, VEATIIU FORECAST
Fair and mild today, tonight, and
- Sunset today, 6:88 p, m.; sunrise
Friday, 7:89 a. m. ,
PUBLISHED ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
Cotton, short, lb '., ..'Sic to 32Uo
Cotton, long, lb , V, V. 3So to 83o
Cotton Seed, bushel 19 e
Eggs, dosen ... .. .: . ... .. 48c
Com, bushel 81.60
f 7nieat, bushel .. . $1-60
; SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR v
a MONROE, N. C, UNION COUNTY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1944
8-MONTHS, 75c; 8-MONTHS, tt-25 SEMI-WiuZ;, $2.00 A YEAR
War Fund Drive
O ) Launched Here
O
Campaign Officially Opened
" At Meeting Held Tuesday
COUNTY'S QUOTA $14,208
Hi United War Fund Drive ' was
officially launched here Tuesday night
In a joint meeting of the Monroe
Rotary and Uons clubs In the dining
room of Hotel Monroe, witti Dr. 1 O.
Greer, Superintendent ot the Mills
Borne, Thomasville, N. OV and State
Vice-Chairman of the drive as gw '
speaker. '" Principals ot the ' county
schools, who are serving as co-hair-men
of the drive In the various com
munitles, were also guests of the clubs
at the meeting.' ..
: E. H. Broome, chairman ot the drive
In Union county was master of cere
monies and presented Dr. and Mrs. X.
O. Greer, who entertained the group
by playing and singing a group of
ballads and folk songs. Dr. Greer has
long been recognized as one ot the
nation's outstanding authorities on
ballads and has appeared on Interna
tional radio programs. : i-sv.--
In the course ot his address before
the group Dr. Greer Interestingly re
lated incidents and cited ' numerous
examples ot the work that Is being
accomplished through the United War
Fund. . f '-' .
He plead for fee cause stating, "This
Is among the most worthy causes,
which we are asked to support. The
people of America hare been little
affected by the war in comparison to
the peoples who nave had their homes
destroyed by bombs and shells. The
sift to the United War Fund will di
rectly benefit these people as well as
our men In the armed forces, who are
held as prisoners of war In enemy
territory. We owe it to ourselves to
back this campaign to the limit"
Union county's quota has been set
at . f 1408:00 with the county aiviaea
Into- IS districts, and principals of the
various schools serving as co-chairmen.
The county quota, of $14.206 .00 has
been alloted . as follows: 91 9,008 War
Fund; $2,300 for 'Boy Scout work In
toe- county and f 1,000 for' infantile
Paralysis. ,
E. H. . Broome, i county chairman,
stated this morning that he was
"especially anxious that every, citizen
of the, county has an opportunity to
make a donation. If the -canvasser
talis to call on you, communicate with
your school principal, who will see that
your donattofl -g jsjuperir1 mamctXi
Assisting in the drive to. Monroe
are members of the Lions, Rotary and
B. and P.-. Women's Clubs and the
Melvin Deese Post of the American
legion. The drive -win continue
through. Tuesday, October 81.
CALLS UPON WOMEN
TO LEARN POLITICS
NEWS AND EVENTS OF ,
WEEK FR0II Wr,6ATE
Says
It's High Time Women Knew
Something About Issues
"There are no limits to the political
heights North Carolina women can
reach) if they realize things on a 60'
60 basis," said Mrs. B. B. Everett ot
Palmyra, state Democratic vice chair-
J
She said this is the year for women
to cease' elnb apathetic about their
political privileges. "After all, women
won their battle to rthe right to vote
34 years ago. It's high time they learn
more and do more aoout pontics, now
that they're working with the men
and not for them.' .
."Our year," Mrs. Everett calls 1944,
' whenu women may cast 60 per cent
of hte votes in the November elec
tions. But the big thing, she said. Is
for women to learn about their par
ties. The-sooner they do, the soon
er they wil cease being : "tolerated"
as enfranchised simpletons .and s be
come responsible co-workers with men.
Al though Mrs. Everett's five grown
children "think It Is rather a Joke for
mother to nave a desk and a. title,"
' this Halifax county farm woman has
the responsibility for making North
Carolina's , Democratic women ? vote
consdoua. From her desk at Demo
cratic headquarters in Raleigh, she Is
tackling the problem- of "getting out
the vote" of the women in the state's
dominant party. '-&jv '-rt.vv,' ,
The biggest Job is - getting women
" to register, she said, but the most im
portant thing this election year is. to
- co-ordinate the political efforts of the
women with those of the men.
