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4. J I," ,. , r V i The Red Crossr-r The Red Crossbreeds Your Money! The Need Is Urgent! Give -Now! Y.EATHER F03ECAST Rain today, ending tonight: ' Fri day, lair and mild, with aomewhat higher temperatures. Sunset today, 7:37 p. m.; tunrlse Friday, 7:31 a. m. MONROE MARKET Cotton, short, lb 21 to 22c Cotton, long, lb 27o to SOe Cotton Seed, bushel 79 Ho . - . Httgs, aozen 81e PUBLISHED ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS BEVENTY-FIEST YEAR MONROE, N. C, UNION COUNTYr THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1944 3-MONTHS, 75c; 6-MONTHS, ?1.25 SEMI-WEEKLY, $2.00 A YEAR Your Boy ? Nefeds 4 ; f 1 .m 31 i Great Burma Battle Jap Offensive Aimed At In vasion Of India Believed " Developing ALUES WATCHING ENEMY A Japanese offensive from remote "bases of the upper Chlndwln aimed at an invasion of India and disruption of the Allied supply line over the Burma hump to China apparently Is developing into toe biggest battle In this theater since 1043. Admr. Lord Louis Mountbatten's Southeast Asia headquarters an nounced yesterday that the Japanese had crossed the Chlndwln In force at several places, and today It was dis closed that a hard battle lasting two days had been fought In the Tlddlm area on the southern flank of the -Japanese thrust. Although the communique said the Japanese were forced to withdraw after severe casualties In the Tlddlm action. It reported the general situa tion unchanged. The Japanese objective obviously -was to break through the Jungle wall ' along the Assam frontier of India and atrike Into the rail, air and river line which feeds Allied supplies not only to Lt. Gen. Joseph W. SUlwelTs Chi nese and Americans In northern Bur ma but also to MaJ. Oen. Claire L. Chennault's U. 8. Air force In China. Striking northward along the west bank of the Chlndwln, one Japanese column evidently was aimed at Ihphal, British base In India. Another column striking from between Komalin and Tl manthl farther north, was headed -westward. Allied headquarters gave no further news concerning the Air Commando Invasion which set British and Indian troops down on s Jungle "beachhead' southeast of Myltkylna, 150 miles be nlnd the enemy lines and compara tively near the Chinese border. The Chinese and Americans of Oen ral StllweU, having completed .the conquest of the Hukawng valley at a cost of 4,000 enemy lives, were making progress southward Into the Mogaung -valley on a TS-mlls routs toward Mylt- aylna, however. The communique said the Japanese -were retreating from the mountains east of Jambu Bum, at the entrance to the Mogaung, after being out Hanked, and that the Chinese had taken Tasu Bum to the west. Union County's Men In Service Cole Blease McManus left for the Navy March 8th and is taking his boot training at Balnbrldge, Md. Pvt. John H. Williams who has been stationed at Miami Beach, Fla, has recently been transferred to Chl eopee Falls, Mass. He would like to hear from his friends at his new ad dress which is: Pvt. John H. Williams, 471st Bomber Oroup (H) 807th Bom ber Sqd. (H), Westover Field, Chlco pee, Mass. Cpl. Henry C. Rape has recently completed a mechanical course at Fort Bennlng, da., and has been promoted to sergeant. He Is now stationed at Camp San Luis Obispo, . Calif . He would like for all of his friends to write him. His address Is Bgt. Henry C. Rape 84 308508, Co., D 822nd In fantry, APO 81, Camp San Luis Oblsoo, California. Coast Guard Specialist Second Class Jranklin M. Parker and Mrs. Parker of Charleston, 8. C, are spending a tew days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Parker on Lancaster road. Garrison Medlln, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Medlln, of Monroe, has been promoted from the grade of pri vate first class, to that of corporal it was announced at an rjghth; AAF Bombardment Division Headquarters, England, recently by the commanding ceenraL Corporal Medlln, who was Inducted into the Army at Camp Croft, 8. C, In November, 1942, Is a member of the Signal Corps, and. ' has' been seerving at this headquarters In the telephone section,-ever since going overseas more than she months ago. Pfc. Moran F. Helms of Fort Leon ard Wood. Mo., has Just spent a 12 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zeb S. Helms of R5, Monroe. He has Just spent three months maneu vering in Louisiana and was trans ferred from there to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Ueta. Claude A. Morrison has cabled his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Morrison that he has landed safely With General Clark's Fifth Army. CpL Ney C. Price of Mobile. Ala. Bates Field Air Transport Command, has returned to camp after spending a five-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. a J. Price of Charlotte. t Mrs. Pries has another son, DeWltte Tafanadgs Price, in Italy in the FlfthJ Army with Oen. Mark Clark. . CpL Pries writes often, saying he Is o. k, and hopes to be back in the States soon.