In Liitiig Starts h Wittes Coiity Monhy,Jaa.^h AD UrgMi To List With List Takors In Time Specified ■ For Listings Tsx i listing in Wilkes county will [begin on Kon^syc January 8, ' J. C. Grayson, acoOuntant and tax saperrisor, has announced. ‘With but tew exceptions, list takers hfive been appointed tor the Tarious townships, and the list takers have made out their itineraries ot appointments tor ' SCftonTentence ot those who ^^^list tor taxes. ' hott‘ listing tor the town ot '4,1.;Wilkesboro will also.begin o«*Jannary 8. W. P. Kelly,’^own clmk and list taker, will be with Bradley Dancy, connty ta:t lister iW 'North Wilkesboro townsh^, at the town hall, beginning Janu ary 8. Tax Saperrisor Grayson calls attention to the tact that all per sons owning property are requir ed to list their property and list for poll tax during the time pre scribed by latflr for listing. In a'jtnbllc announcement else where in this newspaperT* Mr. Grayson glres the names ot list takers and their appointments tor all except two townships, for which appointments will be an nounced later. -V Ceiling Eggs, PricK On Corn Given -X Due to numerous complaints by consumers ’as to prices on com modities hereafter mentioned. The local war price and ' rationing board for ^helr Information, as well aa persons who sell these commoditie# ^ are ^noting the O. P.A.* cellfig prices to wit: Pfc. Baurass Visits Hnne Pfc. and Mrs. Paul Bauguss, of Fort Bragif, arrived Tuesday to visit Pfc. Bauguss’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bauguss, and Mrs. Bauguss’ relatives In Morganton. Clarence J. Hendren, Jr., Home Clarence J. Hendren, Jr., ra dio man third class who has been in active service In the southwest Pacific war area tor nine months, is home on a 30-day leave and is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hendren, residents ot Brushy Mountain township. lis M m . E- D. Dancy, Jr., Here For Christmas Flight Officer E. D. Dancy, Jr., has reported for duty at West- over Fieri, Mass., ’after spending Cl^W^as here with his parents, been stationed at ’Tyn- daiPrield, Florida, and his visit with his parents was Incidental with hts transfer to Westover Field. ks Petty Officer Joe Hunt Home For Christmsm Petty Officer Joe Hunt was among the many Wilkes men In the service home to spend Christ mas with homefolk. Joe is sta tioned at Virginia Beach and is the aon of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Hunt, of this city. Coaity CoimH Of Home Clibs Plans Its 1945 Program Killeir In Action John W. Gaither Home For Christoas Petty Officer John Walter Gaither, who Is on acUve datjr |n the navy, has retnraed to Iris iwoe retail Troup No. 1 store, 59c; No. 2 stores, 68c; No. 3 stores, 57c. Ungraded eggs, 22* oz., iWtall gronp No. 1 stores, 48c; No.” 2 stores, -48c; No. 3 stores, 47c. Prices above for the week only beginning today. Country butter producers, "OPA ceiling price 87 1-8 cents deliver ed to retailer. Retailer to con- snmer, 43 cents White com by producers on premises, Sl-3. Yellow com on premises, 11.28. V ' after spending Christmas with hi,' pareilts, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gaither. He Is a brother to Mrs. Lee Edward Harrie, of this city. Sebastism Brothers Home Lt. Dwight Sebastian, who re cently received his wings and commisison In the army air forces at Bltthevllle, Ark., is spewing Mm, ANNIE H. GBifeENB, Home Arent; Mise HELEN L. PRICE, Aseistant Home Agent. The Connty Connell of Home Demonstration Clubs met on Mon- dky, January 1, at 2:30 o'clock, at the town hall in North Wilkes boro with 27 nqembers present. The meeting was called to order by the vice-president, Mrs. M. F. Bumgarner, after which the group sang “Onward, Christian Sold iers”. At this ^Ime, a group dis cussion on “What we can do to make our clubs better In 1945”. was led by Mrs. W. E. Snow. Each member was