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EVENTS PLANNED
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Father ajad Son
Banquet Friday
Night a Feature
OPENSEIBFRIED
LINE IN FOUR
MORE PLACES
KUlled In France
District Council In Meeting
Here; Progress of Scout-
'ing Is Reviewed
Plans for the observance of Boy
Scout week, and for the coirtinued
growth of Scouting in Wilkes
county were made by the District
Committee of the Old Hickory
Council. Tuesday night, February
V 6. J. B. Carter, district chairman,
presided at the meeting. Fifteen
embers and J. H. C. Thomas, as-
itant executive of the council,
ire present.
John Deyshon, representing the
imping and Activities committee,
told of plans for the Father-Son
"Supperee” to be held at the
American Legion building Friday
night, February 9. Scouts, their
dads, troop leaders and com
mitteemen as well as members of
the district committee have been
Invited to be present. The pro
gram will include stunts by the
patrols of each troop, recognition
of Scout leaders and Scouts, and a
motion picture In sound and color
on "Rural Scouting”. W. F. Ab-
Bher is chairman of arrangements,
and L. M. Nelson will be toast
master for the program.
Robert S. Gibbs, chairman of
Organization and EJxtension, an-
nonnced plans for the extension
of Scouting to more boys In the
area. A “boy-fact” survey will be
made In the schools and every ef
fort exerted to "follov. through”
so that every boy who wants to be
a Scout may have the opportunity
through a troop, a neighborhood
patrol, or a Lone Scout Tribe.
C. Tlmmas. assistant exer
&flve, announced that the mem
bership growth trophy, which had
been held by Wilkes district In
1944, would go tor the Parkway
division for 1945. Cflyde Greene,
of Boone, is chalrffl&n of Parkway,
which ha^a'TS percent Increase
In membPrthlp. Forsyth-Stokes
was seconlj. with 10 percent, El
kin-Yadkin third with 5.7 percent,
and Wilkes fourth with .9 of 1
percent increase. Surry district
showed a loss.
Gordon Finley, district com
missioner, reported that there
were eight active white troops
and two live Negro units. The
Cub Pack at Wilkesboro and the
Neighborhood Den at Cricket are
active, and a committee is at work
on reviving the North Wilkesboro
Pack. There is an active Negro
Pack In North Wilkesboro, also.
Membership figures at the begin
ning of 1945 Included 127 white
Scouts, 34 Negro Scouts, 40 white
Cubs and IS Negro Cubs.
Paul S. Cragan, Leadership
Training chairman, announced
that the third session of the two
training courses In Scouting will
be held Thursday night, February
8, at the Education Building of
the First Presbyterian church.
Nine leaders are enrolled In the
basic Scoutmaster’s Training
Coijrse. and 11 men are taking
thd advanced Scout Leaders'
course.
The resignation of Rev. Sidney
Crane as Publicity chairman and
member of the Advancement com
mittee was announced. He has
^entered the navy as a chaplain.
Robert S. Gibbs was elected Pub
licity chairman. Selection of Rev.
Mr. Crane’s successor on the Ad
vancement committee will be an
nounced later by Mr. Nelson.
L. M. Nelson, Advancement
chairman, reported that very few
advancements had been made
since the polio epidemic. Plans
for stimulating activity in this
field were approved, and will be
recommended to the various
troop committees.
Members of the district com
mittee present were J. B. Carter,
Gordon Finley, R. E. Gibbs, R. S.
Gibbs, C. B. Eller, R. M. Brame,
Jr„ L. M. Nelson Carl Van'Deman,
Paul Cragan, G. R. Andrews, J. E.
Justice, Jr., John Leyshon.
Oharles Day, W. K. Sturdivant
and Ed Caudill.
The American First and Third
Army broke through the Seigfrled
Line in four places yesterday as
Lieut. Gen. Georgn S. Patton’s
troops exploded a new attack that
drove a mile deep Into (.ermany
along a 24-mile stretch of the
German-Luxembourg river border.
