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YOU NEED#/44V mg VOLUME I~ ; -NUMBER 3 Executive Group of Local Woman's Club Plans Work for Year Tn ° summer executive committee meeting of the Columbia Woman’s Club was held in the home of the Piesident. Mrs. W. S. Carawan. Au gust 30th, at. 830 p.m. Reports of nhat had been done since the regu lar May meeting were given and plans " ' le nidoe ior the year books for the ' incoming year. A comittee. composed of Mrs. R. s. i Knight. jr.. Mrs H. T. Davenport and \ tne cluo president, reported that they : attended the County Board of Edu-1 cation meeting in June and asked that they have Bible taught in the! schools this \ear; that tire main building of the Columbia High School be examined by a state ar chitect; that water be examined be- i fore Die school opens and that the 1 room formerly used over the furnace I room, where sufficient sunlight does! not enter, not be used for grade chil- i dren this year. I A leport was given by the commit-' tee appointed to see if some improve-1 mem could be made at the Pea Ridge ! junction, where the busses stop. The ! report showed that under new man agement that conditions were much improved. R was decided to have the first meeting of the year during the last week of this month, at which time there will be a ‘‘pot-luck” supper. BIRTHS ivli. and Mrs. Lindsey G Mooney announce the birth of a daughter, Linda Pauline Mooney, July 29. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Morris an nounce the birth of a daughter, Au gust 2. Mr and Mrs. Leland M. Hudson announce the birth of a son. Marvin Jeffery August 6. Mr and Mrs. George W. Merry an nounce the birth of a son, Billy Car ter. August 11. Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Harris an nounce the birth of a daughter, Bet ty Jean. August 10 Mr and Mrs. Martin Armstrong announce the birth of a son. Jerry Dev.ey, August 10. Mr. and Airs. Charlie A. Hassell annuonce the birth of a son, James Alton, August 11. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Deaver announce the birth of a son. August 14. Mr. and Mrs. William Marvin Hut ton announce thp birth of a son, Marvin Wallace August 0. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Spencer an nounce the birth of a son August 18. Mr. and Airs. Howard Respess an nounce the birth of a daughter, Mary Louise, August 21. Air. and Mrs. Alton Wynn announce the birth of a daughter, Margaret Ann, August 23. Mr. and Mis. L. A. Phelps announce the birth of a daughter, Laletta Ann. August 22. i Mr. and Mrs. Walter Basnight an- i nounce the birth of a son, Walter 1 Alan Basnight, August 24. Mr. and Mrs. William Stanford i White announce the birth of a son, 1 William Raymond, August 31. Colored All', and Mrs. Sam Gibbs announce the birth of a daughter, Evelyn Gibbs j July 18. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Milton Rogers j announce the birth of a daughter, Lear Evelyn, August 8 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Spruill an nounce the birth of a sen August 7. Mr. and Mrs. William Hedgebeth announce the birth of a son August 25. Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Stanley Sykes announce the birth of a daughter August 24. — Final Rites for Mrs. Lula M. Armstrong Mrs. Lula M. Armstrong died at her home near Columbia. August 15. after a long illness. The burial serv ices were conducted at the family cemetery at Cross Landing by the Rev. W. P. Armstrong, pastor of the Cabin Swamp Christian Church of which Mrs. Armstrong has been a member for sometime. She is survived by her husband, J. T. -Armstrong; two daughters Mrs. Herbert Ward, of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Ausborn Armstrong, of Tyrrell County; four sons: Cpl. Russell Arm strong, of Camp Beale. Calif,, Charles Armstrong, USN, of Staten Island, N. Y., Ausborne and Lindsey l Armstrong, of Columbia, Route 1; one sister Mrs. H. W. Spruill and her mother, Mrs. W. J. Ainsley, both of route one, Columbia. p.T:::...:^ | Subscription Rate \ [is SI.OO Per Year I The subscription price of The Tyrrell Times is SI.OO per year. If you have not already done so. and wish to receive the future is sues of this newspaper, you should send in your subscription at once. May Coboon Carawan, Editor Columbia. North Carolina THE TYRRELL TIMES Dedicated 7o Tynell County Men in the Military Services ] WOUNDED IN ITALY f Walter'C. Basnight Wounded in Aciion 111 Pvt. Walter C. Basnight 30. U. S. Army was wounded in action August Ist, in Italy according to a message received recently by his wife from the War Department. Pvt. Basnight, sou of the late Ed Basnight spent most of his life in Columbia, and will be greatly missed