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'' k I m iK!r.rs i TEtrn, iforraois, w. o, thtttdat, jttl,y , r ! I u: t V.urwtay ...L-g.ca, too. 1272 T-U r;.;;;3 No. 78 Editor I t 'Tl as second-class matter at the v I'fK ,.-oe, Monroe, N. C, May 37. MM CuLacxlptloa 12.00 a yew tn advenes . GOLDEN GLEAMS V Things sweet to taste prove lndlges tkm sour .Shakespeare. ' Ohl that a dream so sweet so long t ! enjoyed v Should be so sadly, cruelly destroyed I .. r; '- . ... , Moore. Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves. Cervantes. ' The test-laid schemes X mice an' men, Oand aft a-ley, , And leave ua nought but grief and pain For promised Joy. Burns. plain the retreats In Italy and Fto land jar the dangerous sltaution that is developing tn Normandy. Moreover, he will not be bothered by the Rus sian offensive In the East. Uxe Dead-Sea fruits that tempt the turn to ashes on the Hps. Moore. smpell'd with steps unceasing to pur sue - Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view. That, like the clrcel bounding earth SECUKIT YIA WAS BONDS The purchase of a War Bond does not .establish the patriotism of any citizen of Union County but failure to participate In War Bond Drives, when financially able to buy a bond, cer tainly suggests a lack of loyalty, It would not be essentially wrong for the nation to Insist that the own ers of capital make a direct contribu tion to the cost of the war, especially when we know that capital reserves of all kinds would become worthless In the; event that our enemies, triumph. A man worth (1,000,000 stands to lose ten times as much as a man worth $100,000 in the unlikely event of our defeat.' . '.. ,v.''.'.'rv '.r The government, however, does not ask Its people,, whether capitalists or wage-earners, to give any part of their protected property. Instead, tt seeks a loan, promising to pay reasonable interest for all money that it borrows. To permit us to guarantee the Safety of our stake in American capitalism, without exacting a toll, represents a distinct bargain to those who possess anything. Nations have financed wars by the process of confiscation, either of the goods of an enemy people or of their own nationals. Germany nas rutn lessly exploited conquered peoples in NAZI AI.D JAP GUIS WILL EE CISniOYED New . Type Fire Baa Spreads Be atractkHi Over Wkto Area. With a preview of the flaming hen In store for German and Japanese cities cornea disclosure of the infinite care with which the mUltary-acience-lndustry team that is America war, machine today Is doing Its Job. Flimsy structures such as might be found In Tokyo are a mass of fire tn seconds when penetrated by a new bomb that team has devised; heavier' construction resists longer, about a minute, y -i p. The bomb, a homely hexagonal tube two feet long and weighing tlx and one-half pounds, splatters burning gasoline Jelly as far a 100 yards. The gooey, gobs of flame -cling to any ignitehany combustible material , they hit. : A'' ''":'-!,'? -4 'VJrl'K-!', Conservative military men call It "one of the most important of this .type weapon" and emphasise that im portance by pointing out bomb loads often run 60 per cent incendiaries now, against 8 per cent early in the war. I-, ' ' -.. "... . Oil bombs had been 'tried before. The trouble was the liquid burned so fast ltonly seared, the target. A bet ter luei was neeaea. .. . ... . The Oennans concentrated on mag nesium and thermite which make an Intense heat. In this country, with plentiful supplies of gasoline for such essential purposes, the chemists went to work. A comparison of their product and the magnesium type this past week by the Army's chemical warfare ser vice at a New Jersey testing area, makes the magnesium bomb look old fashioned In some ways. , Two identical buildings were put up. A magnesium bomb burned through the flood of one so fast It hardly !,,,. , . ui i ignited the wood. The bomb loaded confiscate plants and capital In order rrtmu taiiw 'filled the room of the other with fire and skies, Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies. !orier to secure necessary materials Goldsmith, land the Nazi regime has been hlgh- j handed In regard to its own citizens. rKEVENTS MEASLES j The Russians have managed to wage If you . have not had the measles, j a remarkagle war without stupendous you win be Interested in gamma glo- borrowings. It would be possible for bulin, a by-product of blood plasma, the