North Carolina Newspapers

I THE WAYNESViLLEj MOUNTAINEEK I (Si j I AJkTCtSnt uf Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park nu. o a rages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1945 (One D ay Nearer Victory) venport Heads Red oss Campaign Drive kh 1st; Quota For Chapter 1$ $7,ZUU Davenport has been nam- e .1... anniiol Wqi 0f the Ked L,ross. ine will begin March first, quota has been set at bavenport is working out inittees, and said yesieruay to announce mem at an fraveiiport attended a dis- etiiii;- of the organization deisonville recently, and hand information as to js of the Ked Cross for 11117:1- year. mm so iiwiij verscas, me neeus. than ever," he poinitu Davenport is general dis ianagcr for the Pet Dairy Company. M 1; Williamson is cnap- 111 u a kinnari, ami .-vimm- urcr. Heads Red Cross 1 p "If Wn-Out Order ecome ctive Today R. 15. DAVENPORT has been named chairman of the annual War- Fund Campaign uf the Red ('kiss for- the Huywi.od Chapter. Carolina Power and Light ly, although it makes most power from water, will co- fully in the War Froduc- oanl "Brown-Out" order, ecomex. effective February ,J. K. Tate, local manager company. order has been issued to etch the nation's coal sup ich had reached such a low hat on December 1 there By a 39-day supply on hand of the severe winter in the north the supply probably shorter than that. Tate said that he had nc kion as -to how much coal iuwn-out" would have rohnas, but said the say estimated at 2, 1(00, 001. r year ifla.. tha, isntiro a- I'he lighting restrictions wili utility companies in the between $00 and $80 mil ss in gross revenue, nc to Edward Falck, direc the Office of War Utilities, Carolina Power and Light nv maintains goal general nts to assure its customers fiterrupted service in event period, but makes most Power Irom water, Mr, aid. "At present most of k'Ctricity is being made by so little coal will be saved However, he explained timpanys lines are connect- ih other electric comuanies prte a large portion of their rty with coal Our excess power is sent over these ) help other companies save ual. Thus, even though we lot save much coal in the as, we are helping others nd in that way are eontri to the effort. With the out' in effect, we will be f send more water power iese lines. bown-out" order will re- n effect as long as man- in coal mines remains nd there is insufficient coal consumer needs. WPB order list seven tVDes trie illumination which must mguished. as follows r lour advertising and out- lomotional lighting. v window lighting, except necessary for interior lllu- fn. huee lighting in excess of is lor each marnuee. way street lighting in 01 mat "determined by uuiic authority to he neces. k Public safety." 1001- sign llu-htlno- nf mnot KxcentioilH am cio-no nu.l. fire and nolle ftrot-tion. iwiiroi, transportation ter or nosmtnla. iw nfV.a li . T v. V. . I IV. I VI 1 tlul AM ; .1 A '"k essential . mthlio tiso exemnt r Urhts. feeding 60 watts, servinir "tify doctors, hotels and "agings. order does c'ty used strictly for resi- mui uoses. ; 'ul failuio 1'. "ng may result in , nance of all fT iail or fines, the order IW Mist Youth ship GroiiD .. . eet Monday, 5th Methodicf v..i.v Ubdistrict kidav u l '"UW wl" meet play, February 6th, at 7:30 i.k , r1 Methodist ith Alethn rla which will Include a talk negro v m n Dink r i Hallyburton spent Last Rites Are Held For J. R. Love Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Garrett Funeral Home for James Robert Love, 7.1, who died at the Biltniore hospital, Hilt mor e, at 0:15 Friday night where he had been a patient for the past month. Rev. J. Clay Madison, pastor of the First Methodist church, offi ciated. Burial was in Green Hill cemetery. Pallbearers vere:v Thad How ell, D. J. Nolaiul, K. L. Lee, Kubt. v. Welch, Josejrh Welch, Joe ichenck, and J. L.' Stringlield. Mr. Love, member of a well known family, was the souvuf iVlat new II. and Rebecca Moore Ixive, .nd was a native of Haywood county. He held a position for nafiy years with the Southern .ailway and since his retirement las made his homo with his sister, -ills. R. H. Mitchell. He has a wide family connection in this section, and was greatly beloved y his friends. Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. J. F. Abel, of Waynesville, Mrs. Hunter Me iuire, of Winchester, Va., and Mrs. II. G. West, of Marietta, Ga. Others include: nieces, Mrs. Janie Cove Talieferro, Waynesville, and Mrs. Julian Wilson and Mrs. Wil liam Dean, both of Marietta, Ga., Miss Henrietta Love, Raleigh, one great niece, Mary Love Mit chell, Newport News, Va. ; three nephews, Robert and Marshall Mitchell. Newport News, and Fred Love, Raleigh; one great nephew, Walter Talieferro. Mrs. Noble Garrett To Have Paper At UDC Meeting Friday The February meeting of the Havwood Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will .neet with Mis. J. Harden Howell riday afternoon, with Mrs. James !. Boyd presiding. Mrs. Noble j'arrett will have the paper. Chas. Swayngim Reported Missing In France Private Charles R. Swayngim, son of G rover C. Swayngim, of Waynesville, R.F.D. So. 2, has been reported missing in action on January 2 in France, accord ing to a message received by his father from the War Department. Pvt. Swayngim entered the ser vice in April, 1942. and since then has been on two tours of duty outside the States. He re ceived his training at the follow ing posts before going overseas the first time: Camp Robinson, Ark:, Camp Gordon. Ga.. Atlanta, and Seattle, Wash., and fi om the latter was sent to the Aleutian Islands He returned to the States in March, 194 4, and after a furlough at home was sent to Fort Jackson, an dCanip Campbell, Ky., and sent to the European war theatre in November, 1944. At the time he entered the ser vice he was employed at the ship yards in Philadelphia. Pvt. Swayn gim has five brothers in the ser vice. Draft Board Seeks Addresses Of 31 Men The draft board of the Waynes . rile area of Haywood county is lying to locate the whereabouts of .'! I men who are registered in he local office Any person know ing the present address of any of the men are asked to contact .he draft hoard at once. The men and their last known idiirtss are: Jess Rav iHu-kett, Clyde. ' R.F.D. No. 1 ; Clayton 1 loyd Massie, Waynesville; Wil liam Portland Jones, Hiltons, Va., R.F.D. No. 3; Jack Monroe Teague, Hampton, Va., R.F.D No. 2; Joe Albert Price, lla.elwood; James Truman Grasty, Wavncs ville, R.F.D. No. 1; James Allen Hanks-, Waynesville; John Hal lark, Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 1. Dock Weaver Clark. Chews anding, N. J ; Clinton Caldwell, Clyde, - R.F.D. No. 1; Victor Lee Lejs, Statesville, R.F.D. No. 5; 'immerv Caldwell, Brifgeton, N. J., R.F.D No. 5; Sid Gibson, Waynesville; Jess Scruggs, Gas tonia; Gilmer Cagle, Salem, N. I: John Rilev Mathis, Waynes ville; Samuel Joseph Hall, Middle Siver, Md.; George Graham Stew art. Van Dyehe, Mich.; Riley lames Jones, Charlotte. Felbert Revis, Newport News, Va. ; Cleophus Lindsey, Cove Creek; Frank Milliard Parton, Greenville, S. C; Commodore Herschel Curtis, Waynesville. R. F. D. No 2; John Pinkney Mc Elroy, Waynesville, R.F;D. No. 1 ; Dock Dennis Russell, Clyde, R. F. D. No. 1 ; Charlie Gibson. Way nesville; W. William Williams, Bridgeton, N. J., K F.D. No. 5; Loyd R. Wood Messer, Clyde, R. F. D. No. 1; Willie Jarvis Ewart, Cove Creek; Eugene Edward Love, Waynesville; Lee Roy Ledford, and Carl Henry Stanley, both of Waynesville. $1.75 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson, Counties . i .;7a jj ,.Vy;-- Community Council! "nah!Haywood Cbiinty sponsors Tourney Honored 77 1 County-Wide Basketball Event To Be'Heid Here From February 19-24 (APT. DAVID STKNTZ. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dale Stents, who was honored with a memor ial service on Sunday afternoon at which time he was post humnus ly awarded two medals and cita tions, presented to his wife, the former Miss llaseltine Swift. MEMORIAL Plans are going forward for the county-wide basketball tourna ment to he held in the Armory from February 1!) to 24, according to W. E. Tenney, recreational di rector of the Community Council, sponsoring group of the event, t Invitations have been tended to ith ! V!flll lf 1 ll t.tmilv- anit a in, mho.