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(One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, Pae 10 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER SNAP HOTS BY FRANCES FRAZIER Staff Writer Mr. Gratton had taken full charge of the reception. Mrs. Grat ton was the type of woman who always took charge of everything. That is, she did all the talking, planning and, if there was any, praise for the success of the affair. But she managed, somehow, to get the glory and let the othere do the work. So when it became known that Lt. Ronald (affectionately known as "Red" to his old friends) was coming home for a few weeks' rest after fifteen months' service in the Pacific, Mrs. Gratton immediately got busy. She appointed commit tees to meet the train upon which the hero (oh yes! Lt. Ronald had been given the Purple Heart, Con gressional Medal of Honor and several other marks of honor for valor in action) would arrive. Then there was a committee to pro vide transportation from the sta tion direct to Town Hall, where Mrs. Gratton intended to gracious ly, smilingly and personally intro duce the guest of honor to a wait ing audience who had gathered to hear Lt. Ronald tell of his harrow ing experiences, as far as military restrictions would allow. Then there were the various com mittee? Mrs. Gratton had assigned to take up from that point in furth er entertainment of Lt. Ronald. Of course this would include some selection on the piano by the guest of honor who was known far and wide as one of the most talented younf men, musically, this small town had produced. In fact, "Red" Ronald had made a name for himself as a pianist of great promise. Iiy that time, Mrs. Grat ton opined, the crowd would be tired enough to call it an evening and then Lt. Ronald could follow his own desires. Oh yes! As Mrs. Gratton planned it, this was going to be, a gala occasion and would reflect great glory upon Lt. Ron ald and Mrs. Gratton. There was, however, one little detail that Mrs. Gratton had over looked or ignored and that was asking the widowed mother of Lt. Ronald for an information about her son. In fact, Mrs. Gratton had carefully avoided having any con ferences with Mrs. Ronald, know ing too well the retiring and dig nified manner in which Mrs. Ron ald had borne the loss of her hus band and then the loneliness since her son had entered the service. So Mrs. Gratton went sailing on her usual high-minded way. The eventful day arrived and all the committees, letter perfect, took their indicated posts. Everything was 100 intact, and Mrs. Gratton was in her glory. The train puff ed into the little station as the welcoming committee, flags poised for the signal from Mrs. Gratton. But that signal never came. The black-garbed figure of a tiny little woman got through th crowd somehow and was at the steps waiting when Lt. Ronald came out on the platform. He was not alone; another soldier was lead ing him gently along and whisper ing instructions. Lt. Ronald's left 6leeve was neatly pinned up half way. Never again would he play the piano, for Lt. Ronald had lost his left arm in action and was blind. With her arm around her son's waist, Mrs. Ronald helped him down the steps and then she STATE OR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF STATE PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION To All to Whom These Presents May Come Greeting: WHEREAS, It appears to my satisfaction, by duly authenticated record of the proceedings for the voluntary dissolution thereof by the unanimous consent of all the stockholders, deposited in my of fice, that the BRIAR-BLOCKS, IN CORPORATED, a corporation of this State, whose principal office is situated at No. 108 North Main Street, in the City of Waynesville, County of Haywood, State of North Carolina (H. Rotha being the agent therein and in charge there of, upon whom process may be served), has complied with the re quirements of Chapter 55, General Statutes, entitled "Corporations", preliminary to the issuing of this Certificate of Dissolution: NOW THEREFORE, I, THAD EURE, Secretary of State of the Mate of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the said corporation did, on the 15th day of February, 1944, file in my office a duly execut ed and attested consent in writing to the dissolution of said corpora tion, executed by all the stockhold ers, thereof, which said consent and the record of the proceedings afore Baid are now on file in my office as provided by law. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and af fixed my official seal at Raleigh, this 15th day of February, A. D. 1944. THAD EURE, Secretary of State. JJo. 1344 Feb. 24, Mar. 2-9-16 6 Men In Company Of Capt. S.C. Welch Buy $8,800 In Bonds w& - . TZri i 't ) i r ' tT&i -JL'", jpv- mHrJr $) XM Jh (Picture courtesy of Spartanhu-g Hi'iald U. S. Army Signal Corps photo) Trainees stationed in Company A, .'Jl.,t battalion of the Camp Croft training center, have concretely proven that they intend to make the Fourth War l(an drive something more than a mere advertising poster slogan. The six men shown in the above photograph have contributed a sum total of $8,800 in war bond purchases enough to furnish each of the six a complete heavy machine gun as illustrated together with 14,000 rounds of ammunition per man. Company A, which is under command of Capt. Samuel C. Welch, scored the highest figure in bond sal-s of an . tin i mi panv in the entire Ninth regiment, with the total bond sales for the company amounting to over $12,000. The men, with the amount of bonds purchased, are: Front row (left to right) Pvt. Samual Kudn.tr, Philadelphia, Pa., $500; Pvt. John S. De mas, Washington, D. C, $5,000, the highest single hood purchase in the regiment; P t. James K. Johnson, Alexandria, Va., $1,000. Back roni (left to right), Pvt. Charles H. Van Buren, Hudson, N. Y., $."00; Pvt. James F. Hughes, Philadelphia, Pa., $500, and Pvt. Nicholas P. Corodimas, Platt-burg, N. Y., $1,300. Captain Welch, of Waynesville, voluntee red in the service shortly after Pearl Harbor and was in ducted at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and from there sent to Camp Wolters, Tex., for his basic training. He was graduated from Officers Candidate School, Fort Benning in December, 1942, and from there sent to Camp Croft, where he has since been stationed. At the time he entered service Capt. Welch was senior examiner of the Federal Home Loan Bank, TenthDistrict, with headquarters in Topeka, Kan. Tannery Offering Men Cash Prizes For Suggestions Each month this year, January through June, the A. C. Lawrence Leath r Co. is supplementing regu lar suggestion prizts with $100. $50 and $25 bonds for the three best suggestions received and adopted in all plants. Since Pearl Harbor this com pany has received over l.IiOO sug t' stions of which over ,'100 have been adopted and for which nearly $10,000 has been distributed in fiish and war bonds. Several em nloyes during this period have re vived awards running will over $500. During the year 194,'i individ uals have reciveu as nign as $sihi for suggestions at our different plants. The company has just announced 'hat a suggestion emblem award in will b given out with the 'egular cash award this year to ach employe whose first sugges ion is adopted. The company is uging all employes to submit heir ideas for the: Improvement of quality of pro luct. Elimination of waste. Improvement of equipment. Reduction of cost of production. Selection of better materials. Increase of production. Improvement of safety and 'lealth conditions. This secret weapon, "Sugges ions," is doing much to win the var. Thousands of employe? hroughout the country are help ing the war effort in this man ner and are not only winning sub -tantial amounts in cash, but an deriving a great deal of satisfac Hon from the fact that they are, ir his manner, contributing to the var effort. This is "gftting behind the man behind the gun." CIVIL WAR VET VISITS TARAWA KIN urned to the awed crowd. "I am going to speak for my ,on," she said in a firm, even tone, 'and I want you to know how deep ly we both appreciate the kind- tess that was in your heart when Mrs. Gratton and you, our friends, planned this reception. Had I 'nown in time, I would have ex- lained the circumstances to Mrs. Gratton. My son wrote me that all he wanted was to come home and rest. He wanted to forget the lorrors he had known; the knowl "dge that men's lives lay in the touch of his finger; that orders to kill were given as casually as ie had once ordered a milk shake. The people here who read of what happens on a firing line, cannot 'ee it as the man does who lies next to a fallen comrade. "The greatest kindness that the home folk can do when one of the Soys comes home on leave, is to for ?et that he had seen service. That s the one thing he wants to have aken away from him, the recollec tions that naturally are brought to mind when he is asked questions. So many questions cannot be an swered, as you know, and those they do answer call