41 KU i j IE SVILLE MOUNTAINEER "4 I) i '! ) WAYNE FV7 touvi VV. , Y FIRST YEAR NO. 7 8 Pages ellco Is Opening ant No. 2 Monday l raft Buildinjr Is (novated For Local be Manufacturing Published In The County Scat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1945 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties hn. ic0 Shoe uorpuinnim is fc their uptown unices uuu f... ,,it at the Depot to their Kant in tne frmer Erkraft ie opposite the cannery, plant has been completely ted and will be known as N'o 2. The main plant will in the Dayton Rubber ,g, and be Plant No. 1. firm has naa sevcmi tn reuieu o v.- .-i now all these will be Id and merchandise moved to 11 building at me vepot. i 300 people are now on the navrolls. and about 160 Irk at each plant. firm is 10U per cent on war n,l have started on their billionth unit for the armed To date not a single unit Jen rejected by the govern- pcrsonncl office of the firm at plant No. 2, and in of James W. Reed, Jr. Weill is president of the nil Heinz Rollman is gene- nager. . T. S. Sutton i 1 1 10 me Aiier 10 nths Overseas boral Taylor S. Sutton, son and Mrs. Jake button, oi bsville, who was seriously led in Germany on October now a patient in the Law- pneral Hospital. Snttnn recently spent a few tere with his family. He ent itle service in 1942 and was led at Camp Croft. He serv- rscas for 18 months. Sutton is entitled to wear Lstrips for his overseas ser- lie Purple Heart for bravery In, the Good Conduct Medal, c European war theater. Merchant Marine Rev. J. Smith, Native of England, Buried Here Retired Minister Studied Under Chas. H. Spur geon, English Preacher. Funeral services were conducted on Monday afternoon at the Gar rett Funeral Home at 2 o'clock for Rev. Jarvis Smith, 82, native of Appleby, England, retired Methodist minister, who died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Helen Dawson, on the Dellwood Road. Rev. Jarvis Underwood officiat ed. Burial was in Green Hill cem etery. Serving as pallbearers were: Fred Marcus. Ira Marcus, Hurst Burgin, Roy Phillips, Jack Moore and Mack Edwards. Rev. Smith entered the minis- i tery at the age of 21 and studied I under Rev. Charles H. Spurgcon, famous Baptist minister at the j Tabernacle in London. He orga-1 nized Young Men's Bible Classes: in many of the cities of England and also in Canada. He came to America in 1905 and located in Montreal, Canada Slightly Wooded .Williamson aks lo Lions Thursday M. R. Williamson was the speaker at the meeting of ons Club on last Thursday IT. ' nj; the business session upon of Herbert L. Buchanan iib decided to sponsor a Lp and Paint-Up Cam Elaborate plans for the (V of a Queen and other fea ere worked out during the k, which will be announced sarly date. The drive would laxed with the crowning of een and a parade. h H. Breese, AAF, On Furlough oral R. H. Breese, U. S. irccs, son of Mrs. R IT 'S spendim? n rpvoih! lava ph with his mother here. Breese volunteered in the while he was a student at a College. He enlisted in vice at Greenville Air Base fias received training at the "K POSts: KePKlei. n Cadet Training at Michi- p.e,V0Ii?KC Lansing; Ran- 'i. lex.; Kelley Field, . iucKeye, Calif. ; Ft liarksdale Field T .t. p- and then was sent "resent post at Plant Park, Breese was ar1iiaai ; u , wMVV 111 L11C svuie (ncrh si-hnnV r-v,,;- en, and Brevard Col- Internal Revenue Representative Here On 24, 26, 27 WILLIAM V. WALKER, U. S. Merchant Marines, son of N. 11. Walker, of Clyde, is home after uonipieuMK ins seventn trip on tne i ,.;.. In enmn,r n a.,,,,,.:,,,, in high seas. He entered the service : au tle was in active worU fol.