Eadteit Report
Made of Canvass
^ FortheY.M.C.A.
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Now In Belgium
Too Copies of Question and
Answer Information Dis-
fHbuted In Wilkesbofos
Results of tue honBe-to-hoase
cauTsas In behalf of the Y. M. C.
A, buUdlns fnnd In the Wllkes-
«boros irere reviewed Jn a meeting
?of workers at the ho!^ of Mrs. B.
O. Finley, leader of the canvass.
The canvass was primarily to
spread Information about the
plans to erect a modem Wilkes
Y. M. 0. A. buljdlng In North
Wllkesboro after the war, and to
solicit goodwill and willingness to
make , donations to the fund,
reached a total of $3ff,000
Ing the past year. The goal
IK0,000.
About 700 questionnaires with
questions and answers about the
proposed Y. M. C. A. were de
livered to homes in the Wllkes-
boros. Many persons were inter
viewed and the unanimous report
of workers was that all contacted
had expressed a willingness and
desire to back up the "Y".
Although the canvassers were
not adequately prepared to take
donations, a total of 3227 was re
ceived. Cards were mailed to
these volunteer donors stating
that their contributions had been
delivered to J. B. Carter, treasurer
of the Y. M. O. A. fund.
The Y. M. C. A. promotional
campaign was extended into the
rural areas by letters to school
principals, together with copies of
the questions and answers, and
with a request that the material
be used in chapel programo. Copies
were also furnished local pastors
with the request they they include
them in letters to members of
their ^urcbes in service.
SR«riliVye;l~a camipW'gn' will
put on throughout Wilkes
nty to receive individual do-
atlons to the Y. M. C. A. build
ing fund.
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North Wllkesboro
Beats Taylorsville
Local High School Team
Wins Thrilling Game By
Score of 32 to 29
Pvt. Harlie C, Shepherd, son
of Mr. and Mrs. O.. E. Shei>-
herd, of North WUkeeboro route
one, Is now In Belgium. Pvt.
Shepherd entered the army
July l.), 1944, was In training
at Camp Croft and Fort Jack-
son, S. C., went overseas Jann-
ary 8 and was assigned to an In
fantry regiment. His wife is
the former Miss DoUie Stamper,
of McGrady.
Selective Service
Boards Send Men
To Begin Senriee
Small Groups Sent for Induc
tion; Large Number for
Examination
Both Selective Service boards In
Wilkes yesterday sent groups of
4MB'to Abe tnduetleir eeater to
begin service.
The lists of men from the two
boards follow:
North Wllkesboro high school
boys won a thrilling basketball
game Wednesday night over
Taylorsville team in the local
school gymnasium.
U Taylorsville took a four point
Bad in the early minutes of the
game hut before the first quarter
ended North Wllkesboro had:
gained the lead and held It
throughout. However, the gam '
was not decided until the flnq!
minute when the score was 30-29
and North Wllkesboro scored the
next and final goal.
Playing of Caudill, who display
ed remarkable accuracy at the
basket, and Turner was outstand
ing for the local hi. Jenkins was
high scorer for Taylorsville w.lth
nine. North Wllkesboro and Mil
lers Creek will play here Friday
night.
Lineups and Individual scores
for Wednesday night's fame fol
low:
, Wllkesboro 32 Taylorsville 29
•Turner 8 Stewart 2
Hudson 6 - Williamson
5L-rPo8ter 6 — — Warren 2
i-Caudlll 12 Jenkins 9
5,—Rousseau — Stafford 4
Substitutes: Taylorsville-Tea-
gue 6, Little 4, Brookshire.
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AMERICAN 8TH
ARMY TROOPS
ADVANCING
IT. S. 8tb Army troops have ad
vanced 11 miles Into Bataan, seiz
ing Abucay which was the eastern
^cbor of the first American de-
Kse line across the bloody pen
insula In the dark days of January,
1942, General Douglas MacArthur
announced today.
