fi
^TtEAK IN ADVANCE OUT!
four Year 1
Escapee And
In Superior
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One convict, already serving
I ]<> years on the roads, got an
' additional tour year sentence
tacked on to his term, and his
buddy, a former fellow convict |
goes back to do an additional
four year stretch for an escape
perpetrated last week, when the
convicts from the Jackson coun- 1
ty prison camp were working on
the highway near the Glenville
power house. Talmadge Gregory,
serving years for breaking
. -.. flvina u/nc with t.hp work i
ana -
crew of prisoners, when his
partner. Otis Chase of Burnsvine,
drove up where the men
were working, picked Gregory
tip, and drove away. Less than
an hour later, Sheriff Leonard
Holden and Highway Patrolman
Ray Erwin arrested the men on
the Cullowhee mountain. When j
they plead guilty in the Superior '
Court, Judge Allen H. Gwyn !
sentenced each of them to four
years on the roads. .
Oscar Hurst drew a 17 months
sentence, with one year of it
suspended for five years good
behavior, when he entered a
nolo contendere to a charge of
aiding Hugh Harril and Clarence
Tyler to escape. These wer<e
the two men who were arrested
by officers at Cherokee, last
week, following an escape frdm
the Polk county jail, and a series
of robberies over two states.
Hurst was identified by Burton
Brown of Dillsboro, as the third
man he saw burning paper on
a side road. This incident reported
by Brown led to the arrest
of Tyler and Harrell.
The criminal term of court was
completed on Wednesday.
Judge Gwyn sentenced Coy
Settlemyer to serve four months
on a drunken driving case; and
Bill Giles. John Edward Sorrels.
Alfred Bowers. Roscoe Silvers,
and Browder Gibson each
drew a fine of $50 and costs and
had their license revoked on
drunken driving charges.
About Christmas time, a
charge of dynamite set off near
a cafe in Cashier's Valley, owned
by M. J. West and T. S. Lance,
.severely damaged the building
and contents. John Lee Rogers,
Thomas Hawkins. Junior Bumgarner,
James Robinson and
Norton Dillard, all Cashier's
youths, entered pleas of guilty
of destruction of property and
drew two years' suspended sentences.
upon good behavior and
upon payment to Messrs West
and Lance the sume of $1100 to
reemburse them for the damage
done.
4-H CLUB ORGANIZED
AT BETA TUESDAY BY
COUNTY HOME AGENT
The Beta 4-H Club was organized
by Miss Margaret Martin,
Jackson county Home Demonstration
Agent, o n Tuesday
morning ?1 this week, at the
Beta school. Miss Martin talked
about the importance of 4-H
Club work. There were 68 boys
and girls who joined the club.
Tbe club elected officers as
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ouows: president, Jay Lee
Shook; vice-president, Arbie Sue
Ensley; .secretary, Edoleen Cur"
rV; club reporter, Patsy Cope.
local students
were registrars
Cullowhee, Feb. 17 (Special) ?
Maxine Reagan, daughter of Mr.
unci Mrs. Melvin Reagan of
Whittier, Misses Lillian and Virginia
Messer, daughters of Mrs
S. M. Messer of Cullowhee, and
I'Uollle Reed, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. T. E. Reed of Sylva
Aei'e four of the nine students
who wore selected from the
Harness Education Departmenl
Western Carolina Teachen
f,?llege to serve as registrars or
February 16 in the various com"initios
of Jackson County
^Lss Reagan registered draftee!
^ Tuokaseigee; Misses Messer at
,nhn'.s Creek; and Miss Reed a1
CsUowhee.
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rerm Given
Accomplice
Court Here
Miss Allison
Named Queen
Of May Court
The student body of Western
Carolina Teachers college has
elected a senior, Miss Prances
Allison, brunette of Sylva, for
its May queen. In the same election
the students chose the maid
of honor, petite Miss Betty Hodgins,
of Guilford, and 10 other
girls from four college classes
as attendants for the queen's
court.
