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is Mas OF AOSTMALME —U. 8. Third Army tanks panehed irtthln 16 miles of the Qwman - Austrian border last nlsht as othw American and Wench forces almost nn- ehecked across Sonfhem Germany, threatening Mnnlch and Hitler's Berehtesgaden retreat, which the R.A.F. attacked yesterday with 12,000-pound "earthquake" super bombs. Thi Third Army spea^ead, al- ady east of Berlin althmgh 350 ready east of Berlin althSbgb to the south, cut the last ft route to the Nazis’ so-called lonal redoubt by mopping up rail and highway center of en and then drove straight for Jfrontler of Austria at Passau. This column was 76 miles north of Berehtesgaden. To the weet the American Sev enth Army broke through German positions and fanned out on an 80-mile front along or across the Danube River within 45 miles of Munich, and the French First Ar my completely smashed German’s veteran 19th Army in the Black Forest. V mAyor r. t. mooted -V- Mayor McNiel Is Renominated In Primary Monday Miss Nellie Gabriel Business Manager Of College Paper Present Mayor Defeats T. S. Kenerly In Only Munici pal Election Contest Miss Nellie Oahrtel. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Q. Gabriel, of this city, has been elected business manager of “The Appalachian”, college newspaper at Appalachian State Teachers’ College in Boone. Gloria Meeklns, from Elon Col lie, was elected editor. Commenting on the election of Miss Gabriel the Appalachian said:. "In the same election, Nellie WM chosen as business j'oomes to us from North mlkes- hfTO and is d primary education uajbr. ^e has been a member of the band, a May Court attendant her freahman year, and vice pres ident of her sophomore class. Nel lie Is also a member of the Flying Fish, the Apdlaehlan staff, the A. C. E., a cheer leader and the Rho dodendron staff.** Mayor R. T. McNiel polled a decisive majority of the votes cast for mayor In North Wllkesboro’s municipal primary held Monday, defeating T. S. Kenerly by a vote of 426 to 260. There were no other contests eatre lu^beii Front Theatre ieing Much Improved Workmen began early today the of rebuilding and renovating the front of the Liberty '^eatre. Tho entire theatre front, Includ- g marqne, lobby and lounge, be modernly rebuilt. Ivan D. Anderson, manager, said today that the theatre will ntlnue In operation on regular ednle and that the work, which will be done during mornings on ly, will not Interfere with theatre pro grama. V Missing In Action Mrs. Jdm T. Irvin, of Wiltee- boco, received a message ye«- terday from her steter-in-law in California, stating that Mrs. Ir- yln’s brother, Archie Fletcher, "of .the merdiant marine, was in action in the Pacific area. Mr. Fletcher is a son of ]^. J. W. Fletcher, of North keeboro route 3. _v. il. Virginia Sheridan, of Camp gene, spent the week-end in ty Vlth her niece. Miss Ber ne Myers. mats, FATS: Red Stamps j6,V6,’and XB wlR expire 1 28; Red Stamps T5, ZS, A2, B2, C2, D2 will vxplra t 2; Rod ftamps B2, F2, at, J2, will expire June SO; • stamps K2, L2, M2, N2, P2 expire Jaly *!• tOOBSSFO FOODS—Bine C2 D2, B2. F2, and ^ April 28: Blue 1st. K2, L». M2, me 2: Blue Stamps S2, wlU expire •0; Blue Stampe T2. US, n, act eoEi^ro Juir t. GAB STAMP—*5 will ex- rnne S. No hew stamp will Jldated until May 1st. OB8--Alrpluie Stamps 1, 1-f 1» "Bo6k Three, good In the city primary, which is tan tamount to election In the muni cipal election to be held May 8. The present board of commis sioners composed of J. R. Hlx, A. F. Kilby, R. G. Finley, H. M. Hutchens and Ralph Duncan were oaBtffled^AS.^ aorolnatnV,thaEa-h&».. ing no other candidates filing. The nominees for. the places on the city school board are W. B. Jones and Ira D. Payne, incum bents, and Rufus B.- Church, who filed in .place of John W. Hall, the latter declining to run for another term. Although considerable interest was shown In the McNlel-Kenerly contest, the vote was light In view of the fact It was a non-partisan primary 'with all citizens of the city eligible to vote. ■V. FISHTIMM HEART MRUR t«ndon.