by his many threads He was inducted into the army at Fort Bragg in April, 1943 and lias been overseas since February 1944. Pvt. Basnight was assigned to the Engineers Corps in the Army and re ceived training ac Port Belvoir, Va.. and Camp Reynolds. Penn. — Greetings From Methodist Church Bv REV. A. J. MCCLELLAND In behalf of the Methodist church es of Tyrrell County and the mem bers of these churches, I am glad to have this opportunity of sending greetings to you—our boys of Tyrrell County. Some of you I have had the pleas ure of meeting, others I do not know personally but all of you. are known t.o all of us as our boys, and as such, to you we say “God-Speed” and we at home, with His help, will try to keep the churches of your choice, a shinning light to welcome you home. God has been good to us; our land lias been spared the savageness of to tal warfare; our women and children have not suffered the tortures directed towards others; our losses have been small compared to other nations. But regardless of these facts, our fathers, sons, brothers, sweethearts and hus bands and many of our girls, are away from us and as the prophet of old has said “Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you ” —I Sam. 12-23. Good luck, our prayers, and our hearts go with you. About Service Men Pfc. Harry McClees, who has been stationed for sometime at Roswell, N. Mex., is now home for 10 days, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McClees. Cpl. Dolton Brickhouse, who is now stationed at Camp Detrich, Frederick, Md., was home for this week-end, visiting his family, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Brickhouse. Cpl. Joe Norcum has returned to Camp at Rockford. 111., after a! week’s visit with his parents, Mr. and i Mrs W. M. Norcum Delbert Sawyer, SK 1/c, was home! foi the week-end for a leave, with I his wife. Albin Hamilton. GM 3/e. is on ai furlough home for 10 days visiting his 1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hamil- ; ton. He went into service in No vember. 1943 and received his basic training at Bainbridge, Md., was sent to Oregon, then California, and then! to Pearl Harbor for one month. He | returned to the states recently and j will be at home until Sept. 19. Rufus Sawyer cf the U. S. Navy i was here on a ten-day leave visiting j his mother, Mrs. John A. Sawyer, of i Gum Neck. He has returned to Camp i Perry, Virginia. Pfc. Jesse Royce Cooper, US AAF jof Mather Field, Calif., and Mrs. | Cooper arrived recently for a 15-day | furlough with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cooper. Pfc. Cooper will return to California at the expiration !of his furlough and Mrs. Cooper will remain in Columbia so: the winter. Pfc. Samuel Holloway, of the USAAF, of Camp LeMore. Calif., has returned to camp after spending 10 days in Columbia with his mother, Mrs. Elsie Holloway. Technical Sergeant Earl J. Reyn olds. of Columbia has recently been awarded the Army Air Forces Tech nician’s Badge for excellence in the performance of his duties as an aii plane mechanic at a strategic aii de pot in England. Sergeant Reynolds has been over seas two years. While he is away his wife, Mrs. Velna Raynolds is residing {in Creswell. He is the son of Mr. and I Mrs. C. C. Reynolds of Columbia. Columbia , Tyrrell County, North Carolina, September, 1944 | Tyrrell Honored lor |Pari in sth War Loan ! A recent letter received by Miss Grace Berry, chairman of the Wai Finance Committee of Tyrrell County, stated that the final report of the Federal Reserve Bank shows that Tyrrell County has made its E Bond quota in addition to exceeding its overall quota. ! “Tins of course, entities the name ! of your county to be shown on one j of the plaques to be attached to one iof the landing boats being built at Charleston. S. G\, and I congratulate jl/ou most heartily upon this accom- I pli.shment ' As has been reported, Tyrrell had a fighter plane named for it after the Fourth War Loan Drive. Tyr rell was also honored recently, by be ing the first county in North Caro lina to have a combat cargo vessel : constructed by the N. C. Ship Build ing Company at Wilmington, named for it. Only two ships of this type have been built there and on Sep tember 1 the second ship was named USS Stokes. Dan West Is With Seabees in Hawaii Dan West, seaman first class, is serving with the seabees in the Ha waiian Islands. He is a graduate of the Columbia High School and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A West, of Columbia. After completing a business course at the Norfolk Business College, he was employed by the Southgate Brokerage Co., in Norfolk, until he returned home to work with his fa ther. He enlisted in the services in No vember, 1943, and received Iris “boot” training at Camp Perry, Va. His wife and small son, are mak ing their home in Columbia. Mrs. West is the former, Lillian Ann Measi, of Asheville. 