United States to seize any prop which win protect children and grown- erty necessary to war-making and to ups against the disease. Gamma globulin results from the , to successfully defend this country. effort of the Navy's Bureau of Medl- The fact that the nation seeks to second-, and jt was destroyed. cine and Surgery to secure a concen- borrow from its people and assumes Occupants of the magnesium-attack-trated serum albumin for saving lives the tremendous burden of interest that ed building might have escaped. They threatened by shock. The process of inevitably follows is substantial in-; hardly could have avoided the spatter separating the protein factions of surance for the continued existence of of half aj gallon of flaming gasoline blood plasma leaves a by-product our capitalistic system. The Insurance, aVh bmnh ha landed In which is now being distributed through however, will be void if those who the "magneshun mht have the American Red Cross to state and enjoy the fruits of capitalism are un- i burned out harmlessly. The oil bomb local health authorities for use in willing to lend some of their financial probably would have spattered its preventing measles or modifying the strength to the support of the notion, target and destroyed it anyway, attack. The purchase of a War Bond offers j The men from the Army,, from the every citizen the opportunity to effect , Office of Scientific Research and De- FBENCH HELP ALLIES some savings, which is advisable dur-! velopment, the National Defense Re- While the news available from the tag an era of lush profit and high moTcoZnflX. battle front in Normandy is confined wages. Every doUar invested in a War the demonstration planned it to the barest outlines, with an occa- Bond represents a capital reserve, set that way. sional dispatch describing Uie exploit aside as financial protection in the ad-; They proved their theories earlier at of a particular group, there are indica- vent of adversity. That is a wise hitherto little publicized tests on fun tlons that the French people have ren- precaution for every individual and scale German type and Japanese type dered considerable assitance to the every business and should be under-, buildings. Anglo-American jsoldiers. ; taken regardless of the war-necessity. I 011 Jiff? near Dus'. Utah. A s peclal Allied communique re-! The quota for Union county in the jmSS'S! cently reported that German armored Fifth War Bond campaign was set at bulid the combination Geraanawi divisions had been "seriously delayed" $817,000.00. This amount Is not ex- nese village there were an American and that French resistance and sabo- cessive in comparison with the wealth who for 18 years was aq architect In tage in the rear of the German forces and resources of this county. Prompt Japan, and a former German architect reached such proportions In many re- .investment of excess capital will not who came here as a refugee, 'gktns that the enemy has been forced only "back the attack" but go a long j Roofs, floors and walls' were built as to send "considerable forces" against, way to fortify us against possible at- rir" u,08e OI the French who have risked their lives to aid the invasion. MOBX TANKS One of the first reactions of our military leaders to the results of the operations, in Normandy has been to II!7. ILL'S Men's and Ladies ' V ; ;S Redy-lo-Wor l - Quality and Style y J v; Monroe's Leading Ready-to-Wear Store I Next Ta Bank 1M E. rraaklm a J cf 2-U.7 1::!?, ; Mia t h-.i Sae dwadiom en lobal CORRECTIVE SPINAL AD J USTM ENtS CHIROPRACTIVE is suc cessful in not only correct ing illness, but in keeping the body; in such condition as to make illness less liable to occur. DR. A. N. SMITH Chiropractor Hours: 9 to 12 a. m. 2 to Sp.ni. Night hour by appointment 214 Main St, Monroe, N. C notice cr r 3als -Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned Executor of the Estate of Qulntina O. GriflUv late of Union county, and under and by virtue of the powers contained in the will of the said Qulntina G. Griffin, will on Sataivuy, the KSnd day wt Jnly, 1944. ,;,--;vet U a'clock ML, , at the courthouse door In the City of Monroe, -win offer for resale the fol lowing described real estate: -AU of that lot Of land lying and being In the Town of Wlngate, and containing approximately seven acres. This property is known as the Quln tina CK Griffin homeplace In the Town of Wlngate, and k . more fully de scribed In a deed from John O. Slkes, Commissioner, to Qulntina G. Snyder (Griffin, which deed - Is recorded In Book M, at page 638, , Registry of Union County. North Carolina. ; This sale Is made under the terms set out m the win of trie said Quln tina O. Griffin and the bid win stand open lor a period of twenty (20) days for a raised bid.