Couny Boy Survives ■Serteu? ^ j ■ Operations on Heart Day, June 6, 1944. He was wounded on June 11, and remained in a hos pital in England for approximately transfetEMOfl X'hua.-y jD, and re borns Thomas Taylor Given Honorable Disrharpe From the Arniv (Robersonville Herald) After undergoing two major tner ation. on his heart to xtricato shrapnel, Louis Thomas Taylor, son of Sam Taylor, returned home last month after receiving an honorable discharge from the U, S. Arno Tuyioz was in the second division to hit tl turned home February 8th. The first operation did not prove ^UoCCsefu! but when Major llarhin, a surgeon from New York State did the last and final operation, he re moved the shrapnel which is now a proud possession of Taylor. It is considered one of the most delicate end most dangerous of all opera tions that are being performed by the hundreds daily by the surgeons of the U. S. Medical Corps. 1.m. stilLss---- -i*. .' y hr ' ■ do much work.” Taylor said yester day. “They had io remove three ribs in doing the operation. A mid line incision was made on my chest which curved to the left around and CLINTON CORN iraure* “do lump*” in gravies, sauces, custard*, etc. Recipes on every box. CLINTON GLOSS means smooth going in the laundry work. Per fect for hot or cold starching. ASK FOR CLINTON STARCHES PLEASE ASK YOUR LOCAL liROCER A WAR JOB! OFFER INC FINK-Ui’I’OR’l t Mil FOR YOl!R POSTWAR CAREER Participate in dramatic war work a! flic tele phone switchboard, where people and places near and far are at your fingertips, where von handle the call that helps shape great destinies ami events. Receive good pay, even while learning, with increases regularly as you gain experience — and with sickness and other benefits under progress ive personnel policies. 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WrCamp Bv Paul Savitz and Dick Frink The news of the past week has been encouraging in many v-nys, hut it lias also been discouraging and very saddening in some ways. To enumerate all the happenings, both good and bad, would be a long, ted ious task, so we will try and cover the highlights of both sides. The war has been progressing very favorably what with the Allies slow ly hut surely squeezing Germany below my heart.” Young Taylor said he had the best of attention while in the American hospital in England. “Due to the ser iousness of my wound and the deli rate operation performed on me, the doctors were most attentive and paid my case all the attention possi ble,” he said. Taylor also stated that he was nursed by American girls which meant so much to a soldier wounded and critically ill in a for eign country. Private Taylor said he was un conscious for seven hours after the shrapnel pierced his heart. In de-| scribing the battle on the Normandy | beachhead he said.it was a “living! hell.” “We were all scared and frightened and even the chaplains would shake from fear of being blown to pieces. Many of the Am ericaii boys would be so nervous i they would scream and expose them selves to the enemy. Many were shotj this way, lie said. “You can't help being afraid. I was so nervous many times I would shake but it was to your advantage to remain as calm as possible.” toward ultimate defeat and the Japs ■ setting the pounding and shellacking that they richly deserve. We will win, "l ca "ri.rr ' ut rcfneiftbc^-that it will still lake a lot of time. Do everything in your power to hasten this day of victory bj continuing to buy bonds and by keeping the production on the home-front well over the top. A tragii accident happened last week when a bus loaded with poo-" News From The Soil {-oftserv^l.n\ —*— A truck load of drainage tile, con | sisting of 3.000 feet of four-inch tile, was delivered to Mr. Clyde Williams’ farm, three miles south of Williams ton, this week, Mr. Williams will use 1,000 feet of the tile, and his neigh pie crashed through th“ railing of ! the bridge close to this camp. Whim ! our boys, who were in o; mp heard of this, they immediat l> rent to. the i scene of tfi? .iT'si'nT'Ti-i':' Vf, ' thmjf hrthi ir power' to :dp by get ting the people out of tht bus and , transporting those who were more' seriously hurt to the ho n tel. Kurt - unate’y no deaths occuweJ in. Use i accident. Tl.ahk God for ■ Every i accident that happens hinders the war: so please remember that most accidents can be presented if a lit tie more care is taken. Two of our boys have left this week to spend a well-earned fur lough at home. Ffc. William Ilarker is enjoying his in Lilly, Penns., with his wife, and Pvt. “Red” Doeherty is in New York City with his family. These boys will bn' back next week. Last week it was a hole in the ground; today, where the hole was, a church now stands. That is how a crew of seven of our hoys spent their time last week. The church is a mag nificient structure, boys, and we are proud of your work. On Monday, March 5th, our ping pong tournament was 'waught L- a close, and our “champion” was de termined. The1 two final contestants were Pfc. Joseph Oldcrman and Pvt. Ernie Schnieder. After three hc>1 pitched battles, the smoke lifted, and Oldcrman was our charm, gratulations, Joe, on a fin Easter Flowers lirauii fill faster corsacfs CUT FLOWERS Itloomiiig POTTED PLANTS Order Early to Insure Delivery Mrs. G. E. Thorpe, Agenl WASHINGTON FLORIST Plionv 186-fl Tar I lari A pi. No. J WILLIAMS I ON, N. C. hors, A. W. VanNortwick and Clay ton Bailey will use the balance of the load. This tile will be laid under iiUyt'i'r'-v:ion ot the local iu in cooperation wits Coastal Plain Soil Conservation Dis trict. Mr. Williams, Mr. VanNortwick and Mr. Bailey laid tde last year in cooperation with the Coastal Plain Soil Conservation District and are well pleased with the results. Due to shortage of transportation facilities, the delivery of tile is slow this year. Nine truck loads, or ap proximati Iv ,10,000 feet .have beer. Cnnrdv fanag;. thv y Most of tie orders vt*r. placed or Novetribes f. 1944, and only 12.000 feet have been delivered to date. TURKEY GROWERS U. S. turkey growers plan to raise about 39 1-2 million turkeys this H or*1' nvore^an the i record crop Of last year. There W&ft 6 per cent more breeder hens on .January 1. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE | North Carolina. Martin County. Having this day qualifed as ad ministrator of the estate of A. H. Hardison this is to notify all persons j having claims against the said estate to present them to the under I signed within one year from this I date or this notice will be pleaded fin bar ofjfchetr rcroverv^All pertottt findttbfeawTfiWSfia esiaWwtif please make immediate payment. This the 24th. day of r’,-h„ JAMES H HARDISON, Adminit teator- uf.A. H. Hardison. Elbert S Ft i Attv. ' m2-6t fi m FARM lows FOR FARM IMPROVEMENTS an