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SQUASH l^M ONE VDiE
This picture showa 15 large squaah of the New G uinea
Buttervine variety which grew on on# vine in the garden
^ Mrs. D. S. Melville in Wilkeaboro. The longeat aquaah,
one Bud Brown, colored gardener, ia ahown holding,
four feet and three inchea in length and had a
ight of 9 1-2 pounda. Gwendolyn Melville, gramd-
aughter of Mra. Melville, ia happy to be in the picture
ith the large collection of aquaah.
METZ FALLING;
ALLIES GAIN ON
fEST FRONT
^^^Werlcana eaat of Aachen lung-
1^ ad toward four miles Sunday in
» auddenly fluid fighting amid
atrong indications the bitter nail
atand before the Rhine was crack
ing at last, -while doughboys far
ther south invested one-third of
Meta and chased Germans in a
broad retreat toward the Sieg
fried line in the Saar.
Front line reports said Metz
was falling to American assault—
the first time In 1.5 00 years that
It has been taken in direct attack.
The First army’s surge carried
to the outskirts of Eschweiler,
seven miles northeast of Aachen,
and put Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges’
, awn astride the fine Adolf Hitler
military highway to Cologne and
the Rhine. Some units cut in
JWttthenst of Eschweiler, a town of
• iAddh. 28 miles from Cologne.
lar nofth. British and
„JnTrodp8'’'^arc'he2rfn “baf^'
” seized the road hub of Geilen-
ken 12 miles north of Aachen.
-’Yonght on 30 miles from
ilusseldorf.
British and American soldiers
tunched out gains along a 15 mile
sector In the Aachen area, with
me advance to Echweller ac-
lompllshed in a Woodless, ghostly
tight assault.
Lt. Gen. George Patton sent his
rhfrd army into Germany at new
mints, and his Infantry broke Into
detz in a tour-way squeeze.
By Sunday night the Americans
tad won one-third of the fortress
own from befuddled German de
enders, many of them "people’s
irmy” men with arm bands as tne
mly vestige of uniforms.
Metz’ escape sap had been shut,
md the Germans were in whole-
tale retreat all along the Third
irmy front toward the Saar basin,
Sdnt dispatch declared, with
in’s men charging up to the
■ontler of that rich IndTistrial
rovlnce. Planes hammered the
eelng enemy columns knocking
It more than 250 transports.
CASUALTIES
OF JAPS NOW
PASS 45,000
Japanese casualties on Leyte
island have passed 45,000, head
quarters reported today, and sharp
fighting continued around Limon,
at the northern end, of Ormoc
corridor.
American casualties total 5,691
for the campaign—1,133 killed,
missing and 4,432 wounded, to
day’s communique said.
"The broad disparity”, it added,
"is due to our long-range ar
tillery”.
Elements of the American 24th
and 32nd divisions were battling
strongly resisting Japanese forces,
enclosed in the pocket around
Limon.
The American road block south
of Limon remains intact despite
"strenuous enemy efforts” to de
stroy it. The Japanese pressed
forward tank units and artillery
Into fhelr ..drive to .this
of Nipponese around Limon from
reinforcement or supply.
An enemy counterattack was re
pulsed bloodily, after three
hours’ fighting. Enemy rein
forcements were attempting to in-
fllrate into the Limon sector by
cutting in west of Ormoc road io
avoid the block.
Units of the American Seventh
division, fighting near central
Leyte valley on the island’s east
ern edge, repulsed several enemy
night attacks near Malobago. The
town Is in the foothills west of
the valley’s main road.
■V
Forester Member
Beer Committee
In North Carolina
lelgh.—District chairmen to
during the 1944-45 fiscal
were announced by the North
Ina committee — United
s Brewer Foundation, snc-
r to the Brewing Industry
iations' North Carolina com-
Card Received From Pfc. Jay
^ C. Grayson, Prisoner War
Mrs. Jay C. Grayson received
today a card from her husband,
Pfc. Grayson who was recently
captured in France by the Ger
mans, and now a prisoner of war
in Germany. The message from
Pfc. Grayson is as follows: “I
have.been taken prisoner of war
in Germany. I am in good health,
slightly wounded. Will be trans
ferred from here to another camp
in next few days. Please don’t
write until I get new address.
