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>-\ Vif4r'trv •-J?. r TIMELT . bcl hu tkc date of l-4l«’rMMw 4 MW TlOBilrait Ifii nnwiii 1"49 ^ avi«L in. U4f O^). WW I ‘iriiflMi — fora Jan. 1 80 jroB wlU not «ta a« p to^in2^^;*nn2!il THE JOURNAL-PATiilOT HAS BLAZED THE TRAIL OF PROGRESS IN THE “STATE OF WH.KES’' FOR OVER 88 YEAIU5 ’ “ VOL XXXIX. No. 67 tiutfiotto Publiahed Mondays and Thursdays. NORTH WILK.ESBORO. N. C., MONDAY, DEC. 18th‘, 1944 ' Watch Your Lnbal~-Keap ToBf Sahscription Paid In Adrance Z 01 e Chairnan Speaks At Uois’ Meeting MANY LOCAL STORES TO REMAIN OPEN NIGHTS; START THURSDAY EscoUaiit Address On Sub ject of Uonism Delivered Before Clnb On Friday Jack Stickler, of Charlotte, a sone cHairman in Lions district 8. delivered a most inspiring ad dress Friday evening before the Korth Wllkesboro Lions Club. The program was in charge of W. 0. Aboher and A. A. Sturdi vant. Mr. Absher presented Zone Chairman James M. Anderson, rrho introduced the speaker. Csing the Lions’ motto—“Lions. f Liberty, Inteiiigence. Our Nation’s Safety”, Mr. Stickley told the club that the real strength of Llpnlsm lies in accomplishments 'MiLions in service to their fel- ■lymen. His address was receiv- MTwith much interest by the large ^tendance of Lions at the meet- * ng. An added feature of the pro- I gram was a biographical sketch of Claude Key given by G. R. An- I drews. r Prior to the program President ! Vernon Deal reported on charter I nights held for Taylorsville and Sparta clubs, which the North I Wllkesboro club sponsored as new h^members of Lions International. It was announced that direc- MBp of the Lions Club here will I mw^on December 29. PrApldent Deal appointed a commli^se composed of James M. Anderson, R. A. Manshlp and C. B. Jenkins, Jr., to assist in the Infantile Paralysis campaign for funds to be put on in January. At the close of the meeting Rev. A. C. Waggoner distrllruted names of underprivileged families whom the Lions are going to fur nish with Christmas cheer ma terials on Christmas eve. At the meeting Friday evening Major Richard Johnston was guest of James M. Anderson and Wm. T. Long was a guest of W. D. Jester. V Will Remain Closed On De cember 25th and 26th For Holidays Gets Purple Heart Mamy of North Wilkes- boro’s stores will remain open until 7 o’clock start ing Thursday night, and on Saturday most of them will remain open until 8 o’clock, the regular clos ing hours for the grocery stores on Saturday nights. A majority of the stores of the city will also be clos ed on Christmas Day, De cember 25th, and on Tues day, December 26th. Both the local banks will be closed next Monday and Tuesday. Stocks in the local stores still contain thousands of useful and practical gifts and everything possible will be done by local mer chants to assist late shop pers with their gift prob lems between now and Christmas. NAZIS DRIVE YANKS BACK INTO BELGIUM N. S. Forester Buys B Suncrest Orchards ^ 8. Forester has purchased Suncrest Orchard from Jake rjiJT he Suncrest Orchard, locat ed near highway 421 four miles west of this city, was recently purchased by Mr. Church from R. W. Colvard, of Mooresvllle. The orchard consists of many apple and peach trees, a splendid residence, tenant house and or chard buildings. Red Cross Office Hours Changed Rev. A. C. Waggoner, chairman of the local American Red Cross chapter, has announced that the office In North Wllkesboro will observe new office hours. Due to the ever increasing case load and t^-many clerical duties demand- Jidg the time of the executive sec retary and the case worker this change has become necessary. The office will be open to the public from 8:30 to 12:00 snd from 1:00 to 4:00 on week days and from 8:30 to 12:00 on Saturday. The office telephone in 307. In case of emergency at any hour of the day or night the telephone office will be able to supply the emer gency number. The German Army reInvaded Belgium and Luxembourg in an all-out offensive yesterday, dent ing U. S. First Army lines with thousands of troops and scores of tanks attacking on a 60-mile- front. This first major counteroffen sive