THE DANBURY REPORTER t£stablisne«l 187'2 KING NEWS 1 By E. P. NEWSLM King, Dec. US. VVm. Riser of USMC, SiUtioned at Camp Le juine, is spending a ten-day fur lough Willi relatives here. Ray Boles of Morehead City is spending the Christmas holidays with relatives here. Edwin White of Reidsville has returned to his home after a few days stay with relatives here. Miss Mary Sue Reeves of Spar ta is the holiday guest of her aunts, Misses Ruth and Ruby At wood on South Depot St. Mrs. Frank Stone left by plane Thursday for Miami, Fla., where she will join her husband, Lieut. Frank Stone of the army. Bark Love, who has been under treatment in the veteran's hospi tal at Johnson City, Tcnn., has returned to his home here. Sam White of Greensboro spent the week-end with his brother, R. C. White on Forest Grove Ave. Agneu Boles of the U. S. Navy is spending a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boles. The following tonsil removal operations were performed here Fridjay: John Hall, Jr., of Pilot Mtn.; Arthur Whitaker and How •d Whitaker of Greensboro. 0 ?red White has returned from Norfolk, Va., where he has been visiting his brother, Nome, who holds a position there. Mr. and Mrs. Jule Helsabeck have received notice from th" War Department that their son, Glenn, has been killed in action in Germany. Burke Meadows of the Merch ant Marine, stationed at Norfolk, Va., is at home for the holidays. Hero's the stor't's report: to Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Bennett, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Vyers. a son: and to M an I Mrs. Joe Dwigedns, n son. John I.ove, who lms bf>en in th air";.' r :v .« years and who har. be .> seein . action in Ncv Guinea is s'vidin r a f l lough with k' ; par\i , s. Mr. rnd Mis. Si.hirv Love n a r here. j-'ssl • A lias been serious ly V ) n : I in n-l -iurp, pccordin to a message received by rel i tivfsori the War Departmrr.'. Jos Ki ! V •n, • I ' ' • • in •• -. >. ho ft or a ' i ! ! • s i ' 7 ' i F ' ri i.v i . i'! t I'D* . v. '1 proVall e !:- !•' Sntti:'' y. O ■••■■' vi- . . Mips Vernon .> ' V. .!. * i! • P-n-i" Pi d;e: Vn so:.- rphi ia'i V rnon of Mac" son. "out" 1; Robert and W. '1 Vernon if Sniv.ly RM-j;e, Route 1: one sister, Mrs. Nannie Vernon o' San 'y Hiil .e; 2" grandchildren; and IS great-grand"hildren. Volume 72 KILLED IN FRANCE NOVEMBER 27 " jj&tj Sergeant »*ai'v°ui U. Lackey, only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Lackey of Lawsonville, Route L, died in France November 27 th o. wounds received in action on Nov. 25, the parents have been notifies by the War Department, i Sergeant Lackey was a grad uate of Lawsonville High School and entered the army January 6, 1944. He trained at Camp Croft, S. C., and in Mississippi. He went overseas four months ago. Surviving are the parents and two sisters. Mrs. Frank Merritt of Lawsonville and* Miss Margaret Lackey of the home. Nine Couples Apply For Marriage Licenses During December Marriage licenses were issuec ; to the following by the Liccr.st Bureau during December: Dec. I—N. N. Abbott to Marj i Ruth Hill, bo'-h of Waln/.t Cove. Dec. 6 Jesse Chatman, Mayo - dan, to Lenis Mabe, Walnut Cove , Dee. 9—-Roscoe Goad, Madison to Vcocie Bell, Mayo Jan. i Dee. lii- James Carl Ziglar ti i Nina Lee Carter, both of Madison Dec. Ui Lloyd B ••vmnn, .'it Airy to TV!..: I Will ir.l. B:im. Vi Dec. 19 Sarr.:el K. M irtir.i : Jr., Pine''la, t.) Margaret Fanner > Avery County. Dec. 10 Richard Vernon ♦ . Vary Vaughn Lewellyn, both o Walnut Cove. Dec. M .T'-t! h Millar J Ven - ablI". S. N ivy, to Virginia Eth> Tilley, Walnut Cove. - Dec. 20 H -rry «. Venab' Vale Mecur.i, to Tlv. lr.ia E. Law son, Danbvry. . ,"V. . Tim-' ■ C ■ T > 1 -I ■ fr ■ ■ ; ' (i i a». r •"! v■ > • • • : • I Fr ' • is'rr or "• • •••• !. . nnn I h'!. TO ATTEND !*: W Jl'R \TICN 11 P. I.of Ms. 'I. I. Fe tt P. ' I. Smith, Pani J. -s r?