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t wrffiri^ntiMiiH !■ «f ■ ibImM ^ ' «flar tlw wmr. !■ r^Md for T. mTc. a. THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT HAS BLAZED THE TRAIL OF PBOGlISS Bi TK 34$ Mli> 1ft «w, «r rmf*. tt yum or* aktr&'filiaif tk* i«Hr't* WMUoMtr 111' firildh don’t lot tko onbociiption ospif*.':. OF .WaXES" FOR OVER |8 YEARS ftt faM fcol*f* tko XXX1X.N«.80 PnbliaM Moadays and Thundays. NORTH WILKISBOilO, II. C, MONDAV, 194S Waidi V Toot Mbdcr^MtiM Fidd la Advatea Cross Fiinii Goal $ 19,400 ' ' ■■■■ -■ ■— a’ War Fund Chairman |Rev. Howard Ford, As Chairman For War Fnnd, Speaks Red Cross War Fund Cam paign Will Open Here On March 1st REV. HOWARD J. FORD Annual Lincoln Day Dinner February 17 in Winston - Salem Kyle Hayes and H. P. Eller Named on Important Com mittees For Event Two Wilkes RepTsbllcans are serving on committees for the an nual Lincoln day dinner to be held at Robert E. Lee hotel In Win ston-Salem Saturday night, Feb- 1.1, sponsored by North kJTonng Republicans. n\_’ Kyle Hayes was nam- j(o membership on the program , .jmmlttee, and H. P. Eller Is a -fcember of the Welcoming com mittee. Rep. Carl T. Curtis, of Nebras- will deliver the principal ad- •Itecs at the Lincoln Day dinner. Mm. Clyde Corbin, of Ashland, Ky., chairman of the Young Re publican National federation, will address delegates to the North Carolina Young Republican con vention in an afternoon session preceding the dinner. According to F^te J. Beal, of Lenoir, presi dent of the state Young Republl- can*|,over 500 North Carolina rep resentatives are expected to at tend. ‘Representative Curtis is one of l^he youi^est members of the honse and is a member of the house ways and means committee, (See Lincoln Day—page 5) Rev. Howard Ford, war fund chairman of the Wilkes County Chapter of the American Red Cross, announced at a meeting of the War Drive committee, Tues day, that Wilkes county’s quota In the Red Cross drive next month has been set at $19,400. The Wilkes county quota of $19,400 this year Is In line with the Increase throughout all the chapters. The quota In Wilkes last year was $18,200 and over $22,000 was raised In the cam paign. Rev. Mr. Ford pointed out that the need for Red Cross service In the coming year will bo greater than ever before. American men have been fighting throughout the world for a long time. This year they will need all of the moral support we can give them. The American Red Cross la home to those men wherever they may be stationed. The task In the next 12 months will be greater for the Red Cross than ever before, for not only must It serve men in the war zones, but It will be required to give increasing assistance to the boys coming back to the United States. During the past year the Red Cross has served in every theatre Killed In Plane Crash I ^ V Scoots and Dads Banquet to Open Boy Scoot Week WUkes District of Boy Scouts will observe the 33rd anniversary of Boy Scouts of America with a father and son banquet at the Auterican Legion and Auxiliary «lublion«e. on Friday evening, February 9, 6:30. Wilkes district will be and the feed Is free to all attanfltag. I'he Campus Camping aai^kctlvltles committee, compos ed of Bill Absber, John Leyshon, Jack Swofford and John B. Jus tice, Jr„ is In charge of arrange ments for the banquet. Lewi* Nelson, chairman of the oommlttee on advancements, will preside and will be assisted In di recting the activities by Gordon Finley, district commissioner. Other activities for Anniver sary Week Include a number of windows to be decorated In the downtown area of North Wilkes- boro. Four windows will con tain Interesting displays and will bwkmnged by fonr Scout troops. 4*lght troops are now active la the Wilkes district. The Scout masters, their troops and sponsor ing .prganlzations are as follows: Carl ^llls, 32, Wllkesboro Bap tist Wlirch: Harvel Howejl, 35, Korth Wllkesbbro First Baptist •ad First Methodist; Boyd Stout, to. North Wllkesboro Presby- tarlan church; Dewey Minton, 70, ights of Pythias; Gorman John- 83, Roaring River communi ty elnb; Joe Johnson, 90, North Wllkeaboro Kiwanis club; P. W. Otter, 96, Mountain View school; 'R, V. Day, 99, Millers Creek •lAooL of war and with every command. Red Cross workers also are on duty at scores of out-posta over the world, are giving aid to wounded men in hospitals In the major battle areas and In the United States. The total num ber of workers has more than doubled since the last War Fund campaign. In every Invasion during the past year, the Red Cross has either gone with the troops or has followed within a very short time. Red Cross field directors were with General Eisenhower’s men in the grreat amphibious invasion of France, and with General