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jr^ick County
ttf^^EN NO- 3
fSesllave
^ Observances For
I Yulctid^ Season j
I Hes of Southport Ob "r
Christmas With
giants And Cantata
I -ir OF CHRISTMAS" j
trinity church |
... And Presbyterians
Bt,stSpa "ants To CeleB^rth
Of Christ
, h thport's churches,
\ie:.hodist and Presdutches.
celebrated
yr' . vv,.h special programs. I
the combined
fof Tr.n.ty church presented |
T\lu?ic of Christmas/' a can- ]
3 a program by the young;
V. : cf.ureh.
ita was under the di
?g0?
Hunt, and Mrs.:
WF Newton trained the
H
i program.
- pageant on
? nlght '.vas in the form of
fpasmTof the church, and
H' \ passage from
Kari'tn- - storv and tableaus
V. ; I;,y the following:
? Kte-ivre. Wyatt Gay.
m... Hickman, Iris Newton,
Belle Huse. Carl Brock,
H .-.ok. Afton Smith.
Hb-liS Jor.es Thomas Fullwood,
iRaiph Potter.
it'ols were sung by the choir
.. the tableaus.
H amain attendants were Shirliorson
and Kay Moore. Mrs.
Harper was pianist and i
were arranged by;
ige. Mrs. KathH:
Webb and Mrs. Doris StevLanier
Furpless and Wyatt
_ of the lighting.
Mickman and Miss
Hs Xewbold directed the pro p
Baptist pageant, "There
Xo Room" was presented on
^fetr.as night. The evening's
K.it. included numbers by the
Hr a recitation by John it. I
ami songs by the Primar-1
ar.d Juniors. Miss Marjorie!
^Hca: was pianist for the protors
were as follows:
- Louise Rees; Judith ?j
^kr.e Dosher; Zillah?Am McBbo.-.:
Esther?Otelia Simmons; I
Hah ? Dora Walton; Tirzah's
H r. ? Buster McKeith-i
Dorothy Ann Walton; Sol-,
Bb-Xancy Jo Cooprider and
B-y Lee Oliver; Mary?Inez1
ar.d Joseph ? Robert
| were Bobby Spencer,
Iiiel. Jr.. Douglas Watts,;
itts, Russell K-ncaid, I>a- j
ler, Bwy loosher, and j
McDowell.
riefNews
Flashes
E\V REGISTRANTS
Local Selective Service!
his week reports five
istrants for the service.!
white and three colored,
e Noah Dillon Jenrette,
1 Jesse Woodrow Wilson,
both white; James
bseph Suggs, and Nelson
colored of Southpor>.
IWiDUCT RIBBON
liram L. Milligan of Ash
ntiy had a Good Conduct'
pinned on him by Bri-!
ieneral Charles O. Thrash- j
mantling general of the
ection, an advance Com-'
ion Supply Zone has in
il Gl ESTS
and Mrs. G. D. Robinson
''1 as their guests during
k Lt. and Mrs. Ike Robinlittle
daughter, Willa, of
lrJ- Va.; Mr. and Mrs. J.
oft, of Raleigh; Mr. and
1:1 Dye and two children,
jtlngton, and Mrs. StrickSt
Augustine, Fla.
A 101 PROMOTED
kon z Williams, who is
:!l at Kauai, Hawaii, has
tently been promoted to
s home is at Bolivia.
PACIFIC
^alter Jones is spending
Vs leave at home with his
Mr ana mrs. W. F.
* h'>s Ix-en in the Pacific
" Mat four years, having
Prior tu peari Harbor,
] TH
6
Changes Made In
Ceiling Prices
The AAA office at Shallotte
has received the following telegram
from headquarters, on the
ceiling price on hogs:
"Hog ceiling of $14.75 per hundredweight,
Chicago basis, was
extended December 13 to all barrows
and gilts. Ceilings on boars,
stags and sows will be $14.00, reason:
good feed situation, need
for more orderly marketing and
more lard and pork."