called upon to render suggestions as to how clnb work might be made stronger for the new year. Mrs, Annie H. Greene, home demonstration agent, dis cussed the reading certificates that will be awarded to home demonstration club women In the county who reads and reviews before her home club three books from the list compiled by the North Carolina Library Commis sion. The list Is available to all women Interested at the public library In North Wilkesboro. The council decided that for the year of 1945, no cash prizes would be given for recognition of the work done—only ribbons. The following were decided upon: GARDEN PRIZE — 1st prize: blue ribbon; 2nd prize: red rib bon; 3rd prize: white ribbon. The garden record sheet Will al so be given out to members de siring*! hem. CluD having highest per cent of attendance at regular club meet ing fn the year of 1945 — 1st: blue ribbon: 2nd; red ribbon; 3rd: white ribbon. Club having best scrap book on publicity for year' of IS46—1st: blue ribbon; 8nd: red rlbboh} 3rd: white rtljJxMi. It "wsiS deOided that the next council meeting will be held the first Monday in March at 1:30 in stead of the usual hour which is 2:30, at the town hall in North Wilkesboro. (MENS OFm.CITYWfLKIN Hi CONFBKNCE HERE INSGHK PIHMECT Sloan Hill And ArKe Foster lass Air, Radar Tests .V- SL W*. F. Randolph Is Mir sing In Ac ‘Mrs. W. B. Randolph, teacher in*. Nofth \ Wllk^ schools, haiTec6lved nejvsjthat her husband has been reported missing In Italy, where he'was seiwlTg In the army. Mr. and .Mrs. Randolph Two North Wilkesboro young lii.Blueffeld. Vs. men n^e. been accepted for pOi Mrs. Mattie Sprinkle Is Claimed By Death Mrs. Mattie M. Holloway F73f*Bprinkle died Tuesday evening at ( her home fn Falrplains communi- I ty after a lingering Illness of sev- I eral months. She was the widow i of the late W. A. Sprinkle and is survived by eight children: Mrs. Cicero Combs, of Ronda; Mrs. Coy Anderson, North Wilkesboro: several days with his wife, the former Miss Annie Ruth Owens, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Sebastian, at Halls Mills. His brother, Bryce E. Sebastian, yeo man second class In the navy, la spending 30 days leave at home after 19 months overseas service in North Africa. HK h Mack Kerley Visits Home Mack Kerley, hospital appren tice second cla„s, of Balnbrldge. Md., spent. . the week-end here with his mother Mrs. Nell Kerley. k M Ensign Andrews Home Ensign Edna Andrews, of Lawrence Sprinkle, North Wilkes- charleston, S. C., spent a short boro; Cyrus Sprinkle, in military ^jgjj Christmas with her service In Europe; Vernon brother Bill, and pare.'ts. Mr. Sprinkle. Jackson: Zonnie Sprinkle. White Salmon, Wash.; Connie Sprinkle, White Salmon. Wash.; Don Sprinkle. White Sal mon, Wash. Mrs. Sprinkle was born In Gray son county. Virginia, September 17th, 1882; died January 2, 1945, age 62 years. Funeral service and Mrs. Boomer. N. C. Andn.ws, of k k k Pvt. Clint Bentley Home Pvt. Clint Bentley, A.S.T.P. student of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn. Ala., Is spend ing a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Bentley, of Pores was held at Falrplains Baptist Pvt. Bentley Is wearing a ch today at 11 o’clock. Rev. dreth Blevins and Rev. hardson officiated. Burial was the family cemetery near the Officers of K. of P. Lodge Installed North Wllkesbpro Knights of Pythias lodge, one of the most ac- tivo lodges In this section, has in stalled officers for the coming year. The Installation ceremony was conducted at the meeting Monday night by Lodge Deputy J. B, Car ter, at which time the following Officers were Installed; R. E. ^Rt}bs chancellor commander; J. B. Gllreath, vice commandei^ Rot. Howard J. Ford, prelate; R. H Shell, master of works; Max master at arms; Clifford MOsJe, master of finance; W. E. •Jon&, master of exchequer; F. H. Crow, Inner guarJ; Lewis