- CpL, Price has been overseas since last June and In eombat duty 1 for the .last eight months.. He says ' he hopes things will make .chanizs for the better soon. Be was In the battle of Oasstno and It was a very Interesting event The Pc boys would be glad to hear from - 1 their friends tn Union aoantyy and . s States. PI.- '-,-1 . 1 il ''"J;" : 'B S-O James F. Roller y Is now at TJrbsnna CoHeipe, El, he ls.a tending a signal oorps suiooL . . - Loyd X.' Pressley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Pressley of Si, Monroe, has "A" Gas Cards Remain Same In This Section General misunderstanding seems' to exist in this section relative to the change In gasoline rationing which Is te be pat Into effect by the OPA at the end of this week In ther localities of the United states, bat not en the Eastern 8ea board, officials of the local OPA office stated this morning. "The misunderstanding has led to a aseleas ran on some filling stations by motorists, anxious nse their "A" coupons which they believe are to be eat In value." There Is to be no change what ever. In the value of "A," "B" and "C ration coupons In the states that were fat the restricted area before, and North Carolina is one of them, the official stated. Motorists will recall that eoapons have been worth more in certain areas of the country, and the new OPA rating merely brings a eni form value all ever the country for A" eoapons.. They are good for three gallons each, bat their ex piration dates are so arranged that motorist with an "A" book Is allowed only two gallons of gasoline per week. This has been true fat this area for some months. Coupon Number 8, currently valid, mast last tin May 8 as lt was Issued to , There is no change, in value In the B" or "C" books. Hunters Given Shell Promise WPB Plans To Release 26, 000,000 For Civilian Use In April MORE PROMISED LATER Senator Maybank, Democrat of South Carolina, said yesterday he was Informed by the War Production board that 38,000,000 shotgun shells would be released for ci Titian use on April 1, A proportional distribution would be made monthly thereafter, Maybank said he was told, the amount de pending on production from material available. Meanwhile, in the House, the na tion's hunters received a pat on the back from Representative Robertson, lSeseejrsot.3 they contributed approximately 225,000.000 pounds of meat to the food supply lats year. Robertson, chairman of the com- mittee on wildlife conservation, reiter a ted an appeal that Federal agencies make available to hunters as large a supply of ammunition as could be done consistent with the war effort. He told the House there had been an astonishing recovery" in the game population of the national forests. There were 3.6 times as many big ani mals In the forests In 1942 as In 1921. Deer were by far the most numerous, followed by elk, black bear, antelope, mountain goat, big-horn moose, pic cary, grizzly and Alaska brown bear and wild boar. Robertson said the hunter take of deer could be doubled and deer popu latlon maintained. FI-Y CLUB TO CONDUCT FORGET-ME-NOT SALE 1 1 Prooeeds Of Sale This Saturday Will Aid Disabled War Veterans. The department of North Carolina Disabled American Veterans will eon duct their annual Forget-Me-Not sale on the streets of Monroe on Saturday March 35th. The sale will be conduct ed by the girls of the Fl-Y Club of the Monroe high school, with Martha Cook In charge. Proceeds from these sales are used by the disabled veterans organization to carry on rehabilitation work among the disabled veterans of all wars. The work this year is very heavy on account of the disabled veterans of the present war. So many of these men are coming back disabled that the department Is being hard pressed for funds and office force to carry on the work. The citizens of Monroe are urged to give these girls every consideration possible. landed safely, somewhere In North Africa. He was Inducted on March 9, 1943. He would like to hear from his friends back home. His address may be secured from his parents. ' Pfc. James K. Moore came Friday for a 15-days visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moore, R3 Matthews. Pfc Moors Is In the medical detach ment and is on duty at the hospital at Fort BUss, Texas. Pvt. James William Orantland ar rived Friday night to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O, Orantland. He is tn the armored command at