School Presents
Xmas Program
Christmas Operetta And
One-Act Play Given Friday
Christmas Operetta and a oneact
play were given at the Southport
School on Friday morning.
Both were highly enjoyed by a
large audience.
The cast of characters for the
operetta, "Is Santa Real?" is as
follows:
Frank?Frankie Cox; Jimmy ?
Douglas Watts; Jack?Phillip
Fulcher; Peggy?Mary A. Loughlin;
Jean?Mary E. Lupton; Ann
?Patricia Adams; Shirley?Joy
L. Bell; and Tom?Wilton Singletary.
Frost Fairies: Glenda Arnold,
Doris King, Charlene Newton, Gay
Spencer, Irene Hewitt, Nancy Cooprider,
and Marjorie Hewitt.
Snow Flakes: Harriett Corlette,
Sylvia Floyd, Virginia Hazelton,
Phyllis Henry, Wanda Maggard,
and Latitia Hickman.
Snow Balls: Joe Cochran, Sam
\Tonrtnn T o,,M" TD.II-. n *
"'V" ww?i, iAflii), JOIIIy Willie,
Jimmy Cochran, Tommy Blake,
and Albert Trunnell.
Snow Man: Clark Fergus.
Holly: Trudie McNeil, Wilma
Singletary, Charlotte Spencer,
Mary A. Russ, Bernice Phelps,
Libby Brown, Barbara, Mary
Minta Mintz, and Karen Swan.
Toys: Jeanette Cook, Jean
Thompson, Carol Wolfe, Norma
Harrelson, Jimmy Harper, Cary
Spencer, Ella Mae Potter, Hilda
Sellers, Vivian McKeithan, Carol
A. Smith, Phyllis Maggard, and
Ann B. Newton.
Santa Claus: John Fullwond.
After the operetta a Sextet composed
of Misses Elizabeth Davis,
Betty Oliver, Doris Swan. Betty
Corlette, Eleanor Reese and Barbara
Weeks, sang "The Song Of
Bethlehem."
The cast for the one-act play
"Candle in the Window" is as
follows:
Margaret Stanley?Doris Stevens;
Janey, her maid?Dorothy
Ward; Harriett Jordon, and Margaret'
cousin?Betty T. Corlette;
John Powers, A relative of Margaret?Louis
Newton: Ann Powers,
his wifff?Ann McRacken; and
Carolers?High School and Elementary
Pupils.
Comoiles List
Of Questions
County AAA Asks Appropriate
Questions At Beginning
Of New Year
Appropriate matter for the New
Year, condensed in brief form,
has been issued by the AAA.
Chief among the items, listed
below, is the comparision of prices
t hat prevailed during the first
world war and those that exist
now:
Did you know that?
February 1, 1945 is the final
date for filing request for new
grower tobacco allotments for
1945?
December 31, 1944 is the 'last
date that limestone may be applied
to farmland and receive payment
under the 1944 Program?
The 1944 crop of flue-cured tobacco
is the second largest in U.
S. history ?
The 1944 Burley tobacco crop
is the largest on record?
Cotton is grown on one-third
of t he nation's cropland, furnishes
about one-fourth of our farm
income, and clothes more people
than any other fiber?
In World War I farm production
increased 7 per cent from
1914-1920?
In World War II farm production
has increased 25 per cent
from 1939-1944?
There was a 120 per cent increase
in the price of flour in
World War I?
There has been 50 per cent increase
in the price of flour in
World War II?
There was a 74 per cent increase
in the price of coffee in
World War 1?
There has been only 43 per cent
increase in the price of coffee in
World War II?
There was a 151 per cent increase
in sugar prices in World
War I?
