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Preabjrtwriaa Minuter PUttu te Enter Senrice As CSuiplain In Tlie Army / Rer. Sidaar Crane, inpply ♦or of the Korth WUhesboro Pree- bytertnn chnreh. resigned Sun* In making Us resignation to the eongregation, Rer. * Mr. Crane stated tkatjhe has made applica tion to gr / the army as a chap lain and ad&M that his resignation become etfeetlre February 4. Rer. Mr. Crane came to North WUhesboro Jane 11, 1943, as sup ply pastor to flU the yacancy Then Her. Watt M. Cooper entered serv ice as a chaplain In the nary. Since taking up the Tork here ^ev. Mr. Crane has won the Ed ition of the peopl^f the town iX>mmnnlty and the church ntlnned to progress under leadership. and Mrs. Crane will go to rUle after February 4 to It his call into serrice. Rer. Mr. Crane came to North WUhesboro following completion of his studies in Union Theologi cal Seminary in Richmond, Va. He is a son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Crane. Dr. Crane has recent ly returned to Belgian Congo in Africa as a missionary after spend ing several months in this coun try. V Essential Jobs Open Baltimore, Knoxville Pipefitters, sheet meUl workers, electricians and laborers are need ed at Bethlehem Steel Co., Balti more Yard, Shipbuilding Dlrlslon. A representatlre from this com pany will be in the United States Bmployment Service office in North Wllkesboro during the week of January 22-27 who can hire workers for these Jobs. Daring the week January 29- Felmaiy 3. repreaenUtlres from Mk^ng In Action NAZIS RAClie RHMIAVENOF WEST WALL Opl. James K. Ashley has been reported mistng in action In Germany since Deeember 16, according to a War Department telegram received by his wife, the formw Miss Rdlth Johnson, who, with her nln^months-old son, Darry Kdwln, makes her home at Rondn. OpL Ashley entered service in March, 1943S, At Port Jackson, 8. O., was transferred to Tennessee and later to Camp Atterbnry, Indi ana. He went overseas In Oc tober.. “March of Dimes” Board Collecting Dimes For P 01 i 0 - . North WUke*oro Lloijs club la ^dh. th* OubfeBb jad, «8Mtsti«g Chrtrmair'flate OgHvte- smlcal Corp., KnoxvlUe, Yssn. d Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Ipyard, Baltimore, will be sta tioned in tbe local U. S. E. S. of fice to hire workers for the fol lowing Jobs; Shlpfltters, welders, trainees, maintenance mechanics, fireman, stationary boiler, steam- fitters, stenographers, typists, etc. ^v- Mayor McNiel Has Proclaimed ‘Kiwanis Week’ Anniversary of Kiwanis In- ^ tematicmal WUI Be Observ ed At Club Meet Friday Commending the community service acltvlties of Kiwanis In ternational, founded in Detroit 30 years ago this month. Mayor R- T. McNlol, has issued a proclama tion setting aside the period of January 21 to 27 as Kiwanis An niversary Week in North Wilkes- boro. Mayor McNiel declared in his proclamation that local com- mnnitiee throughout the United States and Canada have not falter ed In the face of the supreme tests of World War II and credited Ki wanis with helping to provide much of the moral stimulus. The proclamation follows: WHEREAS, cities, towns and vUlages on the American home- mt have assisted In turning the of worldwide aggression by supplying food, equipment, medi cine and other needs of the United Natibns’ fighting forces, and "WHEREAS, Kiwanis Inter national for 30 years has en deavored to strengthen the local community, which has not falter ed in the face of the supreme tests of World War II, and “WHEREAS, members of the t Klwaills Club of North Wllkes- ( boro; with 139,000 other Klwan4- ans fn some 2,260 clubs through- «nt the United States and Canada. , havfr copoerated wholeheartedly Jn the war effort by purchasing ipiqnds, donating blood, giving their time to draft, ration and other, emergency boards, and working In war planU, end REAS, more than 13,000 nlans are serving In the arm- ad tprces, ^W. THEREFORE, I, R. T. MeNiel, Mayor of the City of North wilkeeboro, d^T»ereby designate W the period beginning Sunday, y January 31, as Kiwanis Anniver sary Week in North Wllkesboro and urge ail cltUoM to further strengthen the commnnity and promote the war program by snp- porting actlvitlee each aa those .aar^ on by tbe fOwanls clob.