity.
Claude C. Faw, Democratic can
didate for member of the state
United Wtf find
Killed In Action
Total Far Short
Of Counties Goal
Extra Effort Needad To Put
County, Over The Top In
Current Campaign
With the campaign to raise
118,000 In Wilkes county for the
United War Fund and community
bouse of representatives, presided! activities definitely lagging,
at the county wide rally In a truly j \yjU(es people are urged to great-
Pfc. Harold Deal wae killed
In action In Holland on Septem
ber 19, according to an official
message received by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Deal, of
Pores Knob. Pfc. Deal entered
the army in August, 1942, and
went overseas in August, 1943,
.serving in the gUder Infantry.
He Is survived by his father and
mother and the foUowrlns broth
ers. and sisters: Mrs. BUI
Sherrill. Hickory; Mrs. David
McGee, Kemersvllle; Seth Deal,
Pores Knob; Ernest Deal, Hick
ory; Mrs. Fred Sloope, Mora-
vl^ Palls; Seaman Second
Class I.ee Deal, Panama; and
Russell Deal, Pores Knob.
democratic manner, making a
short address during which he
told of the great progress made in
North Carolina under Democratic
government—progress In roads,
progress In schools, and progress
er effort to put the county over
the top In the current campaign.
To date only a start has been
made toward raising the $18,000
goal.
The money to be raised for the
both Industrially and agricultural- ^jjj go to help your
ly. Chairman Faw commended your brother, your husband.
highly the fine record made dur-iy^uj. jfjosman, your friend who Is
ing the past two years by the two gerving his country, and to re-
Democratlc commissioners Paul jjgyg ■ gufferlng in countries torn
J. Vestal and F. D. Forester, call-|jjy jjjg ravages of war.
IRPS SUneUKAVIpiES IN
MIMOI^JITni the
FLEETS AROBNlimUPPIHES
Ing the attention of the large
crowd present to the fact that on
December 7th, 1942, when the
Democratic Commissioners enter-
The few dollars from each of
the people In Wilkes who can
give are not comparable to the
sacrifice being made by those who
ed office, the county had a large jjjset and defeat the enemy.
RESISTANCE
OF THE NAZIS
IS BROKEN
Allied armies, in a series of
power drives gaining up to eight
miles on a' 100-mile front, broke
the back of German reslstimce In
Southern Holland Wednesday and
tightened a squeeze on possibly
70,000 enemy troops which be
latedly wheeled north, hoping to
escape across the bridgeless Maas
Estaury.
Using flame throwers, the
British Second Army captured
S’Hertogenbosch except for a knot
of resistance in the southwest
corner of that road hub. smashed
into the outskirts of Tilburg, 12
miles to the southwest, and surged
ahead in no less than seven col
umns.
To the west, the Canadian First
-4rmy captured Ft. Frederik-Hen-
drlk after a bitter throe-day bat
tle, clearing the south bank of
the Schelde mouth, r.nd shot six
miles up the neck of Beveland
Peninsula north of the Schelde
against weak opposition. The lat
ter drive resulted in the capture
of Rilland, six miles west of
Woendrechr, on the mainland.
Last Opportunity
For Tax Discount
A discount will be allowed on
all county and town taxes paid on
or before November 1.
The last tax discount allowed
by law will be removed after No
vember 1 and those who wish to
save the amount of tax discount
allowed on payment of 1944 taxes
to Wilkes county, the town of
North Wllkesboro or Wllkesboro
are urged to pay on or before the
first day of November.
Wounded In France
deficit as compared with a large
surplus, with all current bonds
and accounts paid in full as of
September 8th, 1944.
Chairman Paw called on the
various Democratic county and
city officials to stand for recog
nition, also recognized all past
chairmen of the county executive
committee, and presented the
various Democratic candidates on
the county ticket, before calling
on Attorney'TBugene Trlvette to
introduce the eminent Democrat,
R. Gregg Cherry, candidate for
governor of North Carolina.
Mr. Cherry was at his best for
the rally. He lauded the Demo
cratic record of governing the
state, pointing out the vast prog
ress made in schools, roads, ad
vancement In both agriculture and,
4Jw3iMtl^. BBta today NfliUx Caro
lina ranks In the forefront of the
states of the Union, and has one
of the finest financial records in
the country.
