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POINT-CREST
APRIL, 1945
NEWS OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE
CHATHAM MISSING
FROM RECENT
TRAINING FLIGHT
Wc arc indeed sorry to learn that
Machinist Gunner liernard R. Chat
ham has been reported missing from
a recent training night off tlic coast of
Cahfornia. Bernard is a former service
man in the Preparatory Department
at High Point Weaving. lie has a
l^rother, Carlton, in the Weave supply
room on second shift. lie is a step
son of Dallas Brown of the Prepara
tory Department.
Bernard was home last December
and visited the plant at that time. He
was then awaiting an assignment as a
crewman on a torpedo bomber. I'heir
plane was last seen on a training
flight off the California coast.
“Point-Crest” extends to his fam
ily the hope that he may soon be
found and that they might be com
forted in their anxious moments by
our Merciful Creator.
RUFFIN REPORTED
PRISONER OF WAR
Word has been received that Cpl.
James L. Ruffin, who was recently re
ported missing in action, is now a pris
oner of war in Germany.
Corporal Ruffin was a former At
wood Spinner at High Point Weaving,
and his wife, Irene, was a redrawer
here. They have a young child, James,
Jr., who is several months old. Mrs.
Ruffin has recently received a letter
from him-
“PoijlArcst” shares in the joy that
he is a^ -^nud with the present tempo
of the ’ •5*' in Germany, sincerely hope
that he will soon be released by the
on-rushing American forces.
EMPLOYEE DIES
AS RES^ULT OF WOUNDS
RANDOM SHOTS
Looked mighty good to see Roy
Scarboro S2/C home on furlough from
Panama. He tells some mighty inter
esting stories of his experiences there
but he said he just had to come home
to see that baby son of his.
Wc were- glad to see Cpl. Jason
'I’aylor, former third shift worker, who
was home for the Easter holidays.
Pvt. James Dickerson recently spent
the week-end at home with his wife
and parents. James was wounded
while serving with the Marines in the
Pacific. He has now returned to the
States and at the present time is sta
tioned in Portsmouth, Virginia. He
was formerly a packer at Hillcrest.
Mrs. II. W. Powell has received
word that her husband. Pvt. Henry
Powell, who was a former fixer at Hill
crest, has been wounded in action
somewhere in Germany. 'Po Henry
everyone at Hillcrest sends their
wishes for a speedy recovery.
Albert “Chick” Faulkner, former
supply clerk at Hillcrest, received a
discharge from the Navy recently
after serving on a L. C. T. in the
Pacific. “Chick,” it is certainly good to
see you around Hillcrest again and wc
hope that before long you’ll be able to
take up where you left off in the sup
ply room.
G.M.3/C James Irby recently paid
us a visit. James has been going to
school for several months and is now
preparing to g^Lack to sea duty. GoocV^
luck, James, drop ])ack to see
again on your next leave.
A recent visitor at Hillcrest was
Herman Jones. Herman was formerly
a spinner at Hillcrest before entering
the Service, ^^has been discharged jr
and dropped Siiy hello.
I’fc. James C. Kirkiiiaii is now with the 18th Infantry of the First Army
In (jierniany. He has been overseas since March, 1943, and has been in action
i'll North Africa, Sicily, France, and Belgium, and recently received the
"IJronze Star.” He is a fonner employee of the Throwing Plant
I*FC. KAYMOND and CPL. CARLTON K. KLLIOTl —
see article elsewhere on BHir*i)age.
Cpl. William (J. Queen, fonner Atwood Spinner mi second shift, entered
the ser\'ice in January, 1942. He is now serving on a Medical Ship.
Lt. Bill E. Morris, former fixer in Warp Department, who ser\ed 1^6 years
overseas, is now stationed at Selfridge Field, Michigan.
Pictured above is Cpl. Clinton D. Marsh, ('lioiton was formerly a spinner
at Hillcrest before entering the Service. He recently returned from overseas
and spent a furlough here and will shortly rejoin his company again.
Pvt. Clifford W. (’leveland entered the Army In April, 1943, and took his
training at Fort Belvoir, Va.; Cain]i Edwards, Ma.ss., and Camp (>ordon,
Johnston, Fla. He is now serving with the aniphil)ious forces in France. He Is
a fonner second iJ^t shuttle filler.
Pvt Kennet^B.rrett wa.s employed at Hillcrest as e\trac4>r bef(|
luring the service^^enneth is now serving with the infantrx4)'*'’>’t‘i>s.
Sgt. Kichard Lowe, fonner loom fixer, entered the service in DeciTnber,
1942 and went oversea.s in November, 1943. He has been stationed in India
since Jaiiuar.t, 1944, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Lo^ve, have been
notified that he. Is authorized to wear the presidential citation rll)lion for coni-
l)at in Burma. Sergeant !>owe has three other brothers in the armed st^p^’ces.