Mac- Arthur’s forces when they return ed to the Philippines. Red Cross service on the home front has expanded with the ever Increasing demand upon it. Over ten million pints of blood have been obtained since the war start ed, and during the past year the Red Cross has met the requests of both the army and navy for whole snipments to battle areas in Europe and In the Far East. Millions of surgical dressings ; have been prepared for front line and hospital use. I 'Trained nurses aides have been used In increasing numbers in do- ' .astlc military and naval hospi tals to relieve in the shortage of (See Red Ooss—page 5) Over $4,000 Polio Funds Received to Date; $6,250 Goal The $4,000 mark has been passed In the Infantile Paralysis campaign In Wilkes county, Sam Ogllvie, chairman, said today. The goal for the county Is $6,- 250. Liberal response has been given the appeal, but much work yet remains to be done to reach the goal, the chairman pointed out. Included In the total to date are receipts from the President’s ball here January 26, which netted $347.80. This amount included gate receipts and $126 in the free auction of merchandise given by Jenkins Hardware company, C. A. Lowe .and Sons, Rose’s, Crest Stores, C. E. Jenkins, Jr., and Mrs. R. C. Jennings. Use of a piano was donated by Mrs. M. B. McNeill. The campaign will continue through February 15 if the goal is not reached by that time. Ex cellent reports have been received from a number of schools. At Millera Creek Friday night the 4-H clnh raised. $76.86 with the presentation of a womanless wad ding and a program of mnslc. Lientenant Theodore T. Huff man, age 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Huffman, of Wilkes- boro route one, v^ killed In a plane crash on Blak Island Jan uary 9, according to an official War Department message re ceived by his parents, Lt. Huff man, a bomber pilot who parti cipated In the first American air raid on objectives in the Philippines, entered the army June 26, 1941. He received training in California and was tran-sferrcd to Texas, where he completed *n airplane me, chanlcs’ course and was selected from the ranks for air cadet training. He was commission ed In ClaUfomla and went over seas one yemr a^. He had an excellent service record and re ceived a number of decorations. Surviving Lt. Huffman are his father and mother and the fol lowing brothers and sisters: James Huffman, Concord; Glenn Huffman, I.Andls; E. M. Huff man, Jr., WUkesboro route one; Mrs. Eria Griffin, KanqppoUs; Mrs. Vera Johnson, Wllkesboro route one; Mrs. Ina Bnllls, Burlington; Mrs. Kermlt Nich ols, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Mrs. Es ther Nichols, Kannapolis; Mrs. Wynona Bnllis, Wllkesboro route one; Mrs. Marjorie Bish op, Oak RJdge, Tran.; Miss En- la D. Huffman, at home. Girl Scouts Active Promoting Drive For Cadet Nurses Serves In France' Senior Troop In Wllkesboro Sponsoring Campaign To Secure Cadet Nurses OVERPOWER UST SYSTEM OF PILLBOXES The U. S. First Army ripped a hole all the way through the West Wall southeast of Aachen and 29 miles from the Rhine yesterday, bending back the south flank of the enemy’s powerful Roer River defenses which block an Allied drive to the Ruhr and Rhineland. The north wing of four assault ing divisions swung east four and a half miles, knifing through two villages—one of them a mile and a half from the vital Roer River dams beyond the West Wall, where the enemy has been open ing gates, flooding the valley and balking a push farther north. A front dispatch said the dough boys struck in snow, sleet and freezing rain, overpowered the last system of German pillboxes at a point eight miles east of Mon- schau. Senior Girl Scout troop of Wllkesboro Is sponsoring a cam paign to secure cadet nnrse corps applicants in Wilkes. Mrs. J. M. Derr, leader of the troop, stated that the troop has received from Washington much material relative to the campaign and the great need for additional young ladies to enter the cadet nurse corps. The troop of Girl Scouts this week will distribute information on the cadet nnrse corps to the public library here and to school libraries. The Scouts will place posters in postoffices, other pub lic buildings and In stores. Excellent opportunities are of fered girls In the cadet nurse corps. A complete nursing edu cation and commlslson in the ar my or navy are offered successful applicants who complete the pre scribed course, with all expenses paid by the government. Further Information relative to the opportunities offered will be released soon by the sponsoring Girl Scout troop. V Wilkes People Oppose M^sure To Slice County Serves Overseas Hearing Planned Before Committee On Counties, Cities and Towns Two Cage Games , Tnesdayll ight All Stars To Play BooUe; High Team Will Play Mount Pleasant Here Pfc. Harold E. McGrady, son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Mc Grady, entered the army in March, 1944, received his basic training at Camp Wheeler, Qa., and Fort Bragg. He went over seas In Sept., 1944, and Is now with the Seventh Army In France. MANILA TAKEN BY O.S. TROOPS; FREE MANY General Donglas MacArthor’s atenglng American troopsffhlhks they are-wen above 2,960. By W. T. BOST In Greens boro Daily News Raleigh, Feb. 2.