"When men and women belong to
an organization, they should work to
" gether." Mrs Everett said. "Nobody I
V ever Jieard ot women Methodists, and 1
men Metnocusts; everyooay goes w
church together, and that is the way
. It should be in politics."
Democratlo party organisation in
this state provides, she said, for a
60-50 system: ; a chairman and vice
chairman of every working - political
unit, the vice . chairman to be a
woman. ; This year, for the first time,
she said, this plan has been empha
sized in the state. Women have been
encouraged to take their places as ac
tive political co-workers with men. It
is Mrs. Everett's Job to see that they
carry out the fiirst duty ot their polit
ical privileges; voting.. ; v
, Central ITethodtet rhurch win have
m director r reli: s education for
the coming , .r. The Board of tew
arfa met Monday night and unanl
rntnjsly underwrote the ralary of the
d:re".or in the bud.-pt. 11.:s i!-m was
mmended by the eorrrniltee on
f -ye of which V. V. E-screst is
c man. and W. L. farr.es and J.
1 rt Price are co-c' rmen. Te
c .' -ee on q-;..'...'' '. ' . "'' '7
r' '., snd f r"..on rt v 1 t;
e .1 ef V. B. I n, t a-
. i - hr ' ; T. C. I ' ' '
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J. 11
(By Mrs. B. S. Bivens) ' ;
Rev; Brooks - Jerome of Btanfleld,
visited Mr. and Mrs. (3am LOve during
the week-end. . ;!'..?;-;'
The - infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry W. C!haney of Baltimore, Md
died OctoDer 17, 1944. in a Baltimore
hospital.: . , . .
Mrs. J. J. Perry )s tn Norfolk, Va,
where she Is vlsfting her children and
sister, -Mrs. Walter Perry. ' ?f.
Miss .Frances, Perry, a student .'at
A. & T. C Boone, visited Miss Fron-i
me rerry ourmg ine weea-eno.; ,
Mrs. John Halhnan and Mrs. Hal
Gulon - ot Marshvule, recently visited
Mrs. Benson E. Bivens. , v
Miss Elsie Smith, who ' teaches at
Plnevllle, spent the week-end in Win-
gate with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
O. O. Smith. ... .
Grace Bivens, daughter , of Oorum
Bivens. who is a nurse, has been serv
ing overseas in England, is visiting
her parents here. .
Mr. and Mrs.; Robert Broome have
moveoTto the Pageland highway They
have made their home In Wlngate tor
a number of years. . i
Mrs. Dorts Maye Dunn and Miss
Edith Maye of Charlotte, spent the
Week-end with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. J. Maye.
; Rev. and- Mrs. W. C. Unk, Jr., and
son recently visited Mr. and Mrs. P.
O. Deal Br- In Charlotte.
Pvt. Tom Lowery and; Pvt. John
Lowery of the U. 8. Army who are
stationed in Florida,' spent the week
end wtth Oielr parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Lowery and Mrs. Tom Lowery.
-Mr. and Mrs. William Edwards and
children. Max and Nancy spent the
week-end in ML Ulla with Mrs. Ed'
wards' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Me
Laughlin.
Mrs. Jack Hargette has been in Ala.
oama visiting her husband, Pvt. Bar-
gene of the u. 8. Army.
Miss LoUle Harrell of Bostlc, 1 and
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Harrell of Leland,
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Michael re
centhv
-Among the members of the Baptist
W. M. U. who attended the Charlotte
Divisional meetulg which was held in
the Prftchard Memorial r Baptist
church in Charlotte last week were
Mesdames J. W. Bivens, John A. Blv
ens, Carlton Bivens, Robert Smith, H.
M. Lilly, W. M. Perry. Sue Mae Con-
nell, R. O. Bivens, Brady Broome, B.
Ik Halunan, D. S. McOollum, L. O.
Polk, Ray Braswell, J. C. Helms, R
a Bntswell, Earl Williams Tris Wll-
nams, Zeb Cuthbertson, 81m Williams
and Rev. W. C. Link, Jr., pastor of
the church. i V : '
Mrs. Cora Lee Jenkins recently vis
ited Mrs end Mrs. .Wade- Flowers
Friends . of M.. L. Baker . win regret
to hear of his sudden Illness. On
Tuesday at the Union Baptist Associ
ation jhe had a severe heart attack
and was carried to a hospital. He is
resting much better now.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith visited
Mr. and Mrs. Shlve in Concord re
cently. Mrs. Smith's brother, Bernard
Shlve is home on furlough.
2200 Bombers
Raid Germany
Industry, Transportation, Ofl
' Producing Facilities Get
. Pasting
DESPITE BAD WEATHER
Go I.V Sweat
Over Ballots
Returned War Correspondent
Says Soldiers interested
In Election v
MANY VOTE IN FOXHOLES
United states soldiers at the front
are taking "quite a bit" of Interest In
the forthcoming presidential . election.