There has only been a 27 per
(Continued on page 2)
ESTj
A Good
4-PAGES TODAYCounty
Is Still
Behind In Sixth
Drive 'E' Quota
Overall Quota Was Passed
But "E" Bond Sales Short j
By $7,000.00
HAVE UNTIL LAST
DAY TO MAKE IT UP
County Will Go Over Top
If Small Buyers Get Busy
Before First Of
Year
As stated in last week's paper,
'Brunswick County has passed its
'over all quota in the Sixth War
[Loan drive, but the figures, when
analized, sho that the county is
j still short short of its goal.
I Though the quota was $87,000.'
00 and over $100,000.00 has been
raised, there still remains about
$7,000.00 to be raised if BrunsIwiek
County is to correctly state
that she raised her quota.
The quota of "E" bonds to be
' sold is $34,000.00 and"until December
22 the Treasury's report show-;
ed that only $27,274.00 has been
| raised.
The sale of "E" bonds is always
i the hardest in the county because
it is the small buyer who has to
mam: uiese purciiases. lnougn
the overall quota has been over!
! subscribed it remains to be seen j
| over subscribed it remains to be
seen if between now and Decemi
ber 31 the small buyers do their
! share in making- the Sixth War
| Loan drive a success.
Served On Sub
Over Two Years
Member Of Crew Of Noted
Bill Fish At Home On
Furlough After Two And
Half Years In Pacific
Waters
Quintien V. Leonard, MMM, on
board the U. S. S. Billfish, ar:
rived at his home at Bolivia last
[week after two and a half years
is the Pacific aboard- the new
widely known sub-marine. He vfill
rejoin his ship on the 28th of j
December.
When asked where he had been
since he left home, the young
sailor said he had been all over
the Southwest Pacific. He substantiated
this by producing a
log that he had made during the
journeys of the vessel. It told of
the Billfish leaving and arriving
at various ports, but it was silent
about what she accomplished on
these runs. The papers have carried
a number of stories about
the Billfish, however. She has:
been accredited at various times I
with hlavinc Havoc with JaDa
nese shipping.
He was extremely glad to get
home and see his wife and parents
after his two and a half
years absence. He has lost a few
pounds in weight, probably from
spending much time deep in the
sea. Still, he looks hard and
healthy, eager and willing to get
back aboard the Billfish and have
another go at the Japs. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Leonard
of Bolivia.
Work In January
Seen By Agent
Plenty Of Things For Good
Farmers To Turn Their
Hands To During The
Month Of January
January, if the weather will
permit outside work, will be a
busy time with farmers, according
to county agent, J. E. Dodson. He
says that a good farmer can always
find plenty to do any month
of the year.
This next months activities will
lie mainly in looking after livestock
and poultry; marketing
hogs, eggs, etc.; looking after
fences and farm buildings; cutting
wood for use in curing tobacco
during the summer; cutting firewood
for the balance of the cold
weather and stove wood to last
until next winter.
If the weather is dry enough
there will be a good deal of plowing,
especially in breaking up land
(Continued on Page Four)
Private Clemmons
Back In Service
Private Alvin R. Clemmons, son
of Mr. a nd Mrs. John T. Clemmons,
of Bolivia, has rejoined his
company and is again seeing active
service, after being wounded
in France on October 1.
He is 30 years old, has been in
the service for two years and has
a twin brother serving with the
forces in China.
^ T 1JU* E?W
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1 News paper I
Southport, N. C., Wed
[11^
Lighting Contest
Prizes Awarded
Mrs. H. B. Smith Won First
Prize For Tree And Mrs.
Wiley Wells First For
House
Southport was not elaborately
decorated for Christmas this
year as in other years, but aj
number continued the local custom
of having lighted decorations
to spread the Yuletide spirit
throughout the town. The Woman's
club followed its usual practice
and sponsored a lighting contest
for both living trees and
house decorations.
Mrs. H. B. Smith was winner'
nf thp first nrize in tiie living i
tree division of the contest. Her
prize was a boudoir lamp. Mrs.