>. J"' s M; r'.ii : A. J. Fllinglrn, R 'i-I Geor- e at ■■ among tl ose front here who w : ; attend the inauguration cei I monies in Raleigh next week. I Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Dec. 28, 1944. Pfc. Cornell Bowling ( Is 57mm Gunner In *4th "Red Bull" Division I With The Fifth Army, Italy. - Pi:. Cornell Bowling, 57mm gu.i- nc. - , of Lawsonville, N. C., is a , member of an anti-tanl: platoo.i j which recently was given a divi- , sion citation for having knocke ] out Iwo German mortars, two ma- ; chine guns, an anti-aircraft gun a 75 mm gun and its prime mov er ar.d two vehicles in the capture of a town on the Italian front. His platoon is in the 35th "Red Bull" Division, part of Lt. Get . Mark W. Clark's Fifth Army. The outfit was supporting an infantry attack at the time of the action for which it is cited. A company of the attacking rifle men was pinned down by German fire from nearby buildings. The anti-tankmen wiped out two en my strongpoints in the buildingF releasing the doughboys. The platoon has been in comba'. ■ since landing in North Africa. Nov. 8, 1942. The outfit partici . pated in the Tunisian campaign. 1 and in Italy in the drive to the Arno River and in the grudging 1 advance through the mountain between Florence and Bologna. , Maj. General Charles E. Bolte, commanding the 34th Infantry Di vision, presented the citation to the anti-tank platoon, which is a unit of the 168 th "Rainbow" Regi : ment. Eleventh Annual Meet Of Production Credit Ass'n to Be Jan. 13 ' I "The Winston-Salem Production Credit Association, which makes agricultural loans to farmers in i) Stokes, Surry, Forsyth, Davidson Yadkin, Wilkes, Ashe, Caldwell Alleghany, and Watau;;.i chi.i!:.-; will ho! .1 its eleventh annual m • ••.■ in Winston-Salem in ilu Courthouse, o i Saturday, Jan. ' ! IP-15, at 11:0) o'clock a. m." A P. Snow announced this week. f "At this meetin*" Snow s.u.i, "two direitoj v. v. . I be el>'ct • • i \ i th • stockholders." I "We aie e\peetir.j; a l -, rge a ten .'ante," Pr l J. Vestal, | :-i .* :it the Association, st •.?• •« "T'tere i:i always :i ~n • - 1 al , ' interest ia our annual meetie.-; p': tleul "ly in tlu i •; .-L o:i : «>.'.ei ■ i i ; li.'lir ■ of i. i ;.. r •>i i.iti ai d-.u :a : »2 t ' r> V. I .'• ! 1 1' u ':i C : t ; ... : a • e.K>p ..V evedk s' I'.•' .1 :■. i I !'i r ■■ll t; t' of ! a" ! ■ opt toll ' ' y has of the ie.ti-n. T!:e ites more t :- '! 0 farmer-members in ! : t'>k i. e irity. II Miss Kate Ellington was a rec ent visitor at the A. J. Ellingtons I County Boys Serving With Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Army Sixth Army Group, France. - "Oh, we're taking it easy right now," explained Lt. Col. Leon A. Brock of Hor.c-a Path, S. C., com manding olTicer of the 6"ot!i Field Artillery Battalion, in which Sgt. Harvey A. Lawson, Route 1, Madison; Sgt. Hersey L. Wood, Route 2, Mt. Airy and Cpl. Joseph E. Morefield, Route 2, Pinnacle are now serving. "We've been pumping shells in all morning, but it's teen quiet for about an hour now." The gun crew of one of the bat talion's batteries of big howitzers was working on their gun a few yards away. The mud was dee; and cold. In the distance several French batteries were barking rapidly. The entire battalion, veteran o j Nerth Africa, Sicily and Italy, | I wag one of the American artillery , battalions supporting the French \ First Army in its drive to Ger- ] many along the Swiss border. In , , support of the start of the drive this one battalion had fired more than 4,000 rounds —400 tons-of ] ammunition. I Targets were the IS7O forts guarding the Belfort gap, neutra-| : liring them for the attack of the French infantry. German bat teries, many miles away, were si lenced by these powerful and ac curate American guns. German supply columns felt the power of the big howitzers. The battalion itself, which has; been supporting French troops ! ti Italy and France for a year, has been awarded the Croix de Guerre for its work with the French Ex peditionary Corps in Italy. One of the battalion's members hoi !s the Croix de Gfcrre. Another he! !a the Di-!.in ;uishcd S> rvi Cr *s, two hold the Legion oi M i it. 17 have Silver Stars, si : have Hronse Stars, and anot'vi six, aritil ol.s.wers, hold Air M>' i n!s, each with an Oak Leaf ln ter. In ndditir.n, the battalion holds a Croix de G'.eiro award 1 1 by Marshall Foeh in Wt.rM War 1. Six citations have i.e. .i given 1' battalion. "Put we're i loin! a* of >' ii r- - o:d ''if rec::r:uy with >i.» i;." 'C. Pro ■!■■ '. "Wlii n v.' ■ »v! ' - W . ■ can. ■! l•' • . ' !' • ■ . 1 mo. ; i ' f * J » • I ounded . 