- f t)in will ,i..i; I -May, 1944 rinnto in tho UIMII.K it i..ui n...i Pvt. Hannah from Mr. Tenney. ;;' The teams will be assigned to play against each other according t their records of games won and lost, so that the players will be more evenly matched in the con tests. ' Plans are to hold a similar tour nament at a later date for the basketball teams of the grammar Schools in the county. Other routine groups will con- ontinue to hold their practice pe riods and recreational hours, us ell as meetings under the aus pices of the Community Council, According to Mr. Tenney, who slated that during the month of January 2,122 persons hail taken pint in the recreational features afforded by the Community Conn, cil. Ily weeks the attendance was, Ill-si week, (10 I ; second. iiMI; third, 5.17: fourth, Cil. Killed In Action In Belgium Pvt. Carl Hannah, 19, para trooper, son of Mrs. Violet Han nah Ferguson, of Cove Creek, was killed in action in Belgium on January 9, according to a mes sage received by his mother from the War Department. She receiv ed a message the day before that he had been seriously wounded. Pvt. Hannah entered the service at Fort Bragg in November, 19 ID, and took his basic training at Camp Woltes, Tex., and his para troop training at Fort Kenning, i Ga. He has been overseas since Goes Over Quota was a graduate of the Crabtree high school in the class of 1942 and was employed at the American Knka Corpora tion prior to entering the service. He was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church. In addition to his mother, Pvt. Hannah is survived by three sis ters, Mrs. Lee Ferguson, Clyde, R.F.D. No. 1, Mrs. Ruby Mantis, Newport News, Va., and Mrs. Pawnee Smith, Clyde, R.F.D. No. 1 ; three brothers. Frank Hannah, Waynesville, R.F.D. No 2, Roy Hannah and Arnold Ferguson, Cove Creek. In Polio Campaign Church Worker SERVICE FOR CAPT. STENTZ Major J. E. Karol, U. S. Air Force, Posthumously Awards Capt. Stentz With Medals, Citations Wounded V ' i V " 1 'r I I M - " I f V " mf& - I I 'sws?t I V T N. V. If - A If Power Will Be Off On Sunday Afternoon Here Electric service will be discon nected throughout Balsam, Hazel wood, Lake Junaluska, R. E. A., and Waynesville areas on Sunday, i-ebruary 4th, according to an announcement made yesterday by J. E. Tate, manager of the Car olina Power and Light Company in Canton. "The interruption," said Mr. Tate, "is to permit important re pair work which can not be done with safety without disconnect ing service. We sincerely hope that it is planned for hours when a minimum of inconvenience will be caused customers in the area to be effected." . - Service will be off from 1:30 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. on Sunday aft ernoon. Mr. Tate says, "We re gret the necessity of disconnect ing service for even a tihort time, but it is essential that our lines be kept in good repair at a time when abnormally heavy demands are being imposed on us by the war production program. P F C. EUGENE MEDFORD, son of Mrs. Blanche Medford,,of Washington, U. C, lormeriy oi Waynesville. has been slightly wounded in action in Belgium on January 10, according to infor mation received ' by his mother, from the War Department. Pic. Medford entered the service in April; 1944, and was inducted at Fort C.eorire Meade. Md.. after which he .was sent to Camp Croft and Camp Shelby, Miss. He has been overseas only a short while. At the time he entered the ser vice he was employed by an ex press company in Washington, v. C. He is the grandson of Mrs. H. C. FerruKon. of Waynesville, and nephew of Comdr. Chas. Fergu- son, U. S. Navy. i Lt. J. S. Queen To Be Honored With Memorial Memorial services for Lt. (jg) James Shook Queen, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Queen, will be conducted on Tuesday aft ernoon, February 6, at 2 o'clock in the court room of the court house. The services are being held by the Haywood County Bar Association of which Lt. Queen was a member. ' T. L. Green, president of the Association, will preside.' W. R. Francis is chairman of the reso lutions committee; The public is invited to attend the' services.- ' Several hundred were present at the memorial services held on Sunday afternoon at the First Methodist church here honoring Capt. David stentz, who was re ported missing in action May 25, 1943. and later declared killed in action. Rev. J. Clay Madison, pastor ol the church, presided. The scrip ture and opening prayer were given by Rev. M. R. Williamson, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Madison gave a talk and paid tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of Capt. Stentz, with che theme of "he gave his life for others, and greater love hah no man" emphasized in his remarks. He also stated that a scholarship had been established through thi Methodist Church Mission Hoard for the benefit of boys in Nortl Africa to be known as the Capt David Stentz Scholarship. Major John K. Karol, of the Newbridge Post, Asheville, post. humously awarded Capt. Stentz with