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■ >■ ' '-V. ■^'., c-' •■■'w\ TH» JOURNAI^PATWOT HAS BLAOTD THE TOAIL OF PBO.OMSS IN TWR "STATE OF WHJ818” PO® OVBJR 88 ■ ~ •-■> « •■ .. PnblUied MoimUts and Thnnday*. NORTH WILKESBORO. W- THURSDAY,MARCH 22, tS4S Watch Yo«rljibg^-4I^;!iS Reports Yet To Be • HecoM; Results To Date Encouraging Wnkes ebapter *f the Am,erl- *an Red Cross csn reach Its quota ot I19.400 this week If workers omnplete cshtsss' of their respsc- tire eommonlUee and make their returns to the chapter office, Rer. Howard J. Ford, War Fund chair man, said today. Rewonse to the War Fund ap peal this year has been very, grat- ttylnc, the chairman said, and the total has already passed the $17,- 000 mark with sereral reports yet to be recelred. Ih qome diylslons contributions exceeded those of a year ago,w> | a rery successful drlye was caf- ^j^t and netted oyer $22,000 ^ipared to a quota of ntin Brock Finds st Wth Baby Mol!^ Quentin Brock, of Pores Knob, Tuesday plowed up a nest con taining four baby moles. Mr. Brock made news when he found a mole’s nest. He brought the Infant moles to town and showed them to numerous people, but ho Is yet to find any person who had seen a mole’s nest. In fact, he said that he had talked to numerout, old-timers who had never run across anything so r. /e. Once, he said, he recalled seeing In a farm publication a reward of |25 offered .to anyone finding a mole’s nest and that the farm Journal had stated that moles did not have nests. *ns MSt Mr. Brock found with the hilants had been made of corn husks, and was underground, and very nice and dry. -V John F. Blackburn Rites Held Today -.Min Franklin hh^^l^cnown clUs^ of tfioTfapKIII Community, died ’Tueeday at his home. Funeral was held today at 11 a. m., at New Light church with Rev. L. E. Sparks In charge. Surviving Mr. Blackburn are }ils wife, Mrs. Carrie Blackburn, one son and four daughters: PCc. Roy W. Blackburn, San Francis co, California; Mrs. Verdie Jolnes, Traphlll; Mrs. Edith Brooks, Roaring Gap; Mrs. Ruby Smith, Traphlll; Mrs. Belvla Wagoner, of Sparta. Also survivtag are four brothers and one lister: J. M. Blackburn, Thurmond; Len, Boss and McKinley Blackburn, Roaring Klyer; and Mrs. Clemmie Brown, Ronda. / V Service Officer Of Legion Will Be In City on March 28th R. L. Davis, service officer of the North Carolina Department of the American Legion, will be at the employment office In North Wllkesboro on Wednesday, March 28 to assist service men and their families In making applica tions for claims for any benefits or allowances provided. RATION NEWS MEA’TS, FATS — Red Stamps Q6.R6, S6 will expire March SI; Red Stamps T6, U5, V6, W6. and X6 will expire on April 28; Red SUmps Y5, Z5, »nd At, B2, C2, D2 will expire June 2; Red Stamps E2, F2, QZ, H2, 32, will expire June 30; new stamps will be validated April 1. PROCESSED FOOD Blue Stamps X6, Y5, ZB, and A2 and n* will expire March 31; Blue Stomps C2. D2, E2, F2, and 02 will expire April 28; Blue Stomps H2, J2, K2, L2, M2, m will expire June 2 ; Blue Stomps ^N2, P2, Z2, R2, S2, wUl expire June 80. New stamps wUl be ruUduted April 1. ^UOAR STAMP—3 B will ex- 1^ June 2. No new stomp will validated until May 1st. yUHt, OIL — All coupons Tulued 10 gallons. Pwlod 1, 2, 1 4 and I coupons for cnrrent hMUng season valid through enrrant acascm. SHOB8—^Alrplano Stamps 1, S, and S la Book Three, good MeflalMy. ^ouiKlBd In Action Pfc. Franklin Pardue was wounded on Two Jima island re- centl}', according to a letter re ceived by his wife, the former Miss Vetra Abeher, who, with her son and dangfater, Edd Lee and Mary Gage, lives at 616 Hlnshaw street in North Wll- keeboro. P*«v Pardne entered the marine Jrps May 0, 1944, received training at Parris Is land, S. C., and Camp Lejenne, and went overseas In November. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Pardne, of North Wll kesboro route two. His recent letter home stated that he was getting along very well. TMIIS MD Kill FIRST ARMY ERLAR6ES ITS Paralysis Chapter Officials fo Meet Here March 29fh Paris.—^American tanks crabb ed through the great German chemical center of LndwlgshaTen on the Rhine today as the V. S. Third and Seventh armies Con tinued to grind disorganised Ger man forces west of the~rlver In the maw of disaster that may cost the enemy as many* as 100,- 000 men In killed; wouhded and captured. Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton’s racing Third Army armored for ces plunged straight through Lud- wlgshafen and reached the Rhine inside that city of 150,000 popu lation. ’They sent another column slashing southward to the high way Junction of Neustadt, where It was within 19 miles of another junction with the Seventh Army— a new giant potential trap around the Nazis. At the same time doughboys of Gen. Courtney H. Hodge’s U. S. First Army east of the Rhine, re inforced by armor for the first time since the original crossing two weeks ago, enlarged the Rem- agen bridgehead northward as much as three miles and fanned out along a seven-mile stretch of the Segi River which flows into the Rhine north of Bonn V. Wilkes Men With The Colors Dr. Ralph McDonald, State Chairman, to Hold Regi onal Meeting Here Officers of eight county chap ters of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will gather .n In North Wllkesboro on March 29 vunii.j u Blacktbum, 60, . wffh m* nnin)i Me* PFO. AROHB raONRliili ^ with Jjr. Basmi Mte. -,rr»w. i iMr-wra- Donald, state chapter chairman. Present at the meeting, which will be held at 12:30 p. m. at Hotel Wilkes, will be the chair man, treasurer, women’s division chairman and polio fund chair man of chapters in Wilkes, Yad kin, Davie, Surry, Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Avery coun ties. Paul Cashlon Is chairman of the Wilkes chapter, Mrs. W. R. Absher is treasurer, Mrs. R. G. Finley chairman of the women’s division, and Sam Ogllvle was chairman for the fund-raising campaign which netted the rec ord-breaking sum of $7,656.33. V Local Garages Close 1 P. M. On Saturdays An agreement has been reached among local automobile dealers whereby their firms will be closed Saturdays at 1 p. nl., effective on March 24th. The local automobile dealers have also announced that their places of business will be closed In accordance with the closing dates recently adopted by a majority of the merchants of the city. For sometime, it has been the custom of local auto parts estab lishments to close on Saturdays at 1 p. m. V Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Greer and f^ily visited Mrs. Greer's moth er, Mrs. Mary Boger, at Taylors ville Sunday afternoon. I/T. AND MBS. DUNCAN HERE FOR WEEK-END Lt. Owen E. Duncan, who has been serving In the navy on the Atlantic, spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. J. B. Dun can. He was accompanied by his wife, who is a member of the Thomasvllle school faculty. ATCBBanaaETTX. Pfc. Archie McNeHl, who has been a patient at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va„ has returned to duty and after reporting to Camp Butner was assigned to Camp Lee, Va. Pfc. McNeill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus McNeill, was wounded In France in June. PPO. MORTON IS IN HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND Pfc. Howard L. Morton, who was wounded in Germany In Feb ruary, has written his wife and mother that he la now In a hospi tal in England and hopes to be back In the United States at an early date. 8GT. HATES DYER BACK IN HOSPITAL Sgt. Hayes Dyer has returned to Moore General Hospital at Swannanoa after spending a thir ty-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Dyer, at Pur- lear, and his many friends. Sgt. Dyer was seriously wound ed In France on October 23, 1944, but la recovering nicely. McGTHRE BROTHERS ENJOY VISIT HOME William Allen McGuire, sea man second class, -and Lynn W. McGnlre, seaman second class, both of Bainbrldge, Md., recently spent a leave with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McGuire, of Ferguson, and Allen with his wife and two little daughters, who live in Wllkesboro. Eller Brothers In Service Mi*— Pfe, Arville D. Eller, left, entered serwice Marcli 16, 1943, and has been overseas 14 months. He is now • with the Fifth army in Italy. Pvt. George C. Eller, right, entered service August 16, 1944, and is now sta tioned at Camp Croft, S. C. The Eller brothers are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Rom Eller, of Purlear. On Church Of the Air RAZIS PERRED IRTOTWO DEATH TRAPS DB. B- PAUL CAUDILL -V- Dr. Caudill Will Speak on Helwork Program March 25 London.