Associated - Press . War Correspondent
Ed Ball reported yesterday.,. .v. ML
Ball, who , began his AP, career In
the Alabama State bureau, at -Montgomery,
came here to start a four
weeks leave from the "western front
where he has been .with General Pat-
ton's Third Army since i invaded
France July I. . -;
"Everywhere you go along toe front
you find O. r sweating over their
ballots," said the Marion .Junction,
Ala, newspaperman. u"You know,, tne
mall goes right to the firing line.- It's
delivered to the foxholes as wen as the
barracks." V '
Life on the western front is no
picnic. Ball declared, ' The famous
French weather cold and wet-has
set In and everywhere mud slows up
affairs. , - , . k ' "
"The mud. the Germans and the
logistics (problem ot supply) are hold
ing us up now." he said. "People here
at home . who are shouting about the
war being over are Just a little pre-;
mature. The Germans are real fight
ers and they have wonderful equip-,
ment, excellent clothing and .the best
of food. It Isnt going to be a push
over."' '" -" '
Ball said the great abundance of
good food In this country Impressed,
him meet. He haft been . abroad since ,
Christmas Eve, 1942. '-i .
While the people ot France ate well
and the German Army was well fed,
Ball said the people in England were
on starvation rations.
THE LATEST WAR NEWS
IN BRIEF
Devastating blows were rained on
German industry and transportation
and oil producing faculties yesterday
by. more than 1,200 American and
upwards of 1,000 British heavy bomb
ers. ? The daylight raids were carried
out despite bad weather. ' ' ..
The U. 8. Eighth Air force struck
at the remnants of natural oil refining
Installations in the Hamburg area and
fo rthe fourth time, at Gelsenklrchen,
home, of the Scholven-Buer and Nor-1
stern synthetic oil plants. They also
attacked Hamm, the hub of transpor
tation ot German war materials.
' Although the Nazis offered no oppo
sition in the air, .an Eighth Air force
communique said two bombers and one
escorting fighter were missing.
The RAF, in its daylight assault,
made Essen its principal target. The
Halifax es and Lane asters dronned over,
the great armament and railway cen
ter for half, an hour, giving the city
its second blasting in 36 hours. Lbrge
fires sent smoke two miles into the air,
returning pilots reported.
' At about the same time, other
British bombers dropped their loads
on a synthetic oil plant at Homberg.
A communique said the. RAF lost four
bombers.
Mustangs which escorted the Amer
lean bombers. strafed targets around
Hamburg and reported disabling eight
locomotives, 36 oil tank cars and four
freight cars.
Germany's largest railway vards are
located at Hamm, and through them
nave been moving supplies for the
Western front as wen as raw materials
for Hitler's factories.
The Eighth Air force already having
dealt body blows to synthetic oil plants
deep In Germany, the bombing force
turned its attention to the natural oil
refineries In Hamburg and In the
suburb of Hamburg acrqes the Elbe
liver.
More than 1,200 Flying Fortresses
tnd liberators made up the bomber
mission, escorted by more than 500
Thunderbolts and Mustangs. Bombing
was through clouds by Instrument.
Antiaircraft fire was weak over
Hamm, but in addition to a heavier
flak barrage over Hamburg the Ger
mans sent up thick smoke screen.
-kYesterday's resumption - of .daylight
pounding of German war Industries
came after two days ot idleness due to
bad weather.
Tuesday night RAF bombers attack
ed objectives in Hannover and western
Germany, and mines were laid In
enemy waters.
, V.. (PACIFIC HEADQUAR
TERS, PEARL HARBOR At least
eighteen (Burst Jiae; Japanese snr-
ships ware Monk or dsanaged in a
decisive, defeat ef the (Japanese
fleet tn Philippines (waters that
.may bate ahertened the iwar by
months, Adm. Chester W. Nimits
reported (today. -- -.
Combined reports at Nimits mai
Gen. Deaglaa MacArthnr en three
major Jengagecoente involving the
balk ef the Japanese fleet listed a
total lot f major enemy ships fc4os
several destreyers sunk or dam-
" aged.
, The overall total (ma:
Six Ueflnltely sunk, inohtding
two Carriers.
Three probably sank, including
two battleships.
Seventeen ethers pies "several
destroyers" damared. . ,
The prushlng three-fold defeat
apparently' left i the Emperor's
navy tripped ef the barrier, bat
tleship hud cruiser power neces
sary to again lengage the V. 8.