Fort Knox, Ky. Ensign Samuel W. Secrest, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Secrest of R8 Mon roe, was one of seven men completing specialised training at the Antl-8ub-martns Warfare Training Center at Charleston, a C.' They learned the latest methods of combating under sea raiders and win no doubt be assigned at one to active sea duty. Bgt James X, Richardson, jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Richardson tf Oakboro, who has been stationed in California, has been transferred to Camp Polk.', La. ' 1. V 8 i-O A.' H.: Winchester son of Mr. and Mrs. Reece Winchester, has been transferred from Balnbridie, Md. to the following aoMress: 833-41-13, TJSN 4TB, Camp 3, Fort Pteroe, Fla. ' are SSIoolfe of war eamp. Latest previous attempts. Soldier Voting Plan Outlined Procedure For North Caro lina Men In Armed Forces Explained SAYS THE PLAN IS SIMPLE The State Board of Elections has issued Instructions on absentee regi stration and voting by North Carolina men and women in the armed forces It is the desire of everyone that the privilege of voting be exercised to the fullest extent by our men and women In service," said Chairman William T. Joyner of Raleigh. "The procedure Is simple. Any member of a soldier's family can fill out the ap plication form and deliver lt or mail lt to the chairman of his county board of elections. The chairman will do the rest. And application by the soldier on a card furnished by the United States government, addressed to the Secre tary of State who will forward lt to he chairman of the proper county board, is sufficient application for registration and general election bal lots, and Is Just as good as one made to the chairman of the county board of elections. . . "One application is all that Is neces sary, lit will secure for the appli cant ail the registration or voting privileges to which he Is entitled in both the primary and in the general election. For example: If an appli cant makes application prior to the primary and Is found to be entitled to be registered, he will be registered for the primary and general election, and will be sent ballots for the primary and for the general election. After a proper application, has been filed giving the necessary information there is nothing further for the ap plicant or for his family to do either for the primary or the general elec tion. The chairman of the county board of elections will do the rest.' LT. TURNBULL ORDERED BULLDOZER ATTACK Son Of Mrs. R. J. Turn bull Of Mon roe; Well Known Here. Somewhere In the South Pacific (Delayed) The fighting Navy Seabee who killed a dozen Japs by running a 20-ton bulldozer into a pillbox has been identified as Aurelo Tassone, 28' year-old fireman first mlass, of Mil' tnrA mam The episode was one 'of the high lights of the Invasion some time ago of the two main islands in the Treas ury group. Mono and f Stirling. With New Zealand unit leading the beacn head attack in support of American naval bombardment, Fireman Tassone went In with, the Seabees. An hour after the landing, the pill dox was located, near 'the shoreline. Although men and equipment has passed the location many times no reported fire had been drawn from the Japanese position. Tassone was busy clearing a roaa with his bulldozer when the coconut- togged bunker was spotted. Lt. Chas. Tumbull, 45, USNR, of 1023 St. Mary's street, Raleigh and a son of Mrs. R. J. Tumbull of Washington street, Monroe, located a blind spot approach, from the rear and ordered Fireman Tassone to make .the unique attack. The fireman from Massachusetts made a cautious approach, lowered the plow In front and roared up over the pillbox- As the .structure gave way, he pulled levers and spun around several times. Backing off, he re turned again and piled a huge mound of earth over the demolished Japanese gun position. The one-man attack was a complete success. Not one Jap escaped. Twelve bodies were found, plus a Japanese Fireman Tassone later orssnea nis way through the Jungle with the bull dozer. He regarded his feat as part of the Job.' For days his identity was not known. but vertflcatlon of the bulldozer as sault and Identification of the -driver were mads available through Lieut Tumbull, Seabee offlcer.tn command. 1 ' CARD OF. THANKS . We wish to experts our sincere thanks and appreciation to our many friends, lor the . kindness shown us during the Illness and death of our dear husband and father. May God bless each wad every owe- s our ear nest prayer- Mas, Eugene .Qordon and """v-.. A , rf Montgomery fannlies thetaferapean war may last vntfl. 