Hello Fred: Have been on the move since 1 entered the mhu: have neglected writing you for sending me thy p please accept niv e,ati for each copy 1 have Distance really lends'a m> the hometown new- 'that medium can fulfill. How are the back-shop, and is Ml 1 you yet? Tell him 1 he is still with \a- I everything is a heelnic back in the old home with the election so . I am let lug 'em hay <■ . mail. Tell David 1'. ; .. his name and untilo '• it—guess he's Id-me i : ing spirit. Well, there's noth n tell you except tha 1 about ten stales and r-a seen what we have i \t present I’m stationed heie in ihe historic ok! city of Newport, it l , which is one of the seme the New England states hied, toil my mends around 1 -aid. •;« ; AAA tiun till. i' Ai. ,\ rwinn l. It. E ! ./ c - - | 111 Italy April t!a, I.H44 . * : " V', .! , iiOtight 1 would drop you i veil heai troin , | ; 1 nil .1' \ A .-1U* i»i>> • , \ v \ .'d\ getting along ; i . , 1 :,!i making it pretty ; o. \tr/.io Beachhead. | j . ,.. couple days ago and j ’ ’ V i v A., .i.c hoy' in tins j , ■. ■ O,. hi -t ore over | . ... : ' ip o et "i an ! ; ■ :j \ would tell all ( > 1 hello and to write . .oi'Oine o\er here v\ . , i tie.- 1 hail het g. ling dark and iik.t a Muck out A f: :i-ih11. tie,ohm 1’ \\ l ight ... Eagle sooll j . 1 ' .ire tun truss-j AT THE MOVIES: _IN CHERRYVILLE j At The LESTER T; ur.-day-Fnday •CRAZY HOUSE” Olsen and Johnson in a scene from. Uitir cdp-happ^ comedv Crazs i l vvidi Martha O Driscoil, Pacru Knc’wles and £dg>ir Kenned' Saturday—One Day — AT LESTER — ONe Day Only The she'wolves arc on the loose in Beautiful But Broke, ” new Columbia laugh-not starring Joan Davis, with Jane Fru/ce, Judy Clark, Bob Havtnes. One Day Only—AT LESTER—Wednesday, May 24th Tbc East Side Kids plan: production, "Million Do! 1 tt their mischevious antics in Monogram’s new . .\id," with Noah Beery, Sr. and Louise Guroc AT THE STRAND — Two Days — Fri-Sat., May 19-20 A tour moment in "Fugitive From Sonora" starring Don "Red" Barry *_ with Lyon Merrick aod Wallv Vernon. *• TOWN and FARM • in WARTIME * ( Prooarcd by OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION MEATS, FATS— Red Stamps, As through TS, good indefinitely. PROCESSED FOODS-— Blue! stamps As through Os, good in- j iteumtely. SL'CiAK—Sugar Stamps 3t» A; ■ !1, eaeii good lor ,fi\e pounus iti- j definitely. Sugar stamp 4U, good' lor five pounus ot canning >ugai j through reuruary, next year. I l.HSOLl.Nt,— In IT East Coast j states, A10 coupons, good through August S. In states outsiue me East Cogst area, A ll coupons, good through .nine 21. i-L El, tun—d’enoU 4 and o coupons, good through September 10. SHOES--■-Airplane stamps 1 and d. good indefinitely. Draft Prospected Under New Rules Draft prospects ut men in vari ous age groups Have been outlined: by .National Selective Service headquarters in a i event state ment ot policy, subject to adjust ment as needs ot me armed no ves change: Men Us through d.> finely to see service unless nie placeable in essential aclivilv ; men 2t> through 2b—- likely to n mam in civil life for the tune be ing if found to be "ilecessaiv in and regularly engaged in' war production or in support of ha liotial health, safely and interest ;i men ;lu through .17 —likely to ie , main m civil file tor an indefinite ; period, if • regularly engaged in war production oi in suppoit for' induction bv tile armed forces. I o Help Get Farm Supplies Dealers are required to give farmers preference in the purch •ise ul' about :;uo lifted