Fleet in , snajer taction, success
fully .oppose 'A landing en Ute
China Coast, or atronxiy defend the
shores ef )Japan itself from attack.
Yanks Liberate
More ViDages
TtlA TTnlAft Vllnlw XJaa14-V TtaanJk-
I hrust By MacArtnur s Men ment m ccopotion with the Division
LaiTieS oattie near fTO- ! Health Is sponsoring a puppet show In
HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1 '11' n lL
TO SPONSOR SHOW! Jcip 1 ,UVy UQUil
Cnishing BIor
Schools Of County W1U Be Visited
uermg Week Of October 30.
visional Capital
LONDON Combined AUied na
val and land forces ere attempt
ing to land 'en the sooth coast of
the flooded Butch island of Wal
cheren . .where blr IGerman guns
guard the approaches to Antwerp,
the Berlin radio said today. Wal
cheren la at the mouth of the
Schelde estuary and its dikes nave
been jbiasted ' open lty bombs.
Shortly afterwards, Berlin said
the Allies bad "begun landing."
INCREASE IN HOLIDAY
PAY ROLLS PERMISSIBLE
MOSCOW .Russian and Polish
troops, suddenly renewing the of
fensive in the .(Warsaw area, have
driven Mdgchead at least eix
miles deep across the Vistula Elv
er Just Berth-f the beleaguered
Polish jeapttal, outflanked the city
and Booed still another threat to
EssfFrussia, from the south, Mos
cow revealed today.
GEN. MACARTHTJB'S HEAD
QUARTERS, IXYTZ, FHHIP-FINES-MneVoaked
Tanks today
slammed stmt the southern doer ef
strategic Leyte iVafley, )a potential
Japanese death trap, and tighten
ed then stranglehold on 'Nipponese
communications (with adjacent Is
lands. ..-i ..
Union bounty's
men una
ervice
Monroe OtBoel Of War Manpower
Commission States Facts.
Realizing that it has been the neces
sary custom ot retail establishments to
increase their payrolls , during the
Ohristmas season in order to efficiently
handle Increased business, the State
Management-Labor Committee ' and
the Manpower Priorities Committee
have approved a recommendation of
the State Manpower Director; Dr. J.
8. Dorton, to allow 20 percent in
crease in employment ceilings to all
retail establishments who are in stirct
compliance with the existing War
Manpower Commission Stabilization
Program and the Manpower Priorities
Program. Such retail firms should
make application for the allowance
by letter to the local office of the
United States Employment Service.
The period covered by this allowance
win begin November 1, 1M4, and re
main in effect until December 81,
1044. f:,v. -' '" ' -''
lHMonroe firms : wishing :: to make
application for this 20 percent increase
allowance for the coming Christmas
season "should address their letters to
the local United" States Employment
Service office located in toe Health
Building, 202 East Franklin Street, "it
was stated by John O. Edwards Super
vising Intervlewer-ln-Charge of that
office. "Such written requests will be
handled as quickly end efficiently as
possible and those firms making appli
cation will be notified Immediately of
approval of their request.'' -'
"Firms that employ more than 28,
who feel that a 20 percent increase
will not -be sufficient must file Form
637270, ' Application for Increase " m
Ceiling, in the regular manner Mr.
Edwards said. "However, firms ot less
than 25 employees who feel that a 20
percent increase will not be adequate
may make request for additional per
sonnel by letter only." , !
p-.; i ij i i i i
SGT. GEO. BAIXKNTINE MISSING
vT-6gt George B. Ballentine, son of
W. T. Ballentine of Monroe has been
reported as missing in action by the
War Department. Mr. Ballentine re-
"All you see hi the shops Is lend- i celved the telegram late Monday aft
ernoon. . ueorgo wa m ww iwuiav
campaign in the Infantry. It was on
September 29th that be was missing.
lease soup," he commented. "You are
allowed three slices of bacon a week.
It Is aealnst ths law to out more than
30 per cent meat in sausage. The rest .The War Department stated if further
is sov oeana. An oranre is uzs kuiu. . uuwmwm uvvu.n. mwmMwm .
No food is served on trains. - .
"It is marvelous to be over here
where you can order any sort Of food
Sgt. West In England
An Eighth Air Force Bomber Sta
tion, England Staff Sergeant Henry
C. West, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry O. West, 209 Wilson street,
Monroe, is a fadio operator of a Fly
ing Fortress, at tins veteran heavy
bombardment base comamnded by
Colonel James S. Sutton, of Flndlay,
Ohio.