194S. Beachhead Nazis Taken For tIJ:nh' ? vx wul tne oeacnneaa met THE LATEST WAR NEWS IN BRIEF Aerial American heavy bombers rain explosives on Berlin again, witness report attack "severest yet." Germans hit at London. Italian Allied infantry, using knives and flamethrowers, battle doggeedly for ruins of Cassino, ejecting Germans from a few buildings; Germans announce withdrawal from Rome planned, but Allied sour-es skeptical. Ve suvius eruption continues. London With Hungary occupied and a poppet government estab lished, Germany was reported last night extending a stranglehold ever neighboring satellites In a feveerlsh rash to construct a for-tress-wlthin-a-fertress against the Russians' westward sarge and other Auled threats. Allied Hesdqaarters, Southwest Paelfto A Japanese destroyer and two small merchantmen have been sank by Allied bosnkcrs off Altape, New Guinea, noilhatst of Wewak, headquarters innesixiil yesterday. Altape is in a sector where con siderable sawmy Shipping has been noted recently, indicating efforts to supsiy wavering garrisons. London Clems ij raiders return ed to Leaden hwnlght while the snrawttng BrltiaH'capitat stffl was cleaning np the damage eaased by the attack of mere than 101 Nazi planes early Wednesday. The return visit, however, was of minor consequence and the alert, early In the night, lasted only half an hoar. Flares dropped In one dis trict of the capital and in south ern England, indicating the small scale effort may' have been an armed reconnaissance mission, since Nazis seldom brave daynight for "spying" on the island. London The Red army hurled back the Germans at the sooth eastern end of the Ukrainian bat tleUne the Nazis easternmost ex tension tn Russia yesterday by capturing the Important fortified railway J unction of Pervomaisk, driving to the approaches of Vos nesensk to the soatheast, and reaching a point eight miles from Nikolaev on the Bag estuary, Mos cow announced today. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends for their kind sympathy during the Illness of my wife and death of our baby, Joyce. R. B. Montgomery And Fam ily. The above picture shows Rev. W. a College Receives Check For $2300 lO)"-' - ; I - Baptist church, presenting a $2joo check to Rev. C C. Barrls, president of Wlngats Junior College, The cheek k) a contribution of the church to the College tn the ssmpslgn now going on to raise loUOOO for enlargement of the actrvta of the WtagaU. Junk College. Sbaaal at at Nsern'asBmrnc .hoor. That Is ths horns church of the Coaegsand 111 issj iiiTsiallb around irrysy,aa.geaarous soft 3 V.-A'., J a Ride gates, to be shipped to a prisoner shipped to a prisoner with no better suatom than Rome Gesture Causes Alarm "Open City""! May Be Used By Germans As -A Ruse MAY NOT SPARE CITY The Germans said yesterday they would completely demilitarize Rome in an effort to place responsibility for bombings on the Allies, but it was re garded as unlikely here that the Al lies would take any cognizance of this unilateral declaration of an "open city." The Nazi-controlled Rome radio said the Germans would, within the next few days, withdraw all military In stallatlons and divert all military traf flc from the Eternal City "so that responoslbility for the bombing of Rome will remain entirely with the Allies." The statement said everything would be removed "which could serve as the slightest pretext for air terror.' Rome originally was declared si open city August 14, 1943, by the Badoglio government before the Ital lan surrender. Military men were skeptical of Ger man intentions, because they believe the supplying of Nasi - troops la .tha Anzio beachhead south of the etty would be almost Impossible without the use of Rome's highways and rail lines. All worthwhile routes from the north funnel through Rome or its out skirts. The Germans seized Rome after the Italian capitulation, and centered north and central Italian defense communications there. REFLECTIONS I strolled today by a woody rill That was studded with violets and daffodils; That broved the frost of a chilly night To shed their radiance and give de - light. While the birds they sang with pecu liar charm. Nor flew away hi swift alarm; As I with cautious steps drew near, The better to see, the better to hear. I love to stroll by a woody rill. Or mount the cralg of a sunk 1st hill; Communing with self In silent thought Of the wonders tn nature that God has wrought. Contributed. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nash, of Waxhaw, a son, Jimmy Nelson, on Thursday March 16, at the ' Ellen Fitzgerald hospital. Mother and child are doing nicely. Link, Jr, J') pastor of the Wtngats . The tsMuilsthm took place In the which It Is buOt, and the fin donation which has always been given to the s One-Third Of Quota In Red Cross Drive Reached Union county's drive for the Red Cross war fund had reached one third of its quota today as reports continued to be received at Red Cross headquarters. Up until this morning, R. E. Lee, chairman of the drive, reported a total of 311,708.51 had been re ceived in contributions to the fund of the county's quota of 834,000, leaving approximately two-thirds of the amount still to be raised. Of the amount already received, much of it has come from schools, special gifts and the up-town busi ness district, with canvassers still busy covering every bit of territory in the city and county, that has not as yet been canvassed. Several Individuals have gener ously sent in their checks, although not solicited and such donations are much appreciated. Officials of the drive stated this morning, that any one who wishes to make a contribution and has not been called on, ean do so by either bring ing or mailing their check to Red Cross headquarters here. Much work remains to be done before the county's quota Is reached and those In charge of the drive are anxious that the county reach It's goal by the time the drive closes the last of next week. Appearing elsewhere in today's issue of The Enquirer is a page advertisement. In behalf of the campaign, sponsored by Belk's Department Store. It carries a message of vital Interest to all, concerning the Red Cross drive and deserves careful reading and thought by every citizen of the county. Would Revise Price Control Group In House .Drafts Law CaDinr For Many Drastic Chanfes MAY ALThToPA POLICY A House committee which has been especially critical of OPA yesterday drew up a revised pries control law which members said makes many drsstis changes in policy. Including the arjoHttotr OT so-eallBd "kangaroo courts." The legislation was drafted by the group headed by Representative Smith Democrat of Virginia, and assigned to determine whether government agen cies exceed the authority delegated by Congress. It is in the form of amendments to the current price control law which expires June 30 and may figure con siderably In the discussion of efforts to continue the rationing program for another year, at least. Committee sources said the most important provision of the new plan would facilitate court appeals of OPA decisions and would require that the judicial review be conducted in the district where the offender was In dicted. Critics of the Office of Price Ad ministration have hit sharply at what they call "kangaroo courts" whereby the OPA conduct hearings on viola tiosn and issues orders on the basis of the testimony. There are about a dozen major re visions Involved In the legislation. Committee counsel now Is working on the rough draft. A conference with Price Administration Chester Bowles will be sought, perhaps next week, before the committee takes s final vote on the proposal. MINERAL SPRINGS GIRL SCOUTS HAVE MEETING Girl Scout Troop 1 at Mineral Springs Is progressing nicely. While working for second class rank, we de cided to make our meeting place more attractive. Using the colors yellow and green, we made curtains and flow er boxes for the windows. The Red Rose Patrol, under the direction of patrol leader Olene Tyson, made the curtains, using the yellow trefoil on the green ruffle at the top. The window boxes were painted green with the yellow trefoil on the sides. The Dogwood Patrol, Jean McCorkle, patrol leader, has planted petunias to make our window boxes complete. We hope they will grow fast, and soon have beautiful flowers. The Cloverleaf Patrol, Patsy Hay wood, patrol leader, is arranging pic tures In the room. We are also using the Girl Scout Pennant, Promise and Laws. Last Friday we made pictures of the troop. Everyone was present except one. Two members of the troop committee were present. They were Mrs. Haywood and Mrs. Moser. Miss Collins, assistant leader, and Miss Howey were present also. Reported. The Senior Class of Marsh vllle high school will present the play. "Dora Dean,' on Friday night, March 34, at eignt o'clock- in the school auditorium. This Is a comedy-drama by Virginia Mitchell based on the novel by Mary J. Holmes. The admission is twenty-iSdT, UndandtbThSi 12 itL nn m Appalachian State Teach eofr rn, money made win be used for the new cereiena. Sgt Dowd Oonini, who fee recent ly returned to the States, is spending a ,21 -day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Comas. While rjiwssas, Sgt Collins was an aerial engineer tn the Air Corps, serving in Ames, Stony end Italy. Berlin Struck Another Blow Big American Jfombers With Great Escort Blast The Nazi Capital FOLLOW-UP IS INDICATED American heavy bombers. escnrtMl ''by powerful fighter formations, struck I Berlin through heavy flak yesterday, luamg