THE DANBURY REPORTER
Establisned 1872
MARVIN LACKEY
DIES AT FRONT
LAWSONVILLE BOY WOUND
ED IN GERMANY, LIVED
FIVE DAYS CASUALTY
LIST NOW STANDS iU
TWENTY-THREE.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lackey o
Lawsonville were notified by th-.
War Department Dec. 13, that
their son, Pvt. Marvin Lackey
died from wounds received in Ger
many.
Private Lackey, aged 19. had
been in service approximate'v 10
months. He was wounded in th ■
battle of Germrny and died :nv
days later. He was a nephew of
Mrs. W. H. Rhodes of Danbuiy.
Pvt. Lackey's death marks the
23rd casualty for the county, th?
list now standing as follows
Lieut. David 11. Mitchell, Kin,v
killed in action in china.
Sgt. John W. Collin?. Fiancisco
killed in action in Florida.
Lieut. Jack Hutcherson, Walnul
Cove, killed in plane crash while
training in Florida.
Pvt. Loyd Morefiold, King, kill
ed in action at Bougainville.
Cpl. Robert Hall, Meadows, kill
ed in action in South Pacific.
Petty Officer Jimmy Wallaci
Iriffin, Sandy Ridge, killed in ac
tion in Italy.
Cpl. Drewry Glenn Hooker, of
King, killed in action in Sicily.
Pfc. Everette J. Fulk, Pinnacle
killed in action in France, July 11.
1944.
Lieut. Thos. A. Egglestcn, Di!
fard, killed in action in Italy, July
3, 1944.
Sgt. Thomas H. Shelor, Fran
cisco, killed in action in France
June 20. 1944. !
Sgt. Richard T. Pell, Jr., West
field, killed in France, July 11
1944.
Sgt. O. W. Slawter, King, kille'
in action in France, August 21.
1944.
Philip Simmons, Francisco, kill
ed in asticn in France, Sept .
1944.
Pvt. Gilmer W. White. Route 2.
Walnut Cove, killed in action in
France September 22, 1944.
Pfc. Howard D. Tuttle, German
ton, Tk*:l on July 21, 1944, r»f
wounds received while in action
in Prance.
Pvt. Jadie C. Hodge, of Sandy
Ridge, killed in action in Holland
on Sept. 21, 1944.
Hubert Merritt of King, killed
in action.
Pvt. Buck Horton of King, kill
ed in action in Belgium.
Pfc. Millard E. Mabe of Sandv
Ridge, killed in action in Bel
gium, Oct. 27, 1944.
Pvt. Clayt Cardwell of West
field, killed in action in Germany
Clyde Lawson, of Lawsonville.
.rilled in action in European the
ater.
Pvt. Charles Malcolm Wall, of
Madison, Route 1, killed in action
ta Italy Oct. 29. 1944.
Pvt. Marvin Lackey, Lawson-
Volume 72
KING NEWS
King, Dec. 14. —A force of ca. !
penters are at work on a n-.'w
home for Pete Binkley in Wainu.
Hihu.
Jessie Lawson of High Point i.*
spending a few days here tin
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Ntli
Carroll, on West Main St.
Herbert Petree has purchased
from Mrs. Fannie White a lot o.i
East Broad St. on which he ex
pects to erect a new home lat.i
on.
Elton Newsum of the U. S
Navy, stationed at Boston, Mas.;.,
is spending an eight-day leave*
with hij parents, Mr. and Mr.-:.
Landis Newsum.
Hi* 1 Kirby has accepted a pas!
tion with the R. J. Reynolds T.
bar J Company at Winston-Hal-', •
and has already entered on h
nev duties.
J. E. Easley of Walnut Co-,
was among the business visitor?
here Friday.
Robert Newsum of the Navy
has returned to his ship in Caii-i
fornia after spending a sho't
leave with relatives here.
Rex Smith and Miss Marlene
Smith of Capella underwent ton
sil removal operations in the c!:n-'
ic here Friday.
Mrs. Debs Holder has returned-,
ed from a few days stay in Wash
ington. D. C., where she met her
husband, who is in the navy andj
I
stationed at BainTbridge, Md. (
Hbrace Smith of the Navy j?-!
spending a few days with fci«-|
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ruf'-s!
Smith.