items I aim supplies, under a recently revised War Production hoard regulation. A farmer may buy bese supplies upon Ins written i eitiucafion that the supplies "are needed How and will be used foi ; Jti.cr than household purposes ini • lie operation of a farm." \ew it •n;s added to the list include hay | -lacker raises, tile ext i nguislu-i s. i .lashljgii!s. funnels, tool sharpen ing grinders, harness repair tools, "Hereto mixeis; metai fence posts. Portland cement and iti'ula . in- materials. Aid for Farm Communities Agricult it ra lly based commu nities wishing assistance in plan ning post War jobs may get assis tance from tin1 Department of Ag riculture-. Engineers, industrial chemists, statisticians, marketing experts and other consultant' will "c available to aid communities w here farm, income and farm pur chases make up the backbone ot local business. The communities mike their own plans and put pro rmis into action at their own ex pense, while the consultants pro vide them with specialized aid and suggestions. More Children’* Garments More than two million dozen essential items of infants' and of ■bildren's wearing apparel will he 'induced during .June-, July and Uigust. \VPit said. All garments ■ re to be manufactured front wnv ■n cotton fabrics and will include nl'utits' creepers, gowns and dies es; children's pajamas, sunsuits and overalls- girls' blouses and Iresses; and boys' wash suits. un lerwear. overalls, shirts, and Reduces Heavy Hog Ceiling The coiling price of hogs weigh-! ing over J4u pounds has been re-! ouceil by ,5 cents pei hundred-! " erg lit, etteetn e Jlin.v i 5, tile Of-! lice bl f't'ice Adnumsti auoli all-i lioUnces. i lie action was taken to , disc'u uiage teeding c>f gram, es pcciau;, coin, to ■ heavyweight! Hogs and to eueouiage marketing j ol dogs Lietcuc they leach 240 I pouinls. i Am ail American Day -May 2 i (las Ueen designated as I -fin an A1 he runn l*ay. Die day! oil Wined the l lilted Mutes wilt! honor the 2.4,o.ooo men and wu lnen wn.i reached voting age and I the loo.uuii citizens ,,i torgign origin vv no "ere na, al aln.ed ill! Du , n was reported by the Of-| dec of \\ ar i n 1 onuat ion. tit the Ml no newly naturalized citizens no.dud are m the armed forces and approximately 111.00(1 came I iem enemy or tormei eiieliiy lia- ! Hons i .7,000 Italians. :17,0001 ' •' 'iiian- ;U;d 2.0(H) Komatuans, I II Liligai lan.-x and hul-anans. In ■ •' * ■ Op to Ant II I a. till- year *■’' ’♦» i uivii*li-lun it ot ii.r ai’hual lot res on u \ ciM-as duty' V‘ Civ naturalized. Maritinto L)ay, Next Monday * : major event il \;at miiaf ;i ‘me I lay . Alay _';j. tin.- year. •• ‘i, i.o lire aval d of tin- i• i1. low ltuii.it r-,1 .Manners Medal* lo tlio tit-M o; km ;>( uu rviiamt ofi'icei s :uiii killed in ai-tioii. the W ..I Xhlppina- A.iimaa-ti atioli an taunioo Apodal eix ic.es will bo bold /in rntiiolio. on Sunday, .May VI. tor : bo more 1 ban d .mill mor vltaid nil.Ivors aud seamen who laivo ,i;i\on 1 boil bit- deliverinu; war maioi 'Ceremonies stress-i -tin- fmipo-e. anil ai ouinpiisli' . m e 111 s ..t tin ( . S Ai./roliaiiI Ala in.o w ii’ i.o bob! at shipyards and Ana s ,'an l.oaloii post:-. Restrictions on Containers id ' a'iaf \ i •. ■ ai d-os whose p.'a K ; • or: and sbipji:... a, now wood.!! container.-- arc losliiotod :‘d !ei •) n-l.o in inojiniv . antnhmpes and no bins. cal l , i raullthwyer. ‘ Uioiv. oiidiiiiboi s. a I apes (juice ;,bd la'idoi, lot; nee anil radishes,’ U l-'dnii A d it 1111 i s 11 at 11 i n re Iniinis onnvors When plaiinipe; ac reage. slower-. itiiitiff Ha n own packing should mate, sure that tlie.’ (|Uida ot iU'W containers and 'Upply id' used oolit a I liot's a.c -ul‘_ lioioni to lake care of (lion ox pod, d production. (.i-.won onu plov ills' commercial packer-, should ebook t" see that the packers have stirtioieni .((notas of now or old containers to moot reifuir'enieiUrk Round-up I “.y> that alu i two y fa is | "l’ U ar- : ht‘ »»u\ mu pov. IT. of iiuli. ''dual- i the l'niio.1 A'tates has reached the all time hadi of - j t-MHI.mm.lHm in the form of VasH and checking accounts' fd(Urr thousand u-od ! rack-lay ins- t rac t "i s ai o needed for w ork on farms ut i, m.ires, foiosls arid nil fields '' i -ex 11 -at? ioiollt siipjilies a,rf' 11 "1 bought through If-eft*i "■p to" Helens,-. million pound? 'l b r d-p n. W I' B ma - r- it hitting |mw il additional 1 Inoii prunes i •ft ion fo eiviliar ■ : by U FA 1 ^y, ami jeatl five! a ire, frm J’fr pair ahViv >t*S () [' A ar ABOVE THE HULLABALOO By LYTLE HULL POSTWAR PROTECTION It is never too early to tiepin figurine; out how to combat the wreckers" ami save our naval, air and merchant fleets after the war is over; because jiig-t as sure as 'detith and taxes" there are the usual persons and groups waiting iround to start the customaiy post car campaign to convert our un lements of war into ‘‘plowshai -s." The same sort of people have done the same sort of thing after every war we ever fought; and they will do it after this wat un les* we have leained a lesson in he hist 15u years, which -need less to say we have not. liy the end of the year lti-l-i he United States will have a navy larger than all the navies if all the nations on earth com bined. The annual upkeep of such a’ fleet in peacetime would pro baldy amount to as much as we spend every two weeks nowadays lecause we didn't have a prewar lavy large enough to "put the fear" in certian aggressors on the other side of the world. If we had possessed a fleet in libit* as powerful as that which we will have at the end of this year, we could possibly have prevented — with threats—Hitler's attack up on Poland. And almost certainly Japan would not have dared at tack us. One simply does not jump on someone of three or four times one's strength and fighting ability. One might not like Joe Louis or Jack Dempsey, hut one doesn’t attack them—even from behind. Nations are the same— i they leave the big fellow alone until they get big enough them selves to lick him—or think they ■an , But even if the threat of war x ith such a naval giant as we are | becoming, would not prevent the! recurrence of aggression in Eu upe—a defense such as out new | navy will constitute would certain ly deter any foreign optimist from seeking the military conquest of * I tin, may i;• <■ lie very far '■’D « .1 .< i|iiipped army van be 111.r. ..in I he sea and bu.den n, ii .. middle of some ell V"‘i von:. II..t no enemy will f tb;u trivi, as a I! -I another lla imn uni.v-s he ran maintain Ins sii.pph line.- and ran provide m ... my v\ 1111 . he heaVier iiiiplenn. nl.' i'l war lh: l.e i *• uh| do old. ..n (tie ronlinei.il i| l.e nail command •■I Hu an .wiiii niy i i.irls of eaiirei ha e,| plane . u on a 11 emend.ms navy, and e.I eat land i a ed and cal riel -based an 1111, « . mil roiijiiiv will I" ale ! l mu a 11.u '.ei ; lull a itllollt I III ill, we wdl .become mole and more mi eeplil.de t.u assault as model n elm ini' ,,| War increase then etfi vienc\ 1 lie udden overpowering attack i> hei uni np 1111- fashion; ami /n lime tuYmne a nation will not l.e allowed tun years to pro pare a ftei u I,a, been attacked. It w ill .have In he pi epared — or die, W e mu t niainiaii an all pow er! u! navy, naval auxiliary force, and an force-; and right now is as good a lime ,r all, to make up our mind iha’t we will resist the .