- . Possession of the property win be given at once.' This being a resale, bidding win be gin at $21520;, . , , . .s- , f, Terms of Bale: CASH. ' v Thkj the 6th day of July, 1644. .!'.. , . .j,'. VERNON TRU1JU Executor of the Estate of Qulntina G. Griffin, i fx " ' , Ifs the Quality ?? leadership that makes Leaders H r 4 -m it tie Lcj: r . rs V L NOTICE OF SALS OF CITT LOT Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in resolution of the Board of Aldermen of The City of Monroe, the. undersigned Mayor of the City of Monroe win offer for sale a public .auction for cash to the high est, bidder at the West Door of the courthouse in Monroe, N. C, ea Monday, July ti 1944, at 13 ,. o'clock M, the following described real estate lo cated and situated on the Wust side ! of South Hayne Street In the City of Monroe, and more , particularly de scribed as follows: , ' ' - BEGINNING at a point j In the Western edge of Hayne Street 62 feet South of the common corner of J, T. Cox homeplace and Mrs. Jack Hernig and running thence with western edge of Hayne Street South 3 degrees, 45 minutes West, about 171 feet, to the end of the paving; thence. South 67 degrees West 170 feet to an alky; thence, with said alley 173 feet or about to corner of Cox homeplace uot; thence. North 82 East about 171 feet to the beginning. . ... '- Bidding win begin at $500.00. A V This June 29, 1944. , V. D. 8TKEB, Mayor j The City of Monroe.. . u ' ki J i 3' t 7-6-4twc il : will v-tfw ,ci( 1 ' ' " 'M sT FUNERAL K0! ' , i, ' ' MONR.QClN..C I J IIARRIS-WELLS SERVICE . VI" Tl- .... i e n s . i wnen we assume airecuon oi ine. iunerai j - you're assured thoughtful attention to de tail a service that meets with the highest standards of dignity and impressiveness. - press Ion after the war. , structures. Interiors . were authentic I too. ; NAZIS STILL THINK 1 were called on for help. A factory in DDITICU ADC n A TV Jamestown, N. Y, got a strange but DIU 1 lorl AKC vIvAif I urgent order for German and Japa- !nese furniture. Palm fiber mats the Ever since I went to Berlin eight Japanese like Instead of rugs were onfer Imwanwl nrmliiptinn ' nt fanlr years ago 1 wave ureu uiwuub uuw oowku. Tm.m T..S tonkS, wildered Germans who "just donf un- Then a squadron of Flying For- ana military venicies. 'derstand the crazy British," says Leo- tresses. Liberators and Mitchell bomb- The loss of these essential tools oi nard Uosey 0f the British Informs- ers rained thermite-magnesium bombs warfare has been greater than expect- tlon Service, with the British Sixth on one section, the new oU bombs on 'ed. As seaborne operations were rath- ; Airborne Division In Normandy. another. Havoc resulted from both, er successful It must be plain that But i think the most puzzled of a! Dut oU bomb won a major role In the reduction of German strongpoints, ; as a young Nazi officer I met in oln" war program, and the resistance of German armor, Normandy recently. He was sitting Nowhu to tagproduced In quantity has been a heavier Job than expected, disconsolately In the back room of a w ."S! the American The matter illustrates the danger of British medical dressing station near teato torles that used to make cutting bsck the production Tany ,SS S 11 JMPtt- weapon of war. New development In , S"WV our party news- i The final steps win be to scatter future campaigns, may make It im-'p English are mad, but V10 bombs over Nasi Europe, over perative to have larger quantities of i have a broad mind. Tve traveled enemy held parts of the South Pacific Items that, at this time, seem unneces- m foreign countries and 'I believed It tbeD mon the war plants, and was just propaganda, but in the past,'"1""" es or Japan. 