the Distinguished Flying Cross, an Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters. These were receiv ed by his wife, Mrs. David Stentz the former- Miss llaseltine Swift daughter of Captain and Mrs. W F. Swift. The citation as read by Major Karol was as follows: "for extra ordinary achievement while parti cipating in aerial flight in North African theatre as a pilot of a P-38 type aircraft. Among the first to experiment in low level bombing fighter bomber, Capt Stentz has made important con tributions in developing this meth od of attack. "On Alml 13, 1943, over . . Cap tain Stentz flew low altitude in . the face of intense antiaircraft fire and sank an enemy destroyer with a direct hit, vwith his thousand pound" bomb. On many hazardous sorties, his gallantry and skilled leadership in combat have been of high inspiration to his comrades and reflect great credit upon him self and the armed forces of the United States." Cant. Stentz was awarded the Air Medal and four oak leaf clus ters "for meritorious achievement while participating in 30 sorties against the enemy." While those attending were as sembled, the color bearers of the local state guard stood at attention at the entrance of the church and later on either side of the altar. Prior to the service Mrs. W. L, Matnev, organist, gave several numbers on the Carillonic bells A quartet composed by Mrs. Fred Martin, Mrs. Fred Calhoun, Dr Lawson and Chas. Lsley sang two numbers. At the close of the memorial taps were sounded by one of the color bearers of the. state guard. Capt. Stentz volunteered in the air force in 1940 and received his primary training at Hicks Field, secondary training at Ran dolph, and his wings and commis sion at Burksdale Field in Febru ary, 1941. He was sent to Selfridge Field, where he remained until after the attack on Pearl Harbor, after. which he was transferred to the Pacific, roast, and assigned to pa trol duty, with headquarters in Los Angeles. In August he was transferred to Washington, D. C, to headquarters of the 12th Air Force,; and here he took special training with the group. He was (Continued on pga 4) " Paul Headrick, Reported Missing, German Prisoner Draft Board Puts 11 Men In Glass L A " Fifty-one men were reclassified dur ing the past week by the draftj board serving the Waynesville area of Haywood county, accord ing to the clerk. Of this number eleven were pbi ceil in class 1-A as lollows: Ifhtnk II. Painter, Franklin Thorn- iff .liogcr-s, William 1 o' di-een, G.'te Clifford Styles, Herbert -Jtir-JWniiiK. Kqb, Rogers, Gil- oert Turner rerguson, Claude Avery Medford, Roy Ray Morgan, Arthur- Junior Farley, and Gor ton Cecil Raines. Placed in class 2-A were: Wil liam Robert Burton and Taft Wil liam Creen. Placed in class 2-A (F) were: 'ohn J. Kirkpatrick, Arthur K. Fuller, Harry Lee Ferguson and lohrt Henry Tucker. Continued in class 2-A (F) Were: Ray Leatherwood, Waldo 1.. Sutton, Isaac R. Messer, Karl 3. Bradley, Louie R. Gibson. Placed in class 4-A was David ligsbee Parton. Placed in class 2-R were Wil- .iam Boyd Gardner and Thomas Jarlton Holt. Placed in class 2-B (F) were: Caney Caldwell, Frank Roosevelt Henry, Oscar Shuler, Carl J. Henry, Arlo Caldwell, Walter L. Shuler, Dewey F. Bryson, John T. Jenkins, Jack Cagle, Lynwal 1!. froutman, and Junior ('. Clark. Continued in 2-B (F) were Ronda D. Henderson and William .V. Lanning. Placed in class 2-C were: Thorn is G rover Moody, Roy Carver and Algie James Ratcliff. Continued in class 2-C (F) were: Howard R. Green, Phillip Messer, Vernon Jones Messer, and larman Bryson Tate. Placed in class 1-C (discharg ed) were: Loyd Prcie, Medford smith, Dewey J. Carver, Julius Carson Cope. Gilbert Theodore Davis, and Bruce Vaughn Curtis. Placed in class 4-F was: Thom as Benjamin Woodard. Slightly Wounded f 1 " C Q i T.iPaul Headrick, son of Mr. i and Mrs. Oscar Headrick, of lla I zelwood, who was reported miss j in action in Germany on j October 12, 1944, is now reported to be n German prisoner, accord ; ing to. information received by , t he parents from their son. Sgt. Headrick stated that he had not been wounded in action, but had been captured as a pris soner and was well. He entered the service in Jan uary, 1943, andjtius been overseas more than a yr, At the time e entered theabrvice he was em ployed by the Seuth Eastern Ship building Company; Savannah. -4 - Postal Note Go On Sale Here Today Beginning todav, Postal Notes will go on sale here and at all lirst class post offices. The Pos tal Notes supplement in a man ner, money orders, and are cheap er. Denominations are from $1 to $10, and odd cents are reckon ed by placing postal note stamps on the notes, according to Post master J. H. Howell. The charges are only five cents per note. The notes cmnot be issued for more than .