-ure to-come campaign to scrap ilimit within two years after the war i- ovei —if not stumer. S(M BF.ANS W hat alum growing some edi I Ide soybeans this summer? They al t* not al larked by bene beetle', and are immune to niosl garden! diseases. They have one serious fault; i; 1111111 s like them, too. The cotton classing office at j Raleigh will -end each grower., whose cottmi staples less than all j inch, a card reminding him that lie needs some improved seed, . ays I .ail Holler of N. C. State I .’ollege. Vernon Pledges Sup port To Major Gregg Cherry i). M. Vernoti, prominent Mt. flully bank oil iei'ui ami candidate for one of Gaston county's two seals in the lower house ol the General Assembly, in a statement issued unlay pledged dose co-op VmuIioU, if elected, with the plat form ami policies of Major Gregg t lu rry, eumlidute for Governor. Candidale Vernon dec la-red lie was "particularly impressed with the statements in the Cherry plat form vlitli regard to the tiscul ami taxation policies of the State" ami declared he intends to work, it elected, in the closest possible co opt ration with "all efforts which are exerted to translate into let; lslative reality the planks of the Cherry plalfdtm." Mr. Vernon's statement was as follows: "1 ha\e lead and cai dul ly studied (he plallorm of Major liregg Cherry of oui county, can didate for tiovernor, and have been very deeply impressed by it. "lain proud that (fusion coun ty has produced a man who has so many i|ualilicalioiis for the utt’iee of governor, and who is running on a platfoim for sound, sane and progi essive government, "1 am particularly impressed with the statements in Major Cherry s platform with regard to itie fiscal ..ml luxation policies of the 'tale and 1 would like to pledge to the people of Caston county that, if 1 am elected as one of Gaston county's representa tives in the legislature. 1 will work in the cl< est possible co-op eration with Major Cherry and .villi all erforts which arc exerted to translate into legislative real ity the planks of the Cherry plat MEMORIES GF MT. ZION CHURCH By Mrs. Hugh Sneed As Remembered by Uncle Nathan Anthony All. / i i in ('Inn fit ioeated about two and ci. e :IkJ f milt■> north of ('hei i y \ die ini.ltls many rich mem ■ nr.- for "Idin be Noth'’ Antlio.ny, on. ( luiiryville’s oldest living citi zen. lit- remember’- u'ninjj; to hi ■ lathers funeral tit tin' aye of t'oUl and ulie-hitll years. To a church on lids site, which Was tl.e old llebion Presbyterian t'hutch. The land was donated by Hen Anthony a great uncle of ITu-le Nath's. The Alt. Zion I'lju.rch has I n re1') j!| everal times, but there has l.e'en a church on this la ml ..roll ml l ad yea i s. Memorial Hay lias been held oyer .lb years at Ml. Zion each Second Sunday of .May. People come here annually from tit leas live .-tI es. The \vi Itei family have four yenerat io,... buried ill this cemetery. On .Memorial Day several services tire held with at. outstanding; guest speaker. This \ ear . e bad a fori ,er t'hei i y\ ill" boy. Key. Leslie lb.