/rites Letter fight Years Later
? is a letter received
Red Cross headqaar
from Kenneth
veteran now employ
"s ?heniical company in
W Fla. s,mP'-v but,
V in the words Of
,houW know, of Red
for our soldiers and
* tflken a mighty long
around to writing this
'Lit eight years to be
*?r since I u"*nt into the
, u.,s the beginning of my
? *ith the Red Cross.
Through an intensive training j
period here in the States; on the i
ship going overseas; in Ireland, i
England, Scotland, France ? the
Red Cross was always there ser- j
ving.
?Then the slow journey oaek to
the Btates via numerous hospitals
in England and then another
lengthy period of hospitals here I
in the States. I
"By this time I had hopelessly
lost track of the innumerable ]
times the Red Cross had served ? ;
entertaining, donating gifts, per- 1
forming personal services, maln-j
tainlng dubs ? to mention Just a
few.
"The outstanding picture I've j
retained was of a hospital in Eng- 1
land. Just three days out of com
bat. Shell fragments and a ma
chine-gun bullet had caught me ?
at the same time.
"Dully, my main feeling was ;
onte Of loss. Loss of personal pos
sessions. My clothing had been
cut away on the battlefield. My
wattfi, wallet containing all the
little personal items one lives !
with daily, money ? everything j
gone. Nothing of my own left. |
"Then standing by my bed was j
* Red Cross worker. She had a i
little, gaily-colored bag. She !
opened it and showed me the con- 1
tents, Razor, blades, soap, tooth- ?
brush, tooth-paste, cigarettes, j
EA Members: ~
utfit Your Home With
G-E Electrical Appliances
We say FREEZING
sthe modem way to preserve
its easier! its coder! it's quicker!
*
Ebot-water baths!
NO
arduous boiling
for hours!
NO
scalding; Of jars,
rubbers and lids!
NO
cooling jars to
watch and turn!
Scms doy you'll wonder why you ever Mood
over a hot stove for hours to preserve, when it's
k easy with a home freexer.
Just picture yourself preserving this modern,
etsier way:
1. You scald your vegetables.
2. Pick and seal them in sanitary, airtight
KontaiBcrs.
, , iw.,A , ?i'jl:iun sioi..
3. Pat (hem in your home freezer! And
that's alt!
We have the General Electric Home Freezer
that's roomy enough to hold 280 pounds of
fo?4. There'i lira a smaller model? 4-cu-ft ?
Aat Wolds 140 peunds. You tan preserve foods
the yMr rowsd ? and keep them delicious and
fresh np.to ? year. ?" " ?'
some hard candies, a small peheil
? not much perhaps when fig
ured in dollars and cents ? but to
me it meant starting all over
again.
"It took away the lost feeling.
Right then,'' I would not have
taken any amount of money in
the world for that bag. She tied it
to the head of my bed and left.
I didn't even thank her. I could- j
n't.
"A few months ago I made
Application for an automobile i
through the Veterans AtJminis- j
tratlon. Next thing I knew, a let- 1
ter was received stating that the
American Red Cross representa
tive had presented by claim. The
Red Cross again! I've since re
ceived the automobile.
"Words are inadequate to ex
press thanks for what you have !
done, not only for me, but for
thousands of others. If I can ever
be of service to your organization,
all you have to do is let me
know."
PIREWAY
PIREWAY ? Mrs. Mandy Rhod
es and Miss Magdalene Rhodes
returned home Saturday night
after spending a week with Mrs.
Rhodes' daughter and son-ln-taw,
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Faison in
Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Smith
were Tabor City visitors Wed
nesday.
Mrs. T. E. Smith spent Wed
nesday in Whiteville accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Vance Benton
of Loris, Rt. 2.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Duncan
were visited Saturday by his bro
ther, Lona Duncan of near Doris.
Henry Smith was a visitor in
Tabor City Friday.
Mrs. Martie Benton was the
Tuesday guest of Mrs. T. E.
Smith.
Edward Gore was a business
visitor in Whiteville Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith
and Children Rose Helen and
Ralph Edwin, spent Thanksgiving
in the home of Mrs. Smith's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theldoh
Soles of Guideway.
Visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Duncan Sunday
were his sisters, Mrs. Ruth Min
cie and Mrs. Earl Grainger of
Lake Swamp, S. C.
Mrs. Lula Bordeaux of San
Berdando, Calif, visited Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Smith Friday.
Mrs. Clara Lee Smith and Mrs. J
Delia Smith were the Saturday
afternoon guests of Mrs. Barnie
Benton.
Herman Smith and Henry
Smith made a business trip to
Hallsboro Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollis Benton and
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Benton of
at Guide secti<5h, and Mrs. Mat
"jfbrmy Duval were Sunday
guests of Mrs. T. E. Smith.
J. M. Benton spent Wednesday
in Tabor City.
Miss Naomi Smith was the
Sunday afternoon guest of Mies
Doris Gore.
Sgt. and Mrs. Norwood Ldhg
and small daughter, Donna, of
Pensecola, Fla. were visiting re
latives here during the weekend
Mr. and Mrs. James Puckett of
T&bci- City were recent guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grice and
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Puckett.
Austin Long was a visitor in
WhitevlWe Saturday.
Herman Elderdice and Isaac
Long were visitors in Whiteville
one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Long and
Mrs. Billie Grice Jr. spent Sun
day afternoon in Nakina visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Watts.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Benton and
small daughter, Mary Frances, of
Acme, were the weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J: M. Benton
and Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Canady.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gore were
the Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Eddie Grice.
Mrs. Beatrice Laurimore and
Mrs. Ester Canady visited their
SiBter, Mrs. Laura Duncan Sat- 1
urday.
W. C. Puckett and Elderdice
Smith matte a business trip to
Whiteville Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Hewett spent Mon
day with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. I. W. Long.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Smith of
Dulah were SfcturJay night guests
of Mr. a?d Mfs. H. C. Hewett.
M. W. Long and Ike Long made
a business trip to JTabor City
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Clerfl
mons and children of Rocky j
Mount spent Thanksgiving in this
community.
Mr. and Mrs. Liston GriCe and
Mr. and Mrs. , Grover Grice of
Whiteville spent Thanksgiving '
with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grice. |
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jacobs of
Wilmington and Mr. and Mrs.
Noah Jacobs of Georgetown visit
ed in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Jacobs during the holidays.
Greeley Long of K. C. T. C.,
Greenville, spent Uke holidoys here j
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Long.
Miss Berniece Canady spent
?ometime taet week with her
brother and sleter-to-tew, Mr. and
Mrs. Major Canady to tabor City.
Mi-, and Mrs. Melvin Long and
small ttettghter, Betty, were visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Long
of Loris, Rt. 2 Saturday after
noon.
Billie Grice Jr. Was a Tabor
City visitor Saturday.
Chopped freeh or canned mush
rooms are an excellent addition
to condensed tomato ?oup. The
combination may be used as a
soup or a sause.
? ? ? , _
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?!' one thing, ii'i dependablt. In the General
?wnc Home Freeier is the very same type re
,itri,'?g system used in the General Electric
?fywstor. And, more than 1,700,000 of these
*""B? 'la,e teen in use ten years or longer.
''CTer'' Electric cabinet is called the "Per
* " Repeated laboratory tests have proved
'lie cabinet keeps food frozen for several days
?he current has been shut off.
all, we don't have to ?all ytw oai the
^ ^"tric name. Ysa probably al
Much 4aM i In thib great electrical orgMnntioh
?3 we have. ,?
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