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THE MILL WHISTLE
November 6, 1944
Facts and Fancies from Fieldale
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Fieldale News
By Faye P. Warren
Dear Service Men;;
Time has come again to write the
news and first of all, we want to tell
you about civic activities of the old
home town.
The Fieldale Division of the Carolina
Council met October 20, with Mr. Nor
ris, president, presiding over the meet
ing. Mr. Harding, of the Greensboro
Daily News made an interesting talk
on the polio situation in North Caro
lina.
The Service club met October 27, at
the Y. M. C. A. Lt. Robie McFarland
made an interesting talk on the U. S.
O. and Red Cross in the foreign fields.
Well that is about all except Lefty
Harrington’s corn-shucking. Everyone
reported a good time. Gosh, what wet
corn.
Lt. Robie McFarland, Woodrow Wil
son General hospital, is spending sev
eral days with friends and relatives.
Robie has been serving with armed
forces overseas.
Wallace Joyce, U. S. Marines, is
spending several days with his pa
rents.
Eugene Ensley, U. S. Army is visit
ing friends and relatives here.
Mildred Fox and Margaret Few, of
Winston-Salem, visited relatives and
friends over the week-end.
Pfc. Otho Martm visited his parents
last week.
Jr. Hudson, U. S. Army is spending
his furlough with friends and relatives
here.
Herman Lyons, U. S. Army is visit
ing his parents on Field avenue.
Pvt. Posey Steagall is v i s i ti n g
friends and relatives here.
Mrs. E. S. Bradley and Miss Nell
Smith spent last week-end in Yancey-
ville, N. C., with Mr. and Mrs. How--
ard Richardson.
Pvt. and Mrs. Hurd Mason, Fort
Bragg, N. C., spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Green at the Vir
ginia Home.
Frank Bradley, U. S. Navy is spend
ing his furlough with his wife and pa
rents here.
Miss Mary Hutcheson is spending
the week-end in Gretna ,Va.
Ernest “Buck” Merriman, U. S.
Navy spent last week with friends and
relatives.
Alvis Joyce, U. S. Navy is spending
his boot leave with his parents.,
■ Rowena Shaw, U. S. Waves, spent
last week-end with her parents, Mr.
and' Mrs. Clyde Shaw.
Ed Carrell, U. S. Navy is spending
his furlough with friends and rela
tives after serving with the armed
forces overseas for past several
months.
Pvt. Alonza Kennett, Camp Shelby,
Miss., is spending . several days with
his sister, Mrs. James Steagall.
A/c Tommy Haynes spent several
days with his parents recently.
Edwin Arnold, U. S. Navy is spend
ing his boot leave with friends and
relatives here.
Mrs. E. S. Sherrill and Mrs. J. W.
Norris visited friends and relatives in
Kannapolis, N. C., recently.
To Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ray and
family we extend our deepest sym
pathy in the loss of their son James,
who was killed in action September
30. James was one of the six sons
Mr. and Mrs. Ray have serving with
the U. S. armed forces.
Well, boys this is all the news for
this time and may God bless you un
til you hear from us again.
Sincerely,
Faye P. Warren
P. S. Faye forgot to tell you she had
taken off to Dam Neck again.
LETTERS FROM
THE BOYS
The enclosed letter is from one of the
boys in the Hosiery Mill. Sometime ago
the employes in the Mill decided to buy
all of the boys from the Mill in the
Armed service a Christmas present.
This letter acknowledges receipt of
such a gift.
Somewhere in Burma
October 17, 1944
Dear Friends;
I received the nice gilt you sent me
a few days ago. Thanks a lot. It really
makes me feel good to know that you
folks haven’t forgotten us soldiers. I
am sure there is not a one of us that
will let our country down, ' as we fight
for a lasting peace and the victory that
shall be ours in the end. Let’s all work
for that goal, civilian and soldier alike.
The war is not .yet won, there is still a
long hard journey ahead.
Thanks again for the gift. I hope to
be back, with you people one of these
days.
Sincerely,
Just a Soldier,
Harry Martin
V . . . —
You don’t have to have a ration cer
tificate to buy all the War Bonds you
want.
True to her promise to give you boys
some familiar faces and scenes, Faye
sent us the two pictures on this page
that will be recognized by every Fiel
dale man and woman in service. Above
is as Faye says, “the head man of the
law around town. Officer Alfred Ste
gall. A good picture of him, too — isn’t
it?”
And here is another well-known
man whom you will recognize as Clyde
Joyce, who is now manager of the
Shell Service Station. You will recall
that the former manager was Grover
Overby, who is now employed by the
Appalachian Power Co.
V . . . —
You get $4 back for every $3 you
invest in War Bonds.