-iki.ut ( . ’"iiiti us spe.d er picnic lunch i Held . o the grounds aitii mall pt-o| a- spec, 1 i .ie !.a , ret evriny old . tv. i.atices and enjoying the day ai living memories ot loved ones wl o sleep the last sleep here at \l . Zion. Then we ad pan to nice ■ am lie second Sunday of .Way I to. when tie hope' the Wat yvil II In m er and the I'm e we Hit ill all tie (tome trtaiii. A y in tin hunt staple • tton aiou of North laroliiia ons demand : Hi:- proy rum l ot ey I MO*E than 30.000 BALES f ' REP CROSS WORKERS ALONE MAPE ALMOST OHS 3/WQN SUR&iCAL PRESSINGS LAST tear. / SCENES ON MAIN STREET David F. Dellinger going to the Democratic rally »eunesclay ev ening. baviu ib a cai.uiuare 101 ilOUse ol Representatives llum oaston county . . . uaipn Uuney anu Tian r>iack going to me. luem ocratic rally vVeUncaUuy evening, naipn arid nan are .ruiiuiUai.es mi tow nsmp Jpiislanie mom 11 - 111^ to ii.t- Lull' lot mb lulicit . lb. r»iaiiie i>eaiu ami .lluui ice cicala discussing tilegg l_ liei l chances to tie nit. next tiuvemui ol .\oiLii t aioiuia . . J. ben ut .i niger anti li. lluntel KudlSlll go ing to ’me base ot.ll game labi leusuay. ben arm nuniei says tlie begum nab a cnampioiisinp team tills .tear . . . \i . t . lloweli sweeping me sule walk oil in Horn ol nis sane . . . t'lot. S...rlies tell j nig a }okt* at tne ihug .'tore . . - ! b. At. ytmin .,i gu.ng politics m tire city nail . . . Aiarvin tiagei going to liis work . . . riugn stu.eti tiding ins tine horse . . . Alionso beam discussing polities. tie non l know who Alionso is tor — t 11ei ry ol .dcbonahl . . . Don't lOrgel to vote m tne DcniuiTueiv primary, Saturday May 2ith. 1 tie polls wilt open at li: >d A. Ai., and elose at lin'd) 1'. AI. BANK TO BE CLOSED SATURDAY, MAI 20 The (Tien yville .National Bank will not ne open Satin day. .day L'Otli, m observance ol ludepeii donee Day. Patrons : desiring change are asked io cooperate With the hank employees hy alien ding to vour needs dn !■ inlay, .May 1 '.1111. WlLLlE LEE SlHKONCE CELeURA’I'ES BIKI IIOAY Willie l.ee Seln olive, attractive lit tit* daUKhtei of C'| I. and Airs. Claude 1,. Schronee celebrated her tenth . 1 ■ 11 tii>lit\s anniversary. mi Mommy. Alov la.li. I lie main at traction tel the liitle nelleiee was tile birthday eake, decoialed ill I pink with happy Lirthuay and top- | pea with lighted candles. i pi. | Schronee is stationed at Fort lkfiss. CAM) Ol THANKS We wish te thank out many’ Triends and neiunbor.- foi the, many deeds d kindne-s ami words of sympathy duniie the illhPs- and death ol ein deal wife alni dausj;h tel’. Flank Franklin All. alni Mis . .1. A. Feat tie 1’fe. Lonnie K. I'eelei \\lio has been in the Woodrow Wilson llos pital. St atintoti, Ya., ha- arrived home with a honorable discharge. I Si** Inch Smtton T REV. ROBERT H. HARPER f Paul in Corinth. Lesson tor May 21: Acts 19:1 | 18; 1 Corinthians 12-14. __j Golden Text: 1 Cor. 13: 13. Paul, largeh I t‘uulil turn I'm | making:. In i Aquila. a man ami "wrought" i|i|" ,! like to tetlt-! he found | him, per- I haps in parmei ship, lie formed a close friendship with Apuila uiiil his wife Priscilla. When lie left! Corinth for Asia Minor, these friends went with him, and Aqtii la took up Ids trade in Kphesus. lie must have prospered, for his house there was large enough for ('hrist inn gat borings. At tii st Paul | reached in the synagogue in Corinth. W hen ho.s ile lew . th he f. de li e wt i>t into the : us. The 11fiei of [he pus. becoming a convert, hostile .lews, becoming ell • d, brought Paul before the consul, charging him with iking It iman law. lint that of CHURCH NOTICES First Presbyterian J. WALTER COBB Supply-P»*tor Subject of eleven o clock ser mon Sunday morning, “Man s i met' Concern in Life”. No preuch nig service Sunday evening, on ac n'lint of the union baccalaureate . .