25 Selectees Go To Bragg in August Twenty-five selectees left in August to report to Fort Bragg for their pre induction physical examinations. White: Del ton Lester Jackson, Worth Bagiev Cohoon Rufus Jack son Bateman, Jessie Lee Spencer, Maxie Liverman Spencer, Nathan i Thomas Basnight, Wilbert Wilson i Brickhouse. Fred Edward Rose John I Edison Tarkenton, Sidney M. Brick-! house, Joe Del.ton Houghton, Thomas Marshall Jones, Lee Liverman. John William Woodard, Joseph Charles Bateman. Colored: Henry Robert King, Johnnie Albert Liverman, Theodore Skinner, jr., Fleetwood Fenner, Stephen Milton Alexander, Henry Fiank Palmore. Elihue McKinley Per ry, Barthonia Basnight, Willie Sane ly Clegg, Herbert Nixon. Staff Seigeant Hubert E. Ward/ USAAF. has been spending sometime with his family. He returned to the Richmond Air Base, Richmond, Va., recently. Cpl. Wendell L. Adams, USAAF and his young bride, Mrs. Adams of Bucarton Field, Fla., have returned after a 15-day visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Adams. Cpl George Owens, USAAF, Dive, Del., spent several days here visit ing his parents Mr. and Mrs. Hay wood Owens. Albert Bateman, jr. who is with the Merchant Marines was home for a short stay with his mother, Mrs. j Albert Bateman recently. He has ' just returned from a trip to England, j on a hospital ship. Aubrey Walker, seaman first class, U. S. Navy, Norfolk, spent a few days here this week visiting his family and parents, Mr. and Mrs. J L. Walker. Mrs. Richard Weisnfluh the for mer Miss Blanch Sexton, of Colum bia, who is now living at Newport News, Va., has been notified that her husband, Lt. Richard Weisnfluh, USAAF, a bombardier on a Flying Fortress, who was previously report ■ ed missing in action, is now receiv ing treatment at a hospital in Italy Cpl. Joseph Pritchett of the USAAF, of Richmond, Mrs. Pritchett and little son are spending a few days here visiting friends and relatives. Pvt. Dalton Cohoon of the USAAF, of Cheyenne. Wyo., is spending his furlough here visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Cohoon. H. G. Kelly, AS, Class V-12, USNR. of Bloomington, Ind., is spending a few days here visiting Mr, and Mrs. W. A. Yerby. Sergeant Merle Hassell. U. S. Army, [Washington, D. C , is spending a fur [ lough here visiting his wife. | Donald Alexander. U. S. Navy and Mrs. Alexander, of Norfolk are spend | ing a few r days visiting his parents, | Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Alexander. I Pvt. William Tarkenton, of Gum Neck has returned to Camp Bland ing. Fla., after spending his furlough with his parents Mr. ana Mrs, G. W. Tarkenton. r HOME ON LEAVE 11 i ' j Lt. J. D. Holloway Officially Credited With 7 Aerial Wins A- First Lt. James D. Holloway, son of j Mrs. Elsie Holloway, of Columbia, has | recently returned from seven months) service with the loth TJ. S. A. A. F. in Italy, serving as a P-38 Lightning i Fighter Pilot. Lt. Holloway entered the service on j August 7, 1941, and started pilot) training in October, 1942. He re- j eeived his wings and commission as 1 a 2nd Lt. at Williams Field. Ariz., on j August 30. 1943. After receiving ad-) ditional training at several bases in J California, he was sene to Italy in j March 1944 He has experienced just j about every thrill in the life of a j fighter pilot during his 50 combat j missions over enemy territory. His ! first aerial victory came on June 16th, when he shot down an FW -190 fighter plane over Hungary. When asked about tough missions, he says sure he's sweated out several. Once over Nis his plane got 89 holes and one of his engines was knocked out and the other one stopped 6 times before he got back to the base. He admit ted his top thrill tome when he de stroyed three enemy aircraft in a < single scrap over ' ienna, Austria, j He has beer, gr m official credit ] for seven aerial victories and 18 planes on the ground. Lt.. Holloway was an all-round ath letic star in Columbia High School, where he graduated in .1935 Later he was employed as a construction superintendent before entering the Air Corps Lt. Holloway was a member of one of the oldest long-range fighter groups i;i the AAF. The group, with over 500 victories, entered combat in 1942 and has seen action throughout all major aerial campaigns in North Africa and Southern Europe. For his many feats, Lt. Holloway has been awarded the Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguish ed Flying Cross, and wears the Italian and Mediterranean campaign