- flfty in Baltimore as a voluteer and at yi.rs the time was employed by the " Hv is sul.vivC(J bv olle si.stel., Newport .News Shipbuilding and , wilh wllom hu lived and otle bl.olh. Dry Dock C ompany: Upon leay- j cl. George Smith, of Montreal, nig here he will report to Norfolk, I Canada Va for reassignment The Garrett Funeral home was He has three brothers m the ; in claltfl, of lhe arrangements. service: Boyce McLain Walker, coxswain, now in South Pacific; Pvt. E. W. Walker, paratrooper, 17 II Fort Henning, Ga., anl John Paul .TOnHCr LOCdl Walker, seaman second class, now inS0U- Man Dies In In Tacoma, Wash. Relatives -here have been notifi ed of the death of Alfred Wymer Silcr, 77, native of Macon County, who was born near Franklin, on January 31 at the Olympus Hos pital, Tacoma, Wash. Mr. Siler is widely connected throughout Western North Carolina. At the time he went to Wash ington State in 1888 where he be (aaie a well known stockman and farmer, he was a resident of Way nisville. He and his brother, Jud aon Swain Silev. wci-apiurieei 4n the development -of the Big Bot tom" section of Cowlitz River, Lewsi county Wash. . Xhe country, which is now wfdely settled and developed was inhabited only by Indians at the time the Siler brothers took up their residence. Mr. Siler was also prominent in the religious a (fairs of this adopted county and had been a Sunday school and church leader for many years. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Lemora Lewis, of Lewis county, Wash.; one daugh ter, Doris, and one son, Frank Siler, both of Seattle, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs. John LcRoy Davis and Mrs. H. B. Freeman, of Way nesville. and Mrs. J. B. Brewer, of Ashevillc, and a large number of nieces and nephews. PVT LEO E. HILL, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter li. Hill, of Way nesville, who has been reported slightly wounded in action in Ger many on January 11. He entered the service in June, 1H4-1, and was inducted at Fort Bragg. At the time he went into the army he ..Uoi.u.,t f, .,.,,, t-l... I'- in iyu; and served one church m c,..,. there until his retirement a few! n ',. f . jibib uu. ne Aeiveu us pusior 01 a church in Albert Village, Greas-1 ley, tngianu lor twenty years 34 Men Go For Pre-Induction Examinations Thirty-four men from the Way nesville area of the county left here on Tuesday morning for pre induction examinations at Fort Bragg. Lloyd Alnie Blanton was named leader of the group and David Russell Riley was named as sistant leader on the trip to camp. There were three transfers in the group as follows: James Ray mond Abernathy, from Blairsville, Ua.; Elbert Roberts, from Hot Rock, Mich.; and Clayton Lloyd Massie, Glassboro, N. J. Others in the group going from the Waynesville area of the coun ty included: Henry William Sut ton, Fred Herbert Calhoun, Claude lloglen. James Herbert Mehall'ey, George Clifford Styles, Earl Reno Franklin. Herbert Junior Lanning, Carl Leopard, Julius Jones. John William Haney, Jr., Doyce Sutton, James Donaldson Kellev, I Lawrence Vaughn Fullbright, Har- I din Eugene ! recti, R. 1 Awarded Navy and t A Too in c? Marin MaHi Itc 1 cdlllo A aUl 111V ifAVUUl Hnit Ho J Entered. I?" rt I ! In Championship1 Cage Tournament Cpl.J.W.Pafford Missing In Action In Germany Playing Starts At The Armory Here Next Mon day Night, Much Inte rest Shows. 1 The Haywood high school bas ' ketball championship tournament, sponsored by the Community Council, will get under way Mon , day night at 6 o'clock at the ar mory, when the Waynesville girls CLIFFORD HOWELL UNDER- Ledford, OOI). coxswain, with his wife 1 Samuel C Welch Board Places Eight Men In Class 1-A . naries r.uen rarton Menaiiey, j " son, oi ..iyue, is spending a Bruce Arthur Briggs, Bob Rogers, H0-day leave with his parents, Gilbert Turner Ferguson, Claude! Mr. and Mrs. Jerry ('. Under-, Avery Medford, Roy Ray Morgan. 