Ju Manila, where street fighting
ent^d the’ 13 th day, troops of
thre?American divisions pressing
the trapped Japanese garrison
against the bay along a four-mile
front “are gradually compressing
the circle”, bis dally communique
aanoteeed.
* Military observers said organ
ised Japanese resistance possibly
would be ended within a few days
toavtng only anipers to be mopped
BOARD NUMBER 1—
Vernon Ralph Marley
Sydney Scion Richardson, Jr.
Arnold Bruce Cooper, Jr.
Gene Harry Smlthey
Clyde lAne Reece
Mount Vernon Jarvis
Charlie Raymond Clanton
board number 2—
Harrison Cedi Byrd
Presley Sylvester Jennings
John Roscoe Cockerham
Bill Mason Myers
Joe Marvin Sltoffner
James Oliver Owens
On Monday the boards in Wilkes
sent the following men for pre-
induction examination:
BOARD NUMBER 1—
Glenn Garfield Minton
,Hay Ernest Nichols
•«le Sanford Watson
J. Steele
^lard Clyde Jones
George .Albert Curry
Thomas Preston Scott, Jr.
Philo Franklin Phillips
Gordon Hal Steel
Johnny Clanton .Anderson
Ralph Douglas Jones
Grant McKinley Barker
John Allen Prevette
LawTence Unney Greene
Laines Tx>wo Hamby
Ray Walter McNeil
Taft Rerlie Foster
Claude N. Griffin
John Thomas Wright
Berton Cooper Pardne
Ralph Judson Campbell
Joseph Leinza Parsons, Jr,
Alva Orren Cardwell
ElU.s Alvin Beshears
John Milton Miller
Albert Casey McNeil
BOARD number 2—
Clinton Wood
Percy Everett Sebastian
Roosevelt Church
Quincy Monroe Beavls
Arlle Vannoy
Monroe Tracy Shumate
Lertcher Houston Kidd
Ransom Roscoe Harris
Tom Roten
T. C. Lear
WUliam Grant Waddell
Robert Henry Wagoner
Wedford James Wagoner
CViarles Raymond Cothren
Ralph Presley Holbrook
Robert Fletcher Absher
Hampton Odell Wyatt
Ernest William Wood
Robert Lee Parsons
Coy Tolbert Ashley
Paul Edgar Clmrch, Jr.
Mack Blane Absher
Wilfred Lee Black
Robert Davidson Qufam
Oscar Dean Sloop
George Hampton EUler, Jr.
Silas Bnel Harrold
Wmm Od^ Hayes
Henry Robert E. Prevette
Otis Andenoi b
Killed In Cf»h
Of Car On 421
Young Man Loses Life When
Automobile Crashes Off
Highway East of City
Otis Anderson, age 24, was
killed some time after midnight
Tuesday morning when his auto
mobile crashed off highway 421
six miles east of this city.
Anderson was found dead In
his wrecked car by passing mo
torists early Tuesday morning.
Coroner I. kl. Myers, who with
State Highway Patrol Sergeant A.
H. Clark Investigated the acci
dent, said that Anderson had ap
parently been dead for a few
hours and that it was t>robable
that be was Instantly killed In
the accident sometime after mid
night.
His body was not badly crushed
but he had received two or more
blows on the head in the crash.
The car had been traveling east,
apparently at a high rate of speed,
and had rim off the left side of
the highway, "it was badly de-
mollsbed.
Anderson was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dock Anderson, of North
Wllkesboro route three. He Is
survived by his parents, his wife,
Mrs. Claire Prevette Anderson,
one brother and one sister, Wes
ley and Beulah Anderson, of
North Wllkesboro route three.
Funeral service was held today,
two p. m., at Shady Grove church.
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Anniversary Meet
Of K. of P. Lodge
Rev. Douglas Rights To Be
9|ieaher; Duibeuuu'flupg"'
per On Mcmday Night
North Wllkesboro Knights of
Pythias Lodge number 67 will
hold a Pythian Anniversary meet
ing Monday, February 19, 6:30 p.
m., in the lodge hall In observance
of the 81st anniversary of Knights
of Pythias.