Mr. Cherry struck a responsive
chord when he stated that he fa
vored, and would do all he could
as governor to see that much of
the surplus In the highway fund is
spent for construction of farm-to-
market roads, and that he would
advocate that the surplus In the
general fund be ear:marked for
retiring outstanding bonded In
debtedness.
The speaker told his large audi
ence that everything possible
would be done In the way of plac
ing service men coming back home
from far-flung battle fronts In
profitable vocations, and that
their welfare would be the first
consideration of his administra
tion. if successful at the polls on
November 7th.
The gubernatorial candidate
endorsed in strong terms the ad
ministration of President Roose
velt, and urged the voters of
Wilkes county to cast their votes
for this great humanitarian on
election day. Mr. Cherry also
urged strong support of the en
tire state and county tickets and
expressed himself as being confl
dent that the nation, state and
county would continue In Demo
cratic control aftev November 7th
Mr. Cherry received a warm
welcome In Wilkes, coming here
from Jefferson, where he address
ed Ashe county voters Monday at
the noon court recess.
It was pleasing to local Demo-
I cratlc leaders to see so many la
dles In the large and representa
tive audience which heard Nomi
nee Cherry’s address and they ex
pressed themselves as certain the
rally Monday night was a big
boost for the Democratic cause In
the county.
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And the. money which will go to
furnish food, clothing and medi
cal supplies to people who are
starving, homeless and 111 will
show to the world that Ameri
cans are grateful tor the plenty
which they enjoy.
There is yet time to put this
campaign over, and to give Wilkes
a perfect record in patriotic en
deavors.
Some of the rural workers have
not had the opportunity to contact
all the people in their communi
ties. They are urged to complete
the task as thoroughly as possible.
Those who are not contacted
are urged to send their contribu
tions to C. J. Swotford, county
chairman, or to W. J. Caroon,
treasurer of the U^ted War Fund,
Laie«t tabttlatioii on the reroili*';^ the fifantic nayal
battle in Philippme Waters lists'; 80 Japanese shsps
•sunk or dunaged. The enemy shipil'ittnit Include one bat-
tleship, two carriers, four cruisers' ' two destroyers.
Nine battle ships and cruisers of Rie, enemy were renorted
as badly damaged, in addition to fftwnr Smaller craft.
Our losses were listed as one cerrier sunk, one badly
damaged and some, damage done to smaller craft
EARJLIER REPORTS
Pvt. Burl W. Love was killed
In action I in France September
11, according to a War Depart
ment message received by bis
wife, the former Miss Mabel
Brooks, of North Wllkesboro
route three. Pvt. Love enter*
ed the army in February, 1944,
and received basic training at
Fort McClellan, Ala. He went
overseas In August. He was
the son of Mrs. Mary E. Love,
of Wllkesboro route two. His
wife and two children, Barbara
Ann and Burt W. Love, Jr., Uve
on North Wllkesboro route
t^ree.
GROUP OF MEN
SENT TUESOAY
FOR INDUCTION
North
HOC Federation To
MeetOnWednesday
All-Day Program Planned
for Home Demonstration
Meeting November 1st
Wilkes county federation of
home demonstration clnbs will
meet on Wednesday, November 1,
in the American Legion and Auxi
liary clubhouse.
Mrs. Annie H. Greene, home
agent who announced the meet
ing, stated that the program will
open at 10:30 a. m. Miss Ana-
merle Arant’ northwestern dis
trict supervisbr will be In charge
of the meeting.
One feature of the program will
be a ten minute skit by each club
in the county, which will portray
some of the clubs’ activities. All
home demonstration club mem
bers are asked to attend and to
carry lunch with them to the
meeting.
G. O. P. Speaking
At Moravian Falls
Republican, speakers will dis
cuss Issues of the election cam
paign at a public gathering to be
held at Moravian Falls school
house on Friday night, 7:30
o’clock. All Interested voters will
be welcomed and ladies have a
special Invitation to attend. •
Missing In France
Twenty men,'who had previous
ly been examined a.*d accepted for
military service, were sent by
Wilkes Selective Service board
mnabenme Tuesday to 4he- In
duction center at Camp Croft, S.