Elmer Johnson, who resides in
the Mizpah section, is reported to J
be quite sick at his home.
Bill Cox, stationed at Foitj
Meade, Md., is here for a few days
on furlough.
Judging by the stork's report
the war should end pronto: Borrj
to Mr. and Mrs. Theo Manuel,
daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Steve"!
Starbuok, a daughter and to M:
and Mrs. Mor.roe Gibbens,
daughter.
Ben Boles of Washington, D. C
is spending a few days with rela
tives here.
Sergeant Mallard Alley, sta-i
tioned at Camp Atterbury, Ind |
and Corporal T. G. Slate, station-j
ed at Camp Butner, are at homr j
on furlough.
Killed In France
Pfc. George W. Minnick, bus- J
band of the former Miss Mary'
I
Ruth Beasley of King, was killed
in action in France Nov. 22. He,
was from West Va.
Tobacco Market Closes j
I
The tobacco markets of the j
Old Belt close on the 15th inst., j
which is tomorrow, Friday. I'.e
open Jan. 10, 1945.
ville, died of wounds received in
the battle of Germany, December,
1944.
Danbury, N. C, Thursday, Dec. 14, 1944.
(Editorials)
Tobacco Records Broken
The announcement of the Winston-Sa
lem Tobacco Market published in this
issue of The Reporter reveals that all to
bacco records have been broken by the
1044 crop, which has brought the farm
ers more money than they have ever re
ceived before in a single marketing pe
riod.
The demand for cigarettes existing a:
present coupled with probably the low
est stocks of raw materials in the hands
of the manufacturers, argues even high
er prices for tobacco growers of the next
crop.
The jrolden age for the farmer when he.'
mav retire his indebtedness and build u;o
a surplus for the future, is here.
In this connection it may be suggested
that the farmers should invest heavily in
wa v bends which are the safest security
in the world today.
At the same time besides insuring his
competence for the days to come when
the war is over, he will be hastening
that time by abundantly providing the
soldiers with superb equipment to do the
job.
Danbury's Fire Hazard
» »•
With the freezing nights when water
is frozen and when more and stronger
heat is required in homes as well as bus
iness places, the hazard of fire becomes
a subject that should engage the minds
of thoughtful people.
A small town like Danbury with a very
meager water supply and no fire protec
tion except a few spigots that soon be
come locked with ice, a fire would quick
ly become a disaster to everybody. There
are quite a number of buildings here
which if caught on fire in a wind would
mean the destruction of the town.
It would be mighty desirable that ev
ery family and business house should
keep a number of large vessels full of
water handy during the winter months
when pipes become frozen.
Exit Fish
Ham Fish, who was submerged in the
late flood after spending 24 years in con
gress, now sings his swan song. He says
the New Deal, Moscow, $400,000 and
Tom Dewey beat him.
Fish is a good riddance for congress.
One of the best things Mr. Dewey did in
his campaign fbr President was his re
pudiation of the arch isolationist from
New York.
Fish has been too intimate with some
of the enemies of the government. He
has opposed at all times the moves made
by the Roosevelt administration to pre
pare the country against the maddogs of
Europe and Asia.
'' The people were afraid of Fish. His
record was too bad. He got his deserts.
V
PUBLISHED Till RS!»A>/ £*
Pfc. Russel Stevens
Jbighis In Italy With
Gen. Maik darks oti
With 'I he Ki.ill Army In Italy
Pic. Russell A. T.e'.VUD, D:.M
bury, Route 1, driver, is li-iiitiu.,
with tn j JjUid Iniuiiuy ii'. o i::'iem
in the cuiicm Florence - liulognu
oiH:.sive iii Italy. The r«.gii..v»i.
is part cf tiie 9ist ' POWULI i..\
er" Division wLli Lt. Gt.i.
W. Ciark's Fifth Army.
The 3i3rd entered combat 1:.
Italy iast July 4 noith of the Ct
cina River on the right iiank o.
the 34„h "Red Bull" Division, to
which it wv.s ti:«. n attached.
