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GATES COUNTY INDEX __ The Only Newspaper Published in and for Gates County Volume 13, No. 38 Gatesville, N. C., Wednesday, May 23, 1945 12 Pages This Week AIR HEROES AII> IN FINAL DRIVE.—Maj. Richard Bong and Capt. Don S. Gentile, shown as they landed in Los Angeles by air. The 24-year-old veterans of the Pacific and European wars are touring plants on campaign aimed toward cutting down absenteeism in the final drive for victory. Brittle To Deliver Graduation Sermon At Gatesville High Gatesville. — Gatesville high school will begin its annual com mencement exercises with the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday night at 8:30 in the school audi torium. Rev. R. E. Brittle of Suf folk, Va., will deliver the address of the evening, and the Gates -— 'ViRe high school glee club will furnish musical selections. On Wednesday evening the ^ senior class will present its gra il luation exercises. As in former ** years, the commencement ad dresses will be delivered by the four honor students; this year Nelle Rose, Ellis, Claude Willey Hinton, Blanche Eure and Char les Herman Carter. In the ab sence of the senior class presi dent, Kermit Jordan, who enter ed the armed services May 21, the welcoming address will be de livered by Vice President Bill Askew. The music for this program will also be furnished by the glee club. The graduating class is com posed of nine boys and ten girls. Pacific Veteran Home after Four. Years Overseas Gatesville.—After nearly four years in the Pacific Theatre of War, Cpl. Vance Fleming, son ' of Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Fleming of Gatesville, is back in the United States and expects to be home either today (Wednesday) or tomorrow. The corporal wired his sister, Mrs. W. C. Story, on Monday from California to say that he was back in the United States. And on Saturday night he called her by'v' telephone from Fort Bragg to say that he was an other step nearer Gates county. Fleming has been in service since July, 1941, and has been overseas since September, 1941. He was at Pearl Harbor on the fateful December 7. The corporal is not married, but friends who know that he has seen action on a number of islands in the South Pacific, are wondering if he has accumulated enough “points” to entitle him to dis charge. Holloman Escapes From ‘Nazi’ Camp; To Be Home Soon Gatesville.—William H. Hollo man of Colerain, husband of the former Otelia Meeder of Gates ville, escaped from a German prisoner of war camp on April 25 and writes his wife that he “will be home soon.” Holloman’s letter said that with a friend he reached the American lines on May 1 “with lots of good luck.” He said he had never been so glad to see American doughboys in his life. He advised his wife not to write, saying he would be home “soon.” First reported missing, Hollo man later was reported as a prisoner of war. Mrs. Holloman, his wife, works in the Gatesville AAA office. -■■—-nr— • IIIMIIM HIM FIRST POINTER OUT. Sgt. John Grant, Ormo, Wis., was the first soldier in the United States to return to civilian life under the army’s new point system. In the army 4 1/2 years and overseas 37 months, he had 159 points, 74 more than the needed 85. County Failing In Bond Drive; Sales ’Way Down Gatesville. — Gates county is failing in its duty to meet the Seventh War Loan quota. Ac cording to information made available by Robin Hood, chair man of the County War Finance Committee, only $19,323 had been bought on May 17 against the county's quota of $141,000. Of this amount, $14,175 was bought in “E’’ Bonds. The quota in “E” Bonds in the Mighty Seventh is $128,000. No special forms of rally or See COUNTY, Page 4 Peanut Executive Native of County Dies in Suffolk Sunbury.—Thomas A. Jordan, 68, prominent manufacturer of Suffolk and native of Gates county, died Sunday night of a sudden heart attack at his home on South Broad street. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon, and burial was in Cedar Hill cemetery at Suffolk. lhe son of the late James Victor and Margaret Cross Jor dan of Gates county, Mr. Jordan went to Suffolk more than 30 years ago to engage in the pea nut business. At his death he was owner and manager of the Old Reliable Peanut Company and was interested in the Vir lina Peanut Company. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Dora Cross Jordan; two daughters, Mrs. Marian Jordan Cockey, of Evanston, 111., and Mrs. Mary Cross Brocken See EXECUTIVE, Page 4 Phelps Killed; Parker Wounded In Battle Zones Sunbury.