for a re-living of the scene. When 'Red' has rest ed a little, won't you all come and see him? Well have a wonderful time if youll just tell him all the things that YOU have been doing. Good bye." a HEARING THAT HIS GRANDSON Marine Pfc. Floyd M Penland, 20, of Waynesboro, Va., who was wounded at Tarawa, was at the San Diego, Calif., U S Naval Hospital, Civil War veteran Theodore A. Penland, 99, flew from Portland, Oregon, to visit his hero kin The older Penland's father was killed at Bull Run. Marine Corps photo. (International) CHAPLIN-BARRY CASE PRINCIPALS I r V tUJ,IIN.UMipM at I mm ? ivfp (f j ffnr'f rif J ' '- i imVi 'i&HiMiJMMMWI HHHHHMHHMM Back the atUek. Bny War Bond and Stamps. IHREE 0 THE SIX persons Indicted along with comedian Charles Chaplin on criminal conspiracy charges by a Federal grand jury are shown (top) In Los Angelea They are h to r.): Capt. W W White. Police Matron Jessie Billie Reno, and Lt. Claude Marple. The 55-year-old film star (bottom, left) was also Indicted toi violation ol the Mann Act Tht charges are the outgrowth of his association with Joan Barry (bottom, right). 24. his ex-protege, who accuses tht white-haired actor of being tba father ol her child. (International 5cundp.Vtt) Local Vocational Class Makes Out standing Record A recently completed report mailed to the State Department of Education shows that for the year 1942-43 the Waynesville depart ment of vocational agriculture had 18 boys to complet projects, only 19 were enrolled for the year. The report showed that among the produce harvested for the Food For Victory Program there were: 2,189 bushels of corn, 1,527 bush els of vegetables, 8,080 pounds of pork, 85 pig (for breeding), 75 acres of pasture, 854 bushels of Irish potatoes, 10 lambs, 26 beef animals (breeding), 2,197 dozen eggs, 200 pounds of broilers, 200 pullets (breeding), 2,170 bushels if apples, 6,046 pounds of milk, 292 pounds of butter, 95 tons of corn silage, 1,500 pints of rasp berries and many other foods and f.eds as well as 17 acres of soil improvement crops. The 18 members of the local chapter of Future Farmers had a labor income of $13,064.11, and they worked 9,194 hours producing the crops and animals making up their supervised practice program. In addition to their own projects they each worked on the home farm as a farm laborer in the pro duction of crops and animals. Some ilid additional work in "war plants." They had an average of nine pro jects per boy. The chapter now has 115 for mer members (since 1935) in the armed services of our country and those enrolled this year have, in their own name, $7,466.25 in war bonds and stamps. J. C. Brown is instructor of the class. all about Wave W tried H 2.Waihelp. itobl 1.1 Their Heeds Over There Hay Delay Your Getting Telephc' Service uver Here U)pkx SwdUwoW Im Dugoar Im Htm GWmo V. S. Aimf Sigmal Corp Pbofo Here at home we hove restrictions on telephoo service, so that our men at the front may havs what they need In telephone equipment. B ECAUSE metals and other communication materials art k badly needed in war, it b becoming more and more difficult for the telephone compony to fill service requests. In fad, fa til i ties are now insufficient to meet the demands for service. S unless you qualify as an essential user one whose telephom usage is essential to defense or public health, welfare or t. curity we regret that you may experience delay in gettinf service. When facilities are available, they must be employed first for essential users. Then, from any facilities remaining, othen) will be served in their regular order. We will be glad to take your application for service, but a reasonable time may bt required to determine if service can be furnished. Everything possible is being done to lessen the effect ot wartime restrictions on telephone service. And we look forward to the time when materials will be available, and we can agah furnish the service you want when you want it. Southeri) Bell uiEpuonE mid Telegraph C INISIPOIATCO SAVE 2 7 1 PAY Y AX mi ft 1 The law on tax collections requires that the following penalties be charged on 1943 and all future taxes: 1 per cent after the 1st day of Feb ruary and before the 1st day of March. Added After March 1st and before the 1st of April After the 2nd day of April, 1-2 of 1 per cent each month, in addition to the 2 per cent, until date of tax sale. Pay your taxes NOW and avoid penalty and costs. JOHN BOYD Tax Collector for Town of Waynesville
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