Bert Russell Is
Killed In Service
ANDREWS ? Mrs. Sam Russell
lias just received a message that
her sen. Bert Russell. Seaman
First Class, was killed in a ship
collision just off New York, on
January 7. Seaman Russell has
be en in tfce Navy atout two years.
Mrs. Russell has three other sons
in the service. Bill and Jim in
California, and. Noland. overseas.
Infant Has First
Letter From Dad
ANDREWS ? The following is a
totter received by Patricia Jano
Brown from her daddy, Lt. A1 G.
Blown, who is in Northern Ire
land. "Pat" arrived after her
daddy was sent overseas.
Sunday Afternoon
Northern Ireland, UK
Deer Daughter ' May I call you
Pat"?> :
I want to take this opportunity
to tell you that your cable an
nouncing your arrival into the
Brown Jr. family met with a bit;
reception and that all the honors
ever extended any child newly ar
rived were extended to you and
uhat evei*yone here wishes you the
gree test succes sand happiness
forever and ever.
I can't begin to tell you what
it meant to me to hear tlrnt you
were here to stay and that you
wanted to cast your lot with Add.v
and me and break bread with us.
I'm terribly sorry that I couldn't
have been there to welcome you
personally but that time will come
in the not too distant future. I
hope. Until then may I assure
you that every thing that we can
possibly do will be done and that
your health and happines will al
ways be our pleasure to attend to
as long as we can possibly take
care of it. In the meantime make I
yourself at home and let us know
anything that your little heart
desires. 'Note: Mother)
The Regiment into which you
were bom extends its most cordial
good wishes and requests that you !
aocept the cup they are presenting
you soon and that it always will
bring as much happiness to you ,
as it does to them to be able to
present it to you. You are the
finst girl to be born to the Regi
ment in North Ireland and that
in itself gives them great pleasure
indeed.
Your cable to your daddy was :
very brief by necessity and with
that in mind I'm asking a few
Questions just so I'll know and be
able to tetter write you later on.
Here we go. I guessed your birth
day was the 12th of December, (
1943 by the date and time of your ;
c-able Ls that correct and what
thne? You also didn't mention
whetlher you were a blonde, brun
ette. or redhead, and the color of
your eyes was not mentioned
either. I judge you to be a pretty
)*ealtliy baby witlh all of your 6
pounds 1 ounces. Hope you will |
see fit to keep that way. I know j
you will.
Your cablegram arrived here
fche 17th of December just as I was
Iraving to attend a cocktail party I
as guest of the American Red
Cross people here. The evening
was dominated with good wishes
and toasts of success and hap
piness to you. I could think of no
tetter time for it to have come.
It has given me great pride and
pleasure to pass out cigars to all
the officers and members of the
Squadron Detachment and friends ;
in accord with the custom for your
coming. The Detachment have
expressed themselves as adopting
you as their daughter as well as
ours. I think you'll like bhem all
for they are swell fellows. They
have been worrying with me as to
when you would arrive and they
feel as relieved and happy as I do
tfiait you are here safe and sound.
It took a great load from our
minds. Now we will have to work
for a change.
The cable said that Addy was
doing just fine and for that I can
' never than you enough . Take
I socd care of her for me for she is
the wriest girl I know and we
aon't want anything to happen to
i her now, do we? Give her a big
' kiss every now and then for me
J and k ep her happy. I know you
I will keep her busy and out of mis
chief. Tell her for me that my
thoughts are always with her and
that I miss her every second and
that I'm counting the days until j
we'll be together again- and then |
what fun the three of us can have. I
I have to close now anxl get
some work done Be a good girl >
and take care of mother and when |
you can take time out and drop 1
me a line. Say hello to all the
folks for me and remember
All my love and kisses forever,
DADDY
Library Notes
ANDREWS ? Mrs. Connie Al
mond. Librarian at the Carnegie
Library, announces that the lib
rary will be open every Monday
for the benefit of the rural chil
dren.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dewar do
nated two books "The Keys to the
Kingdom" by H. A. Cronn, and
"The Sword in the Stone" by T.
H. White.
Children's Story Hour is held
the first Thursday in every month
for grades 1st through 3rd. The
Story Hour Ls sponsored by the
Konnaheeta Club. Each month a
member of the Club has charge.
Those who have served are: Mrs.
Galusha Pullium, Mrs. N. C. Bell
amy. Mrs. Ruth Hyatt.
Dr. W. A. Parker
To Lecture 20th
ANDREWS ? Dr. Willis A.
Parker, Asheville. N. C., has post
poned his lecture which was
scheduled to be Friday evening.
January 13, until Thurs. evening, i j
January 20. on account of illness. I jj
This lecture by Dr. Parker is | ?
sponsored by the Konnahee-t-a ,
Club and tickets will be on sale, j
I The public is cordially invited. | ;
Dr. Parker Ls well known in >
Andrews, as he has conducted sev- j
eral extension courses her and at
Murphy. He is an able speaker on
1 international affairs.
?
Y. W. A MEETS
ANDREWS ? The Y. W. A
| of Marble met Tuesday night at
| the home of Ruth Hall. The mem- 1
hers of the organization took part
on the program. Refreshments
I were served at the conclusion of
! the program by Miss Hall.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
ANDREWS ? Members of the
i Marble Spring Baptist Church are
putting on a Membership Drive.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend Sunday School every Sunday
HOME FROM MANEUVERS
ANDREWS ? Pfc. James Cof
fey of the U. S. Army is spending a
nine day furlough with his wife
| and daughter and parents at
| Marble. He Ls an M. P. and has
| received two medals, one for a
! sharpshooter and another for ex
| pert rifleman. He has been on
I maneuvers in Nashville, Tenn.
I Mrs. Coffey Ls the former Lillian
Watts of Andrews.
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There's a weapon of war that fits the palm of your
hand ? and you can hurl at the enemy! It's the WAR
BOND you buy today to honor our army heroes. War
is horror and heart-break. But our men in uniform
have steeled themselves, willing to sacrifice their very
lives to liberate right from wrong. They don't seek
a way out when it comes to giving everything they've
got to defeat the enemies of freedom! They "let 'em
have it" on blood-drenched battlefields all over the
world ... to protect us at home !
The least we can do is give them all possible sup
port ... in guns, tanks, and all the other fighting equip
ment they need. January 20 has been designated as
Army Day in the nation's 4th War Loan. The one
tangible tribute you can pay to our soldiers ? your sons,
husbands, brothers and sweethearts ? is to lend your
dollars in War Bonds! It may be YOUR extra War
Bond that will give HIM the extra hand grenade he
needs t osave his life! Help our boys "let 'em have it"
by buying War Bonds for Victory!
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