—Casualty lists indi cated Monday that First Lieut. Raleigh E. Phelps of Sunbury, U. S. Army, was killed in the Pacific theatre of war. Listed among Army wounded in European regions was T4. Ly man T. Parker of Eure. CLASS NIGHT PROGRAM Gates. — The senior class of Gates high school will present its annual class night program Friday night at 8:30. The pro gram is entitled “The Pin Cush ion Doll.” Admission is free, an announcement says. SerieShf Annual CliniJmScheduled To B^n Tuesday BEHEAD ALLIED ACE. The Nazis have no corner on atro cities, as shown in the aibove photo. A Jap officer is about to behead an Allied fighter with his Samurai sword. Photo courtesy of Life magazine. Bureau to Meet On June 8th Gatesville.—The second quar terly meeting of the Gates coun ty Farm Bureau will be hsld at Gatesville school Friday night., June 8, beginning at 7 o’clock, according to an announa*^ient from S. P. Cross, secretary of the Gates county bureau. The announcement follows a special meeting of the board of directors. At least two good speakers will appear on the pro gram, and a fish supper and soft drinks will be provided, Mr. Cross said. All members are ex tended an invitation and invited to bring their wives and other persons that might be prospec tive members of the Bureau. SERVICES SUNDAY Middle Swamp. — Regular services will be held Sunday af ternoon at Middle Swamp Bap tist Church. The Rev. T. Sloane Guy, Sr., pastor, will be in New Haven, Conn., attending gradu ating' exercises at Yale Univer sity. The Rev. J. Sidney Cobb of Whaleyville, will preach. Legion to Hold Memorial Day Meeting, Decorate Veterans’ Graves Gatesville.—Gates county post of the American Legion will hold its annual Memorial service at the Legion Hut in Gatesville Saturday’ night. On Sunday, the following day, they will follow their regular practice of decorat ing the graves of all veterans in the county. Members of the Legion Auxi liary will meet with the veterans Saturday night and after speak ing by the Rev. Thomas A. Col lins, pastor of Gatesville Metho dist Church, refreshments will be served by ladies of the Auxi liary. During the business session following the supper, the nomi nating committee headed by Hu bert Eason as chairman, will re port its roster of officers for the coming year. Members of the nominating committee are S. C. Baines and J. E. Gregory. It has been pointed out and the Ind-sx is asked to remind ve terans of World War Two that they are eligible to become mem bers of the Gates county post. Three veterans of the present war have already joined. John Artz, in announcing the Memorial Day meeting, said that all service men and ex-service men and all Gold Star mothers are invited to attend. S. C. Baines as chairman, with W. C. Story and L. C. Hand as members, have charge of the |pro gram. vjratesvjJie.—Dr. W. ?. Jordan, district health officer, is an nouncing the schedule for the annual vaccination clinics against typhoid fever, diphtheria and smallpox in the advertising sec tion of this paper. A schedule for each section is posted in local post offices and stores. Typhoid fever vaccination should be given at one year of 'age and up. Initial administra tion of typhoid vaccine 'should be in three doses, given at intervals of one week. Revaccination each year with a single dose produce a satisfactory renewal of im munity to typhoid fever. Diphtheria immunization, re quired by law, should be given, to children between the ages of six months to 10 years. Two doses of toxoid are given at three months of age and repeated every five years. The tuberculin test will be of fered any one. This is a single test which shows whether the person has ever been infected with the tuberculosis germs. Thi test should especially be done on all contacts of cases and on ail domestic servants. Those havin'1 a positive test can be fluoro scoped in the fall. All who received the typhoid vaccination last year should bn sure to get the single dose thi* year. Readers are urged to clip thn schedule and post it where ii will remind them of the placn and date to take their vaccina tions. Henry LeRoy Heads District War Fund Drive Rakig'h.—State Chairman Vic tor S. Bryant of the United Wai Fund of North Carolina an nounced today that Governor R Gregg Cherry, Honorary Chair man, had appointed most of the fifteen district chairmen who will direct the October cam paign for funds for the twenty two member agencies of the Na tional War Fund. The State Campaign Commit tee will meet in Raleigh on Wed nesday and Thursday, May 2,1 and 24, to develop definite plans for the Fall campaign. District 13, of which J. Henry LeRoy of Elizabeth City is chair man, includes Bertie, Camden Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hert ford, Pasquotank and Perqui mans counties. Outland Home From Pacific Area Sunbury.—F. J. Outland, USN, has returned to his ship in Cali fornia after spending a short leave with his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. I. F. Outland, and sisters, Hope Outland and Mrs. Raymond Hampton. He was engaged in an air raid over Lakayo and in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
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