1 • tion V ■•••';•: ". Dixie " ! ..! X ' \ ' ' i'.i wo* ell ia fi " Miy fvi - ••• 'a ti i nr. 1 - nee in the back. Th* youn ■ m• t is reported doing W '!! ia > Iiok) 'al. Dixie was her- Satur day to ok'. t l.is two dnr.! r.t' wing fiom Winston I" speno ' Christmas. He was aceompani 1 • ( by his nephew, Guy Wood. PUBLISHED THLR^I»A\S LOCALS Lieut, and Mrs. \Vesley Haydcn and daughter, Brenda, of Macon, Ga., are spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Petroe. Mrs. Frank Burton, Jr., is visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burton. Sr., in Stuart, Va., this week. *#* * ♦ Mrs. Earl Connor of Thomas ville visited her father, S. P Christian last week-end. ♦* * 4 Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Joyce had as their guests during Christmas Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Joyce of i Winston-Salem and Mr. and Mrs ■ James B. Joyce and children of Wilmington. 11 •****» I Capt. and Mrs. W. S. Hunt are here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hall for several days before to Asheville for two weeks. Capt. Hunt recently re- « turned to the United States from j New Guinea where he was wound- ] ed. | i * ft « » • 1 Miss Virginia Slawter of Ra leigh was week-end guest of Mr. A Mrs. J. R. Leake recently. »»# # • Miss Lucille Martin of Benson is spending Christmas with her mother, Mrs. N. A. Martin. •«• 4 • Mrs. Frank Martin is spending a while with her daughter, Mr J. Dick Eubank, in Baltimore. Jr ft * ft Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith visit ed the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Smith, near Walnut Cove, Christmas Day. ft ft ft ft ft Angela end Dtcse Taylor, a . c'irv:pani -I by Mrs. W. 11. Wilki i p n of Winston-Salem, are spend ing this week in New York City. ■ •» » * * Mrs. lie'-, n Poland of Wilmin . ton spent tlie holiday week-en i with Miss Prat her Hall. |-» K * Mrs. R ohort H. Todd left this week for St. Louis, Mo. for a visit with nl. tives. ♦ ft ft 4 ft Mr. ami Mrs. Robert Sis!; an' '!' ■'' We' Se! i v , i: nd :: ... L P. ' ■ N. M .'lot 'ay. P - ! Mrs. V. 15. " ■ ? ':t t!>•• liol'days with t ! ' •i II : Point. :• if Mrs. Mary Martin Wool of Ski ma \:'-iti"; lur moth, r, Mi. ' N. A. Martin. # V> ■* .» Wei r Kin of Baltimore was l he-re wi:!i his parents, Mr. an ' Mrs. P. n. r : T' V '• «• ' I * * * Number 3,783 Wm. Loftis, Survivor of Carrier Princeton, Is Here On Visit Wm. Loftis was a seaman !i the carrier Princeton when that ill-fated ship was sunk in the Pa cific. Wm. among about 1200 oth ers were saved by American de stroys s after being some time in the water. About 100 men were lost. He was slightly wounded and spent some time in a hospital at Pearl Harbor. Wm., who is a son of County Supt. and Mrs. H. P. Loftis of the county home, and husband of tli3 ■ former Miss Scott, will be with his people 30 days after which he will then report back to the navy at Seattle, Wash. No News From Alger Martin, Reported Missing In Germany John Martin of VVestfield, whose son, Alger, is reported missing in action in Germany, was here Wed nesday. Mr. Martin said he had received no further advices from I the War Department regarding the missing boy. He dropped in to have the Reporter sent to his other son, Raymond, who is with the army in New Guinea. Col. Bedford Forrest Killed In France Col. Eedford H. Forrest, for merly connected with the Soil Conservation Service, with resi dence ;:t Danbury, was killed in France while in action on Nov. '26. Col. Forrest was a reserve oth cer m the army and left hero Foon after the win was declared, the fiist of ll'-ll'. He boarded at the homo of Mr. n i Mi.-. M. 10. \Y:.ll h ie, filling the |i - ! u now occupied by "t;ii-i A. C. Meta. H's !'.>; .e \ . t . v ludu, S. C. j \ ikji -• \ ion (Vy th.> County ;:t > We ofti n s v a f.: •.. ■ i \. .i'i is especially pioud of tii; f...t tint he owns a Icrfe amo: ni of lan 1 Quito contrary t>> t' Ihu.kinu It. C. White of King is in! in ; : ■ • . d:;e the fol! win . u . = "i.i 1 1 I? ' •! i 111 :) : l t■' ( ' • • r: ' • , ■ .! . , t } I >• 1 V ■ • ) ' • \ • : :c 1 ;• •! m ''' '' l 'V. !•*V i • 1 ';' jus?-=.: t■ « 'i* ten mt:: ! { • •]' i. tenants shrre in . „ ~ , h 'v ciop;i j;;st ;,s Mr. White do".; This r.i's'it explain why he sel i dandy hns any trwWe «;ot*'>r r i • i

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