since Normandy was gaining in Intensity. At some points along a front between Monschau, 16 miles southeast of Aachen, on south ward to the German fortress of ’Trier the enemy had advanced some miles while other thrusts were being held by the Americans. The depth of the German pene trations were not given. Kenne dy reported that some of his dis patches were altered by censor ship. Seizing the initiative for the first time since D-Day, the Ger mans swept back along the paths of their 1940 conquests, spurred by an order from Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd vOn Dundstedt that “your hour has struck”. What appeared to be the main blow carried to within 10 miles of the helglan city of Malmedy, 23 miles south of Aachen. (Malmedy is 14 miles west of the German border and, assuming American lines were at the fron- |tier, that would mean a penetra tion of four miles. However, Al lied lines on that long-quiet sec tor are ill-defined). mmmmrmmi \owBtm WItW TIN C0MUI\ I Ensign Hubbard Home FIVE GENERATIONS PHOTOGRAPHED Ensign Fred Hubbard, of New Orleans, arrived Sunday to spend several days with his family. Pvt. Sherrill Here Pvt. Harry Sherrill, of Amaril lo, Texas, spent last week here | with his mother, Mrs. T. E. Sher rill, on D street. Major Johnston Home Major and Mrs. Richard John ston, of Dayton, Ohio, are spend ing 15 days here with their par-1 ents, Mr. and. Mrs. A. B. Johnston and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Caroon. Sgt. Charlie Gregory, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gregory, of Union Grove, was awarded the purple heart for wounds re ceived while participating in the tMttle of St. Lo, in rYance, re- centl,v. He was also awarded the oak leaf cluster. Sgt. Or^ory went overseas in May after receiving training at Camp Wolters, Texas; San IjOuIs, Obispo, CSalif.; Gamp Rucker, Ala., and Camp Butner, N. O. His wife, the former Miss Ruth York, of Union Grove, is making her home in Winston-Salem. Pvt. Whitley At Moore General Hospital Pvt. Richard L. Whitley, of North Wllkesboro, has been ad mitted to Moore General Hospi tal at Swannanoa for treatment. He served In the North African Theatre with the medical depart ment. AMERICANS ADVANCE ON MINDORO ISLE W. Clay Alexander At Bainbridge W. Clay Alexander, who en tered the navy In November, is in training at Bainbridge, Md, He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. .Alexan der. -Mean M SHOES — Airplane Stamps Vos. 1, 2. and 8 in hook thrM good for one pair of shoe* each Indefinitely. GASOLINE!—Coupons No. IS In A book good for four gal- long became effective Nov, 9 and will expire December 21. SUGAR — Sugar stamps 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 (book 4) good for five pounds Indefinitely. MEATS, FATS—Red Stamps 48 through ZS and A5 through 35, good indefinitely. No new stamps until December 31. PROCESSED FOODS — Blue Stamps AS through Z8; A5 through Z5, A2 and B2 remain ralUl indefinitely. No new stamps will be validated 11 the first of next month. SUGAR: Sugar sUmp 40 rood for flT« pounds canning sugar until February 28, 194 5. Rev. Harry Oamble Kiwanis Speaker Here Friday Noon Americans troops have won a secure hold on Southern Mindoro Island, 150 miles south of Manila, and hammered their lines 11 miles Inland from the invasion beach heads against negligible Japanese resistance, Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthnr annmmced today. Three American Dvislona bat tling the trapped Japanese rem nants on Leyte Island meanwhile tore big gaps in the Yamashlta line in the Ormoc corridor and killed 2,012 enemy troops In scor ing advances of two to seven miles on an 11-mile front. The force driving Into Mindoro on a broad fiont scored gain.s of six miles beyond the sugar town on San Jose, captured early Satur day morning along with its mile- long airfield, and seized command ing ground one-third of the way across the southern tip of the Is land. A headquarters spokesman said the advance was made Saturd.ay after the seizure of San Jose in the first 36 hours of the Invasion and It was believed likely that by now that