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p I Cotton "y t 1 1 j i .1,1 ,r n.i t -j; ! iift c'virti; eiJ Cultior. , . .' . J f;ms,a t .Uy, e):6t p. m.; aunrfee i TiUlay, 8:S0 a. m. . i i . : 9 " ! Cotton, long, lb .. .". ,. 2 J t : 3 "t feed, buJ.ul .. .. .. i: o -, 1 L u. . T ; i pullliizd o:i l:o;;days and Thursdays Wheat, i ,. ll.'ri M0N20E, N. O, tJNION COUNTY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1944 8-MONTHS, 75c; 6-MONTHS, $1.25 EEMI-WEESLY, $2.CD A YEAS "1 I ' f At Ai:::ivcr:ry Cebbratidn Ci "i C. - T Atu:o ilvycm rr.o.aA:!ATio:i TJSO Clubs, generally reserved for - Tne exclusive use ol men ana women - In uniform, will be opened to the puo OltKfor three days thia week. It was Announced today by R. A. Willi, Chairman of the Monroe U80 Coun cil. - ' The occasion Is the Third Anniver sary of TJSO, which wai founded on February 4, 1941, and the annual USO Open House. A high point of the anniversary ob servance will be the TJSO Anniversary Celebration, which will be held Sun--day, February 8, In the Main Street TJSO Club. ; Chairman Willis said to--day that the1 principal speaker at the celebration will be General Lehman "W. Miller, Post Commander of Camp .Sutton. The General's talk will be broadcast over Radio 8tatlon WAYS t 8:15 P. M. . , ' ' Mayor V. D. Bikes of Monroe, has Issued a proclamation lauding USO lor the three years of service It has Slven men and women to uniform and lias asked every citizen of Monroe "and Charlotte to take advantage of . the Open Bouse Invitation to visit the TJSO Clubs in Monroe. Chairman Willis announced that til will be welcome at TJSO Clubs at any time Friday, Saturday and Sunday, i "As TJSO Is financed by the' Aroer- lean people through the National War Tund," he said, "contributors to the Tund are especially urged to attend . the Open House and see what ., their money has made possible,' : ; A general Open House celebration . on Saturday will feature dancing to j the musk) of the 1305th Engineers military band from Camp Sutton and entertainment by servicemen. The Sunday Open House Is special oc casion for the mothers, wives and sweetheart of men and women "who sue away at war. Members of wom en's clubs are Invited to attend the .Variety Show to be staged at the ra&ln St. Club at 4:30 p. m. In the - evening, officers, enlisted . men and civilians will be entertained at a spe cial oonoert by CpL Zellk Kaufman, 'famous violin virtuoso ' from . Cavp Sutton. v".:'T -.. ' "We in TJSO are proud of the ac complishments 'of the , past three years- Mr. WUlto said. "We want everyone to see at first hand what TOO is doing. we jegrw wh cannot take everyone-to' the almost 3,000 vClUbs and other .operations In J the . United States and overseas i throughout the Western Hemisphere. "We wish also that everyone could see how TJSO Camp Shows entertain our men and women in uniform la the camps here and In every theater of ' 'war. ' ' v ' '' 2' ' ; Thanks are extended at this time ., tha mm man &rul . women . of ' Monroe and Charlotte who have given f their tune to mase uou oeiw, more friendly place. ' TJSO Is proud cf Its 800.000 volunteer workers all ver the country, who make 1U work -possible. Some of them are acting on reception committees to greet their fellow cltisens at the USO Clubs and -will show them the faculties made Available to 'soldiers and sailors.' Mayer's Preelamatlo ' ; WHEREAS TJSO, called Into being to serve the recreational, weUare and spiritual needs of the fighting forces ' nd the forces behind the lines, will have completed on February 4, 1944, thre years of service to the nation at war, artd WHEREAS to the three years of Its existence USO has established nearly three thousand clubs and other cen ters throughout the United States and In Western Hemisphere bases lor the . comfort and enjoyment of men and women in military