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MARINE VET NEAR DEATH FROM RIDE Stole Into Freight Car To Get Home, Lock ed In FORT SMITH, Ark., Dec. 21 _(U.R)—A 24-year - old Marine corps veteran described from a hospital bed here today the agoies of thirst ai eight hor ror-filled days he spent sealed in a boxcar between Wells, Nev., and Fort Smith, Ark. Earl E. Harry, an unem ployed railroad mechanic, climbed ito the - South Paci fic boxcar at Wells on Thursday, Dec. 11 on the first lap of a trip to Largo, Fla., to be with his family for the first Christmas 'n seven years. He thought the car would be opened at Ogden, Utah i.6 males away. Instead, the lum ber-laden car was not opened until it reached Fort Smith Fri day. His shouting and pounding on the door at every stop failed to attract attention. and he resumed his cramped, semi prone position. “At the end oi me seconu day,” the blond, gray-eyed Har ry said, “thurst began to dog me.” “I could not sleep because of the cramed position I was in I did not have room to sit up, and when I was nt lying down, I hunched up on my elbows.” After failing to attract aid aft er a few stops, Harry said he gave up hope of ever getting out alive. "I prayea ail tne time, at said. The happiest moment of his life was when sunlight broke in to the darkness of k’s prison. “I cannot express how I felt when the door was opened and light flooded in.’’ he said. Harry was rushed to a hospi tal and given two sips of water. His 150 pounds had withered to 100 pounds. “That was the best water I ever tasted,” he said, “it was wonderful.” Dr. W. L. Shippey, a veteran of World War II. immediately began giving the emaciated man intravenous injections of glucose, amino acids fruit juices, water and coffee. Dr. Shippey said warmth has returned to the man’s frostbit ten hands but not to his feet and legs to the knees which still are in danger of amputation. He is using elastic bandages on the legs and washing them with germicidal scan and alcohol to j prevent infection. — Columbus Countv Offices Close For Holidays WHITEVILLE, Dec. 20 — County offices, with the excep tion of the sheriff’s department, will go on a three-day holiday at the close of business Wednes day. AH of the employees of the county, including the health de partment stationed at Columbus County Hospital, will be off the two days following Christmas and will return to work Monday morning, Dec. 29. Taft-Hartley Law Here To Remain, Rep. Hartley Says DETROIT, Dc. 20. —OP)— In the opinion of the man who has been in the legislative corner since the opening bell, labor may as well abandon any hope of an early knockout of the Taft-Hartley law. Rep. Fred Hartley (R-NJ), ruddy-faced and nattily-dressed head of the House Labor com mittee, predicts without qualifi cation “this congress will not change the law.” He’s A Grand Old Guy CHILDREN are told as they wait eagerly for him to start distributing the 250-odd presents for workers and members of their families of the France Neckwear company at the community center, Lake Forest, Friday night. The scene was almost dupli cated again last night as an equal number of employes and their families met for their Christmas tree and Santa Claus party, at the plant of the Garver Manufacturing company on South 13th street. _ DEATHS AND FUNERALS MRS. SANKIE ARMSTRONG Mrs. Sankie Bowden Arm strong, 68, widow of E. A. Arm strong, 2215 Chestnut street, died at 6:15 o’clock yesterday after noon in Bulluck’s clinic after a short illness. Funeral services were to be held from the Pike Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock with the Revs. . L. Clark and James Marrow offici ating. Interment was to .ollow in the church cemetery. The funeral cortege was to leave Ward’s Funeral home Sun day afternoon at 2:15 o’clock. Mrs. Armstrong is survived by a daughter, Mrs. C. J. Piastre; one sister, Mrs. R. A. Cromwell, one brother, A. S. Bowden