I Pour new divisions of the Third
Army—the 5th and 80th Infan
try, 17th Air-borne and 6th Ar
mored—beached the Germans’
Our and Sure River defenses at 10
' points north of Echtemach, ex-
' tending the blazing American
drive to a 75-mlle front that
- reached within 27 miles of the
Rhine.
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RED CROSS SPECIAL
Pvt. John Worth Chambers
was killed in action In France
on January 18, according to a
War Department message re
ceived by his mother, Mrs. Ad
dle Chambers, of Cycle. Pvt.
Chambers entered service Oc
tober 28, 1043, and went over
seas In April, 1944, serving
with an Infantry regiment. Pvt.
Chambers is survived by his
mother, tlirec brothers, Richard,
George and Ward Chambers,
and two sisters, Cloa and Thel
ma Chambers. ‘
150 Young People
Visited the Youth
Center Saturday
Junior Order Sponsor* Youth
Center For'Reoreition’
Saturday Night
The Youth Center established
here by the North Wilkesboro
council of the Junior Order Is
growing more popular each week.
The recreation center was set
up in the quarters formerly oc
cupied by the Moose lodge on C
street and Is open every Saturday
night from seven until 10:30.
The hall is equipped for ping
pong, checkers, carmel board, Wn-
go and other games. Just now
the great need is for records and
donations of popular records are
being solicited. Those who wish
to give records are asked to take
them to Rufus Church and T. H.
Waller. If more convenient, the
donor may give the price of a
record.
More than 150 boys and girls
visited the Youth Center Saturday
nigfit and apparently enjoyed the
privilege afforded for recreation.
Parents are invited to visit the
youth center on any Saturday
night and observe the young peo
ple at play.
Seamstn Church Home
Seaman Second Class Willard
ihnrcb has been spending a 24-
ay leave with his parents, Mr,
nd Mrs. Roe Church, and other
alatlves and friends In Wilkes,
la states the navy is not so bad
ad that he has seen a lot since
erring In Uncle Sam’s great big
isvy. He entered service last
Lprll and retnrssd back tor duty
latnrtey aigh^
Polio Fund Over
$5,000; All Are
Asked For Help
Those Not Contacted May
Mail Contributions To
Sam Ogilvie, Chmn.
With more than $5,000 receiv
ed to date, Sara Ogllvle, Wilkes
chairman for the Infantile Para
lysis fund campaign, today urged
that those who have not been con
tacted send In contributions in or
der that the county’s goal of $6,-
260 be realized.
Many canvassers have sent in
their reports, and the response
Has been good, Mr. Ogllvle said.
Some reports are yet to be receiv
ed and the prospects for reaching
the $6,260 goal are good If a
large number of unsolicited con
tributions are received this week.
Contributions to the polio fund
may be mailed to Sam Ogllvlo,
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
In view of the fact that the Na
tional Foundation spent approxi
mately $30,000 for care and treat
ment of a majority of the 37
cases of polio In Wilkes during
the 1944 epidemic, Wllkee peo
ple--will-want to show their ap
preciation by having a part in the
campaign to raise funds for care
of future polio victims and to
finance research to find ways
and means of preventing and
treating the disease, Mr. Ogllvle
said.
Many organizations, Including
schools and churches, have been
very active In raising the fund In
Wilkes during the campaign, and
the appeal has received excellent
response In every community
where canvassers have worked.
S.Sgt. Bentley Improving
Staff Sergeant Worth Bentley,
who is in a hospital In England
and Is recovering from leg wounds
received December 3rd on the
western fro^t, is improving and
will soon begin to learn to walk
again, according to letters receiv
ed by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Parks Bentley, from the hospital
where he is a patient. S.Sgt.
Bentley has received the purple
heart with citation and an oak
leaf cluster.