C., to enter service In the army
and navy. The list of men follows:
Lytle Gwyn Elmore
Merrill William CaU
Clyde Winfield Warren
Arnold Wayne Jarvis
Jnlins Edsel Minton
James Parsons
Kermit Walter Johnson
Odell Wilson Walsh
Blaine Calloway Estop
Charlie Hughes Dyer
James Sampson Osborne
Thomas Gaither Walsh
James William Wagoner
Bayden Smlthey Oomtoe.
James Earl Bumgarner
Arthur Eugene Adams
Joseph Spencer Payne
Max Aldean Hamby
Benjamin Allen EUedge
J. P. Glass
Four notified to report for in
duction failed to appear. They
were: Calvin Carl Combs, Samuel
David Shatley, Roby Elbert Swalm
and Thomas Jefferson Oakley.
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The Imperial Japanese Fleet,
which raced out of Its hiding
places to present a massive chal
lenge to American liberation of |
the Philippines, has been defeat-1
ed, heavily damaged, and put to |
flight In what may be one of the'
decisive naval battle of all,time, a i
series of historic announcements
declared last night.
A message from Admiral Wll-
Hsm P. Halsey to President |
Roosevelt said that the enemy
hrs been "defeated, seriously
damaged and routed’’. Fragmen
tary reports filtering In from oth
er sources presented this picture;
Five Japanese battleships dam
aged, with some possibly sunk. An
aircraft carrier sunk. Several
cruisers and destroyers sunk and
others badly damaged.
(A dispatch from C. Yates Mc
Daniel, Associate Press war cor
respondent at Seventh Fleet
headquarters, said the Japanese
left one Yamasiro class battleship
abandoned and sinking. There
are two ships of this class, the
Huso and the Yamasiro, built in
1914 and 1915. There are 29,300
tons and carry 12-Inch guns.)
American losses so far made
public were the light carrier
Princeton, an escort carrier and
several P. T. boats sunk and a
number of planes lost; Several es
cort carriers and destroyers dam-
It was obvious, however, that
so much of the full story remain
ed to be told that these tabula
tions would undergo extensive re
vision.
’The OWl picked up a special
statement from General Douglas
MacArthur, as transmitted by the
Signal Corps, which said;
‘The Japanese Navy has re
ceived its most crushing defeat of
the war. Its future efforts can
only be on a dwindling scale’’.
If so, the battle of the Philip
pines may be ranked In this war,
as was the battle of Jutland in
World War I, as the decisive naval
engagement of tjie conflict.
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Wounded In France
57 Examined In
Eye Clinic Held
At Health Office
Successful Clinic Sponsored
By North Wilkesboro Lims
Club; Many Attend
T.Sri. Jennings
Talks to K. of P.
Isgt. Carroll M. Woods was
tteriou.;ly woanded In action In
Prance on September 9, ac
cording to % message received
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Woods, of Darby. A more
recent letter from Sgt. Woods
stated that he was in a hospital
and was getting along very well,
8ft. Woods has been in the ur*
my flvo years and overseas for
the past two years.
BUY MORE WAR BONDS
Technical Sergeant R. C. Jen
nings, Jr., addressed the North
Wllkesboro Kniehts of Pvthlas
lodge in meeting Monday night.
A large crowd was in attendance
to hear the former chanc«>llor
commander of the lodge tell of
his experiences as a rsdioman-
gnnner on a flying fortress over
enemy-held territory in Europe.
T.Sxt. Jennings was serlonsly
wounded in a raid several months
ego. After recovering from the
wonndg he served as an Instrnctor
in England.
Three candidates were started
in Initiation work at the meeting.
Thev were L. D. Cooke, W. 0.
Johnson and William A. Rardis-
ter- ,
Another clses will be j^tiuteiX
on Mondhy night '
Fifty seven were examined in
the free sight clinic held October
16 at the county health office
under sponsorship of the North
Wllkesboro Lions Club.
Of the 57 examined 4 3 were
found to need glasses and sur
gery was recomm^ded In 13
cases. One emergency case was
sent directly to the Baptist hos
pital In Winston Salem.
Dr. John V. Wllsey, of WlAaton-
Salem, examined the patients at
the clinic. By working without
ceasing throughout the day he
was able to examine all those pres
ent with the exception of 20 who
could not be reached. Sponsors
are hoping to be able to hold an
other such clinic In the near fu
ture.
Cost of the clinic was paid by
the North Wllkesboro Lions Clnb
and the State .Commission for the
Blind.