—Do.otnM. Berlin was completely encircled by two big Soviet Armies yesterday and as the Russians fought through sub ways and streets toward the city’s blazing heart. Red Army spear heads to the southwest swarmed across the Elbe RIvct toward an imminent link-up with American forces. Perhaps 500,000 Nazi troops were trapped in the historic en circlement of the wrecked capital, and late German mroadcasta re ported that massed waves of So viet armor had smashed through jungles of twisted steel and stone and had reached the “center” of the half-conquered city. There was a possibility that A- dolf Hitler and Nazi Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels had been caught In the Red Army trap at Berlin. Throughout last night the Hamburg radio—^princi pal Nazi station still operating— began every report with the slog an: "The Fuehrer is in Berlin.” ■V’ Superior Court For Motions Only To Begin Monday Agents Named To Accept Advaiees On Loeker Rental Seriously Wounded Pfc. John lUxqie was wonndeT the second time in Germany on March 8. He was first wounded ed in January and returned to action only a short time be fore receiving his second injury. Pvt. Roope, son of F. P. ROope, of WUkesboro, entered the ar my October 26, 1043, and went overseas in Angnst, 1944. He has a brother,- Marvin Roope, serving In the army In Germany. Guest‘Minister Wilkes superior court will con- vept Monday, April 30, for trial of the motion calendar only. Judge Frank M. Armstrong, of Troy, will preside and there will be no jury. Motions on the civil issue dock et are the only actions calendar ed for hearing and Its expect€>d that the term will be brief. The term was called off, except for hearing of motions, because nec essary attendance at court of ju rors and others Involved would seriously interfere with spring farm work. ResnTGieeltlve Board Will Meet Monday, April 30 Steele Company Is Recruiting Workers A reipresentatlve of the Beth lehem Steel Corporation will be at the employment office In this city April 30 to May 5 to secure workers for war work In the Beth lehem industries. Preachers’ Revival At Harmony Church Next in a series of “Preacher Revival” services being held In Baptist churches will be held at Harmony Baptist church five miles west of this city Sunday night, eight o’clock. Rev. Glenn Huffman will be the speaker and the public is cordially Invited. « Memorial Planned Mount Airy To Be Host To Quarterly Session Of Scout Group The executive hoard of the Old Hickory Council, Boy Scouts of Am^^a, will meet at Mt. Airy on M^r*V, April 80. Announcement onjjj^ regular quarterly session was made by John M. Brown, who is president of the area. J. F. Yokley, chairman, and the Surry district committee, will be hosts for the meeting. District chairmen and execu tive board members from the sev en districts of the Council are ex pected to be present for the meet ing. In chargre of attendance from each district are Levern Johnson, Ashe; ’Tom Roth, Elkln-Yadkin; W. N. Vogler, Forsyth; R. M. Green, Stokes; J. F. Yokley, Sur ry; Clyde M. Greene, Watauga; and J. B. Carter, Wilkes. Three of the six council oper ating committees are slated to meet for short sessions before the executive board convenes. They are the leadership training com mittee, with Tom Roth- as chair man r the camping and activities committee, with John Sobotta as chairman; and the health and sefety committee with Dr. E. S. 'rhompson as head. Presentation of the membership growth trophy for 1944 to Clyde M. Greene for the old Parkway district will be a feature of the occasion. RBv, c:«. o: «. BOXJUAND -,v ,r y• V* «. -..J, Wilkesboro Chireh Will Have a Revival Rev. C. C. Holland Guest Minister For Revival At Wilkesboro Church Revival services will begin on Sunday, April 29, and continue through May 6th at Wilkesboro Baptist church. Rev. Howard J. Ford, pastor, has announced that Rev. C. C. Holland, pastor of Front Street Baptist church In Statesville, will ha guest minister and will preach during the series of services, which will be held each evening, eight o’clock. Rev. Mr. Holland Is one of the best known Baptist pastors in northwestern North Carolina. He has served churches In Wilkes, Including Walnut Grove Baptist church at Pores Knob, and was pastor of Bro-wn Memor ial church in Hlckoiy before going to Statesville March 1 of this year. The public Is cordially invited to all services. V W. H. Patton Dead W. H. Patton, of Marlon, and who formerly lived In Wilkesboro, died Sunday night in a hospital at Murphy following a heart attack sustained a few days previously while on a fishing trip near there, Funeral service was held In Mar ion Tuesday. Mr. Patton was local manager for the Standard Oil Co. while he resided In lYUkesboro, and he had .many friends In this community. Movement To Obtain Cold Storage And Freezer Plant Progresting ' Excellent pepgress is reported on the sign-up for advance rentals on freezer lockers In the propos ed cold storage plant for North Wilkesboro, Carl B. Van Deman, acting manager, said today. Preliminary plans call for the construction of a large plant here, which would have more BOO Individual lockers in additional to commercial storage space. Before WPB approval can bo obtained, however, at least 60 per cent of the lockers must be rented In ad vance. Mr. VanDeman pointed out In discussing the cooperative project that it has been the experience in other towns