AGREEMENT
REACHED OH
JOINT PLANS
A second momentous meeting
of President Roosevelt, Premier
Josef Stalin and Prime Minister
Winston Churchill Is In progress
In the “Black Sea area”, the
White House disclosed officially
yesterday, and the big three al
ready have reached “complete
agreement” on Joint military
operations for the final defeat of
Nazi Germany.
The announcement said they
are discussing problems “Involved
in establishing a secure peace”—
joint plans for the occupation and
control of Germany, pi
economic problems
p^i
of 11
liberated
R. G. FINUSY
P. W. ESHELMAN J. R. HIX
Left to right are P. W. Eshelman, J. R. Hix and R. G. Finley, who compose the
Special Gifts committee for the Red Cross War Fund campaign which will begin on
March 1st. This committee, which was very successful last year, will contact larger
contributors. Rev. A, C. Waggoner is chairman of the Wilkes chapter of the Red
Cross and Rev, Howard J. Ford is the War Fund chairman.
Conference Slated
On Yadkin Flood
Control Measure
Service Officer
Legion to Assist
In Filing Claims
4>1, John J. Held, son of
Mrs. P. M. Reid, of WUkesboro,
is now stationed somewhere in
India.. Cpl. Held entered service
In October, 1942, and received
training in California, Colorado,
San Antonio, Texas, and Utah,
before going overseas Novem
ber, 1944.
JAPS CRUSHED
IN HALF OF THE
MANILA AREA
United States infantry and cav
alry, after three days of street
fighting, have crushed Japanese
resistance In the northern half of
Manila and American artillery has
been turned against enemy forces
making a suicide stand in the
southern part of the city across
the now bridgeless Pasig River, tt
was announced today.
The Japanese dropped mortar
Washington, Feb. 6. — North
Carolina solons Interested in pro
posal for flood control, hydro
electric and navigation of the
Yadkin-Pee Dee area are prepar
ing to receive a delegation of Tar
Heel leaders here during the week
of February 19 to discuss the mat
ter informally.
Senator JbslUh '■^r'BSfefey and
Reps. Robert L. Doughton, of
Laurel Springs, and W. O. Bur-
gin, of Lexington, today suggest
ed to North Carolinians seeking a
conference on the matter that
such a meeting should await the
certainty that members of Con
gress representing affected dis
tricts would all be able to attend.
Hand James, Bailey’s secretary,
said the senior senator expects to
leave Friday for several days on a
visit to Raleigh. Since Bailey Is
chairman of the Senate commerce
committee, where Yadkln-Pee Dee
development legislation would be
handled, Doughton and Burgin
are anxious that he attend the
planned conference.
Citizens of Wilkes. Surry and
Caldwell counties, at a recent
meeting in North Wilkesboro,
adopted resolutions memorallzing
Congress to enact a “purely Hood
control dam or dams” In the Yad
kin headwaters and to create a
national park In the area “to be
known as the R. L. Doughton na
tional park”.
SIX DAMS PROPOSKl>—
The army engineers, under Maj.
Gen. Eugene Reybold, have pro
posed a comprehensive flood con
trol, hydroelectric and navigation
program for the Yadkln-Pee Dee
basin, providing for expenditure
of $105,840,000 In construction of
six dam» and development of hy
droelectric and navigation re
sources under a plan patterned
after the Tennessee Valley au
thority.
The senate commerce com
mittee, headed by Bailey, recom
mended, as a part of the flood
control bill enacted in December,
the authorization of $18,840,000
to finance the f’rst of these dams
near Wilkesboro.
Acting upon the plea of North
Carolinians who object to moving
from the lands to make room for
such a reservoir, Bailey succeeded
In prevailing upon the senate to
withdraw from the flood control
Mil the Yadkin-Pee Dee proposal.
He said he was opposed to
“power dams” and desired a flood
control program that would not
provide for Inundation of "rich
North Carolina farm lands”. He
promised, however, that If the
senate would strike the army en
gineers’ recommendation from the
flood control hill, he Ronld, with
in six months, conduct hearings on
the proposal and endeavor to pre
sent to Congress a “flood control
program to control floods”.
