THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established LST'2
TWENTY-THIRD BOY
DIES IN SERVICE
it. C. BOOTH KILLED IN AC
TION LATEST ADDITIO.N
TO CASUALTY LIST SON Of-
ED BOOTH
News is received of the (bath i:,
action of R. C. Booth, who In.-
lost his life in the European area.
He was a son of Ed Boo f !i ol
Moore's Springs. His foster par
ents were Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Cook of Germanton. i i*? wa.« in
ducted on March 17, 1014.
The death of young Biutli
brings the fatal casualty list Cot
Stokes county to twenty-;IT 1 , tii
roll now standing r.s follows:
LHi*. D>vi 1 11. Mi - V :i. Win;
kill I :n action in chir.i.
S.,'. Jo! n \Y. Fraiivisco
kil>i in lion in Floiida.
1 i.\.t. Juk H'.Uehoisun, Walnut
Cove, kill: i in plane crash while
training in Florida.
Pvt. Loyd MoreSeld, King, kill
ed in action at Bougainville.
Cpl. Robert Hall, Meadows, kill
ed in action in South Pacific.
Petty Officer Jimmy Wallace
iriffin. Sandy Ridge, killed in ac
tion in Italy.
Cpl. Drewry Glenn Hooker, of
' 1 ng, killed in action in Sicily.
P;'e. Everett 1 J. Fulk, Pinnacle
killed in action in France, July 1'
1944.
Lieut. The,s. A. Egghston, Dil
lard, killed in action in Italy, Julv
3, 1044.
Sgt. Thomas H. Shelor, Fran
cisco, killed in action in France,
June 20, 1044.
Sgt. Richard T. Pell, Jr., West
field. killed in France, July 11.
1044.
Sgt. O. W. Slawter, King, kille-. 1
in ration in France, August 21.
1044.
Pl.i'i'i Simmons, Francisco, kill
ed in action in Fiance, Sept.
1044.
Pvt. Cilmer W. White, Route 2
Walnut Cove, killed in action in
Franco September 22, 1044.
Pl'c. Howard D. Tuttle, German
ton, died on July 21, 1044, o!
wounds received while in action
in France.
Pvt. Jadie C. Hodge, of Sandy
Ridge, killed in action in HollanJ
on Sept. 21, 1044.
Hubert Merritt of Kiny, killed
in action.
Pvt. Buck Horton of King, kill
ed in action in Eelgiuni.
Pfc. Millard E. Mabe of Sandy
Ridge, killed in action in Bel
gium, Oct. 27, 19-14.
Pvt. Clnyt Cardwell of Wes*
fieH, killed in action in Germany
Clyde Lawson, of Lawsonville
_- 'lied in action in European th-*-
~ 0
er.
Pvt. Charles Malcolm Wall, o'
Madison. Route 1. killed in action
in Italy Oct. 29. 1044.
Sgt. Marvin O. Lackey, Lawson
ville, died of wounds received in
the battle of Germany, December.
1944.
R. C. Booth, Germanton, killed
Volume 72
" Native Of Stokes
Dies At Kernersville
•- Mrs. Rcr.a Nelson, age 70, o.
N Kernersville, died at her horn.
!• Saturday morning, having bee.,
in declining health for one yea l
and seriously iil for three days.
Born in Stokes county Sej ten:
ber 16, 1564, she was the daugli
i. ter of James and Delilah Til'.ev
1 Nelson. She lived in Kernersville
• for the past five years and prior
1. to that time resided in Stoke
i- county.
She was of Primitive Baptist
faith.
! Surviving are two daughter-*.
Mrs. Noah Snyder. Mrs. E. I'. La
taker. bother i! K-Tneisv;!!-"': .
brother, J. F. Von -i K ••v-.
vi:i>; on? .«>••!, Mrs. L.
' N 1-on i f \\V • t ('. p.- 4 • ! ;
1 Funeirl servit.es '.vere c:\bc'-
e i.l at Clear Springs Baptist!
Church Monday afternoon at 3i
o'clock. Elicr J. Watt Tune of-1
ficiatcd and interment was in the 1
church cemctcrv.
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( Eighteen
Register For Draft
( During December
The
year-oh's of StoK-s county regi®
tercd for Sel- tive Service at
Loeal Draff P'V.rd during the
mon'h of December:
' Rir. Jolph Johnnie B ovivn.