A barbecue supper will be serv
ed at 6:30, after which Rev.
Douglas Rights, of Winston-Sa
lem, a noted speaker, will deliver
an address as the principal feature
of the program. A class of seven
candidates will he guests at the
Gets Purple Heart
Pfc. Odell A. Marsh, who was
wounded in Prance October 1,
has sent the purple heart which
he received to Ws paremts, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Marsh, of
Wllkesboro star route. Recent
letters from the War Depart
ment stated that be is making
normal progress toward re
covery in the 48rd General Hos
pital in France. His many
friends wish him a speedy re
covery and a safe return home.
List Your Property
Before March 1st
supper.
Delegations of Pythlans from
Winston-Salem, Hickory and Le
noir will meet with the local lodge
for the anniversary meeting.
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Crowded Hendon, Ehigland, will
erect 500 bungalows.
AH taxpayers of the
county who have not list
ed their property for the
year 194S are urged to do
so before March 1st, Coun
ty Accountant J. C. Gray
son stated today. Arrange-
meiits l^Ye bespi ip^^de for
listiDV"Mr thr
countaht’s offnie, ahd fail
ure to do so befwe March
1st will subject all delin-
quets to a severe penalty.
Remember, March 1st
is the deadline for listing
your prH»erty with the
county for the tax year
1945, Be sure to list be
fore this date.
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Hearns Oa Flood
Coatrol Project
•' to Be March 2ad
Washington. — Efforts to give
the Yadkin River valley of North
western North {larollna the bene
fits of flood .control and at the
same time prevent the QoodldV: of
farmland and home areas In Cald
well, Surry, ahd Wilkes-counties,
will be pursued at a meeting of
Tar Heel lawmakers ana. leaders
from the affected area to be held
on Capitol Hill the first or second
day of March.
George F. Welse,' of Ledger-
wood, president of the Yadkin
Valley Citizens Association and
an educator in Caldwell county
and J. E. Justice, of North Wilkes-
boro, furniture manufacturer and
chairman of his local flood con
trol committee, have been working
together to achieve this objective.
•They will come to Washington,
accompanied by 10 or 12 other
citizens from the affected area, to
try to work out the plan. The
Senate Commerce Committee ul
timately will have to authorize an
investigation of anything the Fed
eral Government Is to do on flood
control In the Yadkin Valley.
Members of Congress who will
participate In the meeting here
include Representatlre Robert L.
Doughton, John H. Folger, and
William O. Burgln, and Senators
Bailey and Hoey.
The meeting will he held In the
office of Senator Bailey, who Is
chairman of the Oommerce Com
mittee, as soon as he returns from
a trip to North Carolina, presum
ably the first of the month.
Now Riecovering
Mrs. Bumgarner
Taken By Death
Seriously Wounded
Lonnie Bay Casey
John Chester Holbrook
John Eugene Myers
John Sanford Roberts
Lincoln Watklns( Vol.)
Sgt. Hal E. Chnn*, son of Mr.
and Mrs. P, O. Church, of
Champion, was scrloasly wound
ed In Belgium on January 24,
according to an official message
received by his wife, the form
er Miss Margaret McGee, of
North WUkeeboro. Letters re
ceived stated that he received
shrapnel wounds In his left
side. Sgt. CSinrch entered the
army In March, 1943, and went
overseas In November, 1944.
He is a member of an Infantry
regiment.
Mrs. Elizabeth McNeill Bum
garner, age 80, well known resi
dent of Millers Creek community,
died at her home yesterday after
noon. She was in 111 health for
several years and was seriously
111 for a week.
Mrs. Bumgarner was the widow
of Daniel Bumgarner, who died
January 14 of last year. Surviv
ors Include the following sons and
daughters: Green Bumgarner,
Mrs. Roby Snyder, Odell Bumgar
ner, Mrs. Anderson Lovette, Lin
Bumgarner, Elisha Bumgarner all
of the Mlliers Creek community,
and Harrell Bumgarner of Golds
boro.