ribbons. Lt. Hcliowav and his wife, the for mer Miss Artimes Harris, -of Green ville, N. C . and son, James D., Jr., are now visiting Mis. Elsie Holloway in Columbia. After a 21-day leave, Lt. Holloway will report to the Miami Redistribution Center to be processed for reassignment for duty in the U.S. He has two other brothers now in the service, T/4 Tilden Holloway, who is stationed in France, and Cpl. Sam uel Holloway, who is stationed in Cal ifornia. <j> SAWYER-BRICKHOUSE Miss Elsie Brickhouse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Brickhouse and Marvin Sawyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. June Sawyer, of Columbia, were mar ried in a simple ceremony on Sunday evening, August 13 in Elizabeth City by Justice of Peace, John F. Meggs, performing the ceremony. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Ottis; Patrick of Elizabeth City. j The bride w T ore a navy blue dress, i with white accessories, and a corsage of roses and fern. Mr. Sawyer holds a position with the Hopkins Trucking Company, of Columbia. They are making their home with the bride’s parents. Maternity Care Available For Service Mens Wives j Mrs. Abner Harrel, home service j chairman, advises all wives of service men within the four lowest pay grades, who are expectant mothers, to consult her, their local doctor or 1 health department concerning emer-; geney maternity and infant care pro-1 vided for by the State Health Depart- j ; merit under plans approved by the ’ IU. S. Children’s Bureau. Contact one lof the agents mentioned above as j soon as pregnancy is known. j " 1 Floyd E. Cohoon Buys Columbia Hotel Building Floyd E. Cohoon purchased the Co lumbia Hotel Building on September 2nd from Alvah H. Combs, of New York. Mrs. Eunice Bateman will take over the hotel October Ist. For the time being Mr. Cohoon says that no change will be made by the occu pants of the two stores in the front of the building. Single Copies — loc Each Lt. J. L. Snell Made 30 Bombing Missions Dear Mrs. Carawan I received from Aunt Martha a copy of “The Tyrrell Times” today —the August issue—and I would like to both thank you and congratulate you on your part in making such a ; paper possible. If it is read with as | much interest everywhere as it was [ here, then it will certainly have been worth all the effort of those who do the work in producing it. The news is very good these days and it must seem t-o the folks back in the States that it is practically over. Here it is a different story, because not until the peace is actually a con crete fact, and no longer a possibility, will we cease to lose ships or men we know. And until this happens the | war will continue to be a very real and dangerous thing for us. By the time you receive this letter. I suppose you will have talked to J. 1). Holioway. He was stationed near here, and we saw each other Lwo or three times. I can tell you that the reaction to seeing him was the same as that to seeing a ghost, almost—at. first. It was really a surprise—and a happy one. indeed, j x would ask you to send the paper to me regularly, but I’m afraid at J most I’d only be here to receive one 1 issue of it I now have 30 missions over Europe in the Fortress. It is a | great ship. My best wishes are with you ail who turn out the paper—it is really a good thing Sincerely, Lt. J. L. SNELL. Somewhere in Italy, September 5. 1944. Shelton Brickhouse Now Home on Visit Shelton V. Brickhouse, S 1/c. son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L Brickhouse, is now home for a 21-day furlough. He began his basic training in April, 1943. at Bainbridge, Md. He reports that since that time he went to Nor folk for further training; Bermuda to go aboard ship; Bermuda, for shakedown cruise; New York to join convoy, then through the Panama Canal, to San Diego, San Francisco, and on November 11. 1943, docked at Pearl Harbor. Starting November 26, 1943, he spent 35 days in the Gilbert Islands region, patrolling the shores. On February 21, 1944, he went to the Marshalls and in June, 1944, he went to Saipan June 30 lie again went to the Marshalls for his ship for his return trip home. He arrived in San Diego July 15, 1944, He was on a destroyer. He has been decorated for taking part in three major battles in the Pacific, the Gilberts, the Marshalls, and Saipan. When he lea es here October 2, he will report, to Miami, Fla., for small craft training and a new assignment. W. ]. White Named War Fund Campaign Chairman W J. White has been appointed chairman for the United War Fund Drive to be put on this fall in Tyr rell County. Last year M. A. Matth ews was chairman and the quota was oversubscriped. It is hoped that Mi White