Several weeks ago 24 girls were
nominated for the May court, 10
from the senior class, eight from
the junior class, eight from the
sophomore class, and two from
the freshman class. From this
number the girl receiving the
highest number of votes in the
Senior or junior class was to be
queen, and the girl receiving the
second highest number was to
be maid of honor. Four of the
attendants were to be chosen
from the senior class, three from
! the junior class, two from the
! sophomore class, and one from
| the freshman class.
Members of the court chosen
from the senior class are: Miss
Joy Juniper, of Daytona Beach,
Fla.; Miss Helen Miller, of Leicester;
Miss Juanita Porter, of
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swannanoa, ana mus j-rurumy
Poston, of Smithfield.
From the junior class were
j chosen: Miss Emma Duff Blades,
of New Bern; Miss Helen Mci
Devitt , of Marshall, and Miss
I Helen Painter, of Cullowhee.
Sophomores for the court are:
Miss Lucille Hunter, of Spring
Creek, and Miss Betty Lamb, of
Asheville.
The only freshman to be
chosen for the court is Miss Faye
Barger of Hickory.
The queen-elect, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Allison, of
Sylva, has received a number of
signal honors both in Sylva high
school and at college. During her
junior and senior years in high
school she was vice president of
her class and chief cheer leader
She was winner of the extracurricular
award her junior
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John Burnett
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| Fasses Away in
Jackson, Miss.
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Many friends here will regret
to read the following announcement,
copied from a Chattanooga
paper, regarding the
death of Rev. Dr. John S. Burnett.
Dr. Burnett, a Methodist
minister, who has held many
charges in various arts of the
country, was born and reared
in Webster township.
Services for Dr. John a*. Burni
ett, Pittman Center Sevier
County, who died Monday in
Jackson, Miss., will be held at
11 A. M. Sunday in First Methodist
Church, Chattanooga. He
was 78 years old, and had been
a Methodist minister for 54
i years.
*#? ?! i Ritvmtt.t.. lfcft for
XJi . dliU iV4i 0* v ^
^ a trip only a few daye ago. They
. told friends they planned tc
"travel around."
Dr. "Burnett was superintend.
ent emeritus-ofPttoman Center
. He had heW-pastorates'in Chat[
tanooga and KnoxviHe. He was
. superintendent of the* financial
, division of the University ol
{ Chattanooga, and superintendi
ent of the Southern ifightfandi
; Division, Board of Home j Misj
sions, and Church. Extension oi
i the Methodist EptseopaTChurch
- I in 1919.
. I Dr. Burnett-leaves two da ugh>
ters, both HvEig In Chattanooga
t and two sons, one living in Geort
gia and the other at stroues;
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Play ersl
To Give Play
February 26th
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"The Goose Hangs High." by
Lewis Beach is the Western
Carolina Players' dramatic offering
Sot the winter quarter on
the stage of the.Western Carolina
Teachers College Auditorium,
February 26.
First produced by the Dramat|
ic Theatre, Inc., at the Bizon
Theatre in New York, this' play
has been one of the most popular
comedies in modern theatrical
history. After its stage run
IX. ?. ? #11 9 1 * ? 1 *
it was iumea ana nas naa marsed
success on the road.
The plot centering about the
three grown children of the Ingals
family finds its counter
part in every home where there
are grown children, and it's
theme?the younger generation
?appeals to both the parents
and the younger generation.
H. B. Knox, Lincolnton and
Lucille Meredith, Guilford College,
play the leads. Supporting
them are Tom Byers, Shelby;
Russell Byrd, Greensboro; Reuben
Harris, Gastonia; Ruth Elliott,
Cullowhee; Lorene Browning,
Bryson -City; W. R. Hall, Jr.,
Young Harris, Georgia; Jack
Holloman, Kingston; Margaret
Moore, Marion; John Tyree,
Lexington, Kentucky; Vera
Hosaflook, Waynesville, and Elmer
Neill, Cherryville.
The play is being directed by
Miss Mabel Tyree, faculty sponsor
of the Western Carolina
Players. Alma Jackson, Waynesville,
is the student director.
Mrs. R. U. Sutton
Heard By P. T. A.