—Proposed an nexation of Wilkes county town ships of Beaver Creek and Boomer to Caldwell county caught the general assembly on Its week-end home. But the hearing which, of course, will be called Is expected to bring several counties to Ral eigh. Introduced by request the bill was offered by Rep. J. T. Pritchett, of Caldwell, who has the go ahead signal from about two thousand residents of those townships. The only spokesman fom Wilkes Is Rep. T. E. Story, who carried this area in the recent election. In the old Mark Squires era the pull of Caldwell was political. Wilkes townships seeking annexation wished to get Into Democratic company where they fancied bet ter roads and schools were more likely. The townships have no hard road up the Yadkin from Wllkesboro to the Caldwell line but do have Ferguson Junior high school. That would go In the pro posed cession of territory. Representative Story does nut know how many of his citizens would cross over the present coun ty line under such an act hut be North Wllkesboro high school and North Wllkesboro all stars will play Mount Pleasant high and Boone all stars in a double bill basketball feature at North Wllkesboro high school gymna sium Tuesday night. The first game will start at 7:30. The local all stars will be playing their second game of the season, having defeated Cove Creek’s fast all stars here on Frl- ay night. The North Wllkesboro high school team, Inexperienced but Improving, will be trying for their first victory of the season. A large crowd of basketball fans Is expected to see the game. V- T-5 Birrd Home T-5 William V. Byrd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Byrd, of North Wllkesboro route two, has arriv ed home after serving 21 months In the European theatre of opera tions. smashed Into the heart of Manila Saturday night, freeing thousands of American and British Internees at the Santo Tomas concentration camp and^ seizing the Philippines presidential palace. The American flag flies again over the Philippines capital. Climaxing a lightning 26-day advance from the Llngayen Gulf beaches 107 miles to the north, battle hardened regulars of MaJ. Gen. Verne D. Mudge’s First Cav alry Division swept In from the east in ^arkness and streaked through the modern part of the city to the Pasig river which flows through the center of the capital. At the same time, MaJ. Gen. Robert S. Belghtier’s 37th Divi sion moving down from the north west broke Into the northern su burbs of the city. On the south, Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Swing’s 11th Air-borne Division, In Its first par achute operation of the Philip pines campaign, seized ’Tagaytay mnnlclpallty and advanced to within 2'8 miles of Manila In a drive against the Japanese rear. V BUY MORE WAR BONDS TWO BROTHERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW IN SERVICE Two sons and a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. N. Bauguess of North Wllkesboro route two, are serving their country in the service. Pvt. John A. Bauguess is now overseas with the Alexander Patches Seventh Army in France. He was inducted in service in April, 1943, receiving his basic training at Aberdeen, Md. Pvt. Clay Bauguess is now receiving his basic training at Camp Bland ing, Florida. He was inducted in service December 5th, 1944, married to the former Miss Mae Hall, of Halls Mills. Mrs. Bau guess and daughter, Linda, are residing with her mother at Halls Mills until his return. Mrs. Bauguss’ son-in-law, Fireman Second Class Robert Lee Bryant, is now some where in the Pacific. He received his boot training at Camp Peary, Va., last June. He made his first trip to the New Hebredes Island, and is now at sea. Fireman 2c Bry ant was married to the former Miss Marie Bauguess, of North Wilkesboro route two. She and their two small daughters, Gail and Bobby Jene, ara now with Mr. and Mrs. N. Bauguess, at North Wilkesboro route two. He heard no such move during the campaign and does not know what It means. He does know that people of the country are nervous over the pro posal to control floods under the act providing nearly eleven mil lions for that territory. Senator Bailey’s historic reversal of policy and Congressman