the Americans had scored further gains. The spokesman said that Jap anese resistance was negligible. The Invasion perimeter now runs in a semicircle about six or seven miles beyond San Jose, five miles in from the coast. Indicating that the Americans hold an Island front stretching approximately 11 miles from the Bugsanga River on the north to Mangarln Bay on the south. M. F. Bumgarner, Jr., Home On Vuit Aviation Student M. F. Bum garner, .Ir., who Is In training at Columbus, Miss., is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Bumgarner, of Mil lers Creek. M. F. Is engaged In pilot training. Pvt. Sparks Now In Germany Pvt. Calvin C. Sparks, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Sparks, of Roaring River route two, en tered the army March 23, 1944, received training at Fort Mc Clellan, Ala., and Fort Meade. Md., before going overseas In Sep tember. He Is serving with an Infantry regiment in Germany. Extra Effort This Week Can Put the County Over Top $59,000 In Bonds Would Give Wilkei Wonderful Record In Campaign It is not every day that five generations can get to gether for a picture, but the recent photo of Wilkes peo ple above was taken on one of those rsure occasions. The five generations shown are headed by Mrs. Laura Har ris, of North Wilkesboro, age 91; her son, Franklin Har ris, of Charlotte; his daughter, Mrs. Rozilta Ellis, of Champion; her daughter, Mas. Gaynell Benton, of Champion; and her son. Little Jerry Wayne Benton. Charlict RistunisToB RUSSIANS ARE Rev. Harry Y. Gamblll, of Statesville, addressed the North Wllkesboro Kiwanis club Friday noon on the subject of "Life's Happ>' Moments”. The speaker was presented by Rev. Howanl J. Ford, who was program chairman for the day. Rev. Mr. Gam bill stated that hap piness is a state of mind. It is ! usually momentary. It Is ex- I pressed in varying degrees by dlf- i ferent people under the same eir- I cumstances. 1 Some of life’s more general oc- Icasions that brings happy mo ments to many people are the fol lowing: 1. Graduation day, or, days from school. 2. Courtship, marriage and the coming of children. 3. When friends come throu^gh. 4. A job wel' done. The speaker very graphically called to mind various examples and occasions illustrating the high moments of delight coming under each of the above named occasions. He closed with the reading of a letter recently received from a soldier who is on the Belgian front and the thought uppermost in this boy’s mind Is the day when he will be able to return home. This would be his most happy moment. Wounded In Action Pvt. Ernest E. Bare was slightly wounded in Germany on November 25, according to a W’ar Department message re ceived by his wife, the former Miss Darryl Osborne, who, with her three children, make their homo in the Pairplains community. l*vt. Bare, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bare, of Ijaurel Springs, entered the ar my May 10 and went overseas In the latter part of October this year. Duty Cbarlle 9. And^von, gtnner’s mate third class, hto returned to active duty after spending a 30- day leave at Oakwoods With his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ander son. Charlie has been serving in the South Pacific area, and one of the ships on which he was serving was sunk during battle. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have four other sons In the service. IM Ml Pfc. Kennedy To Be Aerial Gunner Gulfport Army Air Field, Gulf port, Miss.—Cpl. Claude L. Ken nedy, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Kennedy, Wllkesboro, N. C., has reported at this ’Third Air Force bomber base for an Intensive training course as a ra dio operator gunner on a B-17 Flying Portress. Selected for this Important as signment after stringent examina tions, Cpl. Kennedy will bo a member of a ten man crew who will live and work together un der simulated battle conditions. Upon completion of training the crew win be ready for duty on the fighting fronts. Corporal Kennedy entered the service at Camp Croft, S. C., In May, 1943. OFDUDAPEST Major Richard Johnston was a guest of W. J. Caroon and Rev. A. C. Waggoner was a guest of R. M. Brame, Jr., Pvt. Williams In Aircraft School Madison, Wls.