THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872
Paul C Amos, Reported
Deserter. Now Sergeani
Editor i'. porter,
Su:j-.of Tlu- v.. i ;■■■ c.i' P.iul
( . \
Do; 11" Sr:
It. it ivecnl iss>' ' jv.ur I'll' *
we. til-' Ihvl 15. ?,*. t,f iV
HJlhv.l Infantry Medics, noti.vd ;>n
article concerning ;i rumor th;.'
Cpl. Paul C. Amos iif 1 dcsoi-iod
the army. Wo wish to inf-.nn
you that this is vory much false
Ho is still with us whore ho has
boon for 21 months an 1 wo are
more than glad to have him lv -
cause ho does his job and he dc»
it well. lam sure that if the per
son who started this rumor conk',
see the job that Cpl. Amos does
for this Medical Section, and how
well he does it, he or she would
be very much ashamed of such a
falsehood and may those who be
lieve in such rumors remember
that just because the boys from
home fail to make the headlines, [
doesn't mean they aren't doing
their part, especially those like
Sergeant An.js. Yes, he is a ser
geant now, and plenty worthy of
his rank.
Yours very truly,
2nd B. N. Sec. 322 nd Inf.
S. SGT. W. M. PEARSON,
(Sec. Loader),
' y np San Luis Obispo, Calif.
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Mar. 19, 1941
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Elijah L. Lawson Dies 1
Funeral services for Elijah
Lawson, aged 53, of German ton,
who died Thursday, were he! J
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
Snow Creek Primitive Baptis:
Church of Lawsonvillo.
Elders W. J. Brown and Watt
Priddy conducted the services.
Burial was in the church grave
yard.
In Stuart Hospital
The following of Stokes county
are patients at the Stuart, Va.,
Hospital:
Sheppard Moore of M *. Air;,
r.FD.
Earlie McHone, Francisco.
Mrs. G. W. Lawrence of Sand''
Ridge.
Mrs. Troy Ziglar of Sand
Ridgi.
THE MARRY GO
•ROUND
The following mar'ingo linns •«
have been iss:i i at the I.icons •
Bureau at the courthose:
March I*'. Early Smith, of VVnl
t Cove to Rachel Criddock, of
i
V Inut Cove.
March 24, Edward Landroth of
Madison, to Geneva Young of Pine
Hall.
March 24, Jesse Collins of Wal
nut Cove to Pauline Smith of Wal
|
nut Cove.
Volume 72
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l: ia the '■!■ .'.itwi'.v t .
!>«'• > > .hly :i L 'y.
T' is ne'AS o. ;'io to Mr. and M:
McHone Saturday in which a !• ■
t r from their son toid i';:ii
had received the Purple II er
decoration.
Mr. McHone was here Tuesday
to have the Reporter sent to hi
boy who had requested that lv
might receive his old county pa- !
per for the news from Stokes.
As the boy wrote the letter tc
his parents himself it is consider- j
ed that his wounds may not b:- ;
serious.
Death Of
L. W. Blackwell
, Luther Wall Blackwell, aged 80.
died at 9:30 Saturday morning at
his home at Pine Hall after a crit
ical illness of two weeks. He hau
been in failing health for three
months.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon
at Dalton Presbyterian Chapel ir.
Pine Hall, with Rev. R. L. Buch- j
ar.an officiating. Burial was in j
the church cemetery.
Survivors include the widow, j
Mrs, Murphy Moorcfield Black- I
1
i well; two daughters, Misses Lee j
Hunter and Sadie P. Blackwell. j
both of the home; two sons, W. J.
Blackwell of Pine Hall, Route 1.
and L. T. Blackwell, address un
known; one sister, Mrs. J. A. Wil
liams of Pine Hall, Rt. 1, and two j
grandchildren.