of Burgaw; one granddaughter, Miss Joam.e Piastre, also a num ber of nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be P. C. Sparkman, J. J. Abbott, Roland Batson, Joseph Casey, J. C. Hutchison, Wrey Boyette, Henry Rogers, Sparkman Sid i Dury, r . r esperman, .11 tiuiu Rhodes, J. O. Worrell, and A. A. McLendon, Evender Mc Lendon. Active pallbearers will be J. B. Bowden. Julian Armstrong, J. H. McMillan. Evander Mc Lendon. Jr., D. F. Sidbury, and John R. Armstrong. JOHN GMYTRUK, SR. Funeral services are sched-' uled Monday at 10 a.m. for John; Gmytruk, Sr., 68 of Castle | Hayne, who died yesterday morning at James Walker Me morial hospital. He had been ill several months. Solemn high mass is sched uled at 10 o’clock at St. Stanis laus Catholic church at Castle Hayne with the Rev. Roland Gross, the Rev. Thomas Mona ham, and the Rev. Joel Arnold officiating, following the recita tion of the Rosary at the home at 8 a.m. Interment will be in the church cementery. He is survived by the widow, six daughters; Mrs. M. A Horyk, Mrs. Paul Puskas, Miss Sophia Gmytruk, Mrs. J. F. Heekin. Mrs. Robert Writh and Miss Frances Gmytruk; two sons John and Andrew Gmytruk, and one sister, Mrs. Lawrence Bie lender, and 10 grandchildren. Active pallbearers will be A. ACT NOW! WE HAVE A UNITED NUMBER Of General Electric Refrigerators In the 8 cu. ft. Size Deluxe Special And Standard Models AVAILABLE FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY GREGG BROS. 110 Market St. Dial 9655 i Sondey, Jr., A. Schelegel, A. J. Janichi, H. Van.ler Schal'.\ J. T. Sondey and JA. Pecora. T. Sondey and . A. Pecora. Honorary pallbearers will be Adam Sondey, Sr., A. Ludeke, J. Glod, A. Lorek, W. Dmytruk, J. M. Fedoronko, E. G. Debaylo A. A. Keels, Sr., D. Schmidt, A Lewandowski, Hugh MacRae, and Porter Davis. SHIRLEY ANN HERRING WARSAW, Dec. 20 — Shirley Ann Herring, 12. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Herring, Rose Hill, died late Friday aft ernoon of injuries sustained about two hours earlier when she was playing and ran into an oncoming pulp wood truck driven by Charles Hall of Rose Hill. The accident was ruled un avoidable. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the Mt. Zion Presby terian church by Rev. J. C. I Case assisted by Rev. F. M. Bain. Burial will be in the Rose Hill cemetery. She is survived by her pa rents four brothers, Bennie • Herring, Jr., William Earl j Herring, Jerome Herring and j Gene Herring; two sisters, Ruth Herring and Mattie Pearl Herr-; ing all of the home; her ma ternal grandmother, Mrs. Ste- | phen Miller of Mt. Olive. GARFIELD T. VON MEYER LUMBERTON, Dec. 20.—Gar field Thornes Von Meyer died j at a local hospital Friday morn ing at 7 o’clock after an illness ol several months. Requiem mass will be sung at St. Francis De Sales Catholic church in Lumberton Monday at 10 a. m. Interment w„i be in Meadowbrook cemetery. Mr. Von Meyer came here about 42 years ago from Che boygon, Mich., was one of the organizers of Waccamaw Lum ber company at Bolton. For the ' past ten years he had made his ; borne in Lumberton with his ' son-in-law and daughter, Mr. i and Mrs. E. A. Allen. Jr., and ] bad made many friends he j. < Surviving are one daughter, j Mrs. Allen; three brothers, . George Meyer of Visalia, Calif., ' Fred of Bay City, Mich., and ! John Me, or of Flint, Mich; one ; sister, Mrs. John Brazil of Porno- , na, Calif.; and two grandchil- ; iren, Edmund Allen, Third, and ■ Helen Mary Allen. j Students Present Musical Program Before Rotary Club : WHITEVILLE, Dec. 20. Mrs. ■ Bobbie Paxton, public school music teacher at Fair Bluff, re turned to her home town with three of her pupils to present a musical program at the final 1947 meeting of the Whiteville Rotary Club Thursday evening. Topping the program was Mrs. Paxton’s solo, “O Lovely Night,” which she sang with un usual beauty. Ann Turner was the accompaniest. Guy