The rt i:r.e;it rejoine.! the 111 •
111! :i.. ,1'y DiV. ol t. - i... ,
wli i • it c.\;n.'i it need u:u of i.s
tough- si b.ittLs. A butt:;!!->:i
t'i ■H■■ i : i ji.urcd ii.il 031, :i _.
i.;iios 6oiuh'.vi.£t of Cliiaaiii, ano
repelled a number of savage en.-
my counterattacks in hand-to-hand
fighting. The rockiness of the
hill made it impossible for the
doughboys to dig in sufficiently to
withstand a highly concentrated
artillery and mortar assault that
followed, but, after withdrawing
slightly, the outfit returned ani
re-took the hill.
During the night of July 17
the 363 rd, as the infantry ele
ment of a task force attached to
the 34th Div., moved into posi
i
tion southeast of Leghorn. The
next morning the 363 rd shifted
its strength to the northeast cor
ner of the seaport, maneuvering
:
with support of tanks and tank
i
destroyers. That night one of
infantry regiment's battalion?
fought its way through the north
ern districts of the city itself to
be the first American troops tc
i
enter the city.
The 363 rd next broke aerosr
I
the car.al north of Leghorn and
occupied the coastal sector from
the port city to Pisa, one of it?
battalions entering the city before
dawn July 24 and another one
reaching the city of the Leaning
Tower t!ir.t night. The 36.'! rd re
turned to the control of the 91st
Div. after holding that part r> r
Pisa south of the AT no for four
days. The regiment was on the
Fifth Army's right flank, fighting
as a unit of the 91st Division.
! when it went into action again.
Col. W. Fulton Magill, Jr., of
Portland. Oregon has Commanded
the 363 rd since last February.
Ration Board Warns
"Only Essential Users"
Need Apply For Tires
Applications for tires exceeds
the allotted quota by more tha.i
200 percent for this month. Only
essential users' applications and
distress cases arc being consider
ed. Used tires are no longer ra
tioned. All tire factories are run
ning overtime but the output is
bfeinfc absorbed toy the armfcd
forces.
*** Number 3,781.
BOARD HEARS TWO
CASES OF V lOLA HON
OF CEILING I'RIChS
PERSONS CONPUCTIN'J AUC
TION SALES SIiOLLI.) SEK
PRICE CLERK
(From Local CPA)
Two cases involving ihe sale of
uf i j cars in excess of ceiling
prices were heard before the Lo
cal Price Panel at the courthouse
Thursday. Cne case was deferred
for further evidence. In the other
the d-fvr.dant was taxed $33.00,
th* amount of the above-ceiling
pri-.e. Parties anticipating the
nf ust'd eais or trucks should
f.;:-! c-oti'f * t Prici Clerk and
secure the correct price bofoiv
t' . in-.. 1!;' tr•!>-tC?i-•».
F i « conducting auction
g"f le.sMr.i! property on
which th -re is a ceiling price an.*
required f " contact the Price
Clerk to ascertain the Veiling on
all articles affected. No article
may be sold even at auction above
the ceiling price, without the sell
er invoking upon himself the pen
alty.
RATION BOARD TO
MAKE DRASTIC CUT
IN GAS ALLOCATION
(From Local OPA)
The following wire has been re
ceived by the local rationing
board:
"Gasoline demand is far over
allocation for current quarter.
Continuation of European war
presents possibility of increased
military demand which must re
sult in decrease for civilian alloca
tion. If we continue to run over
allocation we will be forced to
take emergency measures Jan. 1.
Important that all boards follow
regulation more strictly.
Acting on this tip the LocaF
Board is beginning to curtail
' drastically all allocations down to
' actual needs. Since the tobacco
crop is practically sold it is sur
mised that a "B" book or less will
care for all ordinary users for
next quarter.
No gas for holiday trips will be
' issued.
Mrs. Addie Rothrock
Passes Away
Funeral services for Mrs. Addie
Lou Rothrock, aged 77, will be
held today at Bethesda Methodist
Church, with Rev. T. G. Williams
officiating. Mrs. Rothrock, widow
of the late J. F. Rothrock, died at
her home on Route 2. Walnut
Cove, Tuesday after a long illness.
Survivors include three sons,
1 James S. of Walnut Cove, Emory
k ' of Greensboro, and Horace of
i High Point; a daughter, Myrtle o.'
- the home. .
-i Burial will be at the churcb
- cemetery.
s Mrs. Rothrock was a splendid
j Christian lAdy Who will be missed
Jin the Bethesda community.