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ii .'.I I -' - , i ... -I ' Page 12. THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER (One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, APRIL 8, Garrett Brothers In Armed Forces - j )' 1 1 i ' 1 2nd Class Seaman PFC. ROBERT B. GARRETT (right), and TVT. WAYNE C. GARRETT (left), sons of Mr. and Mis. J. B. Garrett, of Waynesville, route 1, who are in tin- service. The former has been in the army since November, l'.Ul. Pvt. Wayne Garrett entered the service in November, 1912. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Garrett Have Two Sons In Service Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Garrett, of Waynesville, route 1, have two sons in the service. Private First Class. Robert Ii. Garrett volunteered in the army in November, l'.Ul, and was inducted at Fort Biatrtr. From Fort lirartr lie was transferred to Fort I!, li ning, Ga. From lienninj; he was sent to Fort Knox, and then bacK to Fort Brajsrir. He is now some where in Africa. Prior to his beiii sent overseas, he was statiomd for a brief time at Fort Dix. Private Wayne C. Garrett is serving with the Army Air Corps. He is stationed at San Francisco, Calif. He entered the service in November, 1942 at Fort Bragir. From BniKK he was transferred to St. Petersburg, Flu., and from there to Reams, Utah, where he was stationed until sent to his present post. Prior to volunteer ing in the service he was employed EARL RAMEY. JR., son of Mr. by the Dayton Rubber Company. an(1 Mrs. Earl Ramey, of Lake Junaluska, second class seaman, U. S. Navy, who has recently com pleted his boot training. Earl Ramey, Jr., Second Class Seaman Completes His Boot Training Earl Ramey, Jr., Second Class Seaman, has recently completed his boot training at Bainbridge, Md. and has been transferred to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Seaman Ramey spent a nine-day leave in February with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ramey, at Lake Junaluska. if I Major George Plott On Ten-Day Leave At Home Major George Plott. U. S. Air Corps, is spending ten days here. Major Plott is now stationed at Bryersburg, Tenn. He is a veteran of World War Number 1 and left here in September as Captain of Company "H" National Guard Unit. Major Plott was stationed at Fort Jackson lor a year and from there was transferred to Fort Bragg and then back to Fort Jack son. He was then sent to Wash ington, D .., for training and from there to Patterson Field, Ohio. From the latter he was transferred to Springfield, Ohio and from there to his present post. Major Plott was transferred from the Infantry to the Air Corps in 1 0 12. Pvt. Arthur B. Schulhofer Receives Promotion Private Arthur B. Schulhofer, who is stationed at Paine Field, Everett, Wash, has recently been promoted to Technician, 5th grade. Pvt. Schulhofer has been in the service since June, 1942 and was inducted at Fort Jackson. He is the son of Mrs. D. F. Schulhofer, of Waynesville and Aiken. At Moultrie, Ga. ! : ' D J , J Sgt. William H. Haney Returns To Camp Pickett Sergeant William H. Haney, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Haney, has returned to his post at Camp Pick ett, Va., after spending a several days furlough here with his par ents. Sgt. Haney has been in the ser vice since November, 1941, and was inducted at Fort Bragg. From Bragg he was transferred to Fort Eustis, Va., and from there to Fort Stuart, Ga. From Stuart he was sent to Camp Smith, N. Y., and from there to the U. S. Naval Sta tion at Quonsett Point, R. I. From the last named he was sent to Fort Bliss and from Bliss to his present post. Prior to entering the service he was employed by David Underwood. Sgt. Floyd Mathis Is Aerial Gunner; Given Promotion Last Monday Sgt. Floyd L- Mathis, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mathis, of Waynes ville, was graduated Monday from the Army Air Forces Flexible Gun nery School at Fort Myers, Fla. Now qualified as an aerial gun ner, he will become a member of one of the thousands of bomber crews which will be sent overseas in a few weeks to battle the Nazis or Japs somewhere "over there." He will receive his crew training at an operational training field in the United States. Sx-t. Mathis has been in the army 7 months. He studied radio up. rator. In civilian life he was a cook. Thurman Roy Smith, U. S. Navy, Taking Training Thurman Rov Smith. 