—Russian troops, nov 'speeding up their mop-up of th prise IhiBtem Baltic port system drove within four miles of Dan sig and three miles from Gdynia Wednesday and penned the Ger man remnants below Koenlgberg Into two 2 B-square-mlle death trap. Employing what Berlin estimat ed at more than half a million men In their supreme Baltic push, the Russians also virtually divided the defenders of Danzig and Gdynia in a thrust to within two miles of the seaside reeort of Zoppot, midway between the larger porta. German broadcasts reported in the meanwhile, that massive Rus sian forces were poised northwest and southwest of Knestrin for per haps the supreme drive on Berlin which la only from 30 to 36 miles away, and that preliminary thrusts already bad been made In battal ion strength. V Dr. R. Paul Caudill Will Be Heard by Millions on Pop ular Sunday Program Dr. R. Paul Caudill, native of Wilkes county and now pastor of the First Baptist church In Mem phis, Tenn., will be the speaker on “Columbia’s Church of the Air’’ program over the Columbia Broadcasting System Sunday, March 25. The program, which has been a popular Sunday morning wor ship feature over the Columbia network for the past several years, will be from 10 to 10:30, eastern war time. Dr. Candill is well known In North Capping natqd' frotai' fath er and mother. Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Caudill, lire near Hays, Wilkes comnty. Readers of The Journal-Patriot will be especially Interested In hearing Dr. Candill because ho 's author of the Sunday School les son comments which appear as a regular feature In 'The Journal- Patriot each Thursday. He has written Sunday School lessons for the Baptist adult quarterly and for several Baptist publications during the past two years. vaaaaMoaMaaaaaavMooaavaaaaoav H. O. EWING, JR., RECEI VES PROMOTION H. C. Ewing, Jr., who Is station ed In the army at Newport, R. I., was recently promoted to rank of fireman first class. Before going to his present station, he received training at Camp Peary, Va., and Jacksonville, Fla. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ewing, of Newport News, Va., and who for merly lived In North Wllkesboro. Hla mother la the former Miss Liz zie Sockwell. Wilkesboro School Raised $217.59 In Recent Polio Drive Wllkesboro school raised a tota of $217.69 In the recent polk campaign. It was Inadvertantl; listed In this newspaper that tb' amount was $17.59, Instead o the correct figure, which wa $217.59 Wllkesboro school took mud interest in the polio campaign, a evidenced by the amount raised Some of the individual rooms ex ceeded $50 in contributions. V Want War Workers Max Franklin, representing Ms son X Hanger, contractors fo Baraboo, WtseoBsIn, is In the U S. E. S. office this week recruit Ing laborers at 85 cents an boui and electricians at $1.60 an hour He will remain through Saturday March 24. A representative from thd Ten nesee Eastman Corp., Knoxville Tenn., will again be stationed It the U. S. B. S. office the week o March 26-31. He will be recrultln; for trainees, stenographers, ty pists, machinists, millwrights chemists, etc. V Pvt. Quentin Nichols Wounded In Action Pvt. Quentin Nichols was wounded on the western front and la now In an army hospital In Eng land, according to a letter receiv ed by his wife, who makes her home at Purlear. Pvt. Nichols Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Don Nichols, of Purlear. SGT. CXXrHREN GETS AIR MEDAL AWARD FVom an Air Base In India— The Air Medal waa awarded re cently to Technical Sergeant Bra- dle H. Cothren, of North Wllkes- boro, an aerial engineer of a combat cargo group which op erates in the India-Burma theatre under Major General George E. Stratemeyer’s Allied Eastern Air Command. The citation read. In part: “For meritorious achievement In aerial fighting while participating In more than 25 combat missions, all highly successful, although flown through hazardous weather and over extremely rough terrain, where exposure to enemy fire was probable and expected.’’ Has Bronze Star PFO, WAYNE GENTRY RECEIVES PROMOTION Par East Air Forces, South west Pacific—Pfc. Wayne H. Gen try, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude B. Gentry, of 312 D street, has been promoted to that grade at a troop carrier base In the Nether lands East Indies. ’The troop carriers have parti cipated In every major campaign In the Pacific, from Nerw Guinea to the Philippines, flying men end supplies to the battle line trans ports, oftentimes over enemy ter ritory. Pfc Gentry la a member of the operations section of his organization, the twice cited 274th troop carrier group, pioneer of the troop carriers in this the atre. Pfc. Gentry, a graduate of th North Wilkesboro high school, en tered the service In F^mary of 1»48. Psfd In' Advanes Vfe-.'Wi-'.'r. Oi SdMiif Righl Bus Service Will Be Provid ed Te-And From Servi- es During Five Nights Holy Week services for the pre- Easter season will open on Sun day night In churches of the Wll- kesboroa and continue through Thursday night, March 29. The servlcee will be held at 8 p. m. each night in five churches of both towns with the pastors al ternating among the churches to