service, and has lso brought them entertainment to ' these areas and to combat - nes throiiKh USO-Camp Shows. -and -WHEREAS in performing these services the three great religious faiths of pur people have y-.0 to provide, through USO, a "home away from home" to millions of ser vice men and women, thereby earning the gratitude of the American people, nrniEFOiiE, i. v. d. sikes. do hereby declare the Third Anniversary of uaO to be a notable event to our cn-mocracy at war and do Invite all citizens of Monroe to observe this Anniversary by visiting USO centers accessible to them on February 4. 6. and 6, and ty tt!-"g P" to such ceremonies as 1,. e tea arranged to -sallthlsn...,., 1 7 . Pvt. T"m le, Jr.. cf Is" r-" r 1 IX. is r - ' i i ' ' ' 1 . . . t - I dayL V ''T.-aTT' ;.3A!DEVEiTS C? (By' Mrs. Benson K Bivens) "I ' FFO James Boyd Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Edwards, spent the week-end with his parents. FFO Edwards of the Marine Corps finished his boot training in December at Parris Island, 8. V. His new address Is: PPO James B. Edwards, 863387, Amph. Base Bn, Hqs. Co, Courthouse Bay, B. B. 11, Camp Jejeune, New River. N. C, U. & M. C. FFO Edwards would appreciate utters from all his Mr, and Mrs. .Floyd Laney and son Billy, of Monrosi visited Mrs. J. W. Bivens last week-end, , ... .1 " , Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Chaney, of wumington, spent last week-end witn Mr. and Mrs, Lee W. Chaney and family. . '. ' ' ' , .. O. B. Mangum is visiting Mrs, Man- gum. Mr. Mangum Is employed with the Olenn U Martin Airplane factory to Baltimore, Md. . Mrs.- Ernest Kale visited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Ivans, last week-end.- ' Mrs. lee W. Chaney and Mrs. Ben son E. Bivens and son Benny visited Mr. and Mrs. Vann Braswell to Union ville. Mr. and Mrs. Wwight E. Pres lar and daughter, Ann of Baltimore, Md, are also visiting there.., . Misses Ruby and Lydla Mae Helms of , Monroe recently, visited Mr, and Mrs. Olto B. Austin.' ' Ralph Smith spent last week-end with his wife and daughter.; Mr. Smith is employed with Armour & Co, to Chariotte.s:.'',.'l' "- : V- Mrs. Baron D. Smith' and children, Catherine and Cornelia, have gone to Raleigh to be with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. seagraves. ' . - Mrs. W. Roy Strawn of: Boston, Mass, has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Broome. Mrs. Strawn also plans to visit Mr. and Mrs. Hell Dooley to Charlotte, while here. - ? Mr. and Mrs. Joe Broome of Freder icksburg,- Ve, have also been - vlsltmg Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brome. v ; , Gasiiiilly lisH Totals 146,186 Coclised Anay-Mary Report Shows 33,153 Dead And 2D;CSPrii0neT 0TI ISSUES REPORT Casualties for all of the nation's armed forces since the start of the war total 146,186, including S3.153 dead 49.618 wounded, 83,617 missing, and 29, 898 taken prisoner, the Office of War Information reporter i last . night on the basis of the latest tabulations by the War and Navy departments, .' OWI said that 133 of the prison ers had been reported ofDclally by the enemy as having died in prison camps, mostly In Japanese-occupied territory. "The . recent Army-Navy joint . re port en- Japanese atrocities makes the actual figures of those who have died substantially larger," the agency commented. t - Army casualties totaled. 100,434, of which number 17,480 were killed, 41, S33 were wounded, 34300 were missing, and 25,615 were prisoners to enemy hands. Of the wounded, 31,109 have returned to active duty or been re leased from the hospital. The Army's casualties Include 12,500 Philippine Scouts, ol whom 469 were officially reported by the enemy s killed and 747 wounded. The rest were assumed to be prisoners. i j The Navy report list casualties, up to January 29, at 36,753. These in cluded 15,671 - dead, . 