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State Service Officer To Be
In This City Thursday,
February 15th
R. L. Davis, of Charlotte, state
service officer of the American
Legion, will be In North Wllkes-
boro on Thursday, Fehmary 15,
to assist vMerans and dependents
of World wars T and Y'ln"filing
Manila yesterday, hitting the San-
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Europe and proposals for “the to Tomas and Blllbid prison areas
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earliest possible establishment of
an international orgaoi|(atlon to
maintain petMie”.
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more than three years ago
Awards Will Be
Given Red Cross
Volunteers Here
applications for benefits provided
by acts of congress.
A. P. Kilby, service officer of
the Wilkes post of the Legion,
stated that Mr. Davis will arrive
about nine a. m. and will be at
Yadkin Valley Motor company of
fices on Ninth street throughout
the day on February 15. He will
have the proper application blanks
and will be able to give •1®'
sired information about the pro
cedure to file for benefits.
It will be necessary, Mr. Kilby
said, for the men to bring their
discharge certificates and all
papers pertaining to disability. If
dependents of deceased soldiers,
sailors or marines wish to file for
benefits. It will be necessary foi’
Mr. Davis to see the discharge cer
tificates and all papers relative
to the service record of the de
ceased, together with certified
copies of marriage certificates,
and birth certificates of children
under age 18. Claims cannot be
properly filled out and completed
without the information contain
ed on the above mentioned papers.
The Insurance beneficiaries of
deceased service men, who are
not receiving the insurance pay
ments are asked to bring their
papers from the army and navy
departments and file claim for
these benefits.
It was also explained in the an
nouncement that discharged men
or dependents of deceased serv
ice men having less than 90 days
service are not authorized to file
for benefits.
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On Monday, February 12, at
4:00 o’clock in the city hall
awards will be given to approxi
mately 45 volunteer workers for
thel0 service to the Red Cross.
Honorable mention will he made
at the annual meeting of the local
American Red Cross chapter.
On the second Monday of Feb
ruary eaeb year the local duipter'
holds a meeting to which the
general public Is Invited. A re
port of all the work of the chapter
for the past 12 months is made
and plans for the new year are
discussed.
In Wilkes county are Invited to be
present for the presentation of
awards and the general meeting
of the chapter.
Committee Hmn^^
Is Organizing t ^
Opposition to DM
Many Citizens of Area In>
■ Tolved Sign Petition Op
posing Measure
Wllkee people, thoroughly op
posed to the measure Introduced
In the legislature which would
give Caldwell Beaver Creek town
ship, parts of Boomer and Elk,
will be in Raleigh when the hear
ing Is held before the committee
on Counties, Cities and Towns
February 14.
The measure was Introduced in
the house last week by Represen
tative J. T. Pritchett, of Caldwell
county.
On Tuesday night many leading
citizens of North Wilkesboro and
otier Parts of Wilkes held a meet
ing ait the North Wilkesboro town
hall. R. T. McNlel, mayor of
North Wilkesboro, was chairman,
and several talks were made in
opposition to the Caldwell
measure.
Mayor McNlel appointed a com
mittee composed of W. D. Half
acre, P. E. Brown, J. R. Rous
seau, C. B. Eller, J. B. McCoy and
R. G. Finley to organize the op
position to the bill and to devise
ways and means of fighting the
bill in committee hearing Febru
ary 14.
The committee met on Wed
nesday afternoon and again to
day, this time conferring with the
Wllkee county board of commis
sioners composed of M. F. Ab-
sher, chairman, C. C. Sldden and
I. J. Broyhlll.
Already petitions have been cir
culated In the area which the bUl
would take from Wilkes and an
nex to Caldwell, and many citi
zens of that area which has a
population of more* than 2,000
have signed the petitions oppos
ing the annexation to Caldwell.
And while Caldwell proponents
All who are interested In the measure claln 98 per cent
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his re-entry Into the city he left hls leave he will report to a naval
base in Rhode Island.