that the lockers are very much In demand when the public becomes acquainted with the advantages of freezer loskers and asked those who desire lock ers to sign up now and be assured of a locker when the plant is con structed and ready for operation. For convenience of those desir ing to sign for lockers, Mr. Van Deman has designated the follow ing as agents who are authorized to acept advance rentals: C. J. Swofford at Wilkes Hre Store, Roihert S. Glbhs at Duke Power Co., C. P. Jones at PCX Store, F. D. Forester and W. O. Absher at Wilkes Auto Sales, all In North Wilkesboro; G. S. Winters at Wil kes Implement Co. between the Wllkesboros; R. D. Smith, Wilkes county agent, Wilkesboro; Jim Uronse, Ashe county agent at Jef- ffifgwi*!' mr: iiiii f Helen Price, V^lkes home agents; Charlie German, Boomer ;Bd Hen- dren, Gllreath; Robert L. More house, Oakwoods; Sam Ogllvle at Oakwoods; Dr. J. Q. Bentley at Pores Knob; B. B. Broome, Wil kesboro; Miss Priscilla Hlx, Mora- ■vlan Falls: R. V. Day, Millers Creek; C. B. Tharpe, Ronda; Boyd Stout. Ronda; J. W. Leyshon at ’Tuxedo Peed Store, Wilkesboro. Others will be added to the list as the project progreses. Mr. VanDeman Issued the fol lowing explanatory statement rel ative to the proposed plant: “The modern refrigeration cen ter Is, and should ibe, a communi ty affair. The Carolina Refrigera tion of North Wilkesboro la to be Just that. The community which It will serve will Iqclnde all of Wilkes county and all of the neighboring counties. “All farmers, fruit growers, livestock men, poultrym®n, and vegetable ■ wardners will have a direct interest In the new plant. Also all food consumers (which includes just about all of us), are vitally Interested In the frozen food locker plant which Is to be one of the main features of the new Refrigeration Center. A fam ily can rent good-sized locker (6 cn. ft.) which will hold about 250 pounds of frozen meat, vege- (See FREEZER—Page oFnr) Pvt'. 6. Justus Breiver, Jr., son of Mr. ondt Mrs. J. G. Brew er, of Moravian Falls, Was ser iously wounded in GmPiatT on April 8, according to a War De partment teleffram received by his parents. Pvt. Brewer enter ed the army in Marcfa,1948, and went overseas in September, 1943, serving In England, also in France and Germany with the infantry in the Seventh Army. Before entering service he at tended Wilkesboro hi^ school and North Wilkesboro high school, where he graduated in 1942. CMuntteesAre HuNd to liiieli Drives liWHkei Coal Users Most Sign Declaration C^l Dsed Yearly Supply This Year Will Be Ordinaifly Used Although off to a belated start, sponsoring organizations are plan ning a concerted clothing drive In Wilkes to collect clothing for des titute families in war-ravaged countries . In a meeting of civic leader and others interested here an organi zation was set np whereby It Is hoped to reach all the people In the county and give them an op- portnnity to contribute some clothing, clothing materials or bedding. A number of division chairmen have been named for the cam paign. Rural chairmen are C. B. Eller, county superintendent of schools, and Mrs. Paul Greene, the county home demonstration agent. Robert S. Gibbs, Jr., heads the campaign In North Wilkesboro and Mrs. Joe Barber In' WUkes- boro. The planning committee Is com posed of C. B. Eller, Mrs. Paul Qreenb, Robert S. Qlbba, Jr., Mrs. Joe Barber, and one member from each civic organization. Eugene M. White Is publicity chairman. Gordon Finley and A. A. Stur divant compose the collection committee for North Wilkesboro and Paul Osborne for Wilkesboro. C. B. Eller and Mrs. Paul Greene form the collection committee tor rural communities. On the sorting committee are Mrs. Joe E. Johnson, Miss Ruby Blackburn, Mrs. W. C. Grier, Mrs. J. W. Leyshon, and Mrs. F. C. Huibbard. Rev. A. C. Waggoner, repre senting the Lions Chib, and a memiber to be selected from the Klwanls club will compose the .eklqg and nhlpptap- committee. Ooal users In this vicinity are signing up with Coal dealers for the 1945-46 supply of coal. In accordance with regulations put out by the Solid Fuels Ad ministration, each domestic user of coal must file with his dealer a conanmer declaration of the a- monnt of coal ordinarily used in one year and place an order for an amount not to exceed 80 per cent of the amount ordinarily used. Ooal dealers now have the re quired forms, and attention is called to the fact that a coal deal er Is not required to deliver any coal to any person who does not sign a declaration. A person who files his con sumer declaration with his deal er before May 15 Is entitled to receive 30 percent of his order before October 1, 1945. Dealers who have been regularly supply ing customers are obligated to deliver to them their