1 wood, ul their home in liatcliir Arthur Junior Earley. Gordon Cove. He entered the service in ; Cecil Raines, Howard Lee Sutton, 1 May, liM.'t, mid took his boot; Billy Russell, Berlin Columbus ! training at Bainbridge. Mil. From; Mielton, l'aul Ray v In i k, iNoole I llainln ulge he was sent to Nor-i Corporal Jefferson Wileox Paf ford, Jr., U. S. Arinv, son of Mrs ru....i.... i) it., :n.. i f r w iv,,i ..f met the Crabtree gtrls. veterans hospital, Montgomery, Ala., is reported missing'in action in Germany since December 17, according to a message from the Wur Department. Cpl. I'ntford is also a brother-in-riiw of ("apt. U. S. Armv, of lonas Wvatt, Parker. and Lewis Jul . Federal income tax returns must be filed by all persons who had an income of over $500.00 during 1944. These returns must be fil ed before midnight, March 15, 1945 or a penalty will be charged against the taxpayer. . . il j. ' r! a. ... A. rep;ceeniai-:j; nj wia.'ifiBjjj nal Revenue service will be in Waynesville at the office on the second floor of the post office on February 24, 26 and 27. He will be in Canton in the basement room of the post office on March 1, 2. 3, 5 and 6th. Persons residing in the Way nesville and Canton arens of the county are requested to consult the representative on the days "designated if they wish any assis tance in filing their income tax returns. In cases where the person's in come was all from wages and sala ries from which the employer with held income tax during the year they may use the withholding re ceipt given by employer as return and fill it out according to instruc tions printed on it, sign and mail to the Collector of Internal Reve nue. Greensboro, N. C., or give to the local deputy collector. In instances where incomes are over $100 from other sources in addition to wages, and no tax was withheld, then the regular income tax return form 1010 must be used. Major Cecil Brown left Monday to spend her vacation at points in Forida. I Moody, S 2-c Un 30-Day Leave L. Moody, seaman 2c, r. ana Mrs. Jprkp M vncsville. R.F.D. N i' f? a 30-d returned tn ih Sf.u. or months of sea duty in rPcan war thnof rn Moody enlisted' in the n May 17, 1942, and took Wr"!? t Camp Peary, -Vrfolk, Va., and then as to sea duty. He has a 'cl 6 , Moody, Beanian l'ass, also In the service. er Meet In c On Jan. 12 Ork! TVl. n. . ... j, vy ana flc. aay. SOUS n M.. J fy, 01 Lantnn. i w iar 19 1' cv lnce hn JJndtwere together r" Other in 16 months. TH ANNOUNCEMENT ton ;; UUKer uverman hte; '"niuc the birth of Request Granted UTTLE Margaret O'Brien, child film itar, stops for a moment on her way Into the Mayflower Hotel In Wash ington to give her autograph tn Billy Jacobson. 8. who Uvea in the capital. The young actress was at tending the President's birthday ValL (InttmatUrnal Soundphotp) St. John's Loses To Maroons St. John's Rangers failed to stop the Asheville High Maroons in their toughest cage tilt of the season, losing to the Maroons on Tuesday afternoon, February 13, in Asheville with a 55-36 score. The Maroons were heavy favo rites over the Rangers, having played 12 games and lost only 2. The lineup: St. John's (36) Maroons (56) F. Dunbar (5) . Reagan (10) Resor (6) ... Warthen (2) B. Dunbar (7) .. Carson (32) Rvan (7) Mitchell (2) Mills (2) Plank (2) Subs: St. John's, Martin (8), Cagle, Nicholson, Minett, Wilson. Maroons. Callahan. Pitilo (7), Marlowe. Rudeen, Fontaine. Referee: Brown. Out of sixty-nine men reclassi fied during