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itjpwil I ijliwiH' V Hm v«r. TBJt JOURNAL-PATWOT HAS BLAZED T«B TRAH. OF PBOW|» W T*E "STATE OF WILKES'^' F09L OT» 88'^YBAfiS _^J^^XXMX.Nof81 PvbSdMd Mondays ond T1nirsd>yr~ NORTH Waj^gyUO. 8, 194S Wateh Y OPERSEIGFRIED UNEINFODR MORE PLACES Baiqiet Friday Right a Feature KOled In France District Council In Meeting Here} Progress of Scout- ''ing 14 Reviewed Plans for the observance of Boy Scout week, and for the coifUlnued growth of Scouting In Wilkes county were made by the District Committee of the Old Hickory Council, Tuesday night, February 8. J. B. Carter, district chairman, presided at the meeting. Fifteen .embers and J. H. C. Thomas, as- itant executive of the council, 'ere present. John Leyshon, representing the Ssmplng and Activities committee, told of plans for the Father-Sou "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 ^outs, and a motion picture in sound and color on “Rural Scouting”. W. F. Ab- sher is chairman of arrangements, and L. M. Nelson will bo toast master for the program. Robert S. Gibbs, chairman of Organization and Extension, an nounced plans for the extension of Scouting to more hoys In the area. A “boy-fact” survey will be made In the schools and every ef fort exerted to “WlMv. through” so that every boy who wants to be a Scout may have the opportunity through a troop, a neighborhood patrol, or a Lone Soout Tribe. assistant ex&r entive, anhbunced that the mem- berahip growth trophy, which had been held by Wilkes district in 1944, would go to the Parkway division for 1946. Clyde Greene, of Boone, is chalyman of Parkway, which had a'lS percent Increase In membbr^hlp. Forsyth-Stokes was secoi4|.''wlth 10 percent, El- kln-Yadkln third with 5.7 percent, and Wilkes fourth with .9 of 1 percent increase. Surry district Bhowed 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 18 Negro Cubs. Paul S. Cragan, Leadership Training chairman, announced that the third session of the two training courses in Scouting will be held Thursday nigbt, February 8, at the Education Building of the First Presbyterian church. Nine leaders are enrolled in the basic Scoutmaster’s Training Course, and 11 men are taking the advanced Soout Leaders course. The resignation of Rev. Sidney Crane as Publicity chairman and member of the Advancement com- jpaittee was announced. He has «tered 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. U 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. Glhbs, C B. Eller, R. M. Brame. Jr L M. Nelson Carl VanDeman, 'Paul cragan, G. R. Andrews, J. B. Justice. Jr.. John Charles Day, W. K. Sturdivant and Ed Caudill.^ The American First and Third Army broke through the Selgfrled Line In four places yMterday as Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton’s troops exploded a new attack that drove a mile deep into Germany along a 24-mlle stretch of the German-Luxembourg river border. I Four 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 Bchtemach, ex- ‘ tending the blazing American drive to a 75-raile front that reached within 27 miles of the Rhine. .V. CROSS I^ECIAL ^ I ' 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, 1943, and went over seas In April, 1944, serving with an infantry regiment. Pvt. Chambers is survived by his mother, three brothers, Richard, George arid Ward Chambers, and two sisters, Cloa and Thel ma Chambers. * 150 Young People Visited the Youth Center Saturday Junior Order Sponxors Youth 'CeftteirTbr" Reorciition’ 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, bin- 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 night 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. Seaman Church Home Seaman Second Class Willard Church has been spending a 24- day leave with'his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ko« Church, and other ralatlres and friends in Wilkes. He states the navy Is not so bad and that he ha* aeen a lot since In Uncle Sam’s great .Wg navy. He entered service last April and returned back for duty Sa^ardny nUfh^ Polio Fund Over $5,000; All Are Asked For Help ij m "V, Those Not Contacted May Mail Contributions To Sam Ogilvie, Chmn. With more than $5,000 receiv ed to date, Sam Ogilvie, 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. Mlny canvassers have sent in tnelr reports, and the response fias been good, Mr. Ogilvie said. Some reports are yet to be receiv ed and the prospects for reaching the $6,250 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 Ogdlvlo. 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, Wilkes 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. Ogilvie said. Many organizations. Including schools and churches, hare 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. In India 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 froyt, 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. AGREEMEHT REACf^DON JOIRT PLARS 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^tioal and economic problems of liberated |!uTope and proposals for "the earliest possible establishment of p. w. ESHmMAN J. R. HEC B. G. FINLEY 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 6i the Wilkes chapter of the Red Cross and Rev. Howard J. Ford is the War Fund chairman. Committee Herri^;^ Is Organizmji 1 OppositioB te BRI* I Many Citizens of Area In* ■ volved Sign Petition Op posing Measure Conference Slated On Yadkin Flood Control Measure Service Officer Legion to Assist Opl. John J. Reid, son of Mrs. P. M. Reid, of Wilkesboro, is now stationed somewhere in India. Cpl- Reid entered service In October, 1942, and reiielved training in California, Colorado, San Antonio, Texas, and Utah, before going overseas Novem- 1944. her. 