District Library
Meeting Monday
District library 'meeting lor
live counties will be held Mon
day, October 30, in the North
Ffc. Jeeee E. WUee, Jr., was
slightly wounded in action in
Prance on September 27, ac
cording to official War Deport
ment meseages received by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E.
Wiles, of Hays. Pfc. WUee en
tered service March 23, 1943.
He went overseas to Italy three
months ago and was later sent
to France.
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AMERICAN
TROOPS LAND
ON SAMAR
Wllkesboro town hall.
Miss Julius Amis, of the State
Library Commission and who is
supervisor of rural libraries, will
be in charge of the meeting, which
will begin at ten a. m. and con
tinue until four p. m.
The five counties In the district
to meet here are: Wilkes, Surry,
Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga. All
persons connected with libraries
and who are Interested In public
or school libraries are asked to at
tend.
American dismounted cavalry
troops have Invaded Samar, third
largest of the Philippines and last
Island barrier on the road to Lu
zon and Manila, while forces
fighting on Leyte have punched
nine miles inland to seize the key
road junction to Burauen.
Oen. Douglas MacArthur also
announced In a special communi
que that Field Marshal Count Jul-
chi Terauchl’s Japanese defenders
of the Northern Leyte front were
‘‘disintegrating’’ under the Ameri
can hammer blows.
The three-mile American ad
vance which occupied Barauen,
southern terminus of an ■ Island
highway, split the Japanese lines
in Northern Leyte, and threw the
enemy back toward the hills,
where fierce Filipino guerrillas
were reported In action.
’The new American triumphs
I pushed our lines nine miles inland
and raised to 31 the number of
towns and vlllagdc.Taptured. Six
airfields also have been seized.
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Sgt. Paul Parson*
Seriously Wounded
be closed all day Monday.
Wounded In France
Sgt. Paul Parsons, son of Mrs.
m,. T.,.., Elly Parsons, of Parsonville, was
The Wilkes^ public library will ^ ggi-iojjg]y wounded In action In
France on October 3, a War De
partment telegram to his mother
said.
Sgt. Parsons, who entered the
army over a year ago, went over
seas in July and was In combat
with an Infantry regiment. His
wife, the former Miss Lucille
Baker, and one son, Tony, reside
at Parsonville.
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■/’ :x'.y
Pvt. Hansford T. Cblo^ has
been reported BaUsiog hi action
In France siiice Oetdber Sk ac
cording to a 'War'Ueputrarat
message reerirfH hr bb FffCi
the former Misi Oora Pntitt.
Pvt. Ghnrch, eon of Mr. and
Mrs. FiiBay ChiiMh, of MUIen
Crmk, entered thf army in lax*
■ary; ant went oeenetle In A»i
glut, ->.v
17S/zAJb. Pumpkin
Arthur Welch, of Deep Gao,
produced a 72%-pound pnmpkin
thia year on Joe Weleli’a iand at
lit Zion. ThO’pnm>|tin la one of
the largest produced in’ this see
Hon. Hr. Arthur Weldh la the
K ndtather of ,Mrs. Bay Well-
B, of Cricket,
Mrs. Edd Anderson
To Address Woman’s
Club of Wilkesboro
’The Wllkesboro Woman’s Club
win meet tomorrow (Friday) at-
,ternoon, 3:30 at the home of
Mrs. C. H. Cowles with Mrs. L. B.
Dnla snd Mrs. J. B. Henderson
associate hostesses. Mrs. Edd An
derson, district preldent, and Mrs.
Wright, of West Jefferson, will he
gnhsta'at the meeting. ‘
Y ^ 1-'
BUY MOI
■74;
fAR BONDS ^latolfr;
Pvt. Noab pdi ae-
rtonsly wonnded in wrmta on
October . 5, acMeSiig' to f .Whr.
' MB. ^ Ihrt, Bmhmijb a aon t€,
Hm Branson the
P«ptr'
At Rdidit School
, r ''-'■•■.-.■..I,'" .
B^vre’m earMM/.whieh
pjlimieea io t« i ttoat tor tlb «■>.
tM Jimify Wiu h« luild T«#Mty
ntflbj;,'October U. TtSi.e^Meek,
tito Bhnda eehool gyauaahiBi.
Jt enOii Invitation