—Pvt. Ralph ’ J. Williams, 22, son of Mrs. James F. Williams, North Wllkesboro, N. C., has been enrolled In the AAF Training Command’s aircraft ra dio mechanics school at Truax Field, it was announced today by tho post commander. He will take an extensive course in servicing radio equip ment used on U. S. bombers and fighting planes and will be train ed In defense against chemical warfare, aircraft Identification, and related AAF subjects designed to fit him for combat duty. Pvt. Williams Is the husband of Mrs. Faye Williams, of Wllkes boro. Sgt. Ishmael lUiws Gets Six Nazis Sgt. Ishmael Laws, who threw a hand grenade Into a cellar In Germany and captured eight nazl soldiers, waa recently promoted to his present rank, according to news received by his father, M. F. Laws, of Boomer. Sgt. Laws went overseas In August and has been In Prance, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He wrote that Holland would be a nice place to see In peace time but that over a rifle you don’t think of beauty or pleasure. He de scribed Paris as a “sweet place” and that Belgium was nice but all towns had to be blacked out. The Red Army advanced within 5 1-2 miles of besieged Budapest yesterday and reached the Slovak border at a new point 72 miles northeast of the Hungarian capital in a rapid hut methodical smash ing apart of the remaining small German holdings east and north east of the Danube RlYer. The thrust to Slovakia with cap ture of the town of Susa repre sented a gain of 15 miles from prevIouBly-reported Soviet posi tions in that area northwest of Miskolc. En route, the Russians seized the big rail town of Put- nok, eight miles east of Susa, said the Soviet communique. A supplemental communique this morning said more than 600 of the enemy were slaughtered at Putnok and eight German tanks and self-propelled guns were knocked out. Killed Five Nazis Somewhere In Southern France on September 29, Sgt. Carl B. Anderson advanced un der terrific machine gun fire and knocked out a machine gun nest, killing five Germans and capturing two. Machine gnn bullets wwe passing in inches of Sgt. Andea^on, but he did his .lob. Sgt. Anderson has been overseas twenty-one months. He fou^t in North Africa, Sicily, Sonthem Italy, and Anzio. He was wounded near Rome and received the purple heart. He also made the landing in South- mil France, and fought near German soil, and hopes to re turn home in the near future. .Sgt. Anderson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Anderson, of Oakwoods. J. B. Norris Taken ByBcathattPcaL Hospital Thursday Funeral Held Saturday for Pioneer Lumber Dealer Who Died Thursday John Bryant (Dick) Norris, age 73. died Thursday night at the Wilkes hospital. Mr. Norris, long prominent In business and public life here, had been in declining health for two years and was critically 111 for two weeks. He was born and reared in the Lewis Fork community of Wilkes county, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Norris. He came to North Wilkesboro about 1903, where he became connected with the lumber business and soon es tablished a business of his own. After several years as a lumber dealer here, Mr. Norris became associated with McEwen Lumber company, of High Point, repre senting that firm as a salesman. Later he again established a lum ber business here which he operated until his health failed. Mr. Norris was among the pioneer business men here and was also actively affiliated with church and civic organizations. He was a former member of the board of stewards of the First Methodist church and served for a number of years on the North Wilkesboro board of education. He helped In organizing the North Wllkesboro Kiwanis club and was a charter member. He was also very active in the Traveler’s Protective Association here. Mr. Norris was preceded in death by his Dean Norris, on December 15, 1918. He was later married to Record sale of "E” bonds in Wilkes county last week swelled the total in "E” bond purchases during the Sixth War Loan to $138,060, wblck