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
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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
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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.
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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
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monies in Raleigh next week.
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Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Dec. 28, 1944.
Pfc. Cornell Bowling (
Is 57mm Gunner In *4th
"Red Bull" Division
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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
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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
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"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.
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"At this meetin*" Snow s.u.i,
"two direitoj v. v. . I be el>'ct • • i \
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th • stockholders."
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"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
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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
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e irity.
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Miss Kate Ellington was a rec
ent visitor at the A. J. Ellingtons
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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, |
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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.'
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W . ■ can. ■! l•' • . ' !' •
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mo. ; i '
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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.
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Mrs. Earl Connor of Thomas
ville visited her father, S. P
Christian last week-end.
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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.
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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.
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Miss Virginia Slawter of Ra
leigh was week-end guest of Mr. A
Mrs. J. R. Leake recently.
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Miss Lucille Martin of Benson
is spending Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. N. A. Martin.
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Mrs. Frank Martin is spending
a while with her daughter, Mr J.
Dick Eubank, in Baltimore.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith visit
ed the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Smith, near Walnut
Cove, Christmas Day.
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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.
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Mrs. lie'-, n Poland of Wilmin
. ton spent tlie holiday week-en i
with Miss Prat her Hall.
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Mrs. R ohort H. Todd left this
week for St. Louis, Mo. for a visit
with nl. tives.
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Mr. ami Mrs. Robert Sis!; an'
'!' ■'' We' Se! i v ,
i: nd :: ... L P. '
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N. M .'lot 'ay.
P - ! Mrs. V. 15. " ■
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':t t!>•• liol'days with t ! '
•i II : Point.
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Mrs. Mary Martin Wool of Ski
ma \:'-iti"; lur moth, r, Mi.
' N. A. Martin.
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Wei r Kin of Baltimore was
l he-re wi:!i his parents, Mr. an '
Mrs. P. n. r : T' V '• «• '
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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
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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.
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\ 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
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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
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