7 85 wounded, 8,811 missing, and 4,283 prisoners. Broken down, the Navy ; report shows: Navy dead 12.116, wounded 3.151, missing 8,068, prisoners 234. total 25,669. Marine Corps dead 8, 238, wounded 4,756, missing 699, pris oners 148, total 10,641. Coast Guard dead 319, wounded 78, missing 44, prisoner 1,. total .442. - , -''v y: i7Smws1;T A kitchen shower, to honor of Mrs. Rayvon Tucker, was given Saturday afternoon, January 29th, ta the home of her mother, Mrs. W. J. Crisco of 1.2, UarshvUle. Mrs. Tucker received many lovely and useful gifts. After an evening of entertainment, refresh ments were served those present Mr. and Mrs. Wade Lee and children srnt Eaturdpy with Mrs. lee's par e Mr. and T. U Moore. -, 1 I s. irerman Crisco spent j eveni) g with Mr. and l: ' 3. ". :o ' 1 ar.l fnmi!y. ; . nd J''-- r-'f.-v c ' f . f ,vrit a v ' at 'ft - " :. mi I s. J. C. t 14 V T t ' t) I . ..i i f 1!)!', .... i r . i. . : . - C ' f liberty SI::p S. S. R. Ney !.!cTJee!y Vlitt Down Ways At ,0gle 'I thorpe Cay ' b LAUNCHED I; SATUTvDAY The Enquirer is indebted to Martel Pratt McNeely, of New Orleans, Ia, for the following Interesting account of the launching of the 8. 8. R. Ney MoNeely. The Liberty ship named to honor of the late Consul Ney Mo Neely, a native of Union county and a brother , of Pratt MoNeely, who is well-known to ttils section. . .. . . The account is as follows: ' ; TO the editor of The Monroe Enquirer: ' As I watched the & 8. R. Ney Mo Neely slide down the ways majestically Into Oglethorpe Bay Saturday, Janu ary 39th, I was exceedingly happy that Ray Shuts had thought up -the Idea of having a liberty ship named for Ney and that Representative Burgto had helped him put it across and also that J. A. Jones, Jr, had thought up the idea of dedicating the launching ceremonies to the Georgia school chil dren's scrap drive contest. '.--: -: .' , I have been writing articles for pub lication on the shlp-bulldlng industry growing up to the Gulf ares for two years:' and have seen more than s dozen christening ceremonies, but have never seen such s colorful one or one dedicated to such a splendid cause. Miss Xsnelle Rimes, the sponsor, is a real "little Orphan Annie" in the flesh who organized s scrap drive to her home community that beat any other to the statewide campaign with hundreds of pages of newspaper pub licity to stir the workers to high pitches of enthusiasm. There were a number of drive officials from Atlanta and the Atlant Journal sent S staff writer to cover the story, Miss Rose elyn Bradshaw who told me our uncle the late. Or. 0. R. Belk, bad .christened her. j- "(r -Uv.' '.' v- ..- ' X had just finished; tour of the Jones shipyard to preparation for writing s story about it. X was con ducted over the yard by the Detroit Tigers' famous baseball pitcher. Woody Davis, now Captain woodrow Davis oi the U. a Coast Gurad on duty with s guard unite to protect the shipyard. Woody has been sold to the New York Giants and when Uncle Sam doesnt need him any more he will Join the brilliant pitching staff of the Giants. On the yard tour. Woody took toe all through the ship' iai let me set Itr Inner :vrorklngm,'uimbed the gun deck and put my hands on the big Avs-toch gun at the stern, the three inch gun In the bow and the two anti-aircraft - guns on . the forward amidships. X saw the quarters of the officers and the men, the machinery with which' they operate the ship and believe me there ia lots of it. 4 Mr. Jones invited me to come back in ten days, or thereabout and go on the trial run with the boys who .won to the scrap drive. I would love it, but I have assignments to writs stories of all the southeastern shipyards and merely scheduled my trip to Brunsklck to time for the bunching of the McNeely. I dont think I will be able to find the time to come back for tte trial run.' I am writing this In, the