$10, but there is no limit on the amount purchased, it was pointed out. The notes can be cashed at any post office or bank in the na tion, if presented within two cal endar months from date of issue. The purchaser inserts the name CLAUDK GILSTRAP becomes educational director- of The First. Baptist Church here today. 1U has had many years experience and training in general church work; Baptists Employ Gilstrap For Educational Work Claude Gilstrap will begin as full time educational director-for the First Baptist church , today, Mr. Gilstrap is a native of Enley, S. C. having been educated at the Kasley high school; Furman University, and the University of South Carolina, graduating frorti the latter, institution with;-th;l. A. degree. . ' s - 0" " .."Me is a young man with sterl ing qualities. , By training , ami expedience in general church worl1 he Is qualified to fill this import ant-spoKiiion;" lUivr L jv i;moi pastor, said. Mr. and Mrs. Gilstrap and their small son reside itt Kat Waynest ville. hir the past four months Mr. Gilstrap has been manager of the Dixie Home Store in Waynes ville. In this position he has made many contacts with the peo ple of the town and surrounding communities. He will . give his full time to the educational and enlistment phase of the church. "The growth of the church, the many prospects and possibihtieh for greater growth make if reas onable and necessary to employ a ful Itime assistant," Mr. Elliott continued. Goal Set For $3,800 and Donations Now Stand At $4,205.13, With More To Be Added Haywood cbonty hlfl -gone over their quota of $3,800 assigned to this Bection In the tblio'drive, ac cording to W. I, Francis, county chairman,, yesterday who stated that to date the fund had reached 94,20.1.13. The amount given does not in clude that to ho derived from the dance, in the schools or the collec tions taken at the Park Theatre throughout th Week. Of the total amount rained Way nesville lead with $2,316.25, while Canton had to her credit $1,887.13. The drive in this area has been sponsored bv the Waynesville ftotary Club and from the dime board they operated last week $1,044 was realized. ' During Friday and Saturday booths were set up in the various business places in the community Under the supervision of Mrs. Chas. E. Ray, chairman of the women's divisio nin the camnaicn. The Girl Scouts also had charge of a booth with Miss Kuthie Wngen feld in charge. By the Inst of the week the final figures of tho drive will be available; it was learned yester dnv from those' in charge. C R. Allen is serving as chairman the Waynesville area. of Local Dairymen At Dairy Conference R. I!. Davenport, district mana ger, and Krnest Green, plant sup erintendent of Pet Dairy Products Comnanv here, attended the North of the payee and addr ess on the I Carolina Dairy Products War Con- luce 01 tne note aim signs i is ference n Charlotte reeelitlv. Mr. name on the back. Lt. Sam McElroy Given Air Medal I Given participated on the program dealing with plant production. U Boys Become 18 Years Of Age The following boys became eighteen year of age in the Way nesville. area of the county during he paat month and are now sub ect ttf call for activa service in the armed .lorcAs: -I John Hal Stack; Roy Ray Mor gan, Arthur Junior Farley, Got-.. jMk U vltio6 Howard -tW 3ottoni,TV"WfPt' Oilmen Htfrtnah ind Billy Kuesell, -aH of J Waynes ville, R.F.D. No. 1 ; Gilbert Turn Ferguson, Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 'i iiruoe Arthur Briggs, Way nesville; Thomas Carlton Holt, Bob Roger.., Orville" Fish, and :iyde Smith,, Of Clyde, R.F.D. 'o. 1; and Claude Avery Medford, Hazolwood. PVT. LeROY MILLS, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Mills, of Waynesville. R.F.D. No. 1. who has been reported slightly wound ed in Belgium on January ,5, ac cording to a message to his par ents from the War Department. Pvt. Mills entered the service on March 1 14. 1942, and was in ducted at Fort Bragg. From there he was sent to Cam Blai- Dorne, La., and then overseas, where he has served for some time. He was first stationed in Africa and since then has been at various points in the European war theatre.