RATIONING NOTES j
OFFICE WILL CLOSE FKHMA
j
A\l) ON SATURDAY, MONDAY
FOR EASTER
! The Ration Board offices at the
courthouse will be closed Frida
of this week to permit time for j
all March reports to be made up
by the office personnel. The of
fice will also be closed on Satur- j
day before Easter and « a Easter
i
Monday. Matt :•> be consider
ed by ihe Boar! will b- handle;
>•: Vi'i sday. April 1! in the at"- 1
ernoon.
i i :p'>ii :■ lions for cannii"
wiil be received until May
During t'.:>t month application 1
will be r ceivi d at the vario i.- j
r.:tools t'irou ;h'">ut the county f >'
ronvenienct of the public.
I A plan is bv.iiig worked out
re by applicants for supplemen
tary gasoline rations may fi'e
i
their applications at stated points
in various parts of the county.
Those in charge of receiving ap
plications will be named April 3
by the board. It is hoped to se
cure a registration station in ev
ery township in the county.
1
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, March 30,1944.
An Editorial.
A Case Oi Mistaken Identity
The Union Republican was so well
please w't'n l)r. Julian Miller's Char
lotte p-'ei c nf the State Re
;jul.»i.c"-.n plati >rm that it reprinted it in
a double-column spread at the top of its
editorial page under a bi,. 1- black h:ai
ing like tb.i • :
"Editor o 4 - Strong 1 Democratic paper
comes out with fine editorial for (our)
document."
i
But it is said around the precincts of
this section that here is a palpable case
of mistaken identity-
Nobody that we know of concedes that
the Charlotte Observer is a Democratic
paper.
It is a well known fact that in 1940
about 85 per cent, of the big newspapers
of the nation were anti-New Deal and
anti-Roosevelt.
Big- newspapers are run by big corpo
rations and their editorials are usually
dictated behind the glass doors of count
ing rooms.
In 1940 the editorials of the Charlotte
Observer were always unfriendly to
President Roosevelt- It can hardly be
expected that their tone would be
friendlier now.
Big* Newspapers, whose stock is own
ed by big corporations, are almost uni
; versally foes of the New Deal and the
forgotten man.
We always thought that a Democratic
editor and a Democratic paper were not
of that ilk who furnish aid and comfort
to the opposite party.
The Charlotte Observer is truly a grea"
newspaper, but not a great Democratic
I newspaper. This can easily be proved
by reading the Miller editorial which
the Union Republican so elatedly repro
i duces.
That philosophy of special privileges—
a trend in the industrial South, a policy
established in the North—was dynamit
ed by the paratroopers of the New Deal
Hence—
But it is worthy of passing interest to
note that Dr- Miller, who himself is a
member wc ;J:!'2VJ o2 the State School
i Commission, disparages the State gov
, ernment to which he belongs when hr»
imr.iecHy there are changes need
ed in the- Slate We wonder
'i a shakin>- up of the educational node
w ul(j not, too, he beneficial and "meet
with the approval of many voters who
are not Republicans."
probably the paragraph of the piri
form that is the funniest of all says thn:
"We must never again let the nation.i'
administration go to sleep as it did
prior to the present war. We favor the
maintenance of armeH forces adequate
to preserve our territorial integrity, to
repel attack and preserve peace "
If we did not know that the framers of
the platform, the Union Republican and
Dr. Miller were serious men and without
a sense of humor, we would say their col
laboration were an attempt to make the
people of North Carolina laugh.
PUIJLISIIKD Till (t' f'AYS
C. E DAVIS FOi'i 
ss:\ vs>; from
jr/fOK KS, SIRF/i
To r ■ 1) •:• :: ol t k"S aisd
J i. !■;.• (•• -
As s th.' norni'iv.•
l'or t!;■ S r.-ur from Stokes :u; i
I
Surry ti i jvnr. ! wish to offei
tiu- i f «»!;._• of Stokes conn
ty's most distinguished citizen,
and r.ii s'. loyal Democrats for tin.-
vitally important position.
I refi r to Carlos E. Davis 01
I
Walnut Covo.
Carlos Davis is superbly cquit -
■
ped in every way to represent
Stokes and Surry in the upper
house of the General Assembly. '
Possessed of splendid business
|
qualities, of unimpeached integri
ty, and with a record of service to :
the Democratic party in count 1 -', I
I " 1
,State and nation, not equalled oy '
many people, Mr. Davis will meet
'all requirements of service to his 1
constituents.