As a radio gunner, the efforts of
Sgt. West and other combat men on
this station recently reecived official
recognition when the First Bombard
ment Division, of which this group is
a part, was awarded a presidential ci
tation for "extraordinary heroism, de
termination, and esprit do corps,' dis
played in carrying out the highly suc
cessful attack on the enemy aircraft
plants at Cechersleben Germany, on
January 11, 1944.
(Before entering the AAF, Sgt West
was a student at North Carolina State
College, in the class ot 1942.
1 p. m
Wednesday, November 1 Benton
Heights, 9 a. m.;TJnlonville 11 a. m.;
Fairview, 1 p. m.
Thursday, November 2 Mineral
Springs, 9 a. m.; Wesley Chapel, 11
a. m.; Indian Trail, 1pm.
Friday, November 3 New Salem, 9
a. m.; Fairfield, 11 a. m.; MarShvfue.
1 p. m.
Observe Navy
Day Tomorrow
Mayor Sikes Issues Proclama
tion In Observance Of
Occasion
CpL John R Welsh, Jr., who has
been spending a furlough here with
his family and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John R. Welsh, has gone to San
Antonio, - Texas, where he has entered
an officers training school at Fort Sam
Houston. , j '
the schools of Union county the week
of October SO.
Misses Marv and Nan Davis am In
TAKE DOMINATING HILLS 2lSfw?i!5JS
wt i ii,o scaaaj as V ejast? vsuivue
ai., j, w JZ 7" ''' . lchols of the county according to the
Aided by carrier planes and dorni ft.ii.ww t,. .
2?? Amc?' round and the patrons of the different
J?i.f!? Jhelr flT . 011 c'-mmunities In which they wUl be
.SlindJ?-.the centr1, "PP . printed are Invited to attend,
yesterday, scoring general gains all I Monday, October 30-John D.
atong, the front and treeing 14 more Hodges, 9 a. m.; Wlngate, 11 a. m.:
villages or towns. Union, 1 p. m.
Macvmnurs communique aevoteo Tuesday, October 31-Jackson, 9 a.
targely to Um .naval actions, reported m.; waxha-w, 11 a. m.; Weddlngton.
lUUGIWIIil uuumiuvi unu MUUM
forward in the northern sector of the
Leyte front to the north of Tacloban,
provisional capital of, the newly in
augurated Philippine constitutional
government.
Enemy forces "are disintegrating in
one sector'' of that area, it was re
ported. Seizure of dominating hills west of
Palo, also In the northern sector, and
the capture of Ponaun, 10 miles to
the south, also were announced.
In the southern sector of the front,
elements of the 24th corps captured
the main road center of Burauen, nine
miles inland from Dulag beachhead.
Japanese shore-based planes made
a large scale daylight attack on Allied
shipping in Leyte gulf before dawn
Tuesday, headquarters reported. Fight
er planes from American carriers tore
into the enemy and broke up the
formation. In this fierce aerial action
53 enemy planes were shot irom the
skies by naval airmen. . Antiaircraft
fire accounted lor three more.
General advances on Leyte, with the
freeing of 14 more villages, was re
ported by MacArthur in a delayed
communique Wednesday. - The most
extensive advance was In the south
ern sector.
Elements ot the 96th Infantry di
vision in that area enveloped the
strong coastal Catmon hill positions
held by toe Japanese and pushed
within eight miles of Tabontabon.
.That town is on the Gulnarona river
eight miles northwest of Dulas and
four miles northeast of San Pablo
airfield, captured earlier.
Substantial gains in the Tenth corps
area the northern sector placed the
doughboys of the 24th division farther
west of Palo and' Tacloban. Forward
elements drove ahead from the line
of hills seized tom the Nipponese
which dominate ,the coast between
Palo and Tacloban. Smalt Scale enemy
counter attacks and night' Infiltration
attempts were stopped, short.
Speaking to Filipinos in the battle
areas, over the "Voice of Freedom"
radio, operating on Leyte, MacArthur
urged them to harrasa their conquer
ors constantly. Those outside the
battle zones were cautioned to await
further instructions.
Acknowledging the assistance of the
island inhabitants, MacArthur said
that "seldom" had enemy-occupied
shores been penetrated by a military
comamnder with "a greater potential
of interior support"
Raids by supporting aircraft Sunday
and Monday on enemy airdromes in
the western Vlsayan islands and
northern Mindanao, MacArthur re
ported, destroyed or damaged 65 Jap
anese aircraft, 64 of them on the
ground. Intense anti-aircraft fire shot
down six Allied planes but all aircrews
except one pilot were rescued.
you want on a diner, get all the fruit
juice you want and eat real eg?s not
powdered ones."