Mrs. Bumgarner was a mem
ber of Millers Creek Methodist
church where the funeral will
be held at 11 o’clock Friday
morning.
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Osbornes Visit Home
Sgt. and Mrs. Wade Osborne,
of Fort Bragg, spent the week-end
with Sgt. Osborne’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Osborne, of Mc
Grady.
MILLERS CREEK’S CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL TEAM
WILL PLAY NORTH WILKESBORO HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
Pvt. Rldmrd L. Whlfley, son
of Mr. and Mr*. R. L. WhlGey,
of North WUkeeboro route two.
Is at Wel«ai coovalescent hospi
tal at Daytona Beadi, Florida,
where he Is recovering from
wounds received while In serv
ice In Italy. Pvt. WhlGey was
in some of the tonghpet combat
during bis two years overseas.
He served in North Africa and
with General Patton’s invasion
forces In Sidly and Italy, in
cluding the bloody Anzlo beadb
head fighting.
Committee Notes
Ummimoasly To
Kill the Measire
Delegaticm Wilkes Citizens
Aids Representative Story
In Opposing BQl
By unanimous vote the Coun
ties, Cities and Towns committee
of the house of representatives In
Raleigh yesterday killed the bill
Introduced to take from Wilkes
Beaver Creek township and parts
of Elk and Boomer and place that
area In Caldwell.
The hearing was held In the
Revenue building yesterday morn
ing.
Large delegations were on
band for and against the hill,
which was Introduced in the house
by Representative J. T. Pritchett,
of Caldwell county.
TWO-PRONGED
OFFENSIVE IS
UNCHECKED
Red Army troops yesterday
captured seven major Nazi strong
holds and more than 300 villages
Ini a^-gmat two-pronged drive, on
Berlin and Dresden across lower
Silesia. ’The unchecked offensive
has encircled the Silesian capital
of Breslau, eighth city of Ger
many, Berlin reported.
Smashing through apparently
crumbling enemy resistance on
Berlin’s southeastern flank, the
First Ukrainian Army offensive,
led by Marshall Ivan S. Konev, al
so crossed the Silesian border Into
Brandenburg province, the enemy
admitted. The Russians reported
ly reached a point miles south
east of Berlin and 66 miles north
east of bomb-blasted Dresden.
Easing supply problems for the
Red Army’s assault on the short
est roads to Berlin, the Russians
captured the Pomeranian rail city
of Scheldemuehl, on a direct War-
saw-Berlln railroad, after a two-
week encirclement In which more
than 12,000 enemy troops were
killed or captured.
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Cpl. Caudill Home
Cpl. H. D. Caudill, who was
wounded while In combat on Sal-
pan with the marine corps, arriv
ed home last week to spend 30
days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Caudill, of Millers
Creek.
CANADIANS
GO THROUGH
SIX TOWNS
Millers Creek high school basketball team with the exception of two games has
taken all opposition in stride this year and has piled up an impressive string of vic
tories over teams in western North Carolina. Left to right m the above picture are
Hensley Eller, coach, Bill Bumgarner, Billie Clark, Mack Eller, Paul Jenkins and D®j®
Church, who c«npose the stzu^ting lineup. The Millers Creek team, undefeated in
Wilkes, is recognized as Wilkes county champions. They will face one more test m
the county before entering tounuunent pl»y for highe^;' honors. On Friday night MU-
lers Creek will meet North Wilkesboro in a game in the Newth Wilkesbwo high
school gymnasium. Two games will be played, vrith first and second teams of the
two schools. The first game will open at 7:30. Millers Creek boys have entered the
Elkin tournament which opens on February 26 and vdU play their first game there on
March 3 against the winner of the Eut Bend and Flat Rock contest to be played
eu-lier. The Millers Creek team is also entered in The Jownal-SentinePs Nn’th-
west toumsunent in Winston-Salem, beginning March 6tih.
Seven spearheads of the advanc
ing Canadian First Army ripped
two miles Into the Germans’ North
ern Rhineland defenses yesterday,
fighting Into or through six towns
as thousands of Allied planes
pounded the enemy from the air
In attacks along and behind the
front.