Vlck- ^ ery outer guard; J. Q- Adams, kae^r of records and seals. ^JTDELIS CL/&S MEETING The Pldells class of Hlnshaw Street Baptist church will meet Trlday evening at the hom^ of ||rs. -Page Choate with Mrs. Er- star on his left sleeve, denoting excellent grades. He was one of six In 600 to win the distinction. k ^ Pfc: A^Iliams Home Pfc. and Mrs. R. J. Williams, of McCook, Nebraska, recently spent a 19-day furlough with his moth er, Mrs. Georgia Williams, of North Wilkesboro route three, and Mrs. Williams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Watts, of Le noir. k k k Pvt. Sparks Home Pvt. and Mrs. Buel Sparks and son, Jimmie, of Petersburg, Va., spent Christmas Day with .Mrs. Spark’s mother, Mrs. B. L. Combs, of North Wilkesboro route three. V > Legion ^^11 Meet On Friday Night 'The regular monthly meeting of the American Legion will he held at 7:30 p. m. Friday, Janu ary 6th, at the office of the Yad kin Valley Motor Company. There are a number of questions for dls- 'cuBslou, which are of local civic Interest and Importance. A full attendance of the post’s almost 100 members Is urged and re quested. V Pfc. IJoyd Palmer was killed In action In Germany Decem ber 14, accordtog to a War De partment telegram received this afternoon by Ws parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Palmer, who operate the City Florist Shop here. FIc. Palmer had been overseas for ‘ sevaral months and had a splendid service rec ord. Stokes V. Phillips Homed Policeman City Council Meets; J. T. Kenerly Succeeds C. G. Day As Fire Chief 'special training pi'ograms In the j Naval Reserve, according to an- : nouncement., made this week by J. E. Huffman,' chief specialist, who makeft weekly visits to this area op Wednesdays. The two young men 'are Arlle Osco Foster, who for sdbe time has been con nected with Wilkes Tire Oo„ and Dudley Sloan Hill, Jr., a graduate last .year at North Wilkesboro high school. Foster has received word that be has passed the Eddy test and that h'e will on Induction be sworn into the Navy as a seaman, first class, and after receiving boot camp at Great Lakes, 111., will begin, an intensive year’s study of electronics and radar. At the conclusion of this training Foster will he given a petty offi cer BMoha class training, and his duties will be the operation of vi tal radar devices which have play ed such an important part in the Navy’s push In the Atlantic and Pacific areas. Recruiter Huffman stated that Inductees as well as Stokes V. Phillips was appoint ed as a member of the North Wilkesboro police force by the city council In meeting Tuesday nllAt Mr. Phillips ta a native of the Summit* commnnlty of Wilkes .’'Ihgen^.srkfimw^o'f tanliVinei’ KF-J where Ae has bebn.a-Apemher o& the police force. On the force here he will succeed Buren Yates, who resigned. J. T. Kenerly was appointed chief of the North WBkesboro fire department to- succeed C. G. Day, who has resigned after sev eral years of splendid serrlce as head of the department. Mayor R. T. McNlel and three members of the board of commJC' sioners Ralph Duncan, R. Fin- Ministers Meet On Sunday Night The Ministerial Association of the Wllkesboros will meet In monthly session, with the Rever end J. O. B;rvln In Wilkesboro S-nnday evening at nine o’clock. New officers for the association win be elected at this meeting. ley and A. F. Kilby, were present for the meeting. J. R. Hlx and H. M. Hutchens were unable to at tend. V- T-5 James L. Ward Is Now Recovering Cripple Clinic 11th Cripple clinic for the month of January will be held January 11 at the Wildes hospital, beginning at 9:30 a. m. Free examination will be given all crippled and dert- formed persons present at the clinic. •V PLAHES SIHK OR SET AFIRE 25 HIP SHIPS Jenkins Hardware ,Efe Closed 2 Days Announcement has been made that Jenkins Hardware company will .be closed Tuesday