Ball was Joined by his wife, the
former Lucy Ehlvers, who with their
in.s, r. D. Jr, and l'Unr, sre lMrr
v "i 3 r ; "". lit. ar..i :
: i . l ton, Ca. I
a .v i a '.. I. e
s'.x j t , -e r
f i : c f
. : LI".,
Sgt. Crowley In Mediterranean Area
15th AAF In Italy Sergeant Sid
ney M. Crowley, 20, of Waxhaw, has
been assigned to the oldest heavy
bombardment group in the Mediterra
nean Theater of Operations. He is
an aerial gunner on a 16th Air Force
Flying Fortress. "
A graduate of Wesley Chapel high
sohol, he was employed by the Central
Lumber company of Charlotte, when
he enlisted in the Army on April 10,
1943. He attended the aerial gunnery
school at Las Vegas,- Nevada where he
received his gunner wings. -
The organisation to which be has
been assigned has flown over 350 com
bat missions, bombing enemy installa
tions In almost every Axis-dominated
country in Europe from bases In Eng
land, North Africa, Russia and, Italy.
TiueutV Whitley Awarded Air Medal '
15th AAF In Italy First Lieut John
B. Whitley, Jr, son Ot Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Whitley, of Wlngate, has
been awarded the Air Medal, it was
announced by 15th AAF Headquarters.
In the words of the citation,- Lt.
Whitley was awarded the Air Medal
"for meritorious achievement in aerial
flight while participating in sustained
operational activities against the ene
my." Pilot of a B-24 bomber, Lieut.
Whitley is stationed in Italy wtth a
15th AAF Liberator squadron which
has been bambino vital German-held
central Europe. - . -A
graduate of Wlngate Junior Col
lege, Lieut Whitley was engaged in
We knew for months that he was on
the Nashville but the rules forbid us
mentioning it But now that the cen
sor has let it be known that the
Nashville was the ship that carried
General MacArthur, it can surely be
no harm to mention the name of a
member ot the crew. Not only was
It known here that James was on the
Nashville, but his parents have just
received a letter from his brother,
Lane, a Seabee also in that Invasion,
saying, that James was on the Nash
ville that had Just lanced uenerai
MacArthur. This letter came through
with top speed. James and Lane often
meet now. , .
NAVY IN LEADING ROLE
The annual observance of Navy
Day, tomorrow, Friday, October 27th,
could not be held at a more appropri
ate time, for our fleets In the Atlantic
and Pacific are now playing such a
leading role In defeat of the enemy
and the invasion of the Philippines
and Europe.
In observance of the day. Mayor V.
D. Sikes, of Monroe, today issued the
following proclamation:
WHEREAS, The United States Navy
is Vanguard of our victorious often,
sives against the enemy, and.
WHEREAS, our naval forces now
constitute the mightiest fleet in the
history of the world's navys, and,
WHEREAS, the surface, undersea
and air arms of our fleet now hold al
most complete superiority over those
ox the enemy, and, ... ; i.
WHEREAS, the unprecedented suo-i
cess of our Navy Is putting allied
ground forces ashore on hostile battle
fronts throughout the world has been
magnificent, and,
WHEREAS, by national tradition
the recognition of the people of the
United States owe. their Navy is an
nually emphasized, by the setting
aside of one day to aocallm that
branch of our armed forces;
THEREFORE, I, V. D. Sikes, Mayor
of the City of Monroe, hereby pro
claim Friday, October twenty-seventh,
nineteen hundred and forty-four as
Navy Day, and call upon the citizens
of Monroe, to take put in observance
of this fitting tribute to the United
States Navy, and Its coordinated sea-
ggoing might, the Marine Corps, Coast
Guard and Naval Aviation.
WHEREUNTO, I have set my hand
this 26th day of October, nineteen
hundred and forty-four.
V. D. SIKES,
Mayor, City of Monroe, N. C.
N. Tysinger, 34433059, Field Artillery,
United States Army is awarded the
Bronze Star for meritorious conduct
in action on July 10, 1944, and on the
25th of July, 1944, in France. While
at a forward position Technician Ty
singer, with the assistance ot two other
enlisted men, successfully evacuated a
GBC truck. This mission was accom
plished under 'enemy shelling, dark
ness, rain, mud and heavy traffic of
armored' vehicles. On a later date
the above group again evacuated two
one-fourth ton .vehicles while being
subjected to enemy fire. This mission
was doubly dangerous in that an am
munition' vehicle , was burning within
thirty feet ot the two cars and bullets
and grenades exploded continuously
throughout the operation; Such hero1
ism by Technician Tysinger, accom
plished without regard for is personal
safety, reflects great credsVon himself
and the armed forces."