^ \f Lions Club Sponsor of Proj ect To Aid In Raising Funds for Polio fn putting on the ISfahtHo Fara- lysis campaign in North Wilkes- boro. In addition to a committee handling the canvass of the busi ness district, the Lions club has also sponsored a ‘March of Dimes’ board which will be on Main street throughout the drive for collection of dimes. TTje board was first placed on the street Saturday afternoon and several rows of dimes were con tributed. When the board Is covered with dimes a substantial amount will have been contribut ed. The Lions committee handling the business district canvass Is composed of James M. Anderson, Ray Manship and C. E. Jenkins, Jr. In addition, Mr. Jenkins Is handling arrangements for the President’s Ball at the high school gymnasium on Friday night January 26. W. B. Collins, of the Lions olub. superintended the making of the ‘March of Dimes’ board. A county-wide compalgn Is be ing carried out under direction of Mr. Ogllvle to raise the county’s quota of $6,250 for the polio fund. V Shotgun Shells, - Cigarettes, Gum To Be Auctioned ‘Scarce” Merchandise Will Be Sold At Auction At Polio Dance Friday The U. 8. nilrd Army was over running Northern Luxembourg last night,' crumpling the once- powerful sputh flank of the Ger mans’ Belgian bulge with gains of nearly five miles and smashing with big gnns at the enemy now racing for the haven of the Seig- frled Line. Pacing Allied armies that are attacking along most of the 300- mlle western front, Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton’s forces struck from the west and south, bursting Into the mountain-bounded little duchy from Belgium and fighting to within a mile of one main ene my escape road. Simultaneously, Lieut. General George 3. Patton's forces struck from the west and south, bursting into the monntaln-bound little duchy from Belgium and fighting to within a mile of one main ene my escape road. 'Simultaneously, Lieut. General Courtney H. Hodges’ First Army some 28 miles to the north closed from north and west to within three miles of St. Vith. without whose roads and railways many Germlns may never get out of the 150-square-mile stamp of the once 1,000-square mile salient. V WILOB’ FOB aVBBi SD YIABS ia AivaaM Attorney Bryan Is To Speak On Radio Attorney T. B. Bryan, of Wllkesboro, will d^ver a radio address over station WHBTY in Hickory Wednesday evening, six o’dock. Attorney Bryan will speak in behalf of tbe polio campaign and will give his im pressions ot the etnergency hos pital at Hickory. Vetmot’ lay neReijH»6^ Thursdays, Pridajrs American Legion Auxiliary Is asking a registration of all child ren, under 18 years of age, of veterans of World War 1 and 2. This registration is being carried out at the Red Cross office only, on Thursday and Fblday through January. Those registering child ren of veterans should carry dis charge papers of the fathers. ' V lEDIMVADE GiMlANYON BMADFBONT Pvt. Olea F. Alexan der, son Hr. Roy Alexander, of B6i|Dlg River, has been reposte^y^iwing In Germany since DeoMMfcor 16, ao cording to a Wsg .Department telegram reoeiveft. Siesday by his parents. Pvt. Alexsnder en tered service i»c'Beeeniber, 1948, at Fort Bnt^-was in training at Osmp Aitsstau j, In diana, and wMt ovsnsoas In- No vember, 1944. YANKFOMES ARE 58 MILES FROMMAiU Millers Creek Boys Win Another Game Millers Creek high school basketball team defeated Mount Pleasant boys at Millers Creek by a 30-point margin. The Millers Creek boys, unde feated this season, will play a re turn game at Mount Pleasant Fri day night. V U. S. sixth Army tanks and ia- fantry, advancing 18 miles down the Lnzon central plains, have captured the conunnnlcatloni cen ter of Tarlac and atmek beyond to within S3 mllea of M«|tla and 12 the «l4t nonneed F^erdaF. t Two e^rfleldi also YOie seized at Tarlac, where a gallant band ot l,Amerlcan .cavalry and tlHplno scouts' held the Japanese more than three years ago to cover Gen. Donglas MaoArthnr’s retreat Into Bataan, and 20 miles away to the sonth Is the great cluster of air dromes at Amerlcan-buIIt Clark Field. Tarlac, a town of 17,000 and capital of the province of the same name, was seized Saturday by twin columns which struck 13 miles down Highway No. 13 from Santa Ignacia and a similar dis tance down Highway No. 3 from Panlqul. V Two Wilkes Men In “Cook's Tourists” As a special feature to aid In raising funds for the Infantile Paralysis Foundation, an auction of highly desirable merchandise will be conducted at the Presi dent’s Ball to be bald at the North Wllkesboro school gymna sium Friday night, January 26, 9 o’clock Washington, D. C.