With the principal address being,
delivered. by Mrs. R. U. Sutton,
district P. T. A. president,
Sylva Parent-Teachers Association
celebrated Founder's Day,
Tuesday- evening at the school
building. Mrs. Sutton was presented
by Mrs. Harry Ferguson.
The High School Glee Club favored
the parents and teachers
with two numbers, under the
direction of Mrs. Grover Wilkes.
Beports : were made on the
Victory Book drive; and Mrs. E.
J. Duckett, presiding; called for
the attendance of parents. The
banners went to Mrs. Thomas'
room in the primary department,
Mrs. Freeze, in the graded
School, and Mrs. Scott, in the
high school.
Following the program, coffee
and cake was served in the cafeteria.
ROY BAKER GIVEN
ARMY PROMOTION
Roy J. Baker, a former resident
of Dlllsboro. North Caro
llna, has been promoted from
the grade of First Sergeant to
the grade of Master Sergeant
in Headquarters Battery, 92
Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
Second Armored Division.
Master Sergeant Baker's promotion
places him in the position
of Sergeant Major of the Battalion
in which he serves.
Master Sergeant Baker had
been First Sergeant of "D" Battery,
14th Field Artillery (Armored)
from September 22, 1940
to the date of his present promotion.
Master Sergeant Baker makes
his home in Columbus, Georgia,
where he lives with his wife,
Nellie Baker. He is the son of
Mr. J. W. Baker of Dillsboro.
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JACKSON GIRLS ARE
. ON CLUB PROGRAM
i Cullowhee, Feb. 17 (Special)?
I Maxine Reagan, daughter of
! Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Reagan of
. Whittier and Irene Bryson,
i daughter of Mr. and Mrs J A.
. Bryson, Sylva, were on the prof
gram of the Business Educai
tion Club meeting of Western
Carolina Teachers College which
Was nexa on rruiuy, rcuiuu; *?.
, Miss Reagan made an interest
ing talk on Tennessee Valley Au
ithority tests and Miss Bryson
discussed civil service tests.
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3 CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRl
The Home Front J
Just because Axis warplanes r
haven't yet raided American '
cities, don't make the mistake of 1
thinking the Axis is ignoring our J
home front.
Remember the Axis method?
divide and conquer? Night and
day, Joe Goebbels' radfc-ranters Sl
have been telling us the British ^
were trying to get us to fight
their war. Meanwhile, they were s
telling the British we were trying
to steal their markets and n
make Washington the capital of s
the world. How successful hav^
they beeen in selling their *
wares? Well, the measure of Sl
their success lies in the amount *
of suspicion, grumbling and mis- P
trust which they can produce "
among the United Nations.
Instead of falling victim to
such obvious propaganda, let's
inject into our conversations v
some of the facts and figures *
about our war program. Instead
of fuming about what the British
are doing, or not doing, in J
Burma or Libya, let's keep posted
on what we, as civilians, can
do to help America reach her
maximum war effort. e
Auto Graveyards To Go J
Field men of the Bureau of 1
Industrial Conservation, working 8
in cooperation with the WPA, J
have begun a survey of automobile
graveyards in the Carolinas (
and Virginia in an effort to ex- *
pedite the flow of scrap mater- J
ials into war production. Most
graveyard operators are demon- J
strating their willingness to aid
in the program. In cases where c
operators fail to cooperate, how- c
ever, they will be given a reasonable
time to strip old automobiles
of usable appliances and 1
the government then will resort ji
to requisitioning. , ' *
Salvage To The Front
Twenty-three states, including
the Carolinas and Virginia are I
either organizing salvage com- i
mittees or have completed or- *
gani^atioo^Thepublic may as- <
"Stst in tbe program by collect- <
iing scrap metals, rags, rubber I
and waste paper. Collections i
should be sold to local waste 1
dealers or given to collecting j]
charities. |l
Seeking Rubber Sources j1
The Japanese thrust into Ma- (
laya and the Dutch East Indies *
may have cut off a great part *
1 of our rubber imports, but al- 1
ready we are preparing for the {
day when our present reserves
are exhausted. Not only will ]
plants be established for the (
manufacture of synthetic rubber,
but the United States is
working with Brazil for the de- <
velopment of Amazon Valley as j
a vast rubber producing area.