and Wed nesday, January 9 and 10, for the purpose of tapping Inventory. All patrons of the store are requested to ,remember t^e closing dates In order that no Hnconvenlence may r^snlt. * V United States troops have made new landings on Mindoro Island, swarming ashore on the east and west coasts against no opposition, while warplanes have sunk or set fire to 25 Japanese ships In a two-day series of attafcks on Lu zon Island, It was announced to day. The Yanks drove ashore on the east coast of the big island due south of Luzon on Monday and landed on the west coast Tues day, Gen. J Douglas MacArthur’s dally war bulletin announced. The original landings at Mindoro on December 15 were made on the southwestern coast in th,e San Jose area 155 miles south of Manila. Mindora Is separated from the southern tip of Luzon by Cape Verde passage, eight miles wide at its narrowest point. The new Invasions—^fourth and fifth on the Philippines campaign Miss Ll|)by Sides, of Charlotte, —^were made while fleets of war- visited here last, week with Miss planes were hammering Luton Garold Mofwe. 4 • i for a fifth consechtlve day. T-6 James L. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Ward,- of North Wilkesboro route two, la now in a hospital in England, where he is •recovering from Injuries recejy- ed November 6. T-5 Ward received training at Camp Campbell, Ky., and Camp Phillips, Kansas. ’He went over seas In July atfd since. August had been serving with" an armored field artillery regiment In the third army. V Richardson Hew ■ Speaker of House Vo^. Sol|isl|t In Effort to Provide Flodd. Prevention i^natora and Congressmen Win l5e Urged To Pror vide Control on Yadkin' Raleigh, Jp. 2.—Rep. Oscar L. Richardson, of Union county, who served his first term in M39, re ceived the Democratic nomination for speaker of the house tonlglft over Rep. George Uzzell,* of Rowan. The vote was 70 to 31. A total of 102 of the 106 Pe|no- cratic representatives sanded the caucus, .which saw the some what unusual speakership fight taken to the floor. Generally, where there are only two contest ants, one withdraws,prior to the meeting. The 14 Republicans, meanwhile, notpinat'ed Rep. T. E. Story, Of Wilkes, for speaker, and his name wjll be presented’ tomorrow be-^ the full house by Rep. J. H. ulchins, of Madison. The, desig Biaiea mat inaucLera as weu aa i 17-year-olds having high school. automatically made Story educations, are eligible to take these qualifying examinations that they 'ar„*»glven, each Wed nesday. Hill, after passing rigid mental and physical tests, has qualified as an alrc’rewman, and was sworn in this week as seaman, seM(iid elaa. *B# VW Boon re- part tim iiattra iitoty if a^hk'fiH' air station-where he will begin a year’s training In aviation radio, gunnery, radar, and operational flying as a member of the Davy’s aviation forces. On eompletlng this tnlnlng he will'have obtain ed a rating of petty officer third class, will receive addlttonal flight pay, and will be.assigned either to carriOT or land based planes. SOventeen-year-olds, who have high school education, possesa normal good health ^may qualify for this training program; ac cording to tha» recruiter. Also young men, unmarried, who are between the ages of l'^*^an,d 27, who have not received their call for pre-induction, are eligible and are asked to see the recruiter at the postofflce on Wednesdays. V » YARKS SHAKE 11EHEMY DIVISfOHS Local Democrats At "Inauguration Among the local Democrats go ing to Raleigh for the inaugura tion of Governor-elect R. Gregg ^ Cherry which took place In Ral- army thrust were not disclosed. In Th«^ United^ States First army drove Into the-northe^m ^nk of the German’s Belgian bulge to day, Joining Sh^ United States Third army whlclrls on the south ern side In putting a gigantic squeeze on the salient whefe 11 enemy divisions have been hacked to pieces and 400 enemy tanks de stroyed from December 16 thro December 31. Location and depth of the First the’ minority leader. Both''Uzzell and Richydson had five seconding speeches- Richard son 1^8 nominated by R«p. W, E. Homer, ef Lee^and Uzzell by Rep. F. E. 