the past week by the local draft board eight were placed in class 1-A as follows: Clyde Smith. Winfred J. Hannah, Berlin C. Shelton, Lewis C. Whitmire, Hampton Webb, John H. Messer, John II. Stack and Billy Russell. Placed in class 2-A were : Ern est Sbulner and Floyd I. David son. Continued in class 2-A were William F. Lanipley, James R. Plott and Bryan Smith. Placed in class 2-A (F) were: Farmer T. Rogers, Marcus K. Da vis, Jacob D. Moose, James R. Beck, Algie M. Fowler, Clarence J. Martin, and Charles S. Chamb ers. Continued in class 2-A (F) were: Melford D. Caldwell, John S. Webb, Henry Etarks, Edward R. Rogers, Claude C. Haynes, James O. Cochran, Gilbert L. Gregory, Cor,bitt 'Mannings, and Ernest C. Cochran. Placed in class 2-B was Frank F. Birchfield. '.Continued in class Donald Medford anil Carver. Placed in class 2-B Ben J. Parrisli, Fred John W. Davis, wood, Willie A. 2-B were: Arvis E. (F) were: J. Price, Ralph Leather Wright, James D. Crawford, Dencile Cagle, Law rence E. Greene, and Burnette D. Crawford. Continued in class 2-B (F) were Bernard R. Caldwell, Thom as L. Campbell, Jr., Eugene Kuy kendall. Jr., Milburn L. Gillett, and Jackson Bradley. Continued in class 2-B were: Glenn Trantham. Harrison S. Greene, Waldo Green, Daniel S. Young, John K. Owens, Wiley A. McElrath, Woodrow McElroy, Charles E. Blair, and Henry Hem bree. Placed in class 2-C (F) were: Max E. Cochran, John 11. Rnth- folk, Va., for special training and from there sent to Orange, Tex. From the latter he was assigned to sea duty. He has bad 1 ." months of ac tive sea duty and has made three trips across the Atlantic ami back. For the last seven mouths he bus been serving in the Mediterranean and was also in the invasion of Southern France. He received the following rec ommendation from his comniand- Private James Owens, son of Mr. officer: "The commanding of and Mrs. Jim Owens, of Cove ' '"'eer has recommended the a aid Creek, has been slightly wounded ! f the Navy and Marine Corps in action in Italy in January ac- Medal in recognition of you: cording to a message received bv l heroism and outstanding perforn.- his wife, the former Miss Pearl i ance of duty while this vessel was Pvt. James Owens Reported Slightly Wounded In Italy Wa vncsville. now dverseas. He entered the service in 1942, a few months after his graduation from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and was sent to the air base at Miami, Fla., and later to Selman Field, Baton Rouge. He was assigned to the engin eers and sent to college for spec ial training in construction en gineering, after which he was sent to Camp llillips, and then to At terbuiv. He has been overseas for seve ral months and at the time he was reported missing was attached to the 106th Artillery Division. When he volunteered for ser vice he was un ai'c.Ujtai-iH Mont gomery, Ala. Phillips, from the War meiit. Pvt. Owens was inducted in the service at Camp Croft in Novem ber, 1943. From Camp Croft he was sent to Fort Jackson and then lo Camp Wolters, Tex., for basic training. At the time he entered vice he was engaged in in Haywood county. Depart- engaged in escorting a convoy I during the period from 25th March to 19 April, 1944. The i courage and excellent seamanship demonstrated by you on this oc-1 casion reflect great credit upon his I the Naval Service. It is directed that an entry be made in vour! City Bus Line 6uys New Buses the ser-I service record of this recommeii farming I dation for award." 