—C. J. Hend- ren, aviation radioman third class, and L. B. Johnston, avia tion radioman second class, of North Wllkesboro, N. C., have re turned from a tour of combat du ty In the Pacific, where they serv ed with the Navy’s Patrol Squad ron 216. They were alrcrewman aboard a Martin Mariner flying boat (PMB), winging lengthy pa trols over enemy waters. Patrol Squadron 216 was nick named "Cook’s Tourists” after Its commanding officer. Commander H. E. Cook. Jr., U. S. N., of Coro nado, California. Lt. Stroud Decorated Hill Earp, 65, Dies Near Taylorsville Mr. Hill Earp, 65, died at his home near Taylorsvlllo Friday following a lingering Illness. He was a son of tbe late William and Polly Earp, of the Boomer sec tion of the county, and Is surviv ed by his widow and several children. Also one brother, Mr. Goodman Earp, of Oakwoods, and one sister, Mrs. Tom Davis, of Boomer. Funeral and burial services were held Sunday at Whiteplalns Baptist church near the deceased’s home In the presence of a large concourse of relatives, neighbors, and friends. Assistemt Manager ' Xatw4 ndlo reports today afatod that the Raarin amy Weadieada «■ tha eaatera trbnt biiTe advanced to within only lT8"aMlBa fkoin BevRii, xriiich TCpveMde a gain of 2S miles as ooinpiumd to tvports eariler to day. Headquarters, Army Air Forces In Burma—Lt. Raeford G. Stroud, 21-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Stroud, of Wllkesboro, C. E. Jenkins, Jr., who Is In N. C., was recently presented with charge of arrangements for the dance said today that a number of merchants will donate Items to be sold at auction. Among the items will be shotgun shells, ciga rettes, chewing gum and other merchandise which is difficult to obtain. Ticket sale for tbe dance Is re ported as brisk and it is expected that a large crowd will attend. An orchestra has been secured and there will be both round and square dancing. The dance will be informal. V Fertilizer recommendations for flue-cured tobacco In North Caro lina are 800 to 1,200 pounds of 3-9-3 per acre'for sveragv condi tions; 3-9-9 for potash deficient soils; and 2-10-6 for fertile soils. the 1st Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal, It was announced by MaJ. Gen. Howard C. Davidson, Commanding General, Tenth Air Force, EAC. Lt. Stroud was active In foot ball at Wllkesboro high school from which be graduated to North Carolina State College. Serving In tbe capacity of a pilot with a combat cargo squadron group of the Tenth Air Force, Lt. Stroud has spent the past eight months In the Indla-Burma theatre. He has a total of 125 missions and 500 flying hours to his credit and al so holds the Distinguished Flying Cross. He has been in tbe serv ice 82 months. Bay More Beads! Miss Esther Woodland, ef ficient and popular cashier for The Orphemn end Allen Tliea- tres for several years, has ueen promoted to the position as as sistant manager of The Allen. Mias Wendlaad is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wead- land, of this dty. The Red Army Invaded the main body of Germany In massive strength yesterday, sweeping 19 miles Inside Industrial Silesia on a 46-mile front and capturing the German Military Shrine of ’Tan- nenberg in a new 16-miIe lunge Into Southern East FTussia on a 50-mile front. German-revered Tannenberg is the burial place of von Hlnden- bnrg and was tbe scene of that German leader’s defeat of the Ruslan Imperial Army In the First World War. Berlin said that Soviet spear heads were only 10 miles from the Oder River In Silesia. Once that German defense line is forc ed the Nazi war machine may col lapse. Russian spearheads were only 47 miles from the big Silesian commnnlcation city of Breblau on tbe Oder after capturing five towns. In one ot the greatest military spectacles in history, white hooded Soviet troops and flame throwing tanks moved across the snows of Western Poland and into Germany. In Poland