room of John Walker McCain of Waxfaaw, is now to the Coast Guard and lives former Wlnthrop College professor who at the Charleston 7. M. O. A. X cam on here to cover the Charleston Ship yard & Drydock Company yards. Ill be getting back to New Orleans to about a week. . ,, , J Christening ceremonies are usually1 very brief and dull, but with these! excited and happy school girls, the state , officials and the photographers light bulbs flashing about every min ute of the 30 minutes ceremony, it made s delightful prelude to the bid dash of the 10,000 ton ship for the water.- ' ,-',?. .? ' i r-..- Olto and Dee Tyson, of Mineral Springs, came up onto the platform when the ship had gone down the ways to speak to me and I was de lighted to see them. They work in the yards.' ;: ". . ; J. A. Jones Construction Oomnany Is s Charlotte concern. They built the old Realty Building on Charlotte's square that we used to call the sky scraper, the only one to North Caro lina at that time. -They have built many important structures throughout the United States and only -recently turned to shipbuilding as s war meas ure. An ocean-going ship is a ro mantic thing and men who build them more often than not find when it is done they have built their own heart's right into the ship. ' When they see them slide down the ways, they gen erally wish some of their loved ones ml-ht crash the bottle of charnrc.';ra. Generous contractors. In whom Is vest el tiie r' t to ror .e al s-Mmsors, are a I ' t ff slil; s here it Is " 5 i tar liber of a '. i y ., ? f "s f ' to! 1 f v " ' f 1 . ' c : "t i . If . . . ; r : ". 35 V l -.J 1 t I 1 ( t e l. t t ( - g f t .. . ,a. C TISUTEVAXKZWS INErJI? ; ; Pacific Ftnt pre-war Jap em pire falls as Marines eaptsre Bel Wand and air field la Kwajaleu .atoU sf ftrarshaDs and Invade twe ether Wands fat same atoll Assert- eaas suffer small canities sod s ship sdvaacs toward Narva In Estonia, capturing more ' than 40 sonulatod place. RaaaUss new eonk.J entire eoathera ahscs . ef Galf ef Finland; prebabla bs Viet Baltic Sees aiding land drive,' Medl term nea n Heavy eassaltles 1 feresees ia eemlng battle sa est- ' ' skirts sf Rome. - Enemy reported ' ready to laonch eesnteroffeiMive to thiw ADJe back into Medlterra aeaa "at afl CMta," Allied ferees ' parsss NaaU tbresgh kkest Gas- ; ..toy lias, rear-entlned Amerieaa Libera tors eaargesV aersas the ehanael yesterday and sraasaed again at - ' the military tmsanattons the Nasta have baUt to hold their grip ea ' the invasion coast ef northern Prance. Military objectives ia the v Passu Calais area the . sw-eaued rocket gna esast were again the target and a U. . Army commnnl ae announced that fas enemy' fighter sppseltioB bat considerable flak was encountered." Two of the Llberaton failed to return. ..-.!-, ; .; I - -The ' Snpremc - Soviet : Partiament) adopted . . vmanhnoasty last, night ptnpoial by Foreiga Commiaar Tyaeheslav Moiotov giving the 16 indivMaal ' repabUcs within the Soviet Union 1 their ewa commissariats of national defense and. foreiga affairs with the right to raise their own army formations and seal directly with ether coon tries. The history ntak ing reesustiattion sf the Soviet Union, the tint etnee the adoption sf ths eenstitatlom ta- 1936V was achieved affrij f oar-hoar T-6 BUlle H. Drake has recently re turned to camp after spending a 12 day furlough with his wife and daugh ter of RS, Monroe. He would like to hear from his f .lends. His address is: T-6 Bilks H. Di-ake, ASN 34311818, Co. N, 847th Big. Tng. Bn, Camp Missouri t would like to heaitifrom all his friends His addressis Pvt.