1 Coxswain Underwood had oni j brother, Pvt. Joseph D. L'ndei'- jwood. in the service, who was killed in action in Germany on fteplomliei' 13, 1944, and post humously awarded the Purple Heart. Legion And V . Auxiliary Hold Joint Meeting The American Legion and Aux iliary met in the offices of th'-tj. S. Employment Service on Friday night, at the invitation of Mrs'D. D. Alley, manager of the. office. A discussion of the pr'oblerrfs -of the returning veterans washeld. Other' features 'of the program An hour later, the girls teams of St. John's and Fines Creek will i meet. Starting at 8 o'clock, the j Waynesville boys and Crabtree ; boys will play, and the boys of ; St. John's and Fines Creek will play the ourth game of the night starting at nine o'clock. Play , will, bi resumed; Wednes day night at 7, vitl Canton and i Clyde teartis; both' hays- and girls, j meeting. The boys game will start at eight. The two winning girls teams of Monday night will play at nine Wednesday night. On Thursday night the two , Bethel teams will play the winnei ' of the Canton-Clyde games at eight and nine o'clock. The championship games will be played Friday night, with the girls game starting at 7:30 and j the boys game at 8:30. Beautiful i trophies will be awarded the two , winning teams of the tournament. Much interest is being shown in the tournament, and all 14 teams are evenly matched and prospects for some fast and exciting games are in prospect. I The Sponsors are making a small charge of 25 cents for the games of the tournament. E. W. Tenney, recreational director will be in charges ' v Alleiti Hart Host To CAR Meeting On Wednesday The Joseph, Howell Society of Tom Lee, owner of Twin-City I Bus Service, announced yesterday I that he had bought two new buses I for his firm, and would get them in I May. The buses are the latest city typo buses, and will seat 30 pas sengers, has standing room for 50, ' ! giving a maximum load of 80. j The bus line now operates live I buses. Many Students On Honor Roll At Hazelwood Cpl. J. G. Glance Reported Slightly Wounded, France Corporal John K. Glance, of Vn vnrHvillf. Rnn of Mrs. MaryHKet linnn Pva n h .7 II o n n u h I? a 1 nri T . I ik' . i:' . . i ur . ..i ft : n 11' , t ;.; n Ml . i""". ' l' "7:, ," "l7 Grade 3 - Juanita Kelly, Ba, Hurta Mfw I- "Knuy 1 l- bara McClure. Wanda Mills, Marv "ace'dass 1-C (diseharg-! rma.i reived by ''" ed) were: Spencer H. Walker and j ft Ham V from the Wa" De, art- (,h '" l5u, bi,, V"'U Vonno R. G. Warren. ment 1 u,' 7'e'.""' , , . Placed in class 4-F were: Henry Cpj r,laiu.e has been in the ser- (M'a"' ( i""l.i' l"' l-'''?' a i;.li t foin Willi,, - - P,.1'1UIU Marjone Early. Hetty Lou Koi b- ... uv,', ., .. " I I Vlf't' Ill, Vlllllf 11,11, Mllll l llll'll , 1 The following students made the honor roll at the Ha.elwood I j school for the fourth month, ac-j I cording to Lawrence Leather-' I wood, principal : I j Grade 1: Charles Hou.-ton I , Caldwell, Mary Sue Creasniiiii. i I Amelia Curtis, Joe Frazier, Nancy Long, Hetty Owenby, Barbara j Rogers, Ernestine Robinson. Col- j leen Smith, Fannie Smith, Son.ja Snyder. ! Grade -Ann Grant. Grade 3 bara McClur present critical period. The following new members were welcomed into' the group: Mrs. Seay, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Francis, James Francis, Mrs. Henry Francis, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Phil lips, and others. Mrs. Hurst Burgin was named as chairman of the annual Foun ders Day which will be held at the Legion Home on March 9th. included the t-aadinoof a nvinihei i the Children of this Amerimn Ri- of-letters from Warrant Of fleer I olutjon held, thei regular meeting Bobby Sloan, which were read by on " Wednesday 'l afternoon with his fatiei Hugh J.. Sloan and Rey. ) Allen Haft at Tiervtwi An Church S. R. 