will receive the same co operation for this very worthwhile cause during the coming campaign. Service Men Write < The following letter was writ ten by Plato Harrell to his sister Mrs. Marvin Cooper/ Corsica. August 15, 1944. Dear Sister: Just a line to let you know I re ceived The Tyrrell Times. You do not know how much of a morale builder a paper like that is to some one away from home. J enjoyed reading the paper more than any pa per I have seen since I have been in service. This letter leaves me in good health. There is only one thing T desire and that is to see this wav over with, so we can all return to the country we love, that is God’s coun try. Jerry is in a pretty bad spot now. I don’t think Hitler can hold out un til December. I hear from Ted often but have never heard from Gilbert. I hope neither one will ever have to come { over. It’s no picnic. I mean the war i as well as the food. I see Aunt Carrie is in charge of i mailing the newspaper to the boys in service from the Episcopal church. ; Tell her I said to be sure and send i one to each of the boys for I know j they will enjoy reading the paper as I I have. { Sis. if you get another paper send 1 it in an envelope, for if they are sent | second class mail I will never receive i it. Love, BROTHER ( Cpl. Wade H. Clegg, who is now in France wrote the following: “I re -1 eeived my copy of The I'yrreli Times ! and you cannot begin to imagine the pleasure from it. There seemed to be | something about it that just, . . . well. I sort of picked me up and before I DIES IN ITALY I —1 ! Pete Taylor Dies in Italy From Wounds John Taylor was notified recently * by the War Department that his | grandson, Pvt. Pete Taylor 22. U. S., Army, who was reported injured in i action in Italy on June 27th had died on June 29. Pvt Taylor was inducted into the Army in October 1942 and had been over seas for tin last six months. Surviving besides his grandparents Mr. and Mrs John Taylor are a half brother, Jimmie Sawyer, and a half sister Lillie Sawyer. Memorial services were conducted by the Rev. W. A Hale on Sunday, August 27th. at the Free Will Bap tist Church of which he was a mem ber. Many lovely flowers were placed around the altar. A photograph of Pvt. Taylor stood upon the table in front of the pulpit stand flanked by flowers. While at the side, a United States flag hung at salute, in tribute to the only serv ice man member of the church who has been killed in this war. During the services a duet, “Face To Face, was rendered by Miss Alethia Etheridge and E. B Arm strong, sr. LIVERMAN - SYKES Beautiful ir> its simplicity was the wedding es Miss Rabra E. Sykes and George Lindsey Liverman in the Wesley Memorial Methodist church, Columbia, Saturday at 6 pm., Au gust 26. The Rev. A. J. "McClelland, pastor of the church, officiated, using the double-ring ceremony. Prior to the ceremony Mrs. Delbert Sawyer presented a program of nup tial music. She accompanied Miss Catherine Morris, who sweetly sang. “The Sweetest Story Ever Told,” and All. Sweet Mystery of Life.” The church was decorated with candles, ferns and pink gladioli. Ushers were 7'. W. Sykes, of Columbia, and Cap!., Ralph Thom as, of Norfolk. The out-of-town guests attending were Br. and Mrs. Len. Sykes, of Ahoskie; Mrs. C. E. Miggs, of Norfolk, Va. Capt. ar.ti Mrs. Ralph C. Thomas of Norfolk, Va.; Mrs W A. Reynolds, of Wilmington; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams, ol Tarboro; Mir. and Mrs. Percy Sykes and daughter, Carrie Ann. of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. E M. Haynian, of Norfolk, Va. knew it, home seemed very near me. From it I learned of the fine work all of you people are doing.” Dear Mrs. Carawan: Having read the July edition of the Tyrrell Times, it will be an in debted pleasure to receive others. News of this type is what the beys over seas most of ail, are anxious to hear about Thanking you for the services you are rendering. Respect if ully, . LONNIE BRIDGEMAN Somewhere in England. Captain Ernest Liverman writes; “I received The Tyrrell, Times you sent me and must say it was really swell. I was glad to hear where all the boys are and what they are do ing.” He is stationed in Charlotte. r Considerable Damage Is Done in This | Section September 13th by Hurricane 1 mr**mwwmwwm—v9'»m.