Lawsonville: James Albert Mi'ch
ell. Pinnacle; Clarence Edwar.lj
Morgan, Walnut Cove; Robert Lio
nel Wall, Wal.nvt Civ?; D. C.j
Goins, Jr., Francisco; Pete John, j
Germanton; Joseph Dewitt Got'f.i
Tobaccoville: Bill McCall Rhode?.!
Madison, RFD; Harold Lee West-!
' moreland, Tobaccoville; Cahin
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Eu.ii no McHone, Lawsonvillo.
Adr.a Leo Poll, Westfield. RFD;)
Joel Walter llylton, Walnut Cove;|
Oscar Warren Jr., Germanton
Walter Frank Simpson, Pine Hal!; i
1 Roy H.Tsseil Bennett, King: By-!
num McKee Wood, Sandy Ridg";
Russell Nelson, Danbury; Ray Lo
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roy Jones (Col), Danbury.
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Gas Applications
j Should Be Made To
Nearest Panel
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Applicants for supplemental!
gasoline should make application'
to the nearest panel member, ac-!
cording to the Rationing Board.,
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This panel now consists of th?l
following:
Sandy Ridge- John A. Dodson
Sam Vernon, Jno. W. Dodson.
Walnut Cove—Mrs. Gladys W
McPherson.
Germanton, L. M. McKenzie, Jr.
King Geo. Barr. Golden Baker.
Mrs. Nelle Carroll, W. A. Wall. I
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Pinnacle —E. F. Stone.
Westfield- Wallace Smith.
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Francisco—Sam Lawrence.
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Danbury—Ed Taylor.
in action in European area in De
j cember, 1944.
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Jan. 4, 1945
New Year
We are entering the threshhold of a
new year. 'l;.e old year with its pleas
ures, its heartbreaks, its successes and
its tailures, its smiles and its tears, is
gone forever.
Let us face the New Year with strong
hearts and willing* hands, ready to ac
cept the sacrifices which may be ours be
fore ancther year.
These are the most terrible and sad
dest times in the history of the nation. It
behooves every man and every woman
to stand fast and see it through until
victory clowns our efforts and we can
welc me back peace and good will.
N : person who goes about bellyaching
and e' iti:i imr our war leaders, who are
doina* t-'eir best, is a potential enemy.
Our -eiders will win. Anyone who dis
courages or disparages is endangering
movi'o t N c home front and adding
fuel to fires that would burn our civ
ilization down.
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Legislature
It meets today, after the inauguration
of Gov. Cherry.
Important legislation coming up at
this term includes disposing of the im
mense State financial surplus, which
will reach 70 millions in June; better pay
for the teachers; providing additional
(Hun ters for the overcrowded State hos
nit'ils; ordering a referen
dum on liquor; establishing the great
health program to include a larore cen
tral hospital or county hospitals; etc.
The interests of Stokes county will 1 e
finely represented in this momentous
session by Senator Carlos E. Davis and
Representative William F. Marshall.
These boys are abundantly equipped
with brain, courage, foresight and in
tegrity.
They can be trusted to see that our
county gets a square deal, and they can
be relied upon to support in every way
the State and national governments in
the policies which mean for the general
betterment of the country.
Holding The Huns
The great German counter-offensive
on the Western front is being held. Pat
ton is smashing it on the south, while
the regrouped First army under Hodges
is smiting it on the north and west. The
Huns have lost more than 60,000 men
and incalculable materiel. Our losses
have also been very heavy. Both sides
are steadily reinforcing their armies
Thn may be the decisive battle of the
war.
Markets Reopen
The tobacco markets will reopen Jan
uary 9, next Tuesday. Much tobacco is
still in the hands of the farmers. They
will rii: h this remainder to the sales as
soon as the warehouse doors swing open,
to clear the decks for the next crop. The
farmers have reaped a rich harvest for
their 1944 crop. Manpower is scarce,
but 1945 will see a big acreage planted
if the seasons are favorable.
(Editorials)
PUBLISHED THURSDAYS
Gernianton Soldier In
i Crack Artillery Outfit
Of 6th Army Groui;
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Sixth Army Group, Franee.-
Artillery barrage preparation;
that opened the French First Ar
my's drive along the Swiss borde.
to the TTnine smashed and neutra
lized enut.iy artiiiery and fortifica
tions in the Belfort Gap region.