'rockett: The letters cov-, Streefr Wttn"' Mri 'A Brdn ered the period from D-Day to the i Howell, adult leader, tn charge of the program, , ' ' Lucilo Brown gave a paper on the "Life Of John Adams." Allen Hart rendered a piano solo, '"far I iuitelii4,"i tyi ;,iohii ,Thenipson ; Ida I Lou ; Gibson sand, "The Man I I Love" ahd'"Lilttle Did I Know." The society sang as chorus. "Mv Old Kentucky Home." j Announcement was made of the March meeting which will be held I with Marguerite Way on the first Special guests of the evening I Wednesdav In the month. were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Sloan. I The Valentine motif was oh Hostesses during the social hour i served in the appointments of the meeting, and each member wa were Mrs. llurst tiurgin and Mrs. W. A. Bradley.- Louise Arlington, K. late. Wad Palmer, llerschel overseas for several months. uwens, vvillaru uicks and bonnie B. Hargrove. NEW MANAGER II. F. McFadyen will be the new manager of the Waynesville Coun try Club, taking this position the first of March. Mr. McFadven was manager of the Asheville-Biltmore Forest Club ' game, and Waynesville To Play Dayton Friday Night The two high school basketball teams will meet Dayton Rubber teams at the armory Friday night for a doubleheader. Both teams have put in hard practice for the i close score is predict- for six years. ed. WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER BERLIN? Adelaide McLean. Eflie Sue Reagan, Grace Blanton, Mary Da vis, Nancy BischolL Patsy Brendle, Thomas Earle Nichols. Grade 5- Betty Sue Hargrove, Suzann Hcusiey, Carroll Swang er, Doris Queen, Patsy Smiley, Mary Sue Sparks. Catherine Bell. Kathleen Creasmore. Camion Greene. Joyce Caldwell, W'ibe Early. Grade 6 -Anne Bischolf, Betty Farmer, Clyde Greene, Sail Lee Rhinehart. Jimmy Swift, Juanita Wright. World Day Of Prayer Observed The World Day of Prayer will be observed jointly by the Wo men's organizations of the church es of the community in a service at the Waynesville Presbyterian church at four o'clock on Friday afternoon. The public is invited to attend this union service which is being observed throughout the world on the .same day. presented a Valentine. The young hostess was assisted by her mother. Mrs. Humes Hart, in serving and receiving. Lucky to Be Alive Cpl. A. W. Burchfield Sent To Fort Thomas Cpl. Arthur W. Burchfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Burchfield, of Waynesville, has recently been transferred from Nashville, Tenn., to the Army Air Forces' newly activated convalescent hospital at Fort Thomas, where he now serves as a member of the post's perma nent party personnel. Cpl Birchfield is now aiding the Fort Thomas staff in preparing arrivals of AAF convalescents transferred from general or re gional hospitals, or other cases sent there from AAF redistribu tion stations. Cpl. Birchfield entered the army on August 19, 1941. He served 30 months as a military police man in India. At present he is assigned to the military police of this convalescent hospital. RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS Red Cross War Fund Campaign Headquarters have been set up in the office, of the Building and Loan Association on Main Street All campaign workers may use their cars to attend the Red Cross Workers Rally next Tuesday night at the Court House without vio lating the ban on pleasure driving. r " Hocii cotG f VHyJt GERMANY fV CWTPAM, lUNtSUIG. JiVBl Rl A I -Ti' HEATM ' il BERIIN fj Sv'?'Ff"-"- v BRUNSWICK MS) WmmmmJk t 'IllCiT S ''MAGDEBURG BEIGJ jySHR VAUEY : : . OV !KAU 'VT' 1 5 tf-tN - i ieipzig Vrfsden r.msiAU a 1 - ' asthuringi an forest nJ f 'rTi MANNHEIM V: " V A FRANCE WXnu.XcZECHO rKAFMvc stRASBOuR rX