*mmm%*nmwmmnmn9 mmmwmmmmmmwmmmummmmmnmwnmmnm »*! The storm which sewpt the At lantic Seaboard from North Caro lina to Main hit Columbia Thurs day morning early. During the morning, the velocity of the gale reached about 70 miles per hour. In Columbia the trees were blown down on every street. The roof was blown from the audi torium of the Columbia High School and fell on the Agricul ture Building roof tearing a part of that up so it will have to be repaired before school begins the 18th. A plate glass window in the Carawan Building, in the ■mm mmf SI.OO PER YEAR—MONTHLY Scuppernong F arms Should Be Saved for Men Now in Service After reading in September 10th News and Observer, that the FSA has advertised the Scuppernong Farms Project in Tyrrell & Washington Counties for sale, with the exception of tin land leased to the North Caro lina Department of Conservation and Development for use as a State Park known as the Pettigrew Park, bor dering Lake Phelps, that, the remain ing 2,785 acres consisting of 33 fam ily type farms and 18 subsistence homes are being sold to individuals ar.d that a Large portion of tills pro perty is not suitable for operation as family type farms, and will be of fered for sale in largo tracts, I have decided to use this way of letting ev eryone know what should be of vital interest to all of us hard pressed tax payer; 7'he late W. B Cobb who made a Government soil survey of Tyrrell County in 1924. describes the climatt in Tyrrell County as being mild throughout the year, and regarding the fertility of the soil, he says that the land near I ik" Phelps where this project is located is the Bladen Silty Clay loam type and that, the unim proved land at that time was valued at sls to SSO per acre, but, the culti vated land was held foi S2OO per acre The FSA bought the land for mi project several years ago. and thous ands of dollars wen spent putting in one of the best drainage systems that can found in North Carolina, good highways were constructed and homo 'units, consisting of attractive 5-room bungalows, with all the necessary farm buildings, were built Those of us living in this section, .know about tlu* fertility of the soil, and what can be done by any I good farmer to make a living on j those farms- have seen years after 'years of wonderful crops of many j kinds raised there. Especially abun - dant are the peas, torn and hay | crops. Since the FSA has owned this project. I have been iold. that a prof j ’.table crop of Easter lily bulbs has been grown. Only this week, on 6 1 ! I acres, there were sold over $16,000 i worth of lily bulbs I The project as a whole Is especially | adaptable for livestock and poultry raising. Any person who wants to ; farm could, make u living on most j any part of the land, raising not only ! those things I have mentioned above, but other crops. j In the opinion of many people, it :is certainly the wrong thing to do I now to sell these farms, especially in ' large tracts, probably to people who | have never given a dav’. ser ice in j'he armed forces helping to win this I war. This land should be kept just !a hi tie longer before it is sold, or un til this war is over. Everyone knows that something will have to be done to give the men j now fighting this horrible war away • to make a living when they have de | feaied the enemy and returned home, (and many ol them will want to go (on farms. Why .sell these projects ‘now* probably at a sacrifice, and then j help the service men in the future j buy them back oi other farms at a | much higher price? Luther E. West Died At Home August 22 ; Luther E. West, 34 of Columbia, Route 2, died at his home, Sunday {night August 22 at 11 o'clock., after j being seriously ill for the past eight ; months. I Surviving arc his wife, Mrs. Rosa i lvn Beasley West; one daughtei. Bet jby Sue West; one son, Billy West; i his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. West; iad one brother, Loften West, j Funeral services were conducted at his heme Tuesday, August ‘24th, at j 3 p.m, by the Rev Walton B Gutli jrie. During the service. Mrs. W. H. :McClees, Mrs. J. E. Norris, Mrs. Ella ; Hoggard, and Mis. Floyd E. Cohoon, accompanied by Mrs. Ida Spruill, sang Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.” “Good (Night and Good Morning” and “Abide {With Me.” Burial was made in the Sound Sido ! Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, j Pall bearers were; Wilbert Briok ; house, Dallas Davenport. Sterling ; Brickhouse, Ronald Ainsley, I.ee Barnes and Alonzo Reynolds. ; Floral offerings were many and ! beautiful. store now occupied by the Voliva Furniture Store, was smashed to bits. Miss Martha Sykes’ kitch en was blown down aud a large tree in her yard, at least 159 years old, blew down covering the tops of two family cars parked in the yard. Throughout the County trees were blown down, and crops greatly damaged. Several stock houses were blown down, but no reports have come in that stock or poultry were lost. We are grateful to report that no lives were lost.
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