quota of coal If a consumer declaration and order is filed promptly as required by the regulations. Coal dealers have also called attention to the fact that coal for use in chick brooders can be sold only after the consumer has re ceived a certificate of necessity from the Triple A office under whose Jurisdiction they reside. ^pari^brothers in service SCOUT TRAINING COMMITTEES TO HEAR NATIONAL DIRECTOR Harry K. Eby To Visit Oldi by M. W. Reynolds, and from Wil- Hickory Council On May 3rd and 44th Memorial service for Pvt. Car ter 6. Triplett, who was killed in action In France November 20, 1944, win be held Snaday, May 6, three p. m., at Lewis Fork Advent Christian efanreh. Rev, N. W. Harrison and Rev. W. L. Trlvette will condnet the service. Pvt. Triplett entered ar my service November 80, 1943. BUY MORE WAR BONDS Harry K. Eby, National direc tor of volunteer training. Boy Scouts of America, will visit the Old Hickory Council to Instruct the seven leadership training com mittees of the area on May 3-4. Announcement of two meeting In the Council has been made by Tom Roth, area chairman, of Elkin. On Thursday, May 3, Mr. Eby will meet with a group from Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes districts In a meeting at Boone. Dr. D. J. Whitener, Watanga district lead ership training chairman, •will be In charge of the meeting. Attend ance for Ashe Is to be promoted kes by Paul Cragan. Friday, May 4, Mr. Roth will preside at a meeting In Elkin at the T. M. C. A., where Mr. Eby will conduct a session with repre sentatives from Blkln-Yadkln, Forsyth, Stokes and Shrry coun ties. Attendance is in charge of Mlchal Strub in Forsyth, Paul Fultop In Stokes, and G. Kellock Hale, Jr., In Surry. 'Ilie meetings, will be for the purpose of "training trainers" Mr. Eby will use a set of colored slides In demonstrating bow to put on the “Fundamentals of the Bojr Scout Movement" course and a motion picture on ‘^e Patrol Method” , for use In the presenta tion of the . basic Scoutmastera* Training Comrso. ' ‘ „ are planned and the committee is ' appealing for any kind of usable clothing and shoes for all ages and sizes; also materials from which clothing could be made, blankets, sheets, quilts and any other usa ble materials. In preparing clothing to be given, the committee asks that it be washed, but not ironed, and that shoes In pairs be tied to gether. ’The chairmen urge that all civ ic groups, schools, churches and clubs participate. The goal for the county has been set at an average of five qonnds per person. Local stores will have boxes placed at convenient points where those from rural areas may de posit clothing for the collection. The boxes will be ready the latter part of this week. On Sunday, May 6, beginning at two p. m., a house-to-bousa canvass will be made of the homes in North Wilkesboro and Wilkes boro, at which time those who have clothing or other materials to donate are asked to have them tied in bundles and placed in plain view on front porches. Many schools and home demon stration clubs are expected to plan campaigns for their respective communities. Wilkesboro Church Services Discussed Pfc. CI»e»tep Sparks, left, » now in H^da aftttT ipend- ing 34 months in die Sooth Pacific. He enter^ .die sMvice b Septonber, 1941, and Went overseas b Aprils 1^2. PwL Ball Sparks is some where b die Soodi Paef^ succordmg torecent letters received hr hiawifn, Mrs. Edi^l^;^hrks, of North Wilkesboro. He entered the service b Attgdst, ■n«l went overseas, m Mardif 1IR48* 31ie|f aiv Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Spaiics, of Dotter. Both hiM:togedierbFahritBry, 194S, Members of tho Wilkesboro Presbyterian, church, with Rev Louis J. Yelanjlan, supply pastor for the North Wilkesboro Presby terian church, met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Pharr Friday night, April 20, to consider plans for services In their church, which has been without a pastor since Rev. Watt Cooper gave up his work there to become a chaplain in the armed forces.It was decided that preachirig services to be con ducted by. Rev. Mr. Yelanjlan should be held each Sunday night* beginning on Sunday, May 6. ’The hour for opening Is 8 o’clock. The minister and members hope that many friends and neighbors will join them in worship at these services. All will be welcome. The following oommltteta were appointed to make necessary ar rangements: Church, Mrs. Louise Alexander, Misses Frances Miller, and Elizabeth Pharr; grounds, Mrs. Agnes Hart and Miss Blanche CarrlgaiL V- ScouU to 'Meet 'AR memibera of Troop ^6 if^. Boy Scouts are urged to attend a veer Important meeting to be held - at the Scout Hut Friday oventaA. 7:10. rul. 1..-^...
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