•! vice at Elementary No. One \uditorium. (luest-pi eacher, Dr. (V. H. Frazer of Charlotte. Dr. ta/.er was formerly President of Queens College. The hour lor the -ervice is Shit) p. nt. Voting People's Croups at 7:15 P. M. Sunday School 10 a. in Sun day, with classes for all ages. Clioir Practice every Wednes d iv evening at 7,>10. K \V. Car ol. Choir Leaner. First Baptist Church E. S. ELLIOTT, Pa.tor May 21, 1944 10:00 a. ni. Sunday School. Beginners Day in our Sunday School, all parents of four and five-year-old children are urged ■ . one with i heir children. .lips Kufh Black is Supt. of the Be. intieis 1 iepartment. I I mi a. m.. “The Work of Our Southern Baptist Convention" by I’d' tor. , d) p. in.. Baptist Training s :d0 p. in.. Baccalaureate Ser mon will he delivered at the school auditoi iiim. U cdue dav evening at Spin p. iii , Mid Week Prayer Service. A very special visitor plans to he with Us al this time All Deacons, Sunday School (Ifficcrs and Teach ers are ui ged to he present. I'd 111;i\. X :Un p. m., ('lion Prae i ice at t he church. Pa.mo has Keen avvav tin- past week attendin ' the Southern Bap In l t don flit ion in Atlanta, (iu. 2nd 'Baptist Church W. LUTHER HAWKINS, Pattor Beginning ut 7 o'clock Sunday evening and meet inn each evening at . too. Monday though Thursday ot Me.xi week, the Second Baptist t Burch will have a week of study ,n methods for the training unions ■ >f the church. Kooks are being furished through the courtesy of the hirst Baptist Church. The peo ple of the Second Baptist Church me grateful for this kindness, and also for the work done by Mr. E\erelt Sti out e of the First Church, who has been very helpful Hi getting '.In’ work started. Teach ers lor this -riles ul studies are: for the adults'. Mrs. llertrude Same; J\>r the Intermediates and v o u n g people, Mr. K ye re It Slrotipe; for the Juniors, Miss \ assic Lee Hicks All who care to lake part are im'ted. At the morning service the pas tor will bring a message to the church and to the non-Christian. An invitation is extended to all. At the evening service at M o’clock, one of two songs. “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me", or “Let the Lower I ights Be Burning” will he illus trated. On Monday evening, fol lowing the Study hour, there will he a special prayer meeting, held in Behalf of the men and women in service. This lias been a feature of the work of this church foi the past month. iici.il dismissed the ease, whereup on the liieek moii set upon the new ruler of the synagogue and After that no man troubled Paul hut himself at one time he must have become despondent, for a vision came to linn for Ids encouragement. The great chapter on Love, I Corinthians. 1'!. included in the le.-son text, first shows the impor tance of Love by a number of coi!lr;vsts, then tells of tilings that i ove will empower a man to do. and'closes with Hie eternity of Love, Bui the chapter does not de line Iaive. 'Che Bible teaches that Cud is love. Manifestly a man who is in harmony with Cod's will lakes mi a nature similar to that of (Bid. Perhaps that new nature may he called Love. THERE’S SOMETHING BETTER FOR YOUR TABLE — IT’S SUPER-BREAD Enriched with Vitamins and Iron ... as part of the great new national health and welfare program to make a more vigorous America. cHoduMfl' ENRICHED BREAD /U you* Q'loc&ik—Qei a loaf today!