'Wallace, of Lenoir. • Supporting the aOminatitm of Richardson • ware,,Representativea of Anstm, dULowtey of Qqil* fo^-lfrs. G. W. Gover’of CheitK kee. Stony of Burke, and Pearsall of Nash. For Uzzell wwe Rep:^;- sentatives McDonald of Polk, tSiif- st^^ «f Orange, Dellinger of tm, Marshall of Stokes, and Tay- tor of Wd^toe. Mrs. Annie E. Cooper, of Wake, was named- principal- clerk ot the house; Itelph Monger, of N#w Hanover,* reading clerk; and H- L. Joyner, of Northampton, sergeant- at-arms. Richardson’s n,>mination was made unanimous nn-motim. of Uz zell: and Richardson, in a speech' of acceptance,'' said be would serve to -the beat of his ability. ’Richdrdson was born February 25, 1896, In’Uhion county. After redeiving his elementary s.nd high school educaticn there, he entered .Trinity college, Duke nniver- -sity, where he won schTTiastic hon ors and was a member of the' track and baseball teams. He enttreif the air corps when .first world war staled and served two years, 18 months over-, seas. In 1924 he was admitted to practice at the Union county bar. He taught schoo? and sprved as clerk of superior court for 10' , reoo|nmendp^ ^ ^ ultmfnaM f^m" elgh today were J. R. ‘Rousseau,. Harry L. Summers, Johp S.. at supreme allied headquarters Walker and Carlyle Ingle. C, C. Wallace, of Gastonia, who Is en gaged In the lumber business here and who la a close friend of Gov- emon Cherry also attended the Inauguration ceremonies. V Transeao Brothers Missing and Found Strt. Simon Transeau, reported missing In action In Germany for. a month, Is back on duty with American forces on ,the western front, according to a^ar Depart ment telegram received [^Friday by Sgt. Transeau’s mother, Mrs. Del la Transeau, of ; North 'Wilkes boro route three. Apparently It la ansthmary for the Transeau hoys to show up af ter being reported missing. Pvt. Rnfns Transeau, also a son of Mrs. Della Transeau, jras captur ed by the Germans daring the North Africa campaign. He ■was la a prison camp in Italy.for seven months, escaped, made his HAT ktek to American forces and-later returned to the S^tee. He is no* :tleorge 0. Btajtonpd .at ifi^e, Md. Fort the offlclat Information released late last night. The TBIrd army, however, has smashed' Into Baur\^t, 5^-2 miles northeast of Bastognq, It was an- nbunced,’amid reports from the field .that th#. OrtTnahs were heavily reinforcing their ipanled divisions iaclng that flank. Frontline correspondents es timated that the • Germans still had about GO divisions, half of them panzers, In the bulge; of ficial sources said that eight dl- vlslonsswere facing the Third -army on 23 to 30 miles of the bulge’s soufherp flank from a point east of St. Hubert to north of Wilts. A% least half of these wer6 panzers, ■with bulk of the .Whtter- German troops centered around Bastogne. ■ Tfie Germans were reinforcing heavily around Honffaltee, nine miles north of Baatogne and five mHH-^hevond Bonrey, deepest sn- no|Hb point of Tank penetra- ttoSHo the bulge, AP oorres- pondm Roger Greene radioed from the front; . night, 7:80, in the dining hall of the Wilkee hospital. years. ■ During his legislative career he has served on many important committees, was vice chairman o| fppropriaUons in 1943 and chair man of judiciary two. He is a Methodist, Lion, former Kiwanian. and • a charter member of the Melvin Deese pbst of the American Li^qp. He married Sarah Cowan, of Rutherfordton, shd tlpr have two children, Sarah Louise, and 0. L. RickMplson, Jr. t^ell i first entered the house in 1931 and since 1935 . has sewed, continuously in that branch -of'the assembly. For the past several seasons he has been recognized by his colleagues a.s an influential member. In 1941 .be Was a candi-* date Jlbf speaker buf finally* threw his • support to'-G.