Dula Pinner won second prize, a!
flashlight.
In the house decoration con- j
test Mrs. Wiley Wells won first;
prize for her large wreath of j
red lights which circled the ent-1
rancc. Her prize was a coffee percolator.
Mrs. Ruth Hood won second
prize, a vase, for her red,
white and blue "V"-shaped doorway
decoration. Honorable mention
was made in this division of |
the decoration at the home of i
Mrs. Merle Hood and Mrs. Jam-1
es Oarr.
Local AAA Says
Feb. 1 Last Date
Performance Reports Must I
Be Filed By That Date
As Basis For Making Net
Payment Of 1944 Appli-'
cations
February 15, 1945 is the last
date on which performance reports
may be filed as a basis for making
a net payment to producers
on 1944 applications for payment,
Mr. C. O. Bennett, Chairman
Brunswick County Triple-A Committee,
announced here today.
"Payment of 1944 applications1
is to be completed during the early
months of 1945, therefore, it
is necessary that performance re
ports be filed early in order to
provide oppotunity fo timely pre-'
paration and audit in the county]
and State Offices," he stated.
Mr. Bennett pointed out that I
applications for payments based1
on performance reports filed aft-1
er the closing date may be processed
for payment only if it is
determined by the State committee,
on recommendation of the
county committee, that the producer
was prevented from filing
(Continued on page 2)
? fife
W. B. KEZLAU
A letter from John Swain,,
Southport boy in the Navy, reach-j
ed us this week after being mail- J
ed on December 8. He said he was!
on his way to Tokyo, and from!
the time that it took his letter to!
get back, he must have arrived
a considerable distance from here!
by this time.
He has recently been promoted
to First Class Cook on board his;
ship. He has been around Panama
and other places and is expecting
to see plenty more of them. He
considers himself fortunate in having
been able to stay around close
to home (Charleston and the Caswell
Base) for so long, but seemed
glad to be really on his way
now. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Swain of Southport.
Ernest E. Parker, Jr., Shallotte
boy serving in the First Marine
Air Wing, is now somewhere down1
in the Pacific. He shipped out
from the United States on the 23rd
of October and his parents received
his address only this last w^ek.
This youngster, although only
I
P0R1
n A Good Coir
Inesday, December 27, ]
IAPPY '
V YEAH
Young Boy Kills
Fox In His Yard ir
On Sunday morning a fox ap- ^
peared at the home of S. S. Clemmons
in Laekwood's Folly township
and was killed by Mr. Clem- 11
mons thirteen year old grandson,
T. R. Clemmons. The young man
was in the yard at the woodpile a
when the fox appeared, and one
blow with the axe brought an end fi
to the fox. c'
R
BrunswickBaptist*
Union To Meet 2
c
Members Of Organization
Are To Gather At Beulah _
Baptist Church Near
^kallottA Saturday. Dec- }
ember 30th
The Brunswick Union is scheduled
to meet at Beuian Baptist
Union is scheduled to meet at P
Beulah Baptist church, Saturday
of this week. The services will
begin at 11:00 o'clock, war time. ^
The theme of the day is "Meeting
Our Needs." The program as fol- 0
lows: i,
11:30?Sermon.
12:00?Lunch on grounds.
1:00?Devotional. I
1:15?Meeting the Needs of ^
the Church Today, Rev. Luther
Bennett.
1:45?Meeting the Needs of
the ChurchTomorrw, Mr. Henry 5
McLamb.
2:15?Meeting the Needs of
Our Boys When They Return,
Rev. Woodrow Robbins.
