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MAT 3, 1945 (One Day Nearer Victory) THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER Awarded Medal nd Boy High Award ,u,";;Lsboellkulcd 11W" a ,,,nv. His tV-c tribute of W"WU1" ,;., honor i , .h.. son " i t , o the Thompson home r1 ' , ,,..ht above Dix ' paper correspond u 1 1 lives , U I lOWl""' ., home. 1 . ; les southeast of ;;av SU'. Susie, resides !' -as five years 'paper and Fibre com V ,,'on 1" "e extract ,,, of the plant. Maxwork- Lut ' oa1' 1,10 ' ,x .,... for army ,Ml IhTII .1 I ''- W hen ortiutv s lulls hail seemed ,1 uncut the most pcacc-M,-tii. But the swift ,a. chancing everything. ..,,.! "ot it into iiai".' Ml he knew mere was bo no peace anywhere , ihce hills nor in him ,1 war everywhere was ti,iiPM'H perhaps never lui ne day ne wuuiu noiu luuliot military honor, indeed, that lie hasn't I U ;UHI' iH tlllUK IIIUCII dlAJUl t At least, in li is letters ,iu mi the Knoll above L in' never yet lias mcn- si,iper man arriving at . nist U got the story" ni he was indeed a bearer Miliums ihiinis. siNlyish Mrs. wi ihe imillier of Max, rc- ne v calmly. "The only s'tkr about Max getting like that Is that I hate CPL. CARL D. MOONEY. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mooney. of Clyde, R.F.D. No. 1, has been awarded the Bronze Star medal lor meritorious service during the pe riod 2 August, 1944, to IS Janu ary, 1945, in France and Luxem bourg. Cpl. Mooney as wire cor poral, was called upon to lay wire and patro- wire lines at all hours of the day and night. Frequently Cpl. Mooney repaired lines through areas receiving hea cneim ar tillery fire thereby enabling his battery to maintain contimiuu , communications with the battalion fire direction center. to think it was necessary for linn to kill," she said at last Residents of the community were "tickled for Max." Said a mer chant near Woodrow, K. is Hick man :"If ever there was a good hoy. if ever there was a boy I'd he glad to' sec win a thine, like thai, it would be Max" Capt. Willilam K. Russell. Ma Thompson's company commander, put testimony into the army rec ords similar to that offered by Sgt. CJinton. Capt. Russell also has been killed since then- inGoriiiam . November 21. Hut his story of Max Thompson stands. He said: The enemy broke through a platoon position with tanks. In overrunning the platoon pillboxes, the enemy captured 20 of our men auu nrove back the others who ; were not killed or wounded four men. Set Tlumiiwtwi utonnoH in . l-.-v... o,vKfV1.1 111 alone to stop Hie troops pouring through "Ihe Germans immediately swept the area wild machine-gun's and other automatic tire from the captured pillbox positions and 1 saw Sim Th.in.K,,,, ....n.. ; enter the fire-swept field to carrv i wounded from then- foxholes to a pillbox wo were using as an aid station Behind a tank, the Ger mans swarmed the gap in the line "Sgt. Thompson went to a ma ehinegun. where the gunner had become a casualty, and faced the attack alone lie fired steadily into the advancing Germans. Then, a direct hit from the enemy tank destroyed the maehinogun. He was badly shaken and dazed, but for some reason escaped being wound ed. Ho regained his bearings and staggered to where an abandoned browning automatic rifle was hing on the ground "He stood alone enemy force pouring through the Rap. His lire halted the leading elements anil dispersed the follow up squads lint the Germans were coming through in ever-increasing numbers. ii,od imo them until Ins automat ie rifle jammed. "Throwing it aside, be searcuod for another weapon He went to a rocket gun which had been drop ped by a wounded gunner anil turn ed back the advancing enemy who were coining up behind a tight tank. lie didn't bother to find a foxhole from which ho would lire w ithout being a conspicuous target. He loaded the gnu. took careful aim and fired on the tank. "The nickel scored a direct hit and sol I ho lank on fire, lie charg ed Ihe German riflemen and dis persed tliein wilh hand grenades." During this period the American forces were reorganized, and the reformed line held, all hough enemy ways Insist On . W00SLETS PAIN VARNISHES AND Colors Of EM MEL side Flat Paint 1 s I'or Your Needs In . . . OUTSIDE PAINTS - - - - -S2.35 gal. All Colors Of . . . KEMTONE $2.98 gal n BE 0 HANG THIS AMAZING NEW Ready jested Wallpaper '"" r han-Trim, , 1 " "i.pcr yonroen Demise ii s jll I ' N fPCC'aI IOO,S 10 buy N mefSy P5"" ' 'P ln ier ,nd smoolli