F. M. Rountree In
Naval Air Unit
At South France
Lieut. Frederick M. Rountree,
U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Rountree of Sunbury,
flew with one of the Navy fight
er plane squadrons which play
ed havoc with Nazi defense
during the Allied invasion of
Southern Francs.
The squadron flew Grumman
Hellcat fighters from the deck
of the U. S, S. Kasaan Bay, a
baby flat-top, according to a re
port received by the Fifth Naval
District in Norfolk. The report
said:
“The squadron demolished 338
Nazi vehicles, including tanks,
in sweeps far behind the enemy
lines. The Navy pilots damaged
219 other vehicles and destroyed
or crippled 25 locomotives.”
Armed with machine guns,
rockets and bombs, the Kasaan
Bay’s Hellcats provided fighter
cover for the fleet, gave close
support to Army troops storm
ing the beachheads and flew at
tack missions inland.
They shot down the only two
. German planes they saw in the
air; inflicted at least 200 casual
ties on the enemy by bombing
and strafing; damaged two
barges; smashed ten bridges, and
severed 27 railroad tracks.
Lieut. Rountree is the grand
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. fan
ning of Suffolk, formerly of
Sunbury.
F. B. Aycock Wins
Legion of Merit;
Former Principal
Lieut. Frank B. Aycock, form
er principal of the Gatesville
school, bas been awarded the
Legion of Merit “for exception
ally meritorious conduct in
achieving outstanding results
from research in the field of
automatic weapons gunnery.”
Now stationed at Fort Biss,
Texas, Lieut.*Aycock served as
principal at Gatesville from 1931
to 1935, later moving to Curri
tuck county where he served
as superintendent of schools.
He entered the Army in January,
1942.
Church Calendar
METHODIST SERVICES
GATESVILLE CIRCUIT
First Sunday mornings, Har
rell’s Church at 11 o’clock.
First Sunday nights, Gates
ville Church at 8 o’clock.
Second Sunday mornings, at
Zion Church at 11 o’clock.
• Second Sunday night, Phila
delphia Church, Sunbury at the
8 o’clock hour.
Third Sunday , mornings at
Gatesville at 11 o’clock.
Third Sunday afternoons, at
Harrell’s Church at 3:30.
Fourth Sunday mornings at
Philadelphia at 11:00.
Fourth Sunday evenings, at
Zion at 8:30.
First Sunday afternoons at the
Prison Camp at 3 o’clock.
Rev. J. M. Jollif, pastor.
buelaiTbaptist
CHURCH
SUNBURY
Sunday school every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock.
SUNBURY CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Services—Third Sunday eve
ning at 8:30, Damascus.
Third Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock, at Oakr Grove.
Fifth Sunday morning at 11
o’clock, Damascus.
Fifth Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock, Oak Grove.
The Rev. Arnold Slater, Pastor. 1
JROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN IN ACTION: Staff Ser
geant Robert J. Leonard, 441 West 28th Street, New York City,
demonstrates use of basic Infantry weapon which is one of 10
weapons to be explained and demonstrated in outdoor demonstra
tion “Here’s Your Infantry,” presented by the Army Ground
Forces and the War Finance Division of the Treasury Department
i as a feature of the’ Sixth War Loan Drive.
Sergeant Leonard is typical of the combat infantrymen from
The Infantry School who have been trained for months to take
part in this spectacular coast-to-coast display. Highlight of
“Here’s Your Infantry” is a 30-minute reduction of a Japanese
pillbox from which rifles, machine guns‘and mortar will fire con
tinually by means of automatic firing devices. (Official U. S.
Army Photo—The Infantry School.!
Eure
Larit'a Umphlett and Hope
Saunders of Portsmouth spent
Friday with Mrs. Allie Crawford
and Mrs. Minnie Jenkins.
Mrs. Mattie Hale of Ahoskie
spent Thursday with Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Greene.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Felton of
Roduco spent Thursday with Mrs.
Felton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Felton.
Mrs. T. A. Eure of Gatesville
spent Thursday with Mrs. Allie
Crawford and Mrs. Minnie Jen
kins.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Vaughn
and Mrs. Arthur Overton and
baby visited Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Greene and baby Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Crawford
and son, Bobbie, Mrs. Minnie
Henderson and Mrs. Bob Hale of
Ahoskie were supper guests of
Mrs. Allie Crawford and Mrs.
Minnie Jenkins.
