Beginning Januarj'" 19^3 ^ iv'c’ll be having- ?. novj postmaster, v;ho, none other
than lir. Taft S. Putnam, popular teachcr at Piedmont for the past several years*
He has just been appointed, so conrraf^iilations are novi in order, Many of you
younger boys Icnov^f Mr. Putnam v;ell, having been his forner students and vic’re sure
you*11 be glad to hear of his good fortune, Ilr. Putnam has been an outstanding
teacher at Piedmont, rjid his place \/ill be very hard to fill ~ but Piedmont’s
loss will be the Post Office’s gain. So nov; the next tirx you boys arc home,
drop in the post office and see our nov; Postmaster.
I7e understand that Herney Champion had the misfortune to breal: a. jaw some fev/
weeks ago, •’/e were aLl inclined to sjj.'nipathize ivith Herney until Mrs, Champion
gave us a word picture of "old Slin\" draped out in a "Mother Hubbard, doing the
washing, ironing, cooking and attending the children. To make it worse, his
upper teoth arc wired to his lovjor teeth cind he can’t open his mouth. He not
only is unable to cat the food he coolcs, but he can’t enjoy the privilegxi of
being a house-wife and having the last word,
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JOHN liKISNAIIT - HOG DE/U3i - G(OES JllTO r/JU'^RUPTCI,
Livestock dealer, mostly hogs, out of business for the duration.
Pigs and shoats too high and too much wrangling with the ration board.
VJhen this dealer v;ent out of business, he sold his truck and put what
pigs he had left, out on "halvers."
Mr, C. D. Forney, Sr, asked, what was the reason for going out of business
- Did John get rich and nuit, or did John go busted - and this deaker, re~
plied, "Went busted."
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"BLESSED EVENTS"
Mr, & Mrs. Alvin Daggerhart announce the birth of a son, James /ilvin, Jr.,
on Sunday, December 6th at the Shelby Hospital. Mrs. Daggerhai-t is the
former Miss Clara Lee Bridges of Fallston.
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JCmS THE FJ.HKS
George Boyles, son of Mrs. R.H,Boyles has joined the Navy and is now talcing his
"boot training" at Camp Perry, Virginia
Jimmy Osborne, son of Mr. Mrs. J. L, Osborne, has joined the Army Air Corps
and is receiving his basic training at Miami Beach,. Florida-
Louis Lattjjnore, a former salesman for Cleveland Mill & Pov/er Company has joined
bhe krn\;f and is at Camp Lee, Virginia for the pi’csent. Me heard from him the
other day, telling us how much he enjoyed the first issue of the "Hot off the
Hoover Rail,"
HOME on FUPXOUGH
Pyt, Lucius Randall of Elgin Field, Florida is spending a ten-days furlough with
his Mother, Mrs. T, S. Peeler & Mr, Peeler,-
Pvt, Jack Cloninger of Fort Bragg, North Carolina is spending his furlough with
his parents.
Pvt, Everett (Bub) Ledford of Rosecrans Field, St. Joseph, Missouri is at home on
a ten-day furlough.
Pvt, vvVrd Lo;ve of Camp Pickett, Virginia is visiting relatives dui’ing his ten-
day furlough.
Pvt. Robert Spurling is spending a ten-day furlough with his parents, Mr, t: tirs,
Franlc Spurling, PROMOTIONS
Pvt.. Max G. l/il3-iajns has completed his coursc at Fort Benning^ Georgia and is now
a qualified ^'PiuJ.'ZlOOP'EPJ' - prooably the fiist boy to qualify foi* aach fiojn Lawxi-
dale. Here’s wishing you many "Happy Landings" Max.