they were re ported 195 miles due east of Ber lin, and to the southwest, where the crossing into Silesia was made, were within 200 fBlles of the Reich capital. Missing In Actum Oitflook awl Planniaf Meek- inf 9 Beimf Held Thra- oitt The County Report of Funds In 4umnill Court 0. O. Beyes Is published In this newspaper today on pages 6 and 7. The report shows the amount of money being held for people as the result of court acttons. Persons calling for the funds listed should give the docket and case number in every In stance in order that the proper record can be located promptly. -V- Has Information On Army Nursing Corps Major B. P. Robinson, com mander of the Wilkes post of the American Legion, has comprehen sive Information concerning the army nurse corps and also has application blanks for any nurses who wish to enlist. V. Inspiring Address Is Made to Lions By Dr. Browning Seven New Members Receiv ed Into Lions Club At Meeting Friday ,A splendid address by Dr. David B. Browning, pastor of the First Baptist church here, and induc tion of seven new members featur ed the meeting of the North Wllkesboro Lions club Friday evening at Hotel Wilkes. Attorney J. H... Whicker, Jr., was program chairman and pre sented the speaker. Dr. Browning used for a subject, “’The Christ ian Conscience and tbe Present Staff Sergeant Jamee Eld- ridge Nidiob has been reported missing in action in Germany since December 16, according to a War Department telegram re ceived Friday by his grand- mothm*, Mrs. Ida Nidiols, of Wllkesboro route one. S.Sgt. Nichols entered the service in March, 1948, received training at Fort Jackson, 8. O., and Camp Atterbnry, Indiana, and went overseas in Octobm’, 1944. Bank Of North Wllkesboro Has Annual Meeting Local Institution Shows Re markable Growth In Re sources and Deposits The Bank of North Wllkesboro, r^rt 'Ot J. R. Hix, president, to the stockholders In annual meet ing. The stockholders’ meeting, held at the bank Thursday morning, was well attended. J. H. John son presided and W. D. Halfacre was secretary for the meeting. 'The following directors were re elected: B. M. Blackburn, Ralph Dnncan, R. G. Finley, R. W. Gwyn, J. R. Hlx, W. D. Halfacre, John B. Justice, Jr., and S. V. Tomlinson. Following the stockholders’ meeting the directors met and re elected all officers of the bank as follows; J. R. Hix president; W. D. Halfacre, vice president; S. V. Tomlinson, vice president; R. W. Gwyn, cashier; W. W. Starr, J. G. McNeil and J. T. Brame, assistant cashiers. The following report of Presi dent Hix gives a comprehensive account of the year’s activities: “With pleasure do I submit herewith a brief report of your bank’s activities and operations during Its 53rd year of service. "After three years our country is still at war and although there Is hard fig’iting ahead, victory ap pears to be about In sight. The whole economy of our country is geared to the successful prosecu tion of the war and your bank has endeavored to assist In every pos sible way. We have since May, 1941, sold Government bonds. One of our officers holds the position of Wilkes County War Finance chairman and another officer has served as county chairman In all of the six successful war loan campaigns. During the year closed, we sold at the bank $653,- 250.00 of E Bonds, in addition to bonds ordered for Indlvldnals and corporatl ms. We are continuing Crisis”. He described the condl tlon of the world today and de--:to handle ration banking for tbe dared that the future of mankind | OPA, and serving as a U. S. Gov- hangs in the balance. The way emment depository ■*— out of the present crisis, he said, is for every man in making a de cision to ask himself the question: Is It right .or 18 It wrong? Prior to the program Rev. A. 0. Waggoner with appropriate re marks Inducted the following new members: Bill Lee, J. T. Ker- baugh Edward McIntyre, William T. Long. Ed Dancy, Sam Ogllvle and Dr, James Willis. President Vernon Deal reported that nine 'members of the local club had attended the charter night banquet last week by the newly organized Elkin club. He also announced that the board of directors will meet with Boyd Stout on Friday night of this week. Guests at the meeting Friday were as follows: Paige Choate