Medical Discharge ;
For Sgt. Barefoot
Supply Soldier Seriously j,
Wounded By Bursting si
Shell Is Given Medical h
Discharge a
f<
Sgt. Henry Barefoot arrived at ti
his home at Supply last week. He | b
has been in the North Pacific for fi
three years and comes home with | a
a mpHiral discharge, to Dick UP! d
civil life where he left off. o
Several months ago he was
seriously wounded by shell fnag- cl
ments in the back and shoulder,
the shell exploding behind him 1
during an action. After months J
in the hospital he was given his
honorable discharge and returned
home.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
T. N. Barefoot, who have been (
living at Supply for about a year,
having moved there from Hallsboro.
They have another son,
(continued on page two)
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f<
WING 1
!*
Reporter [
f<
18 at the time, was studying law|al
when he went into service a little J t<
over a year ago. He wrote his a:
parents he hoped to be back in w
the United States by the time he
is old enough to vote. That will ir
be two years from now. G
His parents are both living in
Charleston, the father serving in
the Coast Guard. We forgot what bl
his service rating is, but it is
evident that Brunswick county si
folks and this paper both rate
very high with the old man. The u
first thing he did, at least one of
the first things, after getting his
son's address was to send it to
us together with a check for a j
year's subscripion for Ernest, Jr.
This column was started with
the idea of its being used as a
sort of melting pot, a sort of re- b
ceptacle for odds suid ends of F
news matter and comment There Sl
is always some one who finds a J
bit of interest in such matter. I:
Naturally, with the paper being
a local weekly, the matter s
(continued on page two) 1(
' PII
imunity
1944
Former Resid<
Describes Trij
'ormer Bolivia Teacher An
Had Interesting Trip
(Numbers of Brunswick citizens
anc. students In tne Bolivia school,
wh;re Mr. 11111 tauglit for two
years, will remember Mr. and
Mrs. Bill operated "Bun Itovln' "
between Bolivia and Wlun^bow,
wh.Ie Mr. Kill taught. The couple
unit their three children, Beverly,
Bets and Meltin, left by car to
return to their home In Michigan,
last summer. Mr. Kill writes the
1'llot the following account of
the trip and recalls many of the
old friends of the family.)
The Hill family arrived safely
i Michigan eight days after leavlg
"Dun Rovin'." The route passi
through South Carolina, Georia,
Alabama, Tennessee, Kenlcky
and Indiana.
First flat tire just across the
ne in South Carolina. The free
ir was obtained at Crescent
[otor Court (where the Hill's
,rst. stock of groceries was puriiased
when they opened "Dun
:ovin'.".
First night was spent around
lightwood fire just South of
eorgetown. At dawn a drooping
;ar bumper was chained up and
ye cvaravan proceeded.
A beautiful view or Historic
harleston harbor was enjoyed allough
it was slightly dimmed by
Participated In
Three Battles
Pfc. Elbert Clemmons of Suply
was among the Brunswick
oys who returned from the wai
one in time to spend Chrisetmas
ritli their families. He has beer
i the war zone for three years
nd came home direct from Italy
n a 21 day leave. He participated
1 three battle while in Italy.
\ged Resident
Died Last Week
i. S. Clemmons Of Lockwoods
Folly Township
Died On Tuesday
S. S. Clemmons, 76 year old reident
of Lockwood's Folly townhip,
died Tuesday of last yveek
'our days prior to his death he
nderwent an experience which is
nought to have hastened his passMr.
Clemmons had been sufferlg
from an impaired mind foi
everal weeks and on Friday nighl
e slipped away from the house
nd wandered about in the woods
jr several hours. When he reii-neri
he had scratches about his
ody from his night in the woods
te was treated for the scratches
nd exposure and died on Tuesay
as the result of his feeble
audition.
He is survived by a number ol
tUdren and grandchildren.
Possible Bombs
May Fall On U.S.
Jffice Of Civilian Defense
Briefly Advises What To
Do In Case Bombs Appear
i
With there still a possibility
Ut the United States may be
ambed especially with Rocket
tombs, the office of Civilian De>nse
in Washington has issued
wtructions to be followed by the
opulation in case of such sticks.