Kindest regards. Jay”. The
card was dated August 2nd.
Pfc. Grayson is the son of Mrs.
Bessie R. Grayson and J. C. Gray
son. and was in England and
France only a few weeks before
being taken prisoner.
i.
y are: Frank E. Barnard, of
llle, N. S. Forester, North
Bboro; T. E. Cunningham,
)tte:/ Fred Mills, Wades-
W/V. Little, Sallslmry; M.
loJas, Winston-Salem: H.
rl^t, Greensboro; W. B.
ns. Durham: J. C. Pittman,
rd; C. F. Smithson, Fayette-
Henry Harrell. Wilmington:
Burrnss, Raleigh: George S.
•ds, Rcjky Mount; Albert H.
ey, Goldsboro; M, C. Jones,
eth City, and R. W. Jenkins
:h Blankenship
ills a Large Deer
«ech Blankenship, local cafe
srietor who annually brings
le the venison, killed a 150-
nd buck Saturday morning In
jah National forest near Ashe-
te buck was five pounds heav-
J|an the one he killed there
"ear and which was mounted
is now in the window of
h’s Place cafe. Mr. Blanken-
sald that he will serve deer
; to hia, c*f« Patrons Tuesday.
r' BONDS
Wounded In France
Pfc. James E. Huffman was
seriously wounded in Prance on
November 1. Pfc. Huffman en
tered .service In September,
1048, received training at Port
McClellan, Ala., and went over
seas about March I, of this year.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
lace Huffman, of ParsonvlUe,
and In a recent letter he stated
he was In a hospital and getting
along fine.
Observaee Of
ThiikMlivngls
Pliiid for 23rd
Killed In FrwREe
ijirargi r ■
Special Services hi Churches,
City Schools Off^ Thurs
day, Others Two Days
By act of cofigress, by proclama
tion of President Roosevelt and
Qovqinor Broughton, Thanksgiv
ing will he obseryed on Thurs
day, November 23.
■With so many men away from
their homes, and fighting on bat-
tlefronts throughout the world, It
is expected that Thanksgiving
here will be observed quietly and
with special thanksgiving for the
victories of our armed forces and
the many blessings bestowed upon
this country.
Several churches have planned
special Thanksgiving services. At
the First Baptist church here
there will be a buffet breakfast In
the church from 6:30 to 7:30 a.
m. and the Thanksgiving service
will be at 7:30 a. ni. At the First
Methodist church the annual
Thanksgiving service will be held
at 9:30 a. m. and the offering for
the children’s home will be re
ceived.
North Wllkesboro city schools
will have one day off Thurs
day—for Thanksgiving and the
schools will resume work Friday
morning.
Schools of the county system
will close Wednesday afternoon
until Monday morning.
Business will be at a standstill
here Thanksgiving Day with all
business houses closed throughout
the day. Theatres and cafes will
be the only places which plan to
be open to the public on Thanks
giving Day.
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Kiwanians Have
Interesting Meet
Here Friday Noon
TO^^ff^Mifi^^iPKietailers H e r e
Pvt. Edward M. Templeton,
age 26, was klljled In action in
France on November 3. Pvt.
Temple^n entered the army De
cember 14, 1942, and went
overseas In August this year,
being a member of a tank de
stroyer battaUon. Pvt. Temple
ton was a member of one of
Wilkes’ best known families,
being a son of the late tV. ,T.
Templeton, of Hays, and Mrs.
Templeton, who has made her
home here for the past several
months. Pvt. Templeton’s wife
is the former Miss Sadie John
son. Surviving are his mother,
his wife, and six sisters: Miss
Audrey Templeton, North
Wllkesboro; Mrs. Harold Mad
sen, Kings Park, Long Island,
N. Y.; Mrs. Alfred Levesque,
Brentwood, Long Island, N. Y.;
Misses Era and Faye Temple
ton, North Wilkesboro; and
Miss Dianna Templeton, New
ark, N. J.
REV. W. A. KALE
DR. R. L. OWNBEY
The Journal-Patriot
For Thursday Will
Be Priinled Earlier
Sheldon Roper, of Lincoln-
ton. Speaker At Regular
North Wllkesboro Klwanls Club
enjoyed u splendid meeting Friday
noon at Hotel Wilkes.