It is estimated that from 60,- j
000 to 70,000 tons a year can be <
gotten from the wild forest reg- j
ions, although President Roose-I
velt warned recently that there 4
will be a real problem in getting <
crude rubber out of the hitherto,1 <
virtually inaccessible area. ,
Dln't Waste Food j j
Consumers who have built up ,<
hoards of sugar win nave stamps
torn from their ration books, j
thus depriving them of their ]
right to buy more sugar until |
their hoards are used. When j
consumers apply for War Ration ]
Book No. 1, they will be required ;
to make a certified statement j
as to the amount of sugar per ]
person in their family. All sugar .
in excess of two pounds per person
will be considered hoarded. ;
"It should be a point of pride
with every good American not ,
to hoard or waste food", de- <
j clared Claude R. Wickard, secretary
of agriculture, and Leon
Henderson, administrator of the
Office of Price Administration,
in a recent joint statement. They
said the aim of their agencies
would be to stabilize living costs
and prevent inflation.
War Boosts Building
New construction will reach a
total of $10,750,000 in 1942, topping
the dollar volume of construction
in any year since 1928,
according to Labor Secretary
Perkins. "More than six billion
dollars, or 60 per cent of the 1942
construction," she said, "will
11?? finanna^ nmrlr 1111- I
De r cucx OHJf-imu.uv.vu nut. >...
der the expanded war program.
Although private construction
and non-defense public works
will decline sharply in 1942, the
war program will more than offset
the decline.
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IARY 19, 1942
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Jackson Sends
rhirty^Ien To
Fort Jackson
Thirty young toen from Jackon
county left Qylva last Thursay
morning far Fort Jackson
or induction into the United
tates Army.
The bus left from the Comlunity
House, where following
hort talks by Dan Tompkins
or the American Legion, and
Irs. E. L. McKee, for the Jackon
County Chapter, American
Led Cross, the young men were
,rocont.pH ffiftji hv t.hp T.ftpinn
'X V.UVA4WV4 b*A VV# ?O -7
,nd a New Testament each, by
he Sylva Methodist Church.
The young men who went in
he last contingent were, Harey
Gillan Fisher, Howard Ed/ard
Blackburn, Clyde Verna
larris, Dennis Briton England,
ohn Alvin Dillard, Samuel Gosan
Shelton, James Pendleton
keener, Edward Alvin Dolsky,
Ldam Everett Moore, Sherman
lunter, Mont Adolphus Stephns,
Coy Watson, Elmer Hooper,
ames Everett Hill, Ernest Jake
fillips, William Nathaniel .Fu;ate,
Stephen Long (Indian),
2arl Merrimon Cooper, Clarence
jester Adams, Dallas Cucumber
Indian), Ray Davis Phillips,
Srlie Ashe, Carl Robert Craword,
Fred McFalls, Corbett C.
lensley, Paul Monroe Moore,
Jeorge Richard Ensley, Clinton
Jathaniel Lusk, Grady James
?abe, ; and Fred Bradley (Inlian).
4rmour Men Will
Buy Defense Bonds
With the employees of the
Irmour Leather Company congregated
to hear a recorded mes
;age from G. A. Eastwood, presiient
of the Armpur Leather
company; and* exc erfrts -from*irterances
by President Roosevelt
ind Secretary of the Treasury
Vlorgantheau, the drive for the
purchase of United States Defense
Bonds, through the payroll
deduction plan was launched
>n Tuesday, and met with enthusiastic
response from the
employees, according t o anlouncement
by Bill Wise, maniger
of the Sylva plant.
MUSICAL RECITAL IS
GIVEN AT CULLOWHEE
Cullowhee (Special)?A musi:al
recital was given in the Hoej
auditorium at Western Carolina
Teachers College by students ol
ihe music department Thursiay
afternoon, February 12, al
5:30 o'clock.