conduct the services. Each service will .be a union service with the congregations of all churches and others invited. The schedule of service follows: Sunday, March 26, Rev. Louis J. Telanjlan at Wllkesboro Metho dist; Monday, March 26, Rev. A. C. Waggoner at Wllkesboro Bap tist; Tuesday, March 27, Dr. Dav id B. Browning at Presbyterian: Wednesday, March 28, Rev. J. 0. Ervin at First Methodist; Thurs day, March 29, Rev. Howard J. Ford at First Baptist. Through the courtesy of H. P. Eller, owner, the Wilkes 'Trans portation Co. will operate buses each night to and from the servi ces between the Wllkesboros. On Sunday and Monday evening 7:45 o’clock a bus will leave for Wll kesboro from the comer of D and 8th streets at the home of C. T. Doughton. On Tueeday, Wednes day and Thursday a bus will leave for North Wllkesboro from the Wllkesboro high school, also at 7:46. V- Funeral Wednesday For Mrs. Williams Mrs. Susanna W. Wiliams, age 77, died Monday at her home west of Wilkesboro In the Goshen com munity. Funeral aarvlce was held Wed nesday at 10 a. m. at the home of her son, C. Glenn Williams. Rev. S. J. Brawley, assisted by Rev. R. E. Ward, conducted the services. Mrs. Williams is survived by : tha fottOTriiwaWilili. isnghtswi-. Mrs. W. B. Carlton, Winston-Sa- lem; Mrs. F. H. Oilreath, Mias Nannie Williams, Louise and Glenn Williams, all of Wilkesboro. V Memorial Service For LI. Huffman Sunday, April 1 Pvt. Albert L. Byrd is Spend ing a 21-day forlopijlk wjKb hla brother, William IL for^ merly of this dty who Mpw lives in Baltimore, Md. Pvti. ! Byrd went overseas Nov.' Mi, 1048, was serionaly wonBMl'>hi Italy October 10, 1044, arid OPtoaed to the statoe DeceOrib^ t; 1044. •Hie ribbons Pvt. are the Enropean war, good conduct, and Bronze Star the son of G. W. gnson. The tore are his ne] Allen Byrd, son* Mrs. Wm. R. furlough, he Botty General Ga., where he tlent since ■totos. J. Frank Lankford Claimed Dy Dealh James Franklin Lankford, age 56, well known citizen of the Cricket community, died suddenly at his home Tnesday afteiyioon. He was working in a poultry house when he was fatally stricken, pre sumably with a heart attack. Mr. Lankford, who for many years had token an active Interest in church and commanlty affairs, la survived by hla wife, Mrs. Dca- sle Mahaffey Lankford, and the following children: Mrs. H. R. Kendall, Ray Lankford, Mrs. D. C. Church, Dewey and Georgle Lankford, all of North Wllkes- bpTOj O. H. and J. W. Lankford, In the navy, and Edward Lankford who is In the ann^ . ]?Mneral arrangements are In complete. A memorial service for Lieuten ant Thomas 'Theodore Huffman, bomber pilot who was killed in ac tion on Blak Island on January 9, .will be held at the Pentecostal ' Holiness church near Congo on Sunday, April 1, at two p. m. Rev. Clarence W. Alderman will conduct the service and others to participate will Include Rev. N. A. Howell, Rev. Woodrow Smith and Rev. B. L. Minton. Lt. Huffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everette M. Huffman, of Wll kesboro route one, was killed In stantly when his plane crashed In a take off. Cause of the crash was not ascertained, according to In formation reaching his parents. Lt. Huffman was bom August 28, 1920. He graduated from Mt. Pleasant high school In 1937, and held a imsltion at Linns Mill in Landis before volunteering for army service in June, 1941. He was selected from the ranks for aviation cadet training and re ceived training at Hamilton Field, California, Tucson, Arizona, Dal las, Texas, Muroc, Calfforala, Fresno, California, Santa Ana, California, Blythe, California, Le- moore, California, Luke Field, Ar izona, Langley Field, Va., Fort Bliss, Texas, In New Mmdeo, Big^ Field, New ^ Yolk, e ud MitcheH going ow received f^ -^wlhgs and commis sions'At Ltilice Field, Arizona, on July 28. 1943. Lt. Huffman Is survived by his father and mother and the follow ing brothers and slaters: Jamee W. Huffman, of Concord: Mrs. Joe Griffin, of Kannapolis; Glenn D. Huffman, of Landis; Mrs. Roby Johnson, of Wllkesboro route one; Mrs. Artie Bullis, of Burlington; Mrs. Ned Nichols, of Wllkesboro route one; Mrs. Kermlt Nichols, of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Mrs. Lamle Bullis, of Wllkesboro route one; Mrs. Shelton Bishop, of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; E. M. Huffman, Jr., and Eula Dea Huffman, at home. -V- BUY MORE WAR BONDS Divorce Granted A Judgm^it of absolute divorce was granted Mondaj^ in Wlltea sa- perlor court to Haeel Livlltgfton WOllama from Harvey B. 'Vni« Uams.
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