Program Chairman Paul Os
borne introduced his speaker, Mr.
Sheldon Roper, of Lincolnton,
Past Grand Chancellor of the
Grand Lodge of Knights of Py
thias of North Carolina, who made
a very good talk. After relating
a number of humorous stories and
antedotes Mr. Roper spoke on the
subject ’’The Tripod of Life”. Ho
remarked that inheritance, en
vironment and education deter
mine all that we are. The result
of these he summed up in three
statements: “What we know;
What we do; and What we give”.
His conclusion on the third
statement, What we give, was in
deed a challenge. He feels that
America hqs gone a long way to
ward answering this requirement
In the world-wide struggle but
feels there Is still much more to
he required at our hands It we
fully meet the full measure of this
requirement. 1
Guests Friday were as follows;
R. M. Brame had Rev. A. C. Wag
goner; J, B. Carter had J. H. C.
Thomas, Scout executive; R. C.
Foster and Roy Foster, of Geor
gia: J. R- Hix had Harold Riley,
of St. Louis; Dr. G. T. Mitchell
had Dr. M. D. Phillips; H. H.
Morehouse had Robert Morehouse;
Paul Church had John BowIm;
Paul Osborne had Sheldon Roper,
of Lincolnton, speaker; H. P. El
ler had Tyre Casey.
Nicholson Funeral
Will Be Tuesday
Carl Preston Nicholson, age 38,
died Sunday. Funeral service will
bo held Tuesday, 11 a. m„ at
Sweet Home church with Rev. E.
K. Wooten in charge.
Mr. Nicholson, who lived In
Elkin, is survived by the following
brothers and sisters; Graham
Nicholson, Cycle: Clay and Joe
Nicholson, Union Grove; Ray
Nicholson, New Bern; Rufus
Nichlson and Mrs. Paul Trlvette,
Winston-Salem; and Ethel Nichol
son, of Greensboro.
Mrs. Hulcher’s
Brother Is Dead
In order that the staff of The
Joomal-Patrlot may observe
Thanksgiving Day as a holiday,
the Issue for Thursday, Novem
ber ftSt will be printedpn We^
nflnts tot
['nnrsday issue are
or advertlsemwts for publica
tion In the TI
urgently requested to have them
in to ITie Journal-Patriot of
fice not later than Wednesday
noon.
Lions Enjoy An
Address Friday
By C. B. Ross
Pilot •Mountain Minister Is
Speaker; Zone Meeting
Held In This City
Rev. Courtney B. Ross, Metho
dist minister from Pilot Mountain,
delivered r.n inspiring address
Friday evening before the North
Wllkesboro Lions Club.
“Mastering Life” was the sub
ject used by Rev. Mr. Ross, who
listed four essentials for master
ing life: mastering self, mastering
friendship, mastering things, and
submitting to God, the master of
all.
The speaker was presented by
Rev. A. C. Waggoner. The pro
gram was In charge of Attorney
J. Allle Hayes and S. T..Anderson.
One feature of the program was a
biographical sketch of James M.
Anderson as prepared and read by
W. O. Ahsher. A. A. Sturdivant
and W. O. Absher will have charge
of the program for the next meet
ing and all members are request
ed to keep In mind that future
meetings of the club will he at
6:30 Instead of 7:00 p. m.
Delegations of four members
each were present Friday evening
from the Lenoir and Boone Lions
Clubs and following the meeting
of the local club Zone Chairman
James A. Anderson conducted a
zone meeting.
The annual training school for Christian workers for
the Methodist churches of Millers Creek, Moravian
Falls, Wilkeshoro and North Wilkesboro will be held
this year in the First Methodist church in North Wilkes*
boro. Two of the best instructors in the Western North
Carolina Conference are scheduled to teach. They are
Dr. R. L. Owenby of Mun Street Methodist church,
Reidsville, who will offer a course in “The Stewardship
of Life”, and Rev. W. A. Kale, of First Methodist church,
Hickory, who will give the course in “Christian Educa
tion In The Local Church”. The school will open Sun
day, December 3, and continue through Thursday, De
cember 7, with classes each evening from seven to nine.