24 hours I have found that it's all true. ."The English truly are mad, stark, staring mad.'' I 'And then, rather gloomily, he added: "But it's a glorious kind of madness sary. THE RUSSIANS KEEP FAITH Some months ago we read the opln ion of some "experts" that the Rus sians would watt for the opening of ggg- the Western front and then sit down , n was an Intriguing opening con and let us whip the Germans. versatiod with the first enemy officer This idea, basically along the line of I had seen since landing in France MARSHVILLE YOUNG MAN ' AWABDED BBONZE MEDAL With the Fifth Army, Italy Private First Class Fred Daley of Vian, Okhu, and Private First Class John Hlnsan of MarshvUle, N. CJ Fifth Army in fantrymen of the 85th "Custer" Dlvl- familiar German propaganda, seems I naturally began probing him. This; gion, recently were awarded . Bronse to have had no basis of fact, even Is what happened to him: v jstar medals, given for heroic achieve-1 - ue was out oo uuuHnnn umaiuu ( meat, ior weir pan m e reeonnais: maneuvers with his company to the sanee mission two and a half miles woods and apple orchards of the Orne, behind enemy Unas in Italy. - " v valley In the early hours of D-Dayj; They started out with a third man when ; the j thunder of Briton planes and an officer Just after dark to recon-1 fined the' air and down on French noiter a - German, strongpolnt 4000 II It did fool some Americans whose hatred for Russia overbalances their ordinary Judgment. ;tt!" ' Now that the Russians have resumed their offensive moves against the Hit lerites the suspicion ought to vanish but it wont : In a few weeks you win hear other suggestions that an Is not weO between the , British and the Americans, on one hand, and the Rus ' sians on the other. ; , 4 , MAY SHORTEN THE WAR . The British Ministry of Economic Warfare says that five years of eco ' nomle warfare and bombing may erip , pie the operational mobility of the German armies this summer and con sequently shorten the war. - . The shortage of oft Is said to have already affected traffic in ' Germany h and and recent military developments. German-occupied areas - are pro ducing less than half of the Reich's on requirements and the recent bomb- ' tag attacks upon oil plants have in- tenslfled . the shortage. : While the Germans are expected to make strenu- ' ous efforts to repair refineries. Allied bobbers win continue to bomb the plants as fast as they art- put back into operation. , . - soU tumbled hundreds of British para-' troops. . ,-:i'vv -i "So X scattered my men where the paratroops had landed, and warned them they must be swift and ruthless, then set off to kin my own personal Englishman." .- he : said. , n f The young Nan's face puckered and c :.r.3 fcols mr nais Dr. J.-srrh GctUbels, German Ppa- T. " is using au his ln f e r-1- of the s fc" ..-er has r ' - 1 a-1 te i f I h yards beyond the front, reached their objective tn two hours and obtained information they sought . , On then return they were pinned down by German machlnegun fire, which killed their officer. . ,? Daley r- lying on an embankment looking down into the enemy machine- he continued: - - . W jgun nest, threw three hand grenades "What happened when I found the into the enemy position, wiping It out first Englishman is the reason I say( Hlnson. was able to count five dead your people are mad. - I lifted my .Germans soon afterward when flares revolver and fired at him twice." ". were set off over their retreat route The two shots missed and - the .from high ground to their rear. British paratrooper dodged behind a I 'Daley took his dead officer's pistol tree, and. Instead of firing back, to the 'and compass and directed the patrol Nazi's amazement . he ; cried out in German: Tell me. herr officer, have yon fellows any blankets we can bor row?' ..,.'-- :Ms:.K- :' ': V . "Who- are you What's this non sense?", asked the German lieutenant "I am a conscientious objector," said the paratrooper calmly. "Then what are you doia here?" asked the Nazi. ; - "Oh," answered the paratrooper, "our blankets dropped into a marsh ana we've at -wounded, includin a 1 couple of Germans, in a cottage up e ,i Theatr IfarshTille, N. C . The Friendly Theatre) Bay War Bonds Al Oct Box Office Repdarly Matinee' 'Mots., Wed.y FrL, 3:00; SaL, 2:00.' Night two shows, 7i30 and 9:00. Thurs,-Fri., July 6-7 , DESTINATION TOKYO : Cary Grant t John Garfield Saturday, July 8 DOUBLET FEATURE MYSTERY F.LAN - ALSO - Linda Darnell Doris, Dudley , t - , OWL SHOW - is WING OUT THE ELUES Bob Hayne ' , . Lynn ; Merrick - , Mon.-Tnes July 10-11 . b!ii::gton ' i LUM ADNCl - Wednesday; July 12 ' cross c? lc:jui:3 Piere Aumont 'V;' Gene Ilellyt, -v.'. J NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL .V';. - PROPERTT ' t, " The undersigned J. S. Parker Exec utor of the Last wn land Testament of the late Mrs. Bettie (Elizabeth) Hendley win eel lat public- outcry to the highest bidder for cash at 2 o'clock I p. nx, -Wednesday, July 12, . 