- Cleo D. Stephens 34893201, Co. P. 259 Int, APO 200, Camp Shelby, Miss. -v .. -: ; - . , Clyde Winchester who is with the U. a Army has returned to his sta tion after a seventeen, day leave with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Young on Wsdesboro road. , . ' , Pharmacist Mate 2-C Edwin Ash craft and Mrs. Ashcraf t of New River will spend the week-end here with his .parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Ray Ashcraft. ,iry Hiiii: Ms. ; Is Wade H. ClawsoA of Camp Gordon Johnston. Pin-"-cams last night to spend a several, days furlough here with his wife at the home or her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ashcraft and to China Grove with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Clawson. , ; Sgt Charles Rargett who U with the Army Air Porce Basle Training Center at Keams, Utah, has recently been promoted to Master Sergeant. ; Cm. New C. Price has been borne on a 15-day furlough with his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Price for merly of RS Monroe. CpL Price is stationed to Mobile, Ala. and has been to Alabama for eight months. Just a year ago he was inducted into the service and it was his 30th birth day and he was happy to be back home for his 31st birthday; Cpl Price says it takes a year for a fellow to be a good soldier and get used to being away from home. He is first cook and enjoys his work. His family has enjoyed some very good dishes Of food he prepared for them 'Mr. and Mrs. 'Price also have another son to the service, Dewltte Talmadge, who is some where to Italy, but the mall comes regularly from him that he 1 fine and to good health. Talmadge has been to Italy since last July but says they would like to finish up this war "before he comes; home, - , f T-S John C. Loyd is now' stationed to Italy with a field artillery unit. He has been overseas for 20 months, and writes that he has seen one light snow since being to Italy. . He also says he has learned more during his two years in service than he ever cou'j have learned in school. I s broUier, rvt Thos. H. Lo: 1 Is wi.a the armored mlantry and ttat!onel n C i : wie, s. lis has be-a n rvue 14 mot: is. They are sons f 1 r. and Mrs. C. R. Loyd of I.K '-9. ; . Fvi. r:'J r"'"s of Car"T Orui r, :.', Civue 1 .... y i t for a "i v 'l 1 i r s l-'r. ""-i . U 1 a. . c . Cf 1 4 1 '1 X 1 1. Iwlexi IM Semde . w ; . i .rrJ---'r.-.r',:H . Crowder, B13 Bond Day American Back and Trust Co. J And TWT'.Yfil Sponsor ti--''i $ Erent HALF OF QUOTA SOLD Tuesday, February th," win be American Bank and Trust Company and Radio Station WBT Day to Mon roe, sccordtog to an announcement made today by local officials of the War Bond Drive to the county. Dur ing that day, citizens of Monroe and vicinity, who have not . as vet. our- chased bonds to ths Fourth War Loan. Drive will be urged to do so. Through out the day. local officials and WBT wm continue to remind local citizens of their patriotic duty to purchasing bonds and at various times progress of the drive will be broadcast over the Charlotte station. - ' With s little more than one-half of the goal to the drive raised, efforts will be redoubled during the remaining two weeks to sell as many bonds as possible. While the response was good at first, it is becoming necessary for many individuals to buy extra bonds. ' .'vii.'-'v -.' Mrs. Fred Huntley and Mrs. Henry .fflnmt Viqva fcaif aHa-m mt thu femiaft- to-house canvass in Monroe and Mrs. Qua Benton to Benton Heights. Under them have been the following cap tains: Mesdames R. 1 Southerland, A. C. Elwanger. W. W. Knox, Paul Gamble, Louis Hart, Roy Curry, Ray Lingle, Claude Benton, Maurice uies, Wheeler Smith, W. A. Ingram, Frank Lander and Mrs. John Matthew Smith. Under these captains have been four to six workers, all of whom have given unstintedly of their efforts. Many individual sales have been due soieiy to their activities. It is also requested that buyers display their window stickers. It is not only the patriotic thing to do. but it helps advertise tne drive. - ;'"'. v ; v The -bond campaign in the school dlstrlets of the county is gotog on with fine effect. Sales are being made by teachers, principals and students of X bonds.