on the will with a damp it that eafy! Ad you're aure ,o find the righ. ,llrr" for evcrv , . -j --.u in your Dome. :see them todav. Headquarters For MOPS BROOMS WAX POLISH CLEANERS I A d-.C-ir-lC HARD V ARE aij lid nnHV Owneri ROY PARK Siighlights Of The War A Hitlcrless Germany was crumbling fast yes terday afternoon. Hitler was rejwrtcd to have died Tuesday morning, and late yesterday President Tru man said he had learned on good authority that the German leader was dead. Earlier, Allies said thev would have to see the body to believe the report. Berlin was in complete Russian hands yester day, after 12 days of the bloodiest lijrhtinjc of the" war. Some 70,000 Germans were captured in the capital, and an untold number slain. Just as the Russians announced the complete fall of Berlin, the Allies gave out the news that a million Germans in ltay had made unconditional surrender and laid down their guns. The armistice was signed Sunday, but did not become effective until Wednesday. The statue department announced yesterday that Hoinrich Ilimmler had tried a week ago to make peace terms with America and Great Britain, but did not include Russia. Ilimmler announced at the time that Hitler was dying. Hitler was reported to have been killed at his command post, and was immediately succeeded by Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, a nephew of the late Kaiser YVilhelm. On Thursday, April the 20th. lWhu was encircled by i'u Soviet armies, and the Russians fought through sub ways and streets toward the city's blazing center. Five hundred thousand Nazi troops were trapHd in the encircle ment of the wrecked capital. On last Friday the news was Hashed around the world that the American forces and the Russians had joined along a broad front in the Kibe area and the queen city of Ger many Berlin had lived its last hours. Red army tanks und infantrymen were hammering the Nazis into a tight, steel-ringed corner of the sprawling capital, and the American forces with heavily gunned U. S. tank columns battled on the city the goal of months of lighting. While the world awaited confirmation that the Ameri cans and Russians had met somewhere near Berlin, Gen. Patton's U. S. Third Army in ground-eating strides was )! miles from the junction with the Red Army in Austria that would convert Czechoslovakia into a giant German trap. It was reported from Germany that the American troops moved at such a pace that even its own generals had only a vague idea where the armies were as they advanced. Berlin has been raging in fiery flames as the Russians and the Allied American troops are swarming over the city. From every window, every garret, from subway stations, from cellars and rooftops all along the way into the city the llame of German guns belched as the troops have fought their way into the heart of Nazism. Planes roared overhead and a gigantic din was reported to have echoed from the tunnels under the city as. the great armies drove on into the city. The crisis was thought to have reached its peak on Sat urday night, when unofficial reports came from the San Francisco Conference of the United Nations that Germany had surrendered. The news was short lived as it traveled around the world in a short while. Two or three hours later an ollicial announcement came from President Truman in Washington ,that the report was not correct, stating that he had talked with General Eisen hower, who said that Germany had not surrendered. Laundering Curtain when laundering curtaim, dip all tfioii for one room in a tingle batch of starch to insure uniform stifT iiss. Door curtains and straight hanging wirfdow curtains can be dried on curtain rods to prevent shrinkage and save ironing. Be sure rods are rustproof. Run rods through both top and bottom hems. in Germany. May 1. 