RATION NEWS
In the meeting of the local
club brief talks were made by
Deputy District Governor Bruce
Johnson, of Lenoir, Dr. Amos
Abrams, of Boone, and Zone
Chairman Anderson, of the local
club. •
SHOES — Airplane Stamps
Nos. 1, 2, and 3 In hook three
good for one pair of shoes each
Indefinitely.
Roosevelt Asks
That Nation Buy
More War Bonds
.. .oAtnaLOjariTfifliuiniiil
la A' hook 'good for tiree ill-
long became effective Nov. 9
and will expire December 21.
SUGAR — Sugar stamps 30,
31, 32, 33, 34 (book 4) good for
five pounds ladeflaltely.
PROCESSED FOODS—Blue
A8 through W5 (Book 4) now
valid at 10 points each. Good
indefinitely.
MEATS AND FATS — Red
AR thniiigh Z8 and A5 through
P5 (Book 4) now valid at 10
points each for use with tokens.
SUGAR: Sugar stamp 40
good tor five pounds eanalag
sugar until February 28, 1845.
EDIBLE TREE NUTS —
These nuts are governed by
RMPR No. 490, and allow a
mark up of 35 per cent over
legal cost. There are many
grades and sizes of these nuts
and It is impracticable to quota
wholesale prices here, but gen
erally there is a good crop of
nuts, particular pecans. The
wholesaler’s ceiling on orchard
run seedling pecans should be
approximately 24c per pound,
and 39c to 43c on U. S. number
1 large Stewart pecans. These
are just two examples. U. 3.
number 1 grade extra large and
oversize are higher, and com
mercial grades are lower than
the prices quoted above. The
retail mark-up on mixed nuts
is 35 per cent.
GLAZED FRUIT — Glazed
grult, usually known as fruit
used to make or In the baking
of fruit cakes, has a mark up of
40 per cent over legal cost.
TIRE Inspection Sheets are
no longer needed for gasoline
or tire rationing and may he
destroyed. The mileage ration
record which was sent to mo
torists with their “A” books
will be used for gasoline^ ra
tioning Instead of the old tire
inspection records.
Washlngton.-
-The war is coat-
„a
Will SeH Bonds
Bnring Campaign
Many Cooperating To Reach
Wilkes Quote of $809,000
in 6th War Loan
Retailers will aid greatly In pro
moting sale of war bonds during
the Sixth War Loan campaign be
ginning today, W. D. Halfacre,
war loan chairman, said today.
National and state retailers’ or
ganizations have accepted and are
urging all retail stores to accept
$100 each for each member of the
personnel as the quota in war
bonds for each store.
Commenflng on the splendid as
sistance given here in previous
campaigns, Mr. Halfacre said he
was sure that the retailers in
North Wllkesboro will be glad to
assume their quotas and that they
will be able to reach them.
Wilkes has an overall quota of
$809,000.00 in the campaign of
that amount $198,000 must be in
"E” bond sales, and in that cate
gory retailers can be very effec
tive.
the nation to'buy mciro
In a radio speech readied for
the eve of the Sixth War Loan
campaign, the President said:
“The Sixth War Loan Drive
starting tomorrow is something
m.ore than Just a money-raising
affair.
“We cannot all fight the enemy
face-to-face. We cannot all pro
duce the weapons and raw mate
rials so vital to our armed forces.
“But there is one front on which
i all of us—every man, woman and
I child—can serve, and serve for
! the duration. We can all practice
self-denial. We can all sacrifice
some of the comforts to the needs
of the men in service; and, yes,
even some of our needs to their
comforts.
“The war in this present month
of November alone will cost us
seven and one half billions of dol
lars. That is two hundred and
fifty millions a day.
"This is why every war bond
you buy is so Important.
"The war Is not over—no, not
by many a costly battle. 'While
we have every reason to be proud
of what has been done—even op
timistic about the ultimate out
come—we have no reason to be
complacent about the tough road
which still lies ahead.
“We have just been through a
(See Roosevelt—page eight)
Retail stores will be given sup
plies with which they can take
war bond orders. The orders will
be taken and the customers will
pay to the stores the amount for
the bonds. The applications and
money will be taken to the banks,
which will mall the bonds directly
to the purchasers.