- Up tin Saturday night the sales to the several districts as reporter to Superintendent ' E. H. Broome were ss follows: Union. $12.- 311; Wesley Chapel. $2390; Prospect, 81,618; Fairvlew, 96,860: New Baiem, 4,000; Shlloh, 1676; s Indian -Trail, $700; Waxhaw, $126; Wingate, sawi; Mineral Borings. $3,875: Allan, 81,418; Urdonvllle,. 96,662: Marsh ville, $50,000. If you have not been called upon, or lf.vou have not bourht all the l6haydtf possibly can. it is urged that you do so within toe -next wees Or two. "'5L-w ' .Vi T .' Appearing in this issue of The Enquirer is s page advertisement, con taining a- special message from the Treasury Department concerning the Fourth War Loan Drive, This is one of a series of page advertisements sponsored by various business concerns in the city and county. The sponsors for today's page are: Wolfe Tire Ex change, Huntley Tire Co, and Griffin Feed and Seed Store. , PURPLE PYTHONS WIN OVER ULESVILLE HIGH Win By Score Of 39-23: Play Wades- bsrs Here Friday., ' (By Vernon WaS) Last Tuesday, the Monroe boys took their fourth victory of the season, by defeating Lilesville 29 to 33 but the girls dropped their game 28 to S, " On Friday, February 4 at 7:30 p. m. at Monroe the Purple Pythons will try to repeat past performance by defeat ing Wadesboro, in , a return game. This will be one of the best games of the season with both teams greatly Improved since their clash at the first of the season. ' - .-, - The boys' game was a close battle through ths first half with the score being tied 8 to s, but to the third quarter the Pythons waded through lilesville with 13 points and held this lead the remainder of the game. Leading out for the boys was Trull, Captain Presaon, Co-Captain Edge- worth, Halgler and Durham, presson and Trull tied for high scorer with 10 "Points each. Durham, dropping 7 points, came in second and Halgler took third place by dropping the re maining two points. - '1 ''' Pacing the losers was Guuedge, who took IS of the 23 points scored while Hllderbrand bagged T points to become runnerup. ,;.:.,--''- Harris, Cook, and Shute, as forwards and Hunter as guards led for the Monroe girls. Subs were: Sikes, Goude-H lock and Lee. Starring for the girls was Hams with 6 points. , ; .? The victorious .Lilesville girls were paced by D!?(rs and Charles, who tied with 12 points each. . ; ' uzati: uas hot atd . J w - a, jL r.e mnnC'v r t of T. A. Ash- "" t cr t ie U. S. V -r'n r -reau at 1. t- s: oss t ..t t t 6 1 ff J -y t e r ,.i vias j i . t j m f t e". y r ' : ! -. S . i , I t f t ;. . i ! ' I IU . ' ' i . It Man Fcnnd Dead Ci Dzrn3:;A:::l In FUNERAL SEIVICES HELD FOR J. EUSTACE COLITIS ssversl Others Have Died Dmrtng The rast Pew Days, - . Funeral services for James Eustace Collins, 86, of 808 East Boulevard, Charlotte, ' formerly of Monroe, who cuea inesoay night as s result of a stroke of paralysis Sunday were held here this afternoon at 8 o'clock from the ' McEwen Funeral Home. -' eon- ducted by Dr. John A. Redhead, pas- ww w tne second Presbyterian church of Charlotte, assisted by Dr.' W. A. Alexander. Interment was to the Monroe- cemetery, . v ;a v' V:4' r ;. ; - Mr. 'Collins was for s number of years a member of the firm of Collins dc Hargett, well-known merchants of Monroe and conducted this business here until three years ago, when ill health forced him to retire. He moved to Charlotte at that time and had made his home there since. A World war 1 veteran, he was s member of the 40 and 8 and took an active part to the affairs of the Presbyterian church of which fas was s member. Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Mamie Ellen York Collins; a son Sgt. James k. couina, jr. U. & . Army: three daughters. Miss Virginia Collins, Miss Louise Collins and Miss Dessle Collins, all ox Charlotte; and s sister, Mrs. Robert Dawson of Monroe. . . : ;;,, Active pallbearers were: Townley Stevens, W. C. CorreQ. J. Hamp Price, Volger Perry, Oscar Moore. George BlackwelL Joel Harget and Carl Price. Honorary: Frank Walters, Virgil Henderson, Frank Stowe, Dr. R. L, Payne, Dr. O. M. 8mlth, Oeorge Hart, Prank Hart, H. E. Copple, Jr, Dr. W. M. Love, Walter Love, Ed Flow, V. V. Secrest, Webb Howie, Ed Biv ens, W. A. Henderson, F. O.' Hender son, Hugh Smith, R. P. Beasley, Joe Griffin,' Henry B. Smith; George Me- Cleuan, J. B. Simpson, Sam Casseiis, Frank Nlven, Harry Howard, A. B. Mills, John Heame, Hal Love, Vernon Pigg and other members of the 40 and s, and Dr. W. M. Strong, F. M. Stevens, R L. Harkey, and R. O. Williams of Charlotte. rw;,',.,-.'' ' . - ; ' Vjf 3, T. KIRX l- . Funeral ' services were held af the First Baptist church, Concord, at 4 o. m. Saturday for J. T. Kirk 01 Monroe - township - better known at "Uncle Tom") -who died at his home Friday morning at 1 o'clock. He was 7ajest.otagsan hsd bass ia itonllnn ing health for, a iiumber of months. Rev, EA& Summers, pastor, oon lucted the eerviees. Pallbearers were nephews of the deceased, s Interment was m oaxwooa cemeteryi Surviving are his wife, two daugh ters, Mrs. R. FGrifOn of Kannanolis, Mrs. Idra Sims, af Union county, one von W. E. Kirk of Charlotte and 11 'rrandchlldren. Also one brother, W. M. Kirk of Concord. .. BROWN WILSON BROOKS - ; Brown 'Wilson Brooks. 67. died at his home on the Midland-Albemarle highway Wednesday afternoon at 8:15 o'clock. He had been ill for two years. He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Grace Allen before mar riage: four daughters, Mrs. Ted Blg- gers of Charlotte, and Misses Betty, Sue and Shirley Brooks of the home; two sons, Allen and Joe Brooks of the home;' s grandchild, : four brothers and six sisters. --:' ? mineral services win be held st 1 oUock Friday at Dunn's Grove church with Rev. R. L. Isbell of Lenoir, for mer pastor, officiating, ' assisted by Rev. H. A. Owens., 't'; MRS. ROXANA MTdANUS Funeral services "for Mrs.; Roxana McManus, age' 73 years, who died to the Mercy hospital Sunday morning, were held at Lowell Baptist church in Gaston county at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon and interment was to the church cemetery. The body remained at Ca throes Funeral Home to Oas- tonia until an hour before services when It was removed to the church where ft lay to state. - Mrs. McManus had been to declining health for the past year but no one knew the end was so near. She sur fered agony untod but bore her pain as bravely as any one could. -, She said so many times, "My Savior suf fered and died for me, now I will do the same for Hun." . . . . Grandmother had many friends and relatives to Union, Mecklenburg, Gas ton, and Cabarrus counties, but her last request was to be buried to the Lowell community .to Gaston county, We all know her as a true ana s';'.n- lng Christian. Her Bible and 1 ...h were so much a part of her. 1 n in her last years she attended clum:!", regularly wherever she v.as and t to help others. As she was ne'-T r fined to her bed any lr :i ' she wov'i visit ainr' -r lr , and th r churches. .i tl 1 so d - !i'"y 1 . J It sfy s y s ( r.T v- ! t c a 1 f 7 v t ? v I Is a e ; . '. ' s t , v ' -n . ? 