Advancing under the roar of
their planes and of massed artil
lery, Field Marshal Sir B. L.
Montgomery’s troops smashed
deep Into patched up German de
fenses in multiple drives aimed at
the major transit hubs of Goch,
Uden and Calcar and at the vital
Rhine ferry croslng of Emmerich.
Tactical planes struck every
where along and behind the front
and joined with heavy bombers
and fighters from British to rake
transportation facilities and troop
movements Mst of the Rhine.
German ^ns, troops, ammuni
tion dumps, trains, motor trans
port and road junctions were
flayed from dawn until dnsk as
the full weight of Allied alrpower
hit the enemy in the greatest
aerial slaughter since the retreat
from the Ardennes bulge last
month.
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Leading the opposition to the
bill was Wilkes’ Representative T.
E. Story, who was ably assisted by
other members of the Wilkes dele
gation who went to Raleigh to
fight the measure.
Principal spokesman for the
Pritchett bill was T. W. Ferguson,
prominent citizen of the Ferguson
community. He cited as main
reasons for the bill a desire for
better roads and schools, that the
people In that area were more
accessible to Caldwell than Wilkes,
and because of the desire on the
part of many people In Wilkes to
build a flood control dam which
would Inundate the upper part of
the Yadkin valley In Wilkes.
Petitions pro and con were of
fered, W H. Strickland, Lenoir
attorney representing Wilkes pe
titioners for the move, submitted
one which he said carried the
names of 243 persons, or 98 per
cent of the voting population of
the -Area. Against annexation,
Kyle Hayes, North Wllkesboro at
torney, displayed a petition which
he said was signed by 687 persons,
mostly residents of the area or
adjacent communities.
Assisting Representative Story
in the argument against tho
measure were Former Sheriff P.
E. Brown, Attorney Eugene Trl-
vette and Attorney Kyle Hhyes.
Wilkes county residents recog
nized by Story as opponents to
the bill included Paul J. Vestal,
former chairman of the Board of
County Commisisoners: J. R.
Ronsseau, former chairman of
the Democratic executive com
mittee; I. J. Broyhill and C. C.
Bidden, county commissioners;
Watson Brame, Coy Marley, Dana
Triplett, John Walker, North
Wllkesboro chief of police.
Among the proponents on hand
but not participating in the de
bate were the following Wilkes
residents: Vilas Walsh, former
county commissioner; Geno Wal-
|sh, Fate Matherly, Mrs. Tom Fer-
Ignson. Miss Blanche Ferguson and
Sam Jones. Caldwell county dele
gates, present but leaving the con
troversy for Wilkes countlans to
debate, included W. T. Carpenter,
chairman of the county commis
sioners; Mark Goforth, a member
of the board of commissioners;
John C. Baskervllle, secretary of
the Lenoir Chamber of Commerce,
and Finley German, formerly of
Wilkes but now of Lenoir.
Caldwell’s Representative Prit
chett stated that he was only
“acting on request" of the people
in the area which his bill pro
posed to transfer to Caldwell. At
the beginning of the committee
hearing he offered a substitute
bln for the one he earlier introduc
ed. The substitute bill would have
provided for the transfer of the
area Involved provided the resi
dents of that area by majority
vote in a special election chose to
be annexed to Caldwell and pro
vision would have been made for
hem to assume their proportionate
part of Wilkes county’s out
standing Indebtedness. His sub
stitute measure was also killed
by the committee.
Growing Off Turidzh tobacco ia
being tried in Boothaiii Rhodesia.
Joines Buys Cash
Wholesale Firm
Mr. C. L. Gibson, who has been
operating the Cash Wholesale
Grocery In this city for sometime,
has sold the business to John H.
Joines, proprietor of Joines Cash
Store. The trade was made thla
week.
Mr. Joines will continue to
operate the business at its present
location on Forester Avenue, and
the stock of merchandise of bo'
firms has been combined.
The population of the worid'
estimaM to be double adiat
was in 1800.
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