Walter Umphlett of Ports
rrfouth is spending sometime with
his sister, Mrs. Charlie Horton,
and Mr. Horton.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Dildav and
baby of Ahoskie, Mr. and Mrs.
R. Hill, visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Cherry of Portsmouth Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Greene
visited Mr. Greene’s mother,
Mrs. Novie Greene Sunday.
Wednesday Mrs. Troy Greene,
Mrs. Tom Stallings and Mrs.
Paul Taylor visited Mrs. Emma
Mullen, a patient, at Lakeview
Hospital, Suffolk.
Paul Jones, U.S.A., has return
ed to his post of duty after a
furlough with his mother, Mrs.
Ella Jones.
Mrs. W. T. Pai'ker and son,
Bill, of Portsmouth, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Greene.
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many cases create a community
and national charity and social
problem.
Governor J. Melville Brough
ton has urged all North Caro
linians to join the campaign to
preserve health standards on the
home front by supporting the
Christmas Seal Sale of the North
Carolina Tuberculosis Associa
tion and its local affiliates over
the State. The sale, which marks
the 40th anniversary of the first
Christmas Seal, opened Monday
November 27, and continues until
Christmas.
The Governor pointed out the
danger of an increase in .tuber
culosis is particularly great in
time of war and commended the
State Association for its effective
work in aiding in the control of
he disease here.
OlderY outhsPlan
Christmas Party
The Older Youth Club held its
monthly meeting in the agricul
tural building, GatesYille, Wed
nesday night. Special guests were
seniors from Chowan high school
and Mrs. B. V. Brown, Gates
ville.
During the business session the
club usked Blanchard Rountree,
treasurer, to buy S2.00 worth of
Christmas seals to aid in the
fight against tuberculosis.
Blackwell Powell, chairman of
the program committee, intro
duced Eddie Head, Supbury, who
gave a reading. Blanchard Roun
tree led the group in a number
of contests. Plans were made to
have the 'annual Older Youth
Christmas party on Wednesday,
December 13. Gatesville mem
bers will have charge of the
program. This meeting is being
called early in order that the
boys who are going into the
Army soon can attend.
Judge Stevens Is
Legion Speaker At
Armistice Dinner
Judge Henry A. Stevens, Jr.,
past national commander of the
American Legion, was the fea
tured speaker at the annual
Armistice Day supper delayed
until November 20 in order that
Judge Stevens could be present.
He was presiding at Gates Coun
ty Superior Court last week.
Approximately 75 were pre
sent, ladies of the Auxiliary,
Gold Star Mothers of both wars,
wives of men in service, dis
charged service men and uni
formed guests being in atten
dance.
SPAULDING
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mitiee, “in the interest of the
Sixth War Loan and for better
inter-racial relations.” His fther,
the State Banking Commissioner,
is on the Inter-racial Relations
Committee.
Dr. Spaulding's address is ex
pected to revolve largely around
the War Loan drives and the
Negro’s part in them.
DINNER GUESTS
Eure. — Dinner guests in the
home of Mrs. Arthur Overton
Sunday were Mrs. C. Lonnie
Overton of Ahoskie and son,
Curtis Overton, of U. S. Navy,
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Overton
and baby of Ahoskie.
AUCTION SALE
AT SUNBURY, N. C.
Wednesday, December 20, at 10 A.M.
I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash
my entire lot of HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN
FURNITURE. Also all FARMING IMPLEMENTS
including:
2 Carts and Wheels; I Sole Corn
Planter; I Fester Gotten Planter; I
Ayers Peanut Planter; I Wheel Disc
Plow; I Rolling Disc Plow; ( Riding
Cultivator; I Stalk Cutter; 2 Guano
Sewers; 2 2-in-1 Cultivators; I Pea
Weeder; 2 Horses; 2 Mules.
Several Plows including Middle Buster, Cultivators,
Hoes. Pitch Forks and a lot of other things tQo
numerous to mention.
PLACE OF SALE: TWO MILES FROM SUNBURY ON
THE KELLOGG S FORK ROAD ON THE FARM KNOWN AS
THE DIXIE TAYLOR PLACE.
L C. STALLINGS
QOIl KNOWS/
WINTER'S COMING U I
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AWAY 1/2 BUSHEL OF NUTS /
FOR WINTER.INSTINCT
PROTECTS HIM AGAINST
COLD WEATHER! !
^Jet every winter .thousands of
MOTORISTS FAIL TO PROTECT THEIR
CARS. MANY LOSE THE USE OF
THEIR CARS. MANY RUN UP
BI6 REPAIR BILLS!
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