Bailey, Jr., young Fair Bluff student, made a hit with his interpretation of “White Christmas” and then followed with a smash skit about a foreign woman’s conception of a baseball game. Except for Mrs. , Paxton’s vocal solo, the skit placed highest on the program score. William Waller played ' the piano accompaniment for ■ young Bailey’s “White Christ- ' mas”. The guest artists were pre- ! sented by Tom Coleman, pro- j gram chairman. j Birthday carnations were giv- ] en to the Rotary Club’s two un- ! related Colemans — Tom and j Ward — both of whose birth- i days fell within the week. _ GLEE CLUB ENTERTAINS BURGAW, Dec. 20.—The Bur gaw High school Glee r b pre sented a program of Chrirtmas music at the meeting to the Par snt-Teacher association this week. Mrs. C. F. Mallard, Jr., directed ] the glee club. Miss Helen John- 1 son was pianist. ' * City Briefs Boy Scouts with safety pla cards helped police at busi iness downtown Intersections yesterday,. aiding in keeping pedestrians in line to wait for red lights to cross the streets. The city council is sched uled to hold its second De cember meeting Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, but because of the proximity of Christmas the meeting may be postponed in view of an other definitely scheduled special meeting Wednesday, December 31, on a proposed zoning ordinance change. New Hanover county com missioners will hold their next to last meeting of 1947 tomorrow. Only routine busi ness was listed on the week ly calendar yesterday. “The Child of Bethlehem” and other sound motion pic tures, including a number of hymalogues, will feature the religious program to be held at ■ the Salvation Army hall, 215 S. Front street, tonight at 8 o’clock. Sixty - seven Christmas boxes for needy in the com munity were contributed by the B. B. Leonard Hi-Y club at Williston Industrial school as its annual Christmas pro ject for the 17th consecutive year. Pvt. John T. King, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. King, and Pvt. Cecil R. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. Wilkins, both of Wilmington, have left Osaka, Japan, for discharge and home. Both were mem bers of the 25th Infantry (Tropical Lightning) divi sion. They entered the army Aug. 29, 1946, received basic training at Fort Dix, N. J., and departed for overseas duty Dec. 7, 1946. Cadet Herman N. Hayden, Jr., son of H. N. Hayden, Wilmington, has returned for the Christmas holidays from Riverside Military academy at Gainesville, Ga. He will eturn January 5 to Riverside’s winter home a' Hollywood, Fla. One of 32 map plat which the British govern ment is giving to the United States was sought yesterday by Louis T. Moore, secre tary of the New Hanover Histori al commission, who wrote Senator Clyde R. Hoey asking for one that showed 1 an outline of the North Caro lina coast. Santa Claus will visit the John H. Shaw Boys’ club to morrow, with all club mem bers invited to be present. Midgets will be entertained fro ■i' 5 until 6:30 o’clock. Juniors, seniors, and inter mediates will be feted from 6:30 until 9 o’clock. The public is invited to attend these social functions or visit the club on any other occa sion during the holid . — Students* Greet Christmas Holiday With A ‘Whoop* WHITEVILLE, Dec. 20 — With the normal exhuberanc'e of youth, 12,00 school children greeted the arrival of Christmas holidays with a mighty whoop Friday and turned to the lighter tasks of preparing for the visit of Saint Nick. SCOUT GIRLS AID THE NEEDY Whiteville Troop Two Makes Clothes For Babies WHITEVILLE, Dec. 20 — Efforts of the members of Whiteville Girl Scout Troop No. 2 to obtain a proficiency badge in ‘Child Care” have resulted in benefits to needy familes of the county this Christmas. The troop, under the leader ship of Mrs. I^eGrand iyon, Jr., elected, as one. of the activities in earning the proficiency badg^, to make articles of cloth