I think we will make a mistake
if we fail to recognize Carlos
Davis' outstanding service to the j
Democratic party. Let us give
him our unanimous endorsement,
and nominate him by acclamation.
E. M. TAYLOR,
Danburv, N. C. I
March 30, 1944.
LT PHIL PETREE
IS AWARDED THE i
AIR MEDAL
i
Second Lieutenant Phillip A. 1
Pet roe, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. :
j Petree of Walnut Cove has been '
awarded the Air Medal.
The Air Medal, a coveted deco- '
ration among the- A. A. P., !
awarded to persons who distin- 1
guish themselves by nuritorius
achievement while participatin; '
in an aerial flight with distin •- 1
j'.ion above and beyond that nor- 1
jTnally expected. It is a reeogni- '
tier, o!' single actions of me: it or 1
sustained operational a tiviti 1
.
against the enemy.
Lieutenant IVtree w.-.s graduat
ed from Walnut Cove 11 School
in lf).'»(s and attend' l .! the I'r.iv- »•-
jsity of Xorth Cnrolir.n.
IK' was formerly connect I
(With !!"• Cash Wh >'r.;.'e Grocer •
| C!.>!..j.aay at Walnut Cove.
LV • p-ir.: Pi , n;. ; ! ti
|an > ,• • ,
nod at Fort Bro*:!;
■ ' !'• ' tie \\\ ::t i " - :!n '
!•'->!  i 'i-t;ly .» r • > • ;,{
; in X > ...
.V-"s. iJctiy Ore Dies
M. s. Hetty Ore, nmd 7'! .ii -,1 •;
L.iwsonvillo Wednesday.
Funeral services will be hold '
Friday at Pleasant Grove Primi
tive Baptist Church, and buri d '
will follow in the ciuireh cemetery. '•
Elder J. P. Via and Elder Walter 1
Mabe will conduct the services. 1
Surviving are four sons, three
daughters, 30 grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren?
Nun:' ( " ill I!.
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(JETS SILVER ST a:
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" PFC. CHARLES BAR
KI.N'G ROY IN SOUTH PACIFIC
DECORATED BY ADMIRALi
II \LSEY
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Private First Class Charles
Barr of King, Stokes county, ha 3
been awarded the silver star mod*
al by Admiral William F. Halsey
for distinguished service.
Young Barr is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Barr of King,
j The occasion of Admiral HaN
sey's recognition of young Bare
'arose from the latter's activities
I
at Bougainville when he was as
signed to a truck-borne radio
I
which was diverted from its sche
duled landing place. He comman
jdeercd another boat, reached his
assigned post on the beach, anl
assisted in keeping his radio
i
working despite heavy K un fi re .
i The Li atherneck's peformanco
i
is recorded in the citation which
accompanied the award, made by
Maj. Gen. Allen Hal Turnage:
"Being unable to operate under
cover in the jungle, they (Barr
and a companion) established a
radio station under enemy obser
vation 011 the beach, where they
remained until the following day,
rendering invaluable service to
the sector commander by main
taining communications, although
repeatedly subjected to enemy
machine-gun f:re.
"On tin following day, the linos
having moved forward, they toolc
a position mar the firing lino
whore thty kept the radio in op
eration f>! Oi) hours without re
lief. Theit initiative, t'.very un
der fire Irvotiin t.i dutv
\vi 11 in with the highest
i!-i • ■ •• • : U. S. I\;.val Sv
S. I\ Cir/s-ijjn. Y;rtec
IVpi.vr
M'.'Dor.: u'
I "
' ■ • '• : "> •• been ap
-1 i ' I- iph McDonald
:! manager, and
Y;.n,t 1' i per named as seer u -
and assist nt manager.
McDonald is eandidati >: G .v
--ernor. Gregg Cheri . v.'io is
[also candidate for Gov 11. r, hr.s
not yet named Hs :■ .k 'K imag
er.
HAVE YOU GIVE! I T? THE
RED CROCS?