The planning that directed that
barrage and the location of the
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German guns that were smashe
before they could hinder the drive
was just a part of the day's work
for the Ist Field Artillery Obser
vation battalion, which is wo:!
ing with the First French Army
in France. In this battalion a:
Cpl. Hubert B. Bowman, Germ tn
ton. Route 1; Cpl. Jack Boyle.*
Pilot Mountain.
Using "sound and flesh" meth
ods, the soldiers of this battalion
located enemy batteries accurate
ly and quickly. When it was tinu
for the drive to start, America
and French artillerymen, working
side-by-side, quickly smashed the
enemy's big guns.
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"One story of how effective our
location was is that an enemy
battery fired a couple of rounds
to show an inspecting Germ:m
general staff how good they wer.\
Major E. J. Morris, Jr., Sylacauga
Ala., battalion commander, ex
plained. "But no sooner did the;
fire than we replied. Our locatio
had been penect and the Yank
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shells landed right on the target
and wiped out the battery and th
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visitors.
The battalion commander wen'
on to explain that their job is to
"gather information to neutralize
enemy artillery activity during
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th" critical phase of operations,
and to supply survey for artil
le*-v."
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| The battalion has been in the
line continuously, cx-ept far rr
riods of moving to ne»* pojiticiis
since December, 1942, rer.- rtedl'
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longer than ar.v American ur.it
since 1865. This brttalici is also
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the oldest Amerv >n £> d artil
lery observation battalion in the
Ari.iv, I'.cordinc: tr- oflicva of 11.:
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organization.
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Rationing Board To Be
Closed Tuesday, 9th
Through Thursday, 11
The Rationing Board office at
Danbury, according to an an
announcement. will be closed to
the public on Tuesday, Jan. 9:n
through Thursday, Jan. 11. This
is being done to afford the clcar
ical force to make inventory and
adjust the 1945 files. The public
is requested not to visit' the office
on these days.
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OLD CHRISTMAS
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Tomorrow, Jan. 6, is Old Christ
mas. Those wh'o did not kno\.
when the other Christmas came,
jmay observe this one.
* Number 3,784.
KING NEWS
By E. P. NEWSIJM
King, Jan. 4.—Tink Shore, who
has been undergoing treatment in
the Baptist Hospital, Winston-Sa
lem, as a result of an automobile
wreck, is sufficiently improved to
be removed to his home here.
Frank Pulliam of the U. S. N.,
is spending a 21-day furlough
with his family here.
Joe Holder, who holds a defense
position at Norfolk, Va., is spend
ing a few days with his mother,
Mrs. Debs Holder on North Depot
St.
Fred Smith of Capelln under
went a tonsil removal operation i.i
the clinic here Tuesday.
D *vi 1 Bla'tely of Baltimore lin.-j
pi: l {he Tiome of Yester
Wall on West Main St., considera
tion, $4,C00.
Fred Kapp has returned to his
ship at New York after a few
days' leave spertf with relatives
here.
Howard Newsum of Tobacco
ville underwent a tonsil removal
operation here Friday.
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Harvey Hall, who is serving ov
erseas, has been promote J to Tech.
Sergeant.
Miss Kate Perry Stone, trained
nurse at the clinic here, fell on
the ice Friday, fracturing her
arm. She is getting along as weil
as could be expected.
Harold Calloway has returned
to his command at Camp Bland
ing, Fla., after spending a few
days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Calloway, who reside
near Trinity Church.
Joe Pulliam of the Navy, is
spending a short leave with rela
tives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Worth Bowen an
nounce the birth of a daughter.
The young lady arrived Friday.
Jack Adkins of Fort Meade. Md.,
. son of Mr 7 and Mrs. Rural Adkina,
is here on furlough. ,
Robert Holder of Greensboro is
t spending a few days with rela
-i tives here.
Sgt. Allen White spent a week
> end pass with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Loyd White on West
Main St. He is stationed at Keis
ler Field, Charlotte, N. C. y
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rumley have
returned to their Tiomc at Stan
leyville after paying a visit to
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Love on Pul
liarn St.
Board Changes Hours
Of Weekly Meetings
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• Hereafter the Ration Board will
I meet meet regularly on Mondays
' at 0:30 A. M. to noon instead of
2:30 as in the past, j n the ab
sence of Chairman Davis, all gas
oline applications and all gasoline
panels will be under supervision
of J. Wm. Morefied. Tires, fu.'l
oil oil, boots, shoes, etc., will be
under supervision of S. A. Flinch
p*»i.