RUSSIAN ARMY
ENTERS CITY
OF KUESTRIN
Soviet troops established their
seventh bridgehead over the Oder
River In the Kuestrin area little
more than 30 miles from Berlin
yesterday and broke Into the city
of Kuestrin Itself, according to
German accounts.
Moscow still did not confirm
any of the river crossings which
Berlin said had been made by
Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov’s
First White Rusisan Army.
The nightly communique broad
cast from Moscow told only of
mopping up operations east of the
river. Including the capture of
Guestehese, on the east bank 33
miles northeast of Berlin, and
limited advances in the 60-mIle-
Burton Carlton Home —
Burton Carlton, who la In the wide Soviet bridgehead In Silesia
“rfiB Russian bridgehead
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Carl- south of Kuestrin brought the
Pfc. WlUardI B. Hamby, a
prisoner of war in Germany, un
der date of December 6 wrote
hls mother, Mrs. Roxle Hamby,
of thp Maple Springs com-
mnnlty, that he did not think
that he would have to be a pris
oner of war much longer.
Text of his cheerful letter
follows: "Will answer your
three letters I receved Satur
day. I was very glad to hear
from home. I have received 25
letters from yon, one from Ed
na and Lance, five from
Beatrice and one from Jose
phine Crane, ooo from Jessie
tfarley and one from Bob and
Faye Shepherd. I am well as
nsnal. I would like to have a
bnn^ of pictures from home.
Thafts, mama, for those good
packages you are sending to me.
Those yam underwear sure are
good. I don’t think I will be a
prisoner much longer. When I
come homo I am going to buy
me a team of horses and famt
for a change. Mama, I met
Thornton Staley. He was pleas
ed to seo mo. (Staley, a foiiutt'
teacher of Hamby, Is ano«I>er
WOkea man In the same prison
camp) . I am getting j our maU
regnlaifr now. T am treated
welL
move to join Caldwell, those here
In touch with the situation dis
credit that report and say that If
the people of that area are In
formed that a substantial majori
ty will oppose the bill.
Opponents of the annexation
measure here point out that those
carrying petitions for the measure
in western Wilkes grossly exag
gerated and misrepresented the
proposition to obtain signers. In
some cases citizens understood
they were signing petitions for a
new road. In other cases they
were told that the Caldwell coun
ty tax rate is $1.00 compared to
Wilkes’ $1.38 but were not In
formed that the average valua
tion In Caldwell Is much higher
than In Wilkes.
Wilkes county officials have re
ported that one whole township
and sizable parts of two others—
townships whose total property
valuation now Is $872,687—
would be annexed to Caldwell
under provisions of the bill.
Representative T. E. Story, of
Wilkes, said county accountant
J. C. Grayson had notified him
that ell of Beaver Creek Town
ship, which has a property valua
tion of $198,926 and brought $3,-
002 in taxes last year, would be
annexed under the bill and that
about one-third of Boomer and
two thirds of Elk also would bo
lost.
Total valuation of Boomer
Township Is $335,560 and It yield
ed $6,176 In 1944 taxes. 'Valuation
of all of Elk is $338,101'and it
brought $5,310 In taxes.
Grayson said he had been In
formed that Lewis Fork Town
ship, previously thought to be par
tially affected, was not within the
boundaries proposed for annexa
tion.
The county accountant wrote
Wilkes county’s total liabilities,
for which the bill makes no pro
vision as relating to the annexa
tion area, are now $1,393,976.37
and that schools owe the state
$78,081.87. He said the bonded
debt Is $1,125,000 and that capi
tal liabilities and surplus total
$268,978.97.
The bill makes no provision for
the part of Wilkes to be annexed
to Caldwell to assume any part of
Wilkes’ bonded debt.
wen. Domt woery abont mo. t
wlUbeo. k. T«n W. P. Davto
and CX O. Oaite ’beDo’^ aad to v i
write morn I vrosld Uke to
tnm overybody back to gooA
old iffinaiBM’