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, It was announced today. The Japanese dropped mortar and artillery shells on northern Manila yesterday, hitting the San to Tomas and Bilibid prison areas Washington, Feb. 6. — North larollna solons interested in pro- oosal 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 JbsflfB and Reps. Robert L. Dough ton, of Laurel Springs, and W. O. BuN gin, of Lexington, today suggest ed to North Oarollnlans 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 Yadkin-Pee Dee development legislation would be handled, Doughton and Burgln are anxious that he attend the planned conference. Citizens of Wilkes, Surry and Caldwell counties, at a meeting In North Wilkesboro. adopted resolutions memorallzlng Congress to enact a “purely flood 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 PROPOSED— The army engineers, under MaJ. Gen. Eugene Reybold, have pro posed a comprehensive flood con trol, hydroelectric and navigation program for the Yadkin-Pee Dee basin, providing for expenditure of $105,840,000 In construction of six damn 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 first 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 bill the Yadkin-Pee Dee proposal. He said be was opposed to "power dams” and desired a Hood control program that would not provide for Inundation of “rich North Carolina farm lainds”. He promised, however, that if the senate would strike the army en gineers’ recommendation from the flood control bill, he v^uld, with in six months, conduct hearings on the proposal and endeavor to pre sent to Congress a “flood control program to control floods”. •V In Filing Claims State Service Officer To Be In This City Thursday, February 15th R. L. Davis, of Charlotte, state service officer of the American Legion, will he in North Wllkes- boro on Thursday, Febmary 16, to assist veterans and dependents of World wars Tanff Y'ln'flHng Awards Will Be Given Red Cross Volunteers Here an international orgaa|satlon to maintain peace”. as Gen. Douglas MacArthur made his re-entry into the city he left more than three years ago. applications for benefits provided by acts of congress. A. F. 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 any de 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 dlsahlllty. If dependents of deceased soldiers, sailors or marines wish to file for J „„„ benefits, it will be necessary for recent 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. ■V On Monday, February 12, at 4:00 o’clock in the city ball awards will be given to approxi mately 46 volunteer workers for thel^ service to the Red Cross. Honorable mention will be made at the annual meeting of the local American Red Cross chapter. On the second Monday of Feb ruary each year the local chapter 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. All who are interested in the work of the American Red Cross in Wilkes county are invited to be present for the presentation of awards and the general meeting of the chapter. Prisoner In Germany Burton Carlton Home Burton Carlton, who la In the navy and has been stationed at far ^ the southeast. Hflaa la vlalfinp hi* TllB lldW RUSfll&l Gulfport, Miss., is visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Carl- base in Rhode Island. RUSSIAN ARMY ENTERS CITY OF KUESTRIN Soviet troops established their seventh bridgehead over the Oder River In the Kuestrln area little more than 30 miles from Berlin yesterday and broke into the city of Knestrin 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 Ruslsan Army. The nightly communique broad cast from Moscow told only of mopping up operations east of the river. Including the capture of Guestebese, on the east hank 33 miles northeast of Berlin, and limited advances In the 60-mlle- vrldh Soviet bridgehead In Silesia, Tire' ildw Russian bridgehead south of Knestrin brought the ton, at Boomer. At the end of rallroM under his leave he will report to a naval Rm)^ attlUery. the German ra- dltf'.Mld. ^ I /h”.: Pfc. Willard B. Hamby, a prisoner of war In Germany, un der date of December 6 wrote his mother, Mrs. Boxle Hamby, of th|p Maple Springs com munity, that ho 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 fflaA to hear from home. I have received 26 letters from you, one from Ed na and Lance, five from Beatrice and one from Jose phine Crane, one from Jessie Marley and one from Bob and Faye Shepherd. I am well as usual. I would like to have a bunch of pictures from home. Thaltks, mama, for those good packages yon aii^ sending to me. Tliose yam underwear sure are good. I don’t think I will bo a ^Ison^ mnch longer. When I come home I am going to buy me a team of horsee and farm for a change. Mama, 1 met Thoraton Staley. He was pleas ed to see me. (Staley, a former teacher of Hamby, is another Wllkea man In the same prison camp) . I am getting your nudl regularty now. T am treated wen. woiry about me. ’ X will be o. k. Tril W. P. Dmris and 0. O. OnmA 'hrilo\ and to write nm> 1 vronM like to iMtot tnm evenTbody back In good old WlOlDto". " i! Wilkes 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 btier parts of Wilkes held a meet ing at 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. 6. 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, thts time conferring with the Wilkes county board of commis sioners composed of M. F. Ab- sher, chairman, C. C. Bidden and I. J. Broyhlll. Already petitions have been, cir culated in the area which the bill 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 petltlens oppos ing the annexation to Caldwell. And while Caldwell proponents of the measure claln 98 per cent of the Wilkes area favoring the 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 la $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 $872,587— 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 all, 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 be 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 llahllltles, 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 $1,126,000 and that capi tal liabilities and surplus total $268,976.97. The hill makes no provision tor the part of Wilkes to be annexed to Caldwell to assnme any part of WUkee’ bonded debt.
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