1944. at the . late residence , of -the deceased about nine miles from Monroe on the old Pageland Road, an of the personal property belonging to the estate, in cluding household and kitcbeen furni ture, corn, . cotton, chickens, wheat, fodder, etc: This is a fine opportu nity to buy some property at a bar gain and the public Is Invited to at tend the sale. , . , This June 21, 1044 v " " -. , JT. 8. PASKXR. "r; Wadesboro, N. C, E zecutor of the 1 Last Will and Testament of Bettie (Elizabeth) Hendley. . f 1 . , . g-22-4twp during the rest of its return trip. Be fore the three survivors had gone an other 200 yards they were challenged by an enemy squad but managed to! elude it Creeping and Crawling, J they reached their own lines as day light broke the following morning, lo cating friendly troops by the sound of Fifth Army mortar fire. I Daley has been an infantryman ! five years. Both he end Kin.'ton have been awarded the '.Combat Infantry man Badge. Marshal Daley, Private T., v's ta'Jh the road and I'm looking around fori er. lives in Vian. Private 1 : is something to keep them warm. Can It was no use trying to explain the situation to the German. Eow can you explain to a German the remark s' ' story of the Eixth Airborne di vl ion's paratrooplng conscientious ob- The British Airborne Army drorped I ''""'a rrmay J:ine 6. Down by li i V.e f--t t s v----t ' j - i'ft'MMC , i( 11 '.- !'"' i ! t) r ' i g - the son of MarshvUle. Dr. Frank I... of i: cae: Fcr r ' t V. 2 L .5 , r , NOTICE . i ; - la The Saperiar Ceart North Carolina, Union County. , ' Roy Tarlton, plaintiff ' '-Vv:tfv'w ' 'v- :y Ethel & Tarlton, Defendant ' The above named Defendant, Ethel & Tarlton, win take notice that an ac tion entitled as above has been com menced in the Superior " Court of Union County, North Carolina, by the Plaintiff to secure an absolute divorce from the Defendant upon the ground that the Plaintiff and Defendant have lived separate and apart for more than two years next preceding the bringing of this action; and the De fendant, will further take notice that she is required to appear at the office ef the, Clerk of Superetor Court of Union county, in the courthouse door in Monroe, North Carolina, within thirty, (30) days after the 21st day of June, 1944, and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the Plaintiff wiU apply to the court for the relief demanded' in the com plaint. - - t This the 21st day of June,' 1944. 1 J. E. GOEUPFTN. ' Clerk of Superior Coutr. ' , . ' -22-4tWC CASH LOAFijS i USE OUR LOW COST, RENT-LIKE MONTHLY : PAYMENT PLAN ? V Use Our Direct Reduction Loan Plan For Buying A' . Home Repairing;, Refinancing, Peinting Or For Any Worthwhile Purpose. , x , v r4 ! t j' , ,'? v . . I 'J Buying a home is, easier than you think when -your ; payments are conveniently adjusted to our, earnings. Our low cost plan is easily ; adapted to individuitl needs. .Come in and let ua show you how our LOAN PLAN works economically and steadily to complete home ownership. .i - , v1- - , " FL0VERS 02 ALL OCCASIONS THE ROWER SHOP Phone 72 307 Wilson St ' ; J; sinr.::: . hi 3 tfrWW.VW.VWWWflWIim NOTICE OF ADMINia I KATION " Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has this day qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of J. D. Ashley, Deceased, and this is to notify all persons holding claims against said estate to please present the same dluy verelfled on or before the 13th day of June, 1915, - or. this notice win be pleaded In bar of their recovery. ' An persons Indebted to said estate wUl please make prompt payment. This the 13tn day of June, 1944 ,' Administratrix of the Estate of J. D. Ashley, Deceased. ; Walter B. Love, Atfy. S-15-twc ITavir? t: t-r cf t a I Vf I a 1 r " Is 1 : , c i i ... . v r 's ( 7 r S E .... j : " i as r cu- t tt ) 1 7, t J ( 1 1 tee .' t f -tit" i . i s-' T"- J cle t: i:i GIVE HER A DIAT.IOM) No other gift will make her : eyea sparkle like a beautiful diamond ring Choose it with ' caro . shell cherish it for all f the year t come. , . Invest in . the j traditional quality f for - which we have ' long 'been famous.1 fLl-Lt' I " i;La;7ard,AiL:r;3 Co. T roa,' N. C Cc f , f , T t! 1 -'v f . t rV..Li.. .4 o C ' TC . i . jT TL- J-0-T.ro (ZZ2) KO. TRYCN ST. cno:r3 s-r::3 C-ATJLOTTZ, N. 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