19, son of I Mr. and Mrs. Grady Rubin Smith, ' of Hazelwood, is aiming for a petty i officer's rating at the Navy's trade i school for Diesel Operators on the campus of Iowa State College. Special training schools for diesel operators and electrician's mates are in operation at the college. ! Diesel operators are being taught j operation and maintenance of in ternal combustion engines. Upon 'graduation young Smith will be i assigned to duty at sea or at a shore station. Don't let the fact that it's hard and trying to keep you from try ing hard at your job. 1943 Pvt. Billv Medfnr,! i At Fort Jackson Now Pvt Billy B. Medford. of Vu nesville, route 2, is sta-im j -Fort Jackson for his . ing of 15 weeks, then he will an Officers Training Camp to He is a graduate of firev College and was with Belk HuH son Company before volunteer' for service. He left with the M.S 11 draftees but did not come for the 7-day furlough. baek A Chicago mounted pol,oemin declined promotion to the detect, force. Some people iust w , come down off their high hurses. , Another healthyhmT abo breathing through the nose js it helps you keep your muth shut. PVT. TERRY P. CAMPBELL, U. S. Air Corps, who recently vis- j ited his mother, Mrs. JacK i. amp bell, of Waynesville, route 2. Pvt. James L. Yount Spends Three Day Pass Here With His Parents Private James L. Yount, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver A. Yount, of Waynesville, spent a three-day pass here this week. He is stationed at the U. S. General Hospital in August, Ga. Pvt. Yount, who has two brothers in the service, entered the army five months ago and was inducted at Fort Jackson. Prior to going into the service he was employed at the Underwood Novelty Company at Lake Juna luska. Reclassifications Made By Local Draft Board Three men were placed in class 1-A diinne. the past week by the local uran rmaici. in i:o- ; a. ii': Many Eugene Whis-iihunt, j Aluie McKay Fowler and Dean! Medford Rogers. I 1'l.iied in class "J-l: weie: Robert' Allen. .Jr., Frank Benjamin Craw-1 ford. Alvm .lustic', William Carl .Justice, Lloyd Mull arid Janus Ed- j atd Love. i Placed in class 2-C were: Larry I Swanger, Woodrow Smith, Way I Walker Messer and John Edgar j West. Ilaniel Shuford Young was put in class :!-A. Eckel Henry Mash burn in class :i-C and Stanley War n n Hall in class 1 -(.'. Placed in class ;i-B were: Forest Landis McClure, Roy Swanger, Robert Nelson Griffin, William Ben jamin Winchester, Clinton Cecil Mathis, John Millard Mills, John Henry Smiley, Rufus Allen Gad dis, Jtsse George Bushee, Roy Hightower, Lester Brown, Wayne Sylvester McClure, Herman Albert Free. William Ray Belt, Ray Edison Miller, Ned Houston Sparks, How ell Jackson Buchanan, Robert Dwayne Robinson, William Venson Reece, James Blain Garrett, Jr., Wilson Rathbone, Eade Hampton Frazier, Jr., and Asbury Homer Green. Placed in class 4-F wire: Wel don Hughes Henry, Roy Ellis Ed wards, John Sherman Webb, Hoy Pinkney Burress and Grover James Price. 3 Fires Within A Week - - a home a store endangered by burning trash. a home endangered by a grass fire Fires usually start when and where least expected. Be on the safe side be fully covered We'll Be Glad To Consult With You BE SURE INSURE L. N. DAVIS CO. Rentals Bonds Insurance Phone 77 Main Street David B. Felmet Commissioned In Navy David B. Felmet, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David B. Felmet of Waynesville and brother of Jack Felmet, who volunteered for ser vice in the U. S. Navy, has been commissioned a lieutenant, Junior Grade. Lt. Felmet has been manager for the past three years of the Gene ral Building Products Co. of Ashe ville. He is scheduled to report to Babson Institute, Wellesley, Mass., for special instruction on April 12. He will be an assistant paymaster in the naval supply corps. Lt. Felmet received his educa tion in the local high school and the University of North Carolina and is widely known in this section. He has one son, David, Jr., six years old. His wife is the former Miss Louise Hill, daughter of Post master and Mrs. Wade C. Hill, of Canton. Pvt. Manson E. Clark Stationed At Camp Adair Private Manson E. Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Clark, of Clyde, route 1, is now stationed at Camp Adair, Ore. He has been in the service since November, 1942. After induction he was sent to Camp Wheeler, Ga., for his basic training, and from Wheeler he vras sent to his presnt post. Prior to entering the service Pvt. Clark was employed at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Va. V--'fr:' vJkzL PICTURED OWN CRIME IN HIS MURDER NOVEL Strange story of a soldier who ran out on the British Army be cause he wanted to De an author, and was later convicted as the killer described in his own novel. 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