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READERS APPROVE CUT OF COMICS SO SERVICE MEN MAY HAVE HERALD R age, that has become a rather “large order,” however today hun dreds of men in the service—in all parts of the world—regularly receive this newspaper free with the compliments of the publisher. When the original announcement was made, it was intended that only those men in the service who found it “inconvenient’ to subscribe for the paper and pay for same out of their own pock ets, or whose friends and rel atives at home felt they were un able to send the paper, would ap ply for the service “gratis”. A great many men seem to have fallen in this category. Their let ters, received from time to time (many of which have been print ed) telling how much they appre t-iaicu me papei, naa xievei uuce caused the publisher of this pa per to have the slightest regret at making the generous offer. However, with rising costs con with tne attendant loss of nation fronting us on all hands, together al advertising linage, it becomes necessary to cut every possible operating cost. Facing the prob lem of cancelling the contract for the comic section or discontinuing sending the paper to the service men, the publisher of the Herald concluded the folks “back home” would rather sacrifice their comic section so that the men in camp could read the Herald each week. That his decision has been a pop ular one is evident on every hand as hundreds of readers voice their approval of the move and several have taken the trouble to write in commending us on our stand. So, effective September 1st, the Herald will not have a colored comic section “for the duration.” When the war is over, the Herald is determined in its efforts to of fer their readers a “bigger” (and if possible better) newspaper, and ry a comic section. Meanwhile, it is exceedingly likely it will car let the boys in camp read "the home town news." Paul Green Is Enrolled Fall Term At UNO Chapel Hill, July 30 (Special)— Paul Edwards Green, Jr., of 407 Charlotte Street, is among the 570 freshmen already accepted at the University of North Carolina for the fall quarter. Although the Naval Pre-Flight school is using some of the Uni versity’s facilities, there is still plenty of room at Carolina to ac commodate a normal enrollment. “MRS. MALONE AND THE CENSOR” When Mrs. Malone got a letter from Pat She started to read it in her flat. “Dear Mary,” it started, "I can't tell you much, I'm somewhere in France, and fighting the Dutch; I’m chokin' with news that I’d like to relate, But it's little a soldier’s permitted t’ state . . Do ye mind Red McPhea—well, he fell in a ditch An' busted an arm, I can’t tell ye which. “An’ Paddy O’Hara was caught in a flame, An' rescued by—Faith, I can’t tell ye his name. Last night I woke up with a terrible pain; I thought for a while it would drive me insane. Oh, the suffering I had was dreadful t’ bear: I’m sorry, my dear, but I can’t tell ye where. The doctor he gave me a pill, but I find It’s contrary to rules t' discuss here the kind. “I’ve been t' the dintist an’ had a tooth out. I’m sorry t’ leave you so shroud ed in doubt, But the best I can say is that one tooth is gone, rT'U ^ ---- >1. f „ 1 • —vw.wwi yyyjii llic 11UU1 111 ye which one. I met a young fellow who knows ye right well, An’ ye know him too, but his name I can’t tell. He’s Irish, redheaded, an’ there with th’ blarney, His folks once knew your folks back home in Killarney.” “By gorry," said Mrs. Malone in her flat, “It’s hard t' make sinse out of writing like that, But I’ll give him as good as he sends, that I will,” So she went right to work with her ink well and quill, And she wrote, “I suppose ye’re dead eager fer news You know when ye left we were buyin’ th’ shoes; Well, th’ baby has come, an’ we’re both doing well; It s a Qh, but that's somethin' they won’t let me tell.” Pvt. James Seawell, Jr., 33rd Surgical Hospital A.P.O. 922 % Postmaster San Francisco, Calif. Infected Hand Carl S. Thompson, manager of the Thompson Coal Company, is suffering severely from an infect ed hand, though he is able to be on the job this week. The in fection, on the left hand, is the result of a small pimple or growth which he attempted to open last week. The wound became in fected. J. E. Bryant of Columbia spent last week-end in town. Mrs. Eddie Faison of Emporia, Va., spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Bryant. Howard Gray of Washington, D. C. spent last week-end with his father, Ed Gray. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Reynolds spent the week-end in Columbia with relatives. • Will Continue To Send Paper To Service Men Last week the Herald announced that it had become necessary to discontinue the comic section, i which we have carried as a reg ular weekly feature for a number of years, and in which we pioneer ed the weekly field of small city newspapers in the United States, in order to continue to send the regular issue of the paper to hun dreds of service men in far-flung parts of the world each week. A wave of approval from our read oi»ci Viop rr rnntorl f l-» ■ ct nnnrmnrm ment and it would appear that when it comes to the choice of the "home folks” getting the fun ny paper, or the boys in uniform receiving the paper each week, by far the majority of readers favor our continuing to send the paper to the service men. Long before the advent of selec tive service, Carroll Wilson, editor and owner of the Herald, announc ed that any “man in uniform” who wanted his home-town news paper to follow him to camp and could not conveniently spare the price from his small monthly stipend, had but simply to visit the editor (or in case that was impossible, write to him) and in form him of his wish to get the paper each week and it would be sent. With the high cost of printing, paper, labor, supplies and post mmm BRIDE JNow and forever, your gift of jewelry, silver or china will he the bride’s pride! 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