-. q ,- n ..11,1,1 0 . . Second Lieutenant Sam M. Mc Elroy, 22, of Lake Junaluska, pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber op erating from Italy, has been awarded the Air Medal, it was an nounced by the 15th AAF head quarters. In the words of the citation, the award was made "for meritor ious achievement in aerial flight while participating in sustained operational activities against the enemy." Lieutenant McElroy has been stationed overseas four months with a veteran outfit which has blasted Nazi strongholds in more than 170 bombing assaults. Lieutenant McElroy was gradu ated from the Waynesville high school. He was in his sophomore year at Western Carolina Teach ers' College at the time of his entrance into the service Febru ary 1, 1943. He won his wings and commission at Freeman Field, i Ind. ! Awarded Purple Heart ! in.lliniltui. juMnjganypw iimnrtf- ti - i n' rrnw Paul A. Smith Is A Second Lieutenant TSgt. Paul A. Smith (Jack) son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Smith, the Purple Heart of Hazelwood, has recently been promoted to second lieutenant The message was received by his parents this week from some where in Germany. He was inducted August 27, 1942. at Camp Croft. From there he was sent to Camp Jackson. Fort McCIellon, Ala., to Camp Butner, Camp Pickett, Va., and then to port of emharkatio nand then overseas, first to England, France, PFC. McKINLEV F. PARTON, son of Glenn Parton, of Lake Junaluska, who was reported missing in action last fall and later declared killed in action, has been posthumously awarded which has been Pvt. Donald E. Morrow Home For 30 Days Pvtl Donald E. Morrow, L, S. ir Force, Hi,n uf Mr. and Mrs. arvis MoriOw, of Waynesville, las arrived from overseas and will pend 30 days here with his par ents. He entered t lit; service in No vember, 1942 ami was inducted at Fort Bragg. Before being sent overseas he received his training at the following posts, Clearwater, rla., A' antic City, Denver. Lin coln, Neb., Ft. Morris, Tampa, Fla., Barksdale Field. Lake Charl es, Savannah. lli. served overseas for ten months, which was spent in Africa, Sardinia, Corssica and Italy. He has won the French Crix de Guer re, a unit citation and two resi dential citations. He is entitled to wear the Eropean war theatre ribbon, good conduct, Presiden tial citations apd two Bronze Stars for major combats. When le leayes here he, will report to Columbia foY. his next assignment. At the time he entered the service. was employed bv the Newport 'ew Shipbuilding and Dry Dock "ompany. ; sent to his father Pfc. Parton entered the service in September, 1942, and was in ducted at Camp Croft. Befere be ing sent overseas he was trained at Ca mp Wolters, Tex., San Louis, Calif., Camp Butner, Camp Ruck er, and Camp Forrest. At the time he entered the service he was employed by . the Sunday school board of the Southern As sembly. He is survived by his Belgium and now at his present iTather,""four sisters"," Misses Jane, post which is somewhere in Ger many. Before entering the service he was employed by Unagusta Manu facturing Company. ' Sgt. Glenn Keener Here For 15 Days Sgt. Glenn Keener, of Dellwood, who has gerved for two and one .aj:f years outside Vhe States, is 'ere ou 1 5dyt furlough. He ntred" the '.sew ice : on Feb. 11, 1941 and was inducted at Fort Dix, N, J., Before heine sent' overseas he was traindr t Virginia Beach, ForfXewfs. and from the latter sent to Aliska and then to Aleu tian Islands. After -two and one hald years (he was reni back to Fort -tLewts? on April 15, 1944. Since then Be has been 'stationed at 'Virginia Beach, Little Rock, Ark., Camp Maxey, Tex., Fort Sill, Okla., and his present post of duty, at Camp Chaffee, Ark. He is entitled to wear the good conduct ribbon, Pre-Pearl Harbor ribbon, Asiatic ribbon, and one Brofize Star for major combat participation. IN HOSPITAL Pvt. Reuben J. Kirkpatrick. 22-year-old son of N. M. Kirkpatrick. of Cove Creek, is now a patient at DeWitt General Hospital, Au burn;'4 Calif, Pvt. Kirknn trick- served overseas six months with Flora, and Rub.V Parton. all of ' the Irrfantrv. and saw combat ac Lake Junaluska, and Mrs. W. N. tion in France and Germany., . He Conley, of Candler; and one bro- is a battle casxialty and waa re--, ther, Glenn Parton, of Lake Juna- cently returned to the. United luska. .. States., , .y, ..-.,,.:..; -. 0tl