Henry Lemonds, former supervisor
at Hillcrest, is now serving with the
Field Artillery somewhere in France,
i 1 lenr)' says he’s getting along fine, but
! would nnich rather be back at Hill-
1 crest.
Tom Hill is really taking the saying
“Join the Navy and See the World
literally. Latest reports reveal that he
is in Honolulu, Hawaii. Have yau seen
the hula girls with grass skirts yet,
'I'om?
PFC. K. V. HI NSIICKEH
“Point-Crest” is sorry to hear of the
recent news of Rufus V. Hunsucker.
Pfc. Hunsucker died as a result of
wounds recei\ed in Germany on
March 24th. His wife, Mildred, is
employed at High Point Weaving
Company in the Copping Department
on first shift. His brother-in-law is
Oscar Powers who works in the Weave
Room on first shift.
Pfc. Hunsucker entered the service
on May 23, 1944, and w’cnt overseas
November 2, 1944. We wish to express
our deepest sympathy to Mildred and
her family in his loss.
EXCERPTS FROM
SOLDIERS’ LETTERS
In a recent letter from Samuel P.
Stutts, Jr., who is somewhere in Ger
many, states, “The only thing wrong
with jne is that I would like to be get
ting back to the States. As soon as wc
finish our business with Adolph, I will
be back to look for my old job. I am
with the U. S. 7th Army in Germany
now. W'^e have got us a nice house with
plenty of stoves and innerspring mat
tresses, so we are having a pretty nice
time. Those German gals do know
how to can food, too. I was thinking
of writing Hitler a little note thank
ing him for having everything pre
pared for us.”
In a letter from Pvt. Ted O. Hill
who is somewhere in France, he
writes, “I received the mill paper to
day and I sure did appreciate it. That
lets a fellow know how things are run
ning back home. I sure will be glad
when I get out of the army to come
back there and be with everybody.”
S/Sgt. E. P. Morgan writes from
; somewhere in England, “Across the
■ many miles your interesting and
friendly little paper has paid me a
'iTiost welcome visi^ifkin. Thanks ever
so much and if it were possible I
would tell you how much it meant to
me. Ikit to really know, you would
have to step into my shoes over here
and receive one for yourself.”
CHRISTMAS MEET
UNITES BROTHERS
IN GERMANY
Pfc. Raymond L. Elliott and Cpl.
Carlton E. Elliott, brothers, who both
worked at High Point Weaving Com
pany before entering the Army were
quite happy to meet up with each
other somewhere in Germany on De
cember 23, 1944. They were able to
spend Christmas together and saw
cach other quite frequently up until
February. They had not seen each
other for nearly two years. Both are
in the Ninth Army and have been in
several major engagements. Raymond
is in the Infantry and Carlton the
Medical Corps. Raymond entered the
service on November 20, 1942. He re
ceived his training at Camp Swift.
Texas, and Fort Dix, N. J. He lias been
overseas for seven months and has
been awarded the Combat Infantry
Medal. Carlton entered the Army on
August 15, 1941. He received his
training at Camp Grant, 111., after
which he was sent to Panama for 17
months. He returned to the states and
was then sent to the European Thea
tre of Operations where he has been
for the past 8 months. He has been
awarded a Certificate of Merit. Carlton
was married on July 10, 1943, to the
former Miss Nell Montgomery. They
are sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. El
liott, of Greensboro, route 3, former
employees of High Point Weaving.
CANIPE HONORED
POSTHUMOUSLY
i
It was recently announced that
Cpl. Ben Canipe has been post
humously awarded the Purple Heart.
This news was received by his wife
wlio with two children survive. In
addition to receiving this award, Mrs.
Canipe also received a letter from
Capt. Benjamine J. Herman describ
ing the action of Corporal Canipe. We
feel that this letter so well describes
his activity that we reprint it in part
as follows;
“It was Ben who led his squad in
firing when we were attacked by a
Messerschmitt 109 on November 6,
1944. Neither plane nor pilot will ever
see Germany again. It was Ben who
pulled his men out of his half-track
to safety when a German incendiary
shell struck it and started a fire. ... It
was Ben who asked me if he could
lead a squad of volunteeis out to a
house only 450 yards in front of us
where we knew Germans were organ
izing a strong point. . . . They arrived
at the house and after a short fight
succeeded in capturing 59 German
soldiers, one officer, three machine
guns, 30 rifles, 25 automatic rifles, two
mortars, 40 hand grenades, three
bazookas and a large amount of ammu
nition besides killing about 20 Ger
mans.
“It was Ben who volunteered to go
out on night patrols right up to the
woods 800 yards in front of us to find
out how strong the enemy was there.
It was Ben who forgot about sleep and
food while sweating it out with his
men night and day in ice-caked fox
holes, w'hile enemy artillery and mor
tar shells rained continuously around
his position.”