1 c : s 1 V t e 1 t. r 1 t" e 1 1 A. j. f ! : i t Hence Tsrdhr Body Of Qm! -ziLlZlZ. ton Rezove J Ircra Esrn- : , ; kjlrzlzr !0t : WAS A NATIVE 0? S. C Cleveland Lee Mlddleton. age M. of Jefferson, S. C, . was found dead of burns and suffocation to his house- trailer near the Parks Nash garage ' J ' on Charlotte Avenue, about 11 o'clock last night, s short while after the . fire alarm had been turned to and police notified of ths tragedy. Robert Johnson, age 17. who lived in the trailer with Mr. Mlddleton and , drove for him oh the star route be- ' tween Monroe and McBee, S. C- re- ' ... ' turn from the movies at 11 o'clock last ' night and found the body of Mld dleton lying on a bed to tee trailer, with his clothing and mattress on ! ' fire. After summoning aid, he removed . the body outside the burning trailer and placed it on the ground nearby. The city firs department and mem bers of the police force headed by , Jesse Helms., quickly arrived at ths t scene and extinguished . the flames. McEwen's ambulance - was called and the body was taken to the funeral home, where it was later removed to Pageland, 8. 1 p. ' : m. Coroner C. C. Jones and Dr. Clem Ham, county health officer, who viewed ' the body and made an examination. deemed that an inquest would not be - . necessary, stating death was due to "burns and suffocation." Accord t to 1 Coroner Jones, Mlddleton sutured severe bums on his right side, chest, ngnt arm ana left leg. It is not known bow the Mrs started but it is believed that Mlddleton drop- ' ' ped off to sleep while smoking s . : cigarette and the bedding was ingited -: from the cigarette. The mattress and bedding were practically destroy ed and the interior of the trailer was . " seared by the flames but. was not ; damaged pn the exterior to any great extent. ' '. - ' t- Mlddleton bad been living to the trailer for about two years and left , Monroe early each morning as carrier oi the star route to J 'oGee. n , , He is survived by i s wife and sev eral children, with two sons . in ths armed forces, now Overseas. . Funeral arrangements - are 4 incomplete, but burial win be to the Angel us cemetery to South Carolina. .. t ilfra.. Clsa Honored Ueek-eud to" Cnuia Urove wiui 1. husband's parents, . Jdt. and Mrs. H. C. Clawson. - While there she was hon ored with s lovely buffet party given by. Mrs. Clawson. and her daughter.. Mrs. Carl Wallace. About twenty-five guests were in vKetf. . and 12 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons and flow er girls were granddaughters. ' Funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. Hoover Goodwin of Concord,' ; Rev. Ingram of Gastonia and Rev. Wisely of ths Lowell Baptist church. - ;'.. -. .-, . : Besides her Immediate family she leaves s host of friends to mourn her death. She was a kind and affection ate wife and mother and a friend to . aU. Written by s granddaughter, Mrs, Willie Mas Price, Charlotte. 1. W. FOWLER Funeral services for James W. Pow- r ter. , 61, of 1027 West Fifth streC Charlotte, who died T uesday mom;: x in a Charlotte' hospital were held at the First Methodist church WeU. '..y afternoon at 3 o'clock. Dr. G. Iay Jordan, pastor, officiated and inter ment was to Sharon Memorial park. Born October 4, 1882, to Union county, Mr. Fowler was the son of ths late James W. and Eunice Hasty pow ler. In 1903 he was married to Miss Julia Bauoom who died In 1916. Later he was married to Miss f .tella Mundy of Denver, who survives him. - Also surviving are seven children , by the first marriage: Mrs. J. C. Kes ter of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Lois Stew- art Of Washington, D. C, Mrs. r hard little of Wadesboro, Mrs. Carl Morris of Raeford, Homer Fowler of r imter, S. C, Horace Fowler of Durham and J. W. Fowler of Concord; and three sons by his second marriage, W. W. Fowler of Raleigh, and Francis Itowler and Robert Fowler of Charlotte. Also surviving are three t' '"rn and two brothers, Mrs. James . ' ''V Mrs. Patra Miller, Mrs. Rlcrt Cnw.lt, Jack and Jonme S. FuvCor, aJ cf Union connv. Act'x'e i ... .rers v :-e 3 r ler, John ixm-ier, Jerry 1 ... I" 'c Alexander, t ; 2 Air " 1, t J. Byr-t. 1 1 . ' !'"'", J. 1 ,
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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Feb. 3, 1944, edition 1
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