Mr. Halfacre stated that The
Journal-Patriot will carry from
time to time the progress being
made by retail stores in the sale
of bonds. "Approximately 1,000
men In uniform In all parts of the
world read The Journal-Patriot.
We want these boys to know that
we ara bgcking them up here on
;e hom0’fi^6PBR'K’fhe dollar* to
supply them with the equipment
and materials for a victorious con-
clnslon of the war”, Mr. Halfacre
said.
The names of the committee
members to handle war bond sales
In rural areas, together with
quotas for each district, were pub
lished last week. Although the
campaign officially opens today,
encouraging retorts have already
been received from some com
munities.
Wounded In France
All sales of "E” bonds during
the month of November and De
cember will count toward reach
ing the Sixth War Loan quota.
Excellent cooperation has been
received from the schools, which
have always rendered valuable as
sistance in selling war bonds.
The house-to-house canvass in
North Wilkesboro. under direction
of Mrs. Edd Gardner and Mrs.
Gordon Finley, will get under way
this week. The canvass was or
ganized in a meeting of block
leaders held Thursday at the town
hall. Any who are not contacted
by the solicitors may buy their
bonds at either local bank and
have the sale credited to their re
spective* block leaders.
Ike Emphasizes
Importance New
War Bond Drive
Pfc. Alvin G. Baker was serl-
, ously wounded in Franc© on Oo
^ tobor '28, according > to » War
Department telegram received
by hla parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Baker, of Pnrlear. Be
fore going into ,l(ranae .fTc.
Baker had participated in the
invasion of Italy and had been
awardeil the bronze star medal
for “valorous conduct In action
against the enemy’’.
A message stressing the urgen
cy of the Sixth War Loan Drive
has been received in this country
from General Dwight D. Elsen
hower.
The message Is as follows;
“Your assistance is needed and
the most Important job now for
Colonel C. Walker
Funeral Sunday
Dr. J. C. Butler, prominent phy
sician of Hutchinson, Kansas, died
on Tuesday of last week after a
lingering illness. He was ai
brother to Mrs. C. H. Hulcher, of
Wllkesboro, who went to Hutchin
son several weeks ago on account
of Dr. Butler’s condition and who
was with him when the end came.
Dumfries, Scotland, has bought
for f2,400 the house \n ivhich Roh-
ert Bums died.
Funeral service was held Sun
day at Mt. Pisgah church for
Colonel C. Walker, age 74, citi
zen (rf Edwards township who died
Friday. Rqv. L. E. Sparks con
ducted the last rites.
Mr. Walker is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Julia Ann Walker, and
the following sons and daughters:
Mrs. B. Blevins, Commie Walker,
Mrs. Paul Wood, .LiveU Walker,
Jarvis Walker and Mrs. Earl Dun
can, all «»f Honda. ' • '
Church Funeral I*
Conducted Friday
Funeral service for Commodore
Church, age 49, who was killed
Wednesday night by a hit and run
driver on highway 421 just west
of this city, was held Friday at
Pattons Ridge church.
Mr. Church Is survived by th'
following sons and daughters
Wiley and Alfred Church, Millers
Creek; George Church, Hopkins
W. M. Churen, North Wllkesboro
Mrs. Maggie Green, Stony Fork;
Mrs. Rosie Church, Baltlmo?©.
Md.; .Mnr .Miiry’ iWaUon^..tii
TehnoweiB. ' i J
I the people at home is to make the
i Sixth War Loan a success. To
make sure of final victory ws
must redouble and sustain our
efforts, both here and every
where. The money must be raised
' and our men on all the fronts de
pend upon you. Contact your lo
cal war finance committee and
Join the homefront army as a
volunteer war bond worker. On
behalf of your sons, brothers, hus
bands, and friends in this great
war th^tre I request that you do
your part to see that the Sixth
War Loan Is vastly overserfbed”
“Dwight D. Elsenhowor,
“Allied Expeditionary
Forces”
Masonic Notice
leonMnunication North
Wllkesboro lodge number 407 A.
F. & A. M. Thuiiaday night, No
vember 28, 7:80 o’clock. Work
'in th« first deiroe AH members
are nTged* to .. ..
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