lacks $59,940 of reaching the "B” bond goal of $198,000. The response on the part of Wilkes people to the appeal to back the attack of fighting men has placed Wilkes within striking distance of reaching the goal. Some extra effort this week on the part of volunteer bond sales men, district committees and per sonnel of retail stores can put the county over the lop, W. D. Half acre, War Loan chairman, said today. Commenting on the progress during the latter part of last week, Mr. Halfacre said that bond sales Friday and Saturday to Indlvl- 1 duals reached a new high scale ‘and that continued sales on that basis will give Wilkes a perfect I record during the campaign. Much of the progress, he said, could be attrbuted to efforts on the part of district committees and sales peo ple in local stores. The overall quota of $809,000 for the county has already been passed with a splendid record, but to, fully accomplish the task if financing the war effort and back the attacks on fighting fronts with dollars at home, individuals must buy a sufficient amount of "E" bonds. Commenting on bonds as Christmas gifts, Mr. Halfacre re minded late shoppers that they rflP Gian a. war bond, which Id a “present with a future”. ’ With merchandlie scarce, the person who bai a war bond vill be in position to buy when goods become available. Give bonds and thus provide the men who are giving their all with the materials they need to destroy the enemy. This week should be the biggest yet in bond sales, but extra ef fort will be needed to put the county “over the top”. Liberty Lodge 45 To Have Barbeque Liberty Ildge number 45, A. F. & A. M., plans a most Interestlug public meeting to be held Tues day evening, seven o’clock, at the lodge hall. Officers for the coming year, headed by L. L. Godfrey as master, will be Installed. Barbecue will be served immediately following the meeting. It will be a public meeting and Masons, their friends and members of their families are cordially invited to attend. V Returns On Seal Campaign Asked Some weeks ago you received a letter from the Wilkes county Tu berculosis Association. It re quested your cooperation in a communify enterprise to raise the health standards of our communi ty. The success of the enterprise depends upon the reply to that let ter. Some people have not ans wered the letter. If no one did. we in this community could not , continue to benefit from an ex- wife^ Mrs. Dalsjr pandlng program to bring tuber culosis under control. One of the greatest educational Miss Ethel Hill, a member of the campaigns in all history against a local school faculty. She died single disease has been directed about ten years ago. against tuberculosis. It Is sup- He Is survived by one son, ported by you and me when we Dean Norris, of Wilmington, one jjoy Christmas Seals—the Seals daughter, Mrs. Grady Church, of North Wilkesboro, and one sister, Mrs. W. P. Laws, of Tacoma, Washington. Funeral service was held Sat- whlch were contained In that letter received from the tubercu losis association. If you have not answered that letter, do so today —answer It with money, as much urday afternoon, three o’clock, at more as you can, list you be re- the First Methodist church and | for the breakdown In was conducted by the pastor. Rev. tight against tuberculosis be- A. C. Waggoner. Burial was In j fore victory has been attained, the Baptist cemetery. . Mrs. Jack Swofford, chairman Active pall hearers were W. A, iof the Seal Sale for Wilkes county, Brame, P. E. Brown, J. D. Schae-{reports $668.10 received to date, fer, J. C. Reins, F. C. Tomlinson jf you have not sent In yours, and J. B. McCoy. Many beautiful please do so and help your county flowers attested to the esteem In make Its quota, which is $1,000 which the life of Mr. Norris was this year. held by many qualntances. friends and ac- BUY MORE WAR BONDS About one In every ten fons of coal mined In the United States Is shipped via the Great Lakes. Y. M. C. A. BUILDIRG FURD URIBE NOW OR-YOUR INDIFFERENOE IS A BOTE AGAINST, YOUR CONTRIBUTION A BOTE FOR Y.NLC.A.
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