-* M.^' Mhll! of Clevekuid. . V New Uw 6h(i3. Benefits Id. War WIdSw, Recently the* American I^on ? iPonsbfed*blll was enacted Into 8w, wMch pro'tldes benefits to ceftelp war. wJdpwifAnd orphans. Thb American. ■* Legion ..and . the Auklljary .hwp easds'-Ao be •com' plated by the abora worneq-abd At a meetlfig of a nhmber at citizens of North Wilkesboro and Elkin held here Tuesday after noon, plans were made to con tinue the tight for Good -control In yth'e YadMn 'Valley. A concensus of opinion among .those present was. to .the effect that all people .pf the valley. In terested in flood control would unite their efforts.In order to se cure adequate protection from floods. • The flood control-hydroelectric project recommended by War De partment engineers, Which called for eo'nstroctlon of ,a huge dam near Wilkesboro, was removed front the flood control bill pend ing Ip congress* ghen Senator Bailey, committee cbalVman, voiced objections which he said were based on protests from pes- ple In western Wilkes ‘and Cald well co,pntles .whose lands would be flooded. ^ It .was brought^out In the meet ing here that gfossly exag'gerated reports had been circulated as to the extent of the lands which would be inundated by the dam as propo^d by the 'War Department englnc^s, and that some of the protefts doubtless-were caused by the exaggerated reports. ^ Whfi Bi^bin, called for constriictton of a 175-foot dam with a permanent lake for generation of power and a space at the top for additioaat water storage in case of flood. The lands Inundated would iQr clude a few hundred acres in Caldwell county but not nearly so much as exaggerated* reports which have Jjeen circulated have claimed. 'However, the local JlOod' con trol committee, with cooperation of othep Interestsd cUlzeiilf and groups along fhe valley, take.the position that the valley Is defi nitely in need of adequate flood control for protection of Indus tries and agriculture, and tfiat they will continue to fight for re lief from floods. The flood control committee is striving toward unity of purpose, and la ■ hopeful that ■» flood con-- trol program can be devised and placed before congress which will not. r*eet such vigorous protests. I 1 flood control Advocates .are-V going Into the question as to whether It shall be a combina tion flood control and hydroelec tric project, or purely a flood Con trol project, leaving that np to the engineers and congress, and are hopeful that^nator Bailey, Senator Hoey, ^Representative Burgln of this district and Repre sentative Houghton, of the Ninth district, which Includes Caldwell, all can lend their support and In fluence toward removing the danger of floods from thq valley of the Yadkin. * • One alteriiate propbsal for flood control and which -Is being given much consideration Is a dam on the Yadkin west of Wilkesboro, and, which would be purely for flood control purposes. Proponent^' of such. an alternate ' proposal point out that a much less area* of lajid wonld bq taken over for a flood control project than fbr a-combination power and flood coitrol development. * . . Many erronrou's repofts have been cire’nlated among the-people relative .to 'their proper^ a dam is constructed, be" used’ or. ‘inuQdai purchased by .the full value. .In agree'mSnt ^ upof could not be reach •ty ownefs would have th6r courts ty h»ve',a vi upon their lands and .pro: Sgt. W6rtIy.BtfnlIf?y Slightly eards.-. - • Sgt.;Wprtb Beatls and Mral ^ Knob*, ' ;?nls 8llghtl^||mRed, \m ■ action In FVance^Decemm Id. '' ’ Newt of-Sisnuiutr iB,is Wialk DepBttAsot^flpnllktB-^ Giq' hls-parAta:..8^' BtntljKM wtm,. , overseas sines

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