T-Sgt James C. Smith, son of Mrs
Dwight Snyder of Marshvlue, has
landed tn New York and will spend
his furlough with bis wife and son
In Pageland, & C, and with his moth
eer, Sgt Smith is crew chief on a
B-17G end has finished his required
number of missions over enemy terri
to
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family will be notified. George was
wounded on May 14th of this year
and returned to active duty In about a
month. He was awarded the Purple farming before entering the Air Corps
Heart for military gallantry. The September IS, 1940. He received his
medal is now in possession of his tarn-) commission June ' 22, -1943 at .Luke
L'y. George sent it home. The last Field. Aria.' , ''.
letter reecived from him was written i j . ' ' .
- (Wltn (General tHaeAriher
One Monroe boy, James Black, was
Jim up In the center of things when
irneral MacArthur landed back in the
"i'-cs lnft week. Ttie press
iff t..t e ci .. .ft Nashville
t .-o-ai ! ' " -.'.r'.nr back.
: .it . on of l.r. ar-d Mrs. F.
uic cf i: nrre, is a sMp fitter
'a. '-4 t j sea cUver oa that cruiser.
few days before he was reported
sr. Georfe Is a member ot Cen--ai
f church and is No. S on
e l.U of 1 . . r. . . , !
J."..4 S a I" . ' o U a sta- ;
t t e ; t . .verr"y ft C
'.. v, J c e 1 ..vUy for a va- c
- --n vn ter rereuta, Iv. a-4 Itrs. c.
Cpl. Charles W. Laney, stationed
with the Army Air Force In France,
and Oddle R Laney, who is with an
M P, Co., have written their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. J, Laney of .Marsh
vllle, that they met in France on October-first
This is the first time
they had met in three years, v Oddle
enlisted In the Army Air Force on
December, 8, 1941, and received his
training at Sheppard Field, Texas, and
Robins Field, Ga. ' He went overseas
in July,7. 1943, and has never received
a ' furlough home, - Both boys have
been overseas 15 months. - They are
stationed near each other and can see
each other often. They have another
brother in service. Petty Officer Tbos.
Laney, with the U. & Naval Air Force,
i T
Havne Wilson Baucom. who left for
the Navy on September 6, is stationed
at Balnbridge, Md. He Is the son or
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Baucom of R2,
Monroe. W Hayne would . like to hear
from all his friends. His address is:
Hayne Wilson Baucom, A. Oa 3518
Bks. 317 L. U. S. N. T. C. Balnbridge,
Maryland. ii S i
if', i 1 , i ' "' ' .'..''''f...- .'V
Pvt Dewitt Hefans, son ot Mr, and
Mrs. J. N. Hehne ot R2, Waxhaw,
spent am wees-ui im uuuiv uw . i . - . t . . " u
Waxhaw. Pvt Helms would be glad to ;, ' Lieut Arnold Lingle who has been
hear from his friends back home. His J spending his leave here with Mrs.
address Is: Pvt. Narria D. Helms, ASN l.lngle at the home of her parents.
34868826. 3rd Pit, Co. A, 38th L T B Mr. and Mrs, Walter Laney, and his
Camp Croft 8. C. . . parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cull Lingle, left
v . ' J Tuesday night for Camp Campbell,
Tyslnrer Gets Citation " I Ky. Mrs. Lingle accompanied him
Unkm county boys continue to "win back to camp..
honors Yound the world. Thomas N. '
Tysinger is the latest to win a cita- J Lieut. Phlfer Laney, who has served
tion for bravery .and eSciency for, his required number of rr.' "s with
two exploits. His mother and step- , the Air Corps in Italy, and ! -s
father, Mr. and Mrs. C. R Robinson ! spending some time with his r :
of 315 West CroweH street, have Just j Mr. and Mrs. J. Waller I- y. 1
Teeclved a coi y of his ci -'ion fm; Sundny night for Miami, 1.,
MaJ. Gen. I I Hot's his comn.ad- j he will receive orders. L'--ut C
tng c2cer. General liut.ie says: Laney who has been in 1 ranee,
Citation: Technician Grade 4 Thos, given a leave and has been here vi
. Major W. H. Williams who has re
turned from overseas where he served
for some time and later was in the
hospital for months, was sent to the
States and has been taking treatment
in White Sulphur Springs, W. Vs., re
turned to his home here several days
ago. ' He has been In hospitals now
for more than a year. He is very
much better and is able to drive a
car, and get around the house pretty
well. Hs will be hers with his family
for some time.---'.-.:". ; ,
Enemy Fleet Staggers As U.