u Domoers and nine fighters, and the R. A. F. followed up with a strong smash at Frankfurt and un suspeclfled other German targets in the night. The Berlin station said In a broad cast shortly after midnight that "strong British bomber formationas last night bomber places In the Rhine land." This enemy report was prompt ly confirmed In London, with identifi cation of Frankfurt as the major ob jective. American heavy bombers had attacked the Frankfurt area Monday. The American daylight attack yes terday on Berlin was the fifth In 10 days and the heavy bombers were esti mated to have dropped 1,500 tons of explosives. They encountered no fighter opposition, but the flak was extremely heavy. The sasault was by "strong divi sions" of Fortresses and Liberators, a communique from U. 8. Army head quarters announced, adding that the planes "met no opposition from Ger man fighters, although antiaircraft fire over Berlin was intense." The lack of aerial resistance was re ef! cted In the announcement which. Instead of telling of the shooting down of dozens of Nazi fighters, said only that "one heavy bomber taking off from an airfield was destroyed by our fighters." Indush trial and military Installations still standing in the battered heart of Nazidom were the targets of the high explosives and incendiaries cast through clouds by between 500 and 750 Liberators and Flying Fortresses, esscorted by from 750 to 1,000 Thun derbolt, Lightning and Mustang fight ers. Passengers arriving in Stockholm by plane from Berlin said yesterday's raid was the "severest" on the capital since the U. 8. air force began knock ing out Berlin's industry. They said great fixes were visible In the city. especially to the north, and that Ora- nlenburg appeared badly hit These passengers, who said the alarm lasted aaproamiatsly an hour, also reported the Industrial distrlet of Tegel, northwest of Berlin, was hit. The .mammoth Rhein-Mettal-Borsig armament plant Is located there. A follow-up to this American as sault by night raiders of the RAF was Indicated by the German radio which broadcast at 9:03 p. m. (London time) that "strong formations are aDDroach- ing northwestern Germany." This warning by the Nazs radio was part of a new hourly air raid warning system instituted yesterday by Berlin. rteiuming puots tow of intense Ger man antiaircraft fire along most of the 1,200-mile round trip, but this fifth daylight ' assault against Berlin by the Eighth Air force apparently fol lowed the same pattern of the last radl March 9. when the Luftwaffe failed to give battle. The German radio failed tqs broad cast its usual accounts of fierce air battles over occupied Europe DNB said clouds and snowfall handicapped defenses. U. S. Air force headquarters used the phrase "strong forces" to describe the armada that in hitting Berlin, racked up the 12th blow of Eighth Air force heavies against German targets this month. It is estimated that near ly 3,000 American bombers now have been over Beerlin and rained down about 6,0000 tons of destruction. Coupled with 15 heavy R. A. F. night raids from November 18, 1843, to March 15, this brought to 32,000-the number of tons of explosives plastered on Berlin. One of the returning airmen, Capt. Harold Thoreson of San Bernardo, Calif., said, "It was a marvelous sight to see hundreds of Fortresses pouring bombs out like tipping a barrel of apples." Staff Sgt. Robert A. Lalu miere of Haverhill. Mass.. said. "I don't think there's a hell of a lot left of Berlin. Hitler must have moved." PVT. HEATH L DUNCAN IS KILLED IN ITALY In Service Two Months Before Trans fer To Overseas Daty. Heath L. Duncan, 20-year-old in fantry private, a native of Union county but for several years a resident of Kannapolls, was killed in action in Italy on February 7th, his mother, Mrs. Odessa- A, Han, has been in formed by the Adjutant Oeenral of the the War Department. No details were given of the action in which the youth died. Private Duncan, was born in Goose Creek township and Was a son of the late Mack Duncan and a grandson of J.. T. Duncan, well-known residents of that section of the county. He entered the army on April 8, 1943 and within two months was on his way overseas. He was inducted at Fort eragg and was sent to - Camp. wron, o. u, lor nasie training and spent about two weeks at Fort Meade. UjOlnr one semester of inMiiyw pes saa, en jea4 oar- year A brother, Lawrence. Is a private tn i an engineering regiment stationed tn England. Another brother, UcSlnley Duncan, lives In Kannapolls. Two sisters. Mrs. Sarah Helms and Miss Gladys Duncan, reside in Charlotte. Fugitive says lack of ailips bars lis sans riches from Japan. t .
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