ing for babies. The girls, who are from 10 to 11 years of age, completed their garments last week. Mrs. John nie Nunn, county welfare super intendent, visited the troop at their regular meeting and ac cepted the clothing, which she assured the girls would be put to excellent use in the county. Mrs. Nunn addressed the troop briefly, explaining how the gift would be used. Members of Mrs. Lyon’s troop who worked on this proj ect are Ann Lewis, Joanne Blanchard, Libby Ann Lane, Nancy Lyon, Jerry Nance, Jo anne Ashley, Phyllis Gold. Pat Garrell, Shirley Bright, Bettv Jo Register. Billy Boger, Vir ginia Woolard, Jean Gore, Christine Wooten. Adelaide COMMERCIAL and INDUSTRIAL Photographs Pete Knight DIAL 4992 j Smith, Kay ward McNeill, Carolyn Sol!' Na"c’' Lee Pridgen, Mary tin p Car,'l ham, Mary Glen Cup"18' Frances Smith, pat y?lpePPer. Juanita Stevens R0u°mps°i', McKee, Elaine *Ha& R^ Mildred Stephens ay and AWAlT^mT^KT SON DUNN, Dee. 2n and Mrs. I. j q:,„. '. R;—Mr for 25 years have awahP/'ho birth of a son. today ee 1 thl arrival of a twelfth chnHbratert —another girl. hlld C. W. Davis Co. Wholesale Grocers *£*"• *h0'”18 ''"’‘•“oOon!! hospital,"and Wker'i”1**' We carry » full ||„. No. 1# Canned vegetlbU and No. ,« Canned r‘, ' Also everything f,r retail grocer. lt' We cater especially (0 ... grocery stores „„ their „»'* ■ng orders. tfe rive P “ Prices so you can eompiet,.’0' We also carry a f„n lin . Fountain supplies. w,app|nV„‘ ner, paper bags toiler 5 p>' Uble napkins, waxed p,peJ PB’ per towels. p p,r' >*• Also the following Chritl mas Goods, IValnu,,. „ £ nuts, citron layer ”d fruit cake mix, coconut mine, meat and pale J,m. pie „," Pelehr"p'PrfParM • ^St 5, f’ Pineapple, Cherry. Blueberry and raisin. 1 PHONE US YOUR ORDER 210-212 N. Water St. Dial 6587 Distributors of Quality Foods Since 1922 ’CHRISTMAS I CARDS [ BEAUTIFUL l ASSORTMENTS ? OF HOLIDAY SCENES, HOLLY 8 AND CANDLES. 20 CARDS TO 1 A BOX. * SPECIAL LOW PRICE f j 39c Assortment .. 24c ? 69c Assortment .. *43c 9 98c Assortment ... 59c 2 -ZZ_ IQUIVOBTRFHOINTSTREET I Christmas Candy NONTICELLO J ASSORTED CHOCOLATES ONE a | 2 1 POUND . ! PANGBURNS MILK OR DARK COATING :°ne 4,1 50 ! POUND. f WHITMAN'S f MINIATURE BOX i ONE f POUND < (e«€^'«eg!gfgtetgl5'g<€»«t2lgI€!e(5!CK ( PAPER SHELL PECANS , ONE , POUND .... V WHITMAN'S FAIRHILL Pound .... C OCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES RICH COVERING WITH THICK CORDIAL AND CHERRY CENTER ONE Til POUND . V M««w*tc«c<<tKtc!e4cwetcict(4Mii NUNNALLY'S PECAN AND MAPLE FUDGE One 4,* *> T Pound . shaving! LOTION j OLD 1 SPICE : FOR THE MAN ! WHO LIKES NICE I THINGS | sj.00 | UM. ____ »» BILL FOLDS AT HALF PRICE $1.50 BILL FOLD. 75c $2.00 BILL FOLD .$1.00 $2.50 BILL FOLD .$1.25 $5.00 BILL FOLD .$2.50 HIGH QUALITY BILLFOLDS MADE BY A NATIONALLY KNOWN MANUFACTURER LIMITED QUANITY SHOP EARLY * A REAL BARGAIN Malt* PIPES Large Assortment Yellow-Bowl, Kaywoodie, Weber, Dr. Grabow and Frank Medico. $1 TO $15 A Handsome Gift ] i i TOBACCOS CHRISTMAS WRAPPED j MODEL, Pound-$ .85 \ BOND STREET, Pound- 1.13 | VELVET, Pound- 83 \ EDGEWORTH, Pound- 1.28 | JHM GRANGER, Pound- .89 j HALF 8t HALF, Pound- .89 J BBICCS, Pound . 89 j GEORGE WASHINGTON, Pound- $ .72 i SIR WALTER RALEIGH, Pound--96 ] PRINCE ALBERT, Pound - .89 \ fe»*ai»a2}»»3ir3J3s3l3»»3l39»l3s#®aaaaaaaS,®l3!®*3,3,aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>lSi» A $1.25 FLASHLIGHTS - 69c l Cigarettes CHRISTMAS WRAPPED OLD GOLD, RALEIGH, PHILIP MORRIS. CHESTERFIELD, CAMEL, PALL MALL, j LUCKY STRIKE 1 i CARTON OF 200 . $1.30 j POPULAR CIGARS ] CHRISTMAS WRAPPED — BOX OF 25 \ \ TAMPA NUGGETS $1.79 CUESTA RAY _ 4.19 AMERADA __ _ 2.25 HAVA-TAMPA_ 2.89 ROYALIST_ 2.89 RORERT RURNS_ . 3.09 WEBSTER - GOLDEN WEDDING WEBSTER - FANCY TALES _17" : $3.59 6.19 f\ is CIGARETTE * LIGHTER 0F 1 CHROME FINISH—WIND I f] ZIPPO TYPE t] $2.00 VAULE
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