S. Forces Pound Nips In'9
Big Sea Battle
U. S. Orcj PLEASED
The Imperial Japanese fleet which
raced out of its hiding places to pre-
sent a massive challenge to American
liberation of the Phfflppinet .has been
defeated, heavily damaged, and put
to flight in what may be one of the ,.
decisive naval battles ot all times, n
series -of historic ennoiincemente.de,'.
olai4.Js;ilght.V.K''-vv';-''.
A message from Admiral William
F. Halsey to President Roosevelt said
that the enemy, has been ."defeated,
seriously , damaged and routed." Frag- -mentary
reports filtering in from other
sources presented this picture: '
Five Japanese battleships, damaged. '
with some possibly sunk. An aircraft
carrier sunk. Several cruisers and de
stroyers sunk and others badly dam
aged. ; '.'..
American losses so far made public
were the light carrier Princeton, an
escort carrier, and several P. T. boata
sunk and a number of planes tost. ::
Several escort carriers and destroyers
damaged, i v ' ''.v-
It was obvious, however, that so -much
of the full story remained to
be told that these tabulations would
undergo extensive revision, .
The OWI picked up a special state "
ment from General Douglas - MacAr
thur, as transmitted by the signal
corps, which said: ''
"The Japanese navy has received,
Its most crashing defeat ot the war.
Its future efforts can only be on a .
dwlndlinr scale." , i. i
If so, the Battle of the Philippines
may be ranked In tfais war, as was
the Battle of Jutland in World War
I, as the decisive naval engagement
of the conflict .-. ".:ir-:-:
Immediate results for the United
States certainly were an -easing of
the problem of maintain tng and sup
plying the ground forces in the Phil:
lp pines and perhaha. the opening of
the way, without ny serious enemy
naval challenge,' to the coast of China.
As first word of the American dis
aster at Pearl Harbor came from the
White House, so also came n an
nouncement of the Japanese defeat
President Roosevelt called reporters ,
to his -office at 5:18 p. m. and read '(
them tols announcement: ' : ' '
i "The President teceind ioday a jk ,
port from Admiral. Halsey-that the ,
Japanese navy in the Philippln. area '
has been defeated, seriously damaged
and routed by the United States navy,
in that area." -' X. r. V 5:.t-ws,. ? ,
Although Admiral Halsey referred
to the enemy navy In "the Philippine
area," Admiral Ernest J. King, com
mander in chief of the fleet, already '
had told reporters that this appar
ently included "practically all of the
Japanese fleet."- i .'. i
Obviously elated, the President told ,
the reporters the news of the Japan
ese defeat had Just ; reached ' him
through the Navy department and hie
military chief of staff. Admiral Wil.
nam u. Lany. :
Sitting in shirt sleeves before a desk
piled with work, Mr. Roosevelt first
said he had called them in because
he wanted to give them a flash. '-''
And It is a flash, he added.
Six reporters were on duty in the
White House news room when Presi
dential Secretary - Stephen J- Early
shouted for them to hustle Into the
presidential office. . . , t ,
First indications were the enease . '
ment did not bring heavy surface
ships into a slugging match with their
out guns nut was brought entirely by
air blows and light vessels. . ; : ,
ine Japanese units approached in
two major elements with a third large. '
enemy force of land-based planes at- '
tacking the American fleet
It was the enemy land-based nlanea
which mortally wounded the Prince ,
ton a ' communique from Admiral
Chester W. Nimits said, '
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kealah and two
children, Anne Clark and Jimmy, of ,
Kannapolls spent the week-end with
Mrs. Keslah's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. B. Clark at their home on Wed- .
dington road, '.vf&tex.mi"
f Mri blin Sikes and Mrs. Sikes San- '
der went .to Cheraw, a C, where
they attended the funeral of Mrs..
Crawford, mother of Jim Crawford
who with his wife often visit In the-.
v '
The Monroe ; Ctvfl Air Patrol
Cadets have recently made their first
airplane flight in the U. S. Army Lai
son plane. The purpose Of these flights
la to teach the younger people the
principal of aviation, which Includes
a number of fields of study. The .
pilot mechanic, radio, weather, plane
construction, traffic control, safety and
numeous other subjects tfcnt enter
the aviation field. Cadet ter- t
Bripgs Price and . Cadet Ctoi 1
CUflord Helms were in char of l
group. , The following c-,. a r- i
ttielr first Civil Air Patrol f. v.t: f n,
Coble, Clifford Kehns, F- i I .
Olivia 8mith, Vemon V'all, I n T
Jackie SmaU, Liixie I - ., i
Slamnton, Mack f i s, j ' :
seL Fay Parker, M-r't ; -.
Lee, Eeanie DerrUk, I t ..
Hi Todd, and am I '
his parents far so
day n!--t for few
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