SDAY, MARCH 23, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory)
THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER
Past I
,tv Rnard Of
kions Named
This County
Walter X.
',tT .nH Horace SenteUe
Led as the county board of
i o-h Saturday.
lion has serred a? chair-
tB . .nl Mr. Sen-
Wr Cr"wlu'
, both new dic'
the nr(?'stration books . 1
Lbicn is responsible for the
f elections m me cuumj,
Led to appoint the regis-
judge;-. one oi 1 e '
.blican. Ir eacn pr..ui.
I ..,( urn.
near i"iu' . .
fc.ti Board of elections also
... .airmen to meet
Lber8 of the State board
Us the handling 01 auaem.ce
0f servicemen. One of these
Ijonal meetings
-ville or. April 6.
board also offered two
. ... t,, the regulations gov-
jthe handling of balloU used
Lmndments to the absentee
,m provide that a separate
Like to feel
Important?
4
1.1. UK important to
lour country, and to your
inp men if you take
a vital job in the Army.
the Women s Army
? youH pet expert Army
iinjr that may pave the
to a postwar career.
II have a chance to im
c your skill or learn a
one to meet new peo-
see new places, have ex-
nces you 11 remember all
life.
Get full details about the
t at any U. S. Recruiting
Aon. ur write ior mier-
ig booklet. Address: The
itant General, 4415, Mu
fiis Iildg., Washington 25,
t. (Women in essential
industry must have re
from their employer or
U. S. Employment Ser-
:)
In England
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MR:. '
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Fines Creek News
By Mrs. D. N. Rathbon.
Mrs. Prank Kirkpatrick recently
heard from her husband, Cpl.
Frank Kirkpatrick, who has land
ed safely overseas.
V
PFC. TROY L. PARTON, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Parton. of
Waynesville, R. F. D. No. 2, has
arrived safely in England, accord
ing to information received recent
ly by his parents.
Pfc. Parton was inducted in the
service on February 11, 1943, at
Camp Croft. From there he was
sent to Fort Bragg, and later to
Camp Freda, Calif. From Camp
Freda he was transfercd to Camp
Cooke, Calif., where he remained
until he was sent overseas.
Prior to entering the service he
was employed by the George A.
Brown Supply Company.
register be set up for absentee vot.
ers (servicemen only) and also pro
vides that a second record book bt
kspt of those members of the
armed forces whose names have
been submitted for registration but
who are not qualified for various
reasons.
Another amendment provides
that county elections board chair
men mail ballots to service person
nel within the continental United
States as soon as possible after an
application is in hand. The mail
ing of ballots to addresses beyond
the United States "shall not await
the receipt of ballots for local of
ficers." A resolution passed by the board
provides that "presidential appro
val or disapproval of the present
congressional service vote bill
would not make necessary any
changes in the North Carolina
board's rules and regulations," and
that "absentee registration and
voting (on the part of North Caro.
We folks here are glad to rejoice
with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Green over
the recent good news they received
concerning their son, Staff Sgt.
Milas Lee Green. Sometime ago
they were notified by the war de
partment that their son, who was
with the air force and serving in
England was missing in a bombing
raid over Germany on January 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Green received a
cablegram March 16th from the
Red Cross headquarters overseas
that their son, Staff Sgt Green,
was a prisoner of war now being
held in Germany.
Pvt. and Mrs. Charlie Sutton,
of Fines Creek and Camp Wheeler,
Ga., where Pvt. Sutton is stationed,
announce the birth of a son, Charl
es, Jr., at the Haywood County
Hospital. Mrs. Sutton is the for
mer Miss Faye Green, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Green, of New.
port News, Va., and Miss Estella
Lynch, of Mebane, sister of the
latter, is now spending a few days
here as the guests of Mr. Green's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Green.
Miss Esttlla Lynch, of Mebane,
has been visiting at the home of
her friend, Miss Lura Mae Green,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Green, at their home here.
Pvt. Mark Rathbone, of Camp
Rucker, Ala., recently spent a 10
day furlough visiting his sisters,
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ledford and
Mr. and Mrs. Lenn Rathbone. He
also visited with his brothers, Mr.
and Mrs. Dale Rathbone, of Hazel
wood, and Mr. and Mrs. Orval
Rathbone, of Canton.
RECEIVES WRITING PRIZE
Claire McHan Felmet, Canton,
has received a prize award in a
nation-wide radio writing contest
sponsored by Radio Writing Insti
tute of Hollywood, it was announc
ed today.
lina service personnel) of the per
sonnel of the United States army
shall remain in effect and shall be
carried out whether or not the said
bill becomes a law.''
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a quart of milk a day ... use
it in cooking . . . serve it with
every meal. Milk is a weapon
of war. It will help us win!
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