Doughton’s re puted hostility to that control measure which would take many thousands of acres from the land- owners of that territory would seem to guarantee Wilkes against such federal measures. But there is a feeling In Wilkes that roads and schools would be enhanced by the move to Caldwell. There have been few county dis memberments since the creation of Avery and Hoke to fill out an even 100 counties for the state. There were historic brawls in most of these with occasional moves since those days to cut up some large counties In the state. There would be no new one In the Pritchett bill. Caldwell would add a few thousands to Its 35,79.5; (See Wilkes People-—page 6) Pvt. Claude H. Hendron en tered the army July 13, 1944, and was In training at Port Mc Clellan, Alabama. He came home on fnrloui^ December 1, returned to camp on December IS, left for overseas December 21 and landed January 10. He Is serving with an Infantry regi ment on the western front. Pvt. Hendren is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hendren, of Wllkesboro route two. REDS SEIZE DARWALDE TO DRIVE 1$EDGE Powerful Russian armored forces. In a new 18-mlle advance on the Oder River front yesterday outflanked the fortress of Kustrln, drove a wedge between that city and the great port of Stettin and hammered t- Xithln 28 miles t- _w’jthln northeast of -leaded Berlin, Mosepw anuj"?^^ last night. Capturing E.. /aide, 14 miles northwest of Kustrln, the Soviet Into the Oder bend sweep Into the Oder bend car ried Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov’s 1st White Russian Army 65 miles Inside the Reich and six mites nearer Berlin than previously had been announced by Moscow. Ger man reports have placed the- Red Army within 32 miles of the cap ital. Barwalde lies astride the second of two vital railroads Unking Kustrln with Stettin on the Oder’s west bank. Its capture carried Zhukov’s army to within six miles of the Oder at a point where the water barrier is only 32 miles northeast of Berlin. The enemy reported that the Russians already had attempted to cross the river MEETING TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY TO PLAN LIVESTOCK MARKETING CENTER AND STOCKYARDS HERE FVT. JOHN A. BAUGUESS PVT. GliAT BAUGUESS ■--.A.-. . iO""'*' . - ■■■. * BOntBT LEE B8TA1IV, iBa Plans for making North Wllkes boro a central point for the col lecting, grading, and shipping of lambs and other livestock moving to Eastern Seaboard markets from this section will be discussed s( a meeting to be held at the fri»ight depot here on Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Cnrtls annonneed that the meeting will be attended by Har ry Hamilton, Jr., Watauga farm agent; R. H. Crouse, Ashe county farm agent; Oscar Phillips, of Wilkes; R. B. Black, Alleghany’s agent; D. E. Clarke, of Win ston-Salem, who is superintend ent of the Southern Railway; H. L. Meacham, of Raleigh, exten sion service marketing expert, and other agricultural officials of Ral eigh and Northwestern North Carolina. The object of the meeting, ac cording to R. S. Curtis, of Raleigh, sheep marketing specialist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, will be to effect plans for routing sheep and cat tle prodheed In Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga, and other Northwestern North Carolina counties through North Wllkesboro. For this to be accomplished, it will be necessary to construct one large coUectkjg pen, equipped with scales fo^ made In both single and double deck cars. Expressing keen hope that the livestock yards will be establish ed, Curtis said the Southern Rail way has tentatively agreed to construct the pens, covering them and providing them with lights. If’ It can be shown Friday that livestock producers of the North west will patronize the yard suf ficiently to Insure a profitable operation of the marketing cen ter. County agents of this section are agreed that livestock marketed through North Wllkesboro will reach consumer markets a day earlier, and consequently with less shrinkage, than If handled by way of Indefinite, Indirect rontes as has been the case in past years. On Friday, officials will Inspect the local yards and draw up rough plans for the loading cen ters. These plans will subse quently be used as a basis for blue prints In actual construction. Looking Into the future, Curtis said It shonldo' be possthle for graders employed by the State Department of Agriculture to do a large amount of their grading at North WUkeeboro. At prpMat,* this vrork I te done at wMely . weighing, and four to five addi tional holding pens from whtph^.*6l>9fh4ed;190li^.ibi the ihea^ro- , loading! and unloading! mar ba |duclng araai.
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