The program included: Scott'*
'The Voice of the Wilderness'
sung by Miss Essie1 Mae Hall;
CJlokey's "Night Song", sung bs
Mice Weaver, Carolyn Stillwell
md Martha Perkins; a pianc
--1- -1-?o??n(n In n lVjfo
SU1U, nttyuxi S ouuaia m vj xyxu.
|or Allegro played by Miss Elizabeth
Anne Hunter; a solo, D(
Koven's "O Promise Me", sung
by Miss Alma Jackson; ChamInade's
"The Silver Ring" anc
Engel's "The Sea Shell" pianc
solos, played by Miss Edith Cherry;
and Chopin's Ballade, G Minor,
a piano solo, played by Mia
Dorothy Thompson.
Instructors of the music de
partment, George Tracy, chair
man of the department and in
st rue tor in piano, Mrs. Char lei
Gulley, instructor in voice, anc
Mrs. J. W. Fisher, instructor o
violin, were sponsors of the pro
gram.
Attending the recital wen
members of the student body
the college faculty, and a num
ber of folks from^JhS comunity
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Observes Founder's Day
The East LaPorte Parent
1-1! ?111
Teachers Association, wm uu
serve Founder's Day with a pro
gram at the school, Friday a
2:30.
Mrs. R. U. Sutton of Sylva
the district president, will be th<
speaker for the meeting, usini
as her subject: "Why We Ob
serve Founder's Day."
The children will give som
musical numbers.
ournal
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVA
Nine Hundr<
Registered F<
Before Jacks
Report Made rof
By Jury To Sf
Judge Gwyn
Foil
.The Jackson County Grand
Jury took occasion, in its report 0f i
to Judge Gwyn, to complain ti0n
about the condition of certain
roads in the county over which regj
4 1 - ft?n orvArf
L n 6 SUIlUUi UUOCO Maiio|/ut? IX1UI
children to school, and to recom- m0l
mend that the State Highway 0ffi,
and Public Works Commission pan
take immediate steps to remedy q
the situation. The report did not the
specify which roads it considers b
unsafe for travel by the buses, Hon
but confined itself to generaliza- Hig'
tion. Bro
The report, signed by C. G. Hou
Rogers, of Cashier's Valley, said: crei
"To His Honor Allen H. Gwyn, Bryi
^Judge presiding at the February sch
term 1942, Superior Court: ster
"We, the Grand Jury, wish to say
submit the following facts, as Hoo
our report, to-wit: Hou
"We visited the prison camp, Sch
and found everything well kept Jon
and the surrounding conditions w.
satisfactory and perfectly sani- Hoi
tary and the prisoners well Sch
cared for. Bal
"We visited the County jail zel
and find same in as good shape Sch
as possible except some minor It
I repairs on plumbing need to be fice
done. We understand the parts Boa
have been ordered. pre
"We find the court house and cau
hho rpp.nrris in the Various of
fices in good condition and rec- onc
i ords well kept.. - ' ^
? . "The. schools & various gec-<
. ttan* of "the Coimty was visited
' and found in excellent condl- JP
, tion and under supervision of Jr
able and capable Supt. of Public JJJJ
. Schools. .. . ~
[ "Some of the school bus roads. ^
. need immediate repair, and we ^
j recommend to the State High- ac^
. way Commission, to cooperate gg |
. with the Board of Education in p
getting same repaired. rec(
"The County Home was visited far
by our Committee and we find hac
the inmates well cared for and the
plenty of provisions are at their fid
command. g
r "We want to thank the Honor- No.
l able Allen H. Gwyn, Judge pre- l; 1
r siding, for his help and coopera- Job
. tion." 1; J
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: Haywood Loan tc
- Company Will J;
' Sorvp County We
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Tor
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r Officers of the Haywood
[ Building and Loan Association .. ,
I have announced that the Asso- *
> ciation has received authoriza- ?
tion to extend its services to Jackson
county, and the direc- . ?
, tori have adopted a resolution
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making such extension.