1943, Hitlers death yvas c ported. Salvage Fur Fur that has becom worn in places and Is no longer useful on one garment can sometime! be re paired and reshaped for use on an other. Tasty Snack For a snack try these: Make breaa cups of thinly sliced, fresh bread which has had edges trmu.ied. Brush with melted fat, Ji'r. put in muffin pans and toast. F.ll with chicken or shrimp salad. Quick Cassere' For a quick casserole, slice up some cold boiled potatoes, cut slice or two of sauteed liver into small pieces, chop a green pepoer and slice a large onion. Put in lay ers in your casserole, cover with milk, season highly and tcUup In an oven at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes. Toronto a I'laoe u Met-llng The name Toronto, of Indian ori gin, means "a place of meeting." forces still held the three pillboxes seized in the breakthrough of the platoon positions. Waiting until nightfall, Sgt. Thompson led a squad against these positions, SI Sg1. Herbert ('. Spivey. of I'luse. Ky., later killed in action, described that attack: "The enemy was ready for our counterattack. They poured fire fro ml be pillboxes they had cap tured and the squad was unable to advance. Going forward, alone, Sgt. Thompson crawled 20 yards so that he could get close enough to fire a rifle grenad through the apertures. "from a kneeling position he fired the grenades and the first two struck the wall and exploded out side . The fragments of one wound ed Sgt. Thompson, but he remained there firing at the openings. Then he got one inside. There was an explosion and approximately two squads of Germans ran from the place." Sgt. Thompson, who was born at IJethel. attended Bethel high school, and is remembered there as a quiet, unassuming chap who liked mathematics. He graduated from high school in the class of 1H40 and went to work in the ex Irael department of the Champion Taper and Fibre Company, of Can ton. ' Hc remained there about a year before volunteering for service November 21, 1942. He received basic training at Camp Wheeler, Ga.. and was sent overseas about two years ago. Since going into action in Ger many, he has sent his family a number of souveniors, including a German flag, a camera, a German Luger and other items. He has a brother, Bosum's Mate Second Class Roy M. Thompson, who has been in the navy five years, and is now serving in the Pacific theatre. Xyesigbt Priceless Eyesight is priceless so think twice and then think some more about the all-important question of the kind Of light for the kind of place. Properly placed lights as well as adequate amounts of light may well be called important safeguards of health and happiness. Highlights In Life Of Nazi Ruler Following are important dales in the rise and fall of Adolph Hit ler: April M, l!!!!!t. Hitler was born. 1020. the Na.i movement was launched at his Munich beer cellar putsch . Jan. :t0. l!).'i:t, be was appointed chancellor of Germany. March 21), 193:), the reiehslag gave him a dictator's powers. June. 1944, he conducted his "blood purge" taking frightful toll of lives among party workers he called "traitors." March 7, 1MB, he remilitarized the Hhineland in direct defiance of the Locarno pact. March, 193ft. he seized Austria. Sept. 29, 1939, Britain. France and Italy acceded to his Czcch oslovakiau demands at the Munich conference. Sept. 1. 1939, Germany declared war on Poland. May 11, 1940. Germany's drivel in the west began. June 17, 1940. France fell Nazi hosts. Summer. 1940, Hitler failed invade Kngland. June 22. 1941, declared war on Russia. Dec. 11. 1941. declared war on the United States. Autumn, 1942, Germans failed at Stalingrad. November 8, 1942. U. S. invaded French North Africa. May 12. 1943, Germans and Ital ians suffered debacle in Tunisian campaign and surrender. Summer, 1943, Russians launch ed great offensive. July 25, 1943, Mussolini forced ou tas allies conquered Southern Italy. June 6, 1944, allies invaded 1 France. j Autumn, 1944, Americans ent- ; ered Germany, and started drive to Rhine. March 24, 1945, American troops crossed Rhine. April 21, 1944, Red troops reach ed Berlin. April 25. 1945, U. S. and Rus sian armies met on the Elbe river -, V- Nation-wide it's baby week Hut here in Haywood, we suspect that as (o babies about every week is baby week with a good many folks. We hear that (J2 arrived at the Haywood County Hospital during April. and in Ray's Green Room . , We are keeping all Ihe lovely things you need for babies and lots. Also Ihe staples such as diapers, blankets and underwear. Below Is A Recent Picture of Tim Modem Department , ! , I t t Has 55 :! ' urn,. -u. 1 ik'il w ' - ' Mil It ii - It imWf -0-tt r 4 !. ' , !1 RAY'S BABY DEPARTMENT 4t t I i yvti We Could Use Pages lo Tell Our Story 111 CC-x V, i We could lis! ilenis l I lie hundreds aiid illuslrale (hem wilh picture. Ilowexer, it's much simpler jus I In remind you (hat we have practically ainlhinu you ni i;; h( need. .0 .lust About K ery thing but the Haby. is We Remind You Too of Our Very Complete Line For Children - Yes We Have Dresses Too RAVS BE!?T, B S
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