The instructions are as follows:
Ai1" raid signals may not
aund. If the air raid signals do
aund, follow the rules in which
cu have been instructed.
2. Obey the orders of local
i.thority including civilian de:nse
personnel.
3- If a bomb is seen or heard
fproaching, dive behind any proiction
available or he face down
nd protect your head and face
th your arms.
4. In case of continued bomb"gs,
seek the nearest shelter
?t Indoors! Avoid the hazard of
ying glass.
r^,h-In .CUSe of intermittent
c-mbmg attack, proceed cautious'
but remain on the alert to take
telter if necessary.
6- Do not use the telephone
nless you need help.
7. If you are near a radio,
(Continued on page 4)
Vounded Soldier
Reported Better
Mrs. O. M. Holden of Supply
as been advised that her brother
vt. Thomas D. Gore, who waj
anously wounded in France or
ovember 18th, is now improving
le has been serving in the Army
Pr """f years and it is undertood
that he was shot in both
*Ss the knees.
.OT [
$1.50 PER YEA* PUBLISH
;nt Of County |
3 To Michigan
,d Operator Of "Dun Rovin"
Through Middle West j
a blue haze of exhaust smoke as
the old Willys roared up the
humps of the bridge in low gear.
By Tuesday morning the edge
of the hill country had been
reached and there was a slight
delay while the brakes were adjusted.
They had been worn down ]
some by a year or so of stopping
, in Bolivia school yard. The two|
cars and the trailer then crawled
on like tired bed bugs across the
wrinkled red middle of Georgia.
Wednesday brought a hill that
was too steep for the load, and
that had to be detoured. It also
j bought a fine flat tire that was ?
1 repaired by use of the precious '
'tire certificate and numerous 1
1 greenbacks. c
Thursday morning with the new 1
1 tire and renewed courage the s
journey was resumed. Birming- f
I ham brought a little rain and '
' another steep grade. An Angel j1
: jumped down from where He's'
I been watching the load and push-!1
ed. Another one that had been '
: riding the right front fender toj(
keep the motor going climbed off (
(Continued on Page 2) i
Brothers Meet. |l
In California
?:? I'
Chance Meeting Of Two I
' Led To Reunion Of Three i
Sons Of Supply Couple '
1 Four Thousand Miles j
From Home !'
1 '
It often happens that brother 1
meets brother in distant parts of
the world these war days, but it 1
is unsual for three brothers to 1
meet, either by accident or by de- 1
sign, at a point thousands of 1
' miles from home.
| Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Holden 'of j
' i Supply have three sons in the Na- '
1' vy and all were recently in Calif- '
lornia waters or Dases in that ,
I State. It happened a few weeks
ago that Carl H. Hoick,.;, ATtM
! 1-c, opened the door of a truck
-1 and found to his surprise that
\ his brother, Lindberg F. Holden, I
i S 1-c, was the driver. The two!
men just stood and stared at j
each other in complete astonish-j
ment. This was in Santa Rosa,'
' California.
From their meeting it dcvelops
ed that another brother, Quintien
i F. Holden, F 2-c, was stationed I
at Treasure Island, California.)
> The boys secured passes and)
. went to Treasure Island where!
> i they met the third brother. He al-l
son secured a pass and the three
s spent the weekend together. I,
Carl Holden had just returned
' from serving for about 15 months
in the South Pacific when he had
his chance meeting with Lindberg
in Santa Rosa. He is looking forward
to being at home with his
parents on furlough during the
holidays.
Methodists Plan
Great Campaign
Church Has Organized A |
Four-Year Program; R.!
C. St. George Represents
Southport On Council
At the District Set-up meeting
held on November 30 in Wilmington,
under the leadership of Superintendent
A. S. Parker, plans
. were made for the Crusade for
i Christ, a four-year pogram of '
American Methodism to be continuously
before the church
. through the year 1948.