Mr. L. N. Davis, secretary- p
treasurer, states that the au.
thorization gives the association
s the privileges of serving Jackson
j county people on first mortgage I
f loans for construction and im- an<
. provements. The association, he th<
stated, confines its activities to th<
B assisting people who desire to orj
own their homes, and does not c*l
J include commercial property or no1
v loans. coi
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MARY WILDA VARNER
MAKES HONOR ROLL a r
to
. : Mars Hill, Feb. 17 (Special)? P"
. The name of Miss Mary Wilda me
_ Varner of Whitfcler appears on
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? U1C SCCUUU UUUUi iuu an iwotu w
Hill college for the first semes- vio
,t ter, which has just been released ser
e by the registrar.
S The second honor roll com- c
- prises students who make a J
grade of "C" or above on all sub- wi]
e jects taken and earn 25 quality is ;
points. we
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ed Thirty
ar Service
on Board
ine hundred and thirty men
stered at the various places
registration set up by the
cson County Selective ServBoard,
on Monday. These
t, between the ages of 20 and
will all be mailed question*es
and assigned numbers.
owing that, they will be
sified, as has been the case
the men in other registrais.
here were three places for
stration in Sylva, the Comiitv
House, the office of Ar
ir Leather Company, and the
ce of Sylva Paperboard Comy.
ther places of registration in
county were:
uren Terrell, Cashiers School
ise; F. I. Watson, Glenville
h School; Mrs., Fannie M.
wn, Tuckaseigee School
ise; G. C. Cooper, John's 4
jk School House; Edward
son, Cullowhee Training
ool; R. P. Buchanan, WebSchool
House; R. O. Higdon,
annah School House; D. M.
per, East LaPorte School
ise; Elwyn Queen, Wolf Creek
ool House; Mrs. Kathleen F.
es, Barker's Creek Church;
H. Crawford, Qualla School
ise; S. J. Phillips, Willets
ool House; Cornelius Deitz,
sam School House; Mrs. HaCaldwell,
Canada, Sols Creek
ool.
; was pointed out at the ofof
the Selective Service
ird that any men who were
vented from registering bese
of illness, bad weather, or
er cause, should register at
e with the Board in Sylva.
nth all but eight boards out
155 reporting, state selective
ffee^headquartfrs announced *
ay thfcfr 193,021 men between
J A A iMitlncina
ages oi <1X1U IT iliUUOiru
1 registered for the draft
nd&y.
Reports from 59 additional
,rds were received today, listnew
figures of 79,038 to be
led to the 118,983 reported by
boards yesterday.
Inai figures will probably1 be
sived Saturday and will fall
Short of the 245,000 which
I been expected to sign for
third registration, draft ofals
said.
till unheard from are Bladen,
1; Currituck, No. 1; Dare, No.
Gates, No. 1; Greene, No. 1;
inston, No. 2; McDowell, No.
and Swain, No. 1.
)MPKINS SPEAKS
) WEBSTEK FTA
>an Tompkins .editor of the
kson County Journal, was
Founder's. Day speaker at
bster Parent-Teachers fi&sotion,
last Wednesday.' Mr.
npkins was presented by Mrs.
Don Davis, for the program
imittee. An impressive candle
iting service by a number of
teachers was a feature of
i program.
Jake and coffee was served,
owing the business session,
r which Mrs. Ernest Lewis
sided.
God And Country ,
Mindful of the fact that God
i country are all-important in
i lives of Southern soldiers,
j ch^|fl$ins of the Old Hickr.
Division's crack 105th Medi
Regiment have adopted a
yelmHJiod of citing various
of the regiment for
^t&ndj&f religious fervor.
nUar to colors awarded to
its for military achievements,
lurple steamer to be attached
the company guidon (flag) is
*ente4 e*ch week at 4 regintal
formation to the comnv
ha vine the largest percent
i of ity personnel at the preus.
Sunjay morning church
vices.
ART ALLISON IMPROVED
fi
Yiends of Mr. Cary Allison
11 be pleased to learn, that he
able to be out again after two
ek's illness of influenza.
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