SLOVAKIA i Music Club To Meet At Home Of Miss Terrell i The Waynesville Music Club j will hold the February meeting at I the home of Miss Margaret Ter i rell on Friday evening with Mrs i Troy Wvche and Miss Sue Willard Lindsey as associate hostesses. Miss Nancy Killian, president, will preside. i The program will consist of the playing of a miscellaneous collec tion of classical records owned by Mr. Plowetz. of the Wellco Shoe Corporation. TM 'All OF BERIIN would not necessarily mean that fighting in Ger many would end. Military experts point out that the Reich will still be strong enough to carry on for some time after the loss of the German capital. As shown on the map, i number of vast industrial areas would still be in Hitler's possession and it has been hinted that I'snover might be a future capitaL Areas where war materials can be turned out for some time are 1 ) west apd southwest of Berlin, such as Leipzig, Madge burd, Chemnitz and Brunswick, A huge arsenal is said to be located in the Luneburs Heather region j2) wth of Bremen; the Ruhr Valley (3) and the Tliurinyiajj Forest (1) also are aetive. (Iniertirta!) i John M. Queen Will Be Guest Speaker Of Civic League The members of the Waynes ville Civic League will be guests of Mrs. Rufus L. Allen, president, of a buffet supper to be held at her home on next Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. John M. Queen will be the guest speaker of the meeting which will follow the serving of supper. The president will preside over the business sessiort. tw ' Pvt. Herman A. Free Has Arrived In States Private Herman Albeit Free, formerly of Vv ayneavillc, has re cently arrived at Welch Convales cent Hospital, the Army's new re conditioning center at Daytomi Beach. The carefully planned re conditioning program will speed his convalescence and assist his return to the best of health. 1 Pvt. Free is the son of John i B. Free, of Waynesville. and en -1 tered- the army in 'November. ! 1943, : and has since served six . months in France and England, i where he wujj,s awarded the Pur ple Heart for Wounds received in combat. His" wife and two Cbil dren regide in Bessemer City. At the 'time" MK entered the service he was entployed by the Osage Mfg.' Company. BIOWN from the waist blister of a B-29 hde on- a mission over Tokyo. Sgt. .lames 6. Krantz, Hick ory Point, Tenn., was pulled back into the plane by crewmen alter he had been suspended by one leg in his safetj harness. He hung for fifteen minutes at. an altitude of 29.000 ieet. He's shown at a Pacific rear base hospital where he is re covering from frost bite. Armj Air Force ptioto. ' (M(ernaHotiaD Pvt. David M. Smith Now In Paris Private David iH $ntith.''son of i Mrs. John hi' Srnithi. of Waynes j ville, who,; is atta'cfted to a hospit j al train unit, in now in Paris, according to intorniation receneii by, his niutheri f PyU Srilttlt. vsV jimlucte.l at Camp Croft in November, 191o, and from there sent to Fort Jack son.. Before being ,ent' overseas, he-, was i stationed J tjX jCamp Lee. Camp Reynolds, Calivp Ellis, and Halloran General Hospital, Stat en Island. , -f - , ' At the time he entered the ser vice Pvt.: Smith ' was employed with the TVA at Fontana Dam. Pvt. Bill Balentine Back From Italy Pvt. Bill Balentine is home on furlough after. spending six months in Italy, Pvt. Balentine was "sent home to the Woodrow Wilson Hos pital, lri Staunton, Va. He has been in service for a year. "The mountains of Italy are not as pretty as' ours, and don't you believe anything you read or hear about. 'sunny Italy'," he said.. Sgt, Johh-J. Williams lias rived somewhere in Italy. i ti i .i 4 t t r ti . r - t. ' r "pi !? mi