This Crusade is composed of
five areas of emphasis as follows:
1. World Relief and Reconstruction.
2. Evangelism.
3. Stewardship of life.
4. Building enrollment and attendance
in the Church School.
5. A Crusade for a New
: World Order.
The church is entering at once
: upon the first phase: World Relief
and Reconstruction. Immei
diate goal is the raising of twenty-five
million dollars ($25,000,:
000) for this purpose. This money
will be used in relief work in
, Europe and Asia?and around the
world. Much of the money will
be used in seeking to re-establish
the missionary wor kof the church
in areas where the enemy came
in and disrupted the work, in
many cases destroying the pvo
perty.
, The following persons compose
j the Wilmington District Council
i of the Crusade for Christ: Rev. O.
. L. Hathaway, Chairman, St.
r Pauls; W. A. McGirt, Vice Chair.
man, Wilmington: C. S. Raddour.l
i Secretary-Treasurer, Clinton; Rev.l
Continued on page two '
Most of The News I
All The Time I
ED EVERY WEDNESDAY I
New Plans Made I
For Notifying I
The Next Of Kin
Relatives Of Men Injured I
Or Killed Overseas To I
Get Detailed Information I
In Shortest Possible Time I
THE WAR DEPARTMENT I
ADOPTS NEW POLICY I
Letters To Be Sent Imme- I
diately From Command- I
ing Officers Of Orga- I
mzations To Which I
Casualties Be- I
longed I
The War Department has I
idopted a new pulicy in notifying I
.he next of kin tor emergency ad
iresseesj of Army casualties I
>verseas whereby detailed infor- I
nation may be received in the I
shortest possible time, Major Gen- I
;ral Frederick E. Uhl, Command- I
ng General, Fourth Service Com- I
nand announced here today. I
General Uhl staled, "In addition I
tho nrip'innl easualtv notifica- m
.ion telegram and letter of coil- I
lolence sent the emergency ad- E
lressee from the War Department I
n Washington, a letter will bo I
lir-mailed directly from the Com- I
nanding Officer of the Chaplain I
)f the organization to which the I
soldier was attached.. This letter I
vill be sent within a short while I
ifter the casuulty occurs and will I
)e specific in detail relative to
.he circumstances of death, fu- H
leral arrangements and overseas
Durial.
"When men are seriously wound- I
id, the information will be for- I
,varued direct from the hosiptai I
to the emergency addressees. I
"Relatives and friends of Army I
personnel casualties should keep I
in mind that from the time ok i
receiving.'the original notification I
from the Adjutant Geneial until I
the supplemental information ar- I
rives from the overseas theater, I
no furtlier word will be available I
at the War Department. I
"Prior to this new procedure, I
the only information in the War
Department was obtained through I
the initial casualty report se-.it by I
code indicating that the soldier I
had been listed as a casualty on I
a specific date. This made it im- I
possible for the office of the Ad- I
jutant General to answer the I
many queries for additional de- I
tails on deaths. Under the new I
program these details will bo I
supplied families at the earliest I
possible date from the soldier's E
commanding officer." I
Major James F. Morison, Per- I
sonal Affairs officer, Headquar- I
ters Fourth Service Command, E
pointed out, "In addition to sup- I
plying direct information on I
deaths, a new procedure is being fl
put into effect towards supplying B
progress reports on wounded and
seriously ill. Some of the hospital
personnel will write a letter to
the emegency addressee immediately
following the admission of
a seriously wounded man to the
Hospital, telling briefly the nature
if the wound. Fifteen days later
a card will be sent telling of the
progress made by the patient
ivhich in turn will be followed by
a second letter in another fifteen
days, provided the wounded
man is still on the seriously
.vounded list. As long as he iidn
this condition this procedure wjil
:ontinue at 15 day intervals.
"In the case of soldiers woundid
in combat but not seriously
11 a postal card will be sent every
fifteen days stating the condition
of the soldier."
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