wlthU. R, Andrews; F. B. Heth- ooek Aqd J. T. Kerbaugh with 0. L. H. B. Greene* and Pvt. .e with Paul Greene. ■••a;. for War funds and withheld Federal taxes. Last October 1st, we qualified as an agent for the Government In cashing War Saving Bonds. "The close of the year, Decem ber 30, 1944,, recorded total re- sonrcea of $7,436,966.37. This Is a gain of $1,879,482.04 over the same date it 1943. Deposits at the year end were $7,011,268.90 or an Increase of, 31,826,76L14 during the year. These large In creases In resources and deposits must be recognized as a result of the abundance of currency In clr- cnlatlon as a result of the war economy. It Is not to be expected that these figures will continue to increase so rapidly when hostili ties cease. "Due'to conditions already cit ed the necessity and desirability of borrowing on the part of indl- yiduals and businesses has de creased. To offset the dlmlnshed (8ee Bank Meedag -page five) Wilkes farm men and women continue their 1945 '^ntlook and plantilng meetings, i^rdlng to Mrs. Annie H. Oreen^ home dem onstration agent, and Oscar H. Phillips, who Is acting eonnty agent at large In Wllkee eonnty. ThMe eouaty agricnltnral work ers say that the previous meetings the farmers have been holding are most promising in spite of the bad weather and roads. Tlie at tendance has been fair. ’The Double Creek school at Abshere is the place of the meeting on Monday, January 22 at 2:00 p. m., and the other meetings follow closely thronghont the week. Leading farmers say that the meetings are most Interesting and timely and every farmer and his boys and girls shonld attend these meetings. ’The county workers are eager that every one who possibly can attend the following meet ings; Inscore’s Store, Tuesday, January 23 at 2 p. m.; Ollreath- Hendren’s Store, Wednesday, Jan uary 24 at 2:00 p. m.; Pleasant Ridge school, Thursday, January 25, at 2:00 p. m.; Benham school, Friday, January 26 at 2:00 p. m.; Mulberry school, Monday, January 29, 2:00 p. m.; and Austin school, Tuesday, January 30, 2:00 p. m. V Watts WSth Dick's Recapping Service Graydon Watts, former assist ant county accountant, has ac cepted a position with Dick's Re capping Service which Is located on Ninth street. Mr. Watts, since coming to Wilkes from Alexander county, has made many friends who are delighted to know that he will continue to be associated with local bus'ness and civic af fairs. Rites Held Today Funeral service was held today at Little Rock church for Mrs. Jane Carlton, resident of the Boomer community who died F1-1- day at her home. Mrs. Carlton, widow of the late F. O. Carlton, leaves one son and two daughters: L. L, Carlton, Mrs. Gertie Medlock and Mrs. Mary Lou Knight, of Boomer. Rev. W. O. Johnson and Rev. Isaac Watts conducted the last rites. V- Brookshire Child Last Rites Today Last rites were held today at Edgewood Baptist church for Jimmy Ray Brookshire. Infant son of James and Virginia Bum- gamer Brookshire, of Wllkesboro. The child died Sunday. Surviving are the father and mother and one sister. Rev. Ed Hayes conducted the funeral serv ice. V- Sparta Furniture Co. Sold By Local Men Sparta Furniture company, which was recently established In Sparta by J. O. Chlpman and W. N. Roope, who own and operate Wilkes F' rnlture exchange here, has been sold to Homer Edwards, of Elkin. Mr. Edwards will operate the Sparta firm In the name of Ed wards Furniture company. V Dr. Childs Tells Methodists Here Bf Crusade Move “Crusade for Christ” Pro- Sfram Explained By Lay Leader From Duke Dr. Benjamin G. Childs, profes sor of education at Duke Univer sity, addressed a county-wide ral ly ot Methodists held Sunday af ternoon at the First Methodist church In North Wllkesboro. Dr. Childs spoke in behalf of the “Crusade For Christ” move ment In Methodist churches, which Is being Inaugurated to sup port an Intensified four-year-pro gram of evangelism, world relief and reconstruction and steward ship. - A fnnd of 26 million dollars will be raised among Methodists to finuce the program. A large crowd was present for the eonnty-wlde meeting. A dele gation from the Wllkesboro Meth odist church and "several from ra- ral ebnrohes were among the con gregation.
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