WEATHER FORECAST ,
Cloudy and mild with showers to-,
night becoming warmer tonight, fol
lowed by clear and cooler Friday,
' Sunset today, 6:2 p. b.J sunrise
Friday, ':53 a. m. J -A... 'v,v-:
PUBLISHED ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
MONROE MARKET
BSVENTY-SECOND YEAR
MONROE, N. C, UNION COUNTY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1944
Cotton, short, lb .'. ... 31c to tto
Catton, long, lb .. ,. 25c to Me
Cotton Seed, bushel .. .. .. 75
E5 ""ozen , 480 to 80c
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Whea3 gy.. .. .. .. WjW
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3-MONTHS, 75c; 6-MONTHS, fl.25 SEMI-WEEKLY, f fco TSAB
Will Launch S. S. Umbn County
lIn W Thanlcsgiving Day
Cargo Ship To Be Christened
In Honor Of Union
Comity '
75 GUESTS ARE INVITED
The a a Onion County will be
launched at the North Carolina Ship
building Company's yard in Wllming
t4& Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, No
vember 33, according to a message re
ceived yesterday from the office or
Congressman W. O. Burguv by; J, T
Bhute, Chairman of the County Board
of Commissioner. , - '
The a a Union County la an AKA
cargo ship and Is one of many built
at the Wllnungton . yard and Union
county has been distinctly honored by
having a ship named-hv its honor.
The exercises are set for 5 o'clock
In the afternoon, with Mrs.' J. Ray
Chute as matron of honor and Miss
Bess Reld Houston as maid of honor.
Seventy-live guests have been Invited
to attend the launching and a large
number have already signified their
Intentions of attending.
Since July, Mr. Shute, has been
Working on plans and securing inform
ation which was necessary, before
submitting the request to the Maritime
Commission, which body selects the
names for the new vessels. His efforts
have been rewarded and Union county
citizens are grateful for the honor
the county has received In the naming
of the vessel for the county. Already
three other vessels have been named
for natives of Union county. They
are the Walter Blckett, the David P.
Houston and the Ney McNeely.
In speaking of the launching and
preparations for the program this
morning, Mr.' Shute stated that he Is
especially anxious that a large num
ber attend the christening and urged
that those who attend should pool
rides so far as it is possible.
Special guests who have been Invited
to attend the launching are as follows:
C, M. Rogers, J. Ray Shute, Roy J.
Moore, E. H. Broome, B. Ward Laney,
H. O. Hawfield, ' J. Emmett Griffin,
Mrs. Ruby Griffith, J- Hampton Price,
H. Frank McOollum, Miss Clara Laney,
Mrs. Carl B. Wells, B. Prank Nlven, J.
Lee Walkup, Mrs. Geo. a Lee, Dr.
Clem Ham, T. J. W. Broome, T. M.
Mayfleld, Miss Ruth Clapp, Snyder
Carter, Dr. W. M. love, J. P. MUllken,
P. H. Johnson, Henry B. Smith, C. O.
Jones, V. a Sixes, J- Allen Lee, M.
W. Williams, John w. rairiey a.
Ayscue, Emlley ArmfieM, O.-B. ,
R. p. Beasley, o. i. Kicnaroson,
Coble Funderburk, Sam H. Lee, Miss
Ollie Alexander, Claude Eubanks, W.
R. KlrkmanV Mrs. W. C. Crowell, Rev.
J. H. Armbrust, Miss Lura Heath, V.
V. Secrest W. B. McManus, Mrs.
Annie B Ashcraft, Z. Bright Tucker,
Edwin Niven, J. W. Cochran, Miss
Annie Lee, Miss Edith Marsh, J. D.
Simpson, Mrs. G. G. Benton, W. H.
Booker, Byron E. Williams, Mrs. P. B.
Drane, J. Vera Griffin, C..C. Burrls,
H. K. Helms, Sam R. Gaddy, Ben P.
Price, W. Henry Collins, T. R. Nlsbet,
W. C. Massey, Mrs. Oliver Howard,
Mrs. Richard Hudson, Fred C. Btaton,
R. P. Stegall, J. Make Edwards, H. N.
Gulon, L. E. Huggins,xKemp Arm
field, Mrs. M. P. Blair, and Boyce
Hallman, Dr. H. H. Creft, Dr. C. M.
Alston. -
NEWS AND EVENTS, OF
WEEK FROM WINGATE
Parent-Teachers Association Holds
Meeting; Personal Mention.
WINGATE HIGH SCHOOL
OFFERS NEW COURSE
Second School In The State To Offer
Beauty Culture Training;
An Innovation in vocational train
ing has recently 'been launched in
the Wlngate high . school with the
opening of a school of beauty cul
ture, under the sponsorship of the
school, ' through the efforts of the
school committeemen.
The school which Is the second of its
kind In the state, Is under the super
vision of Mrs. Elizabeth Outen Griffin,
an operator of ten years experience
and graduate of one of the leading
schools of beauty culture in the state.
The other school which sponsors such
a course Is the Greensboro high schol,
the first In the state to offer a course
In beauty culture.
The course at Wlngate is for stu
dents of the school who desire some
form of vocational training. When
the course of 1000 hours has been
completed, students are then eligible
to take the state board examination,
Last week, officials of the state board
Inspected the school and equipment
and gave its approval
The school board which is composed
of T. A. Ashcraft, Edwin L. Lowery,
G. C. Smith, Joe Austin and Howard
McCollum, underwrote the amount
$1500 necessary to Install the equip
ment and have given considerable time
In making the course available.
The course Is part of a vocational
training program, the Wlngate school
Is planning and Is expected to be the
forerunner of several other 'such
courses.
THE LATEST WAR NEWS
IN BRIEF
WESTERN FRONT U. S. Third
army troops open attack on three
mile front between Mete and
Nancy in France, overran doaen
villages and advance up to three
miles through German defenses!
Americans and - Polish troopa
squeeze out remaining small pocket
of Germans south of Maaa river;
Germans say they've been flrinfi
new V- rockets into London for
several weeks.
PACIFIC FRONT Vicious battle
between American and Japanese
forces raging in bills flanking Or
moo road on Leyte island tat cen
tral Philippines; hurricane lashes
battle areas; U. S. Paolfie fleet
headquarter report Monday mid
night Nippon aerial hit against
8 ai pan and Tinlaa in the Marl
anas, American planes raid Japa
nese bases In Volcano, Marianas,
Palaus and Marsh alia
Union County's
Men In Service
Daddy And The Kids Have Brief
Meeting
Pvt. Cleamon Baucom got home
from Camp Shelby on a three days
pass Friday night. He hadn't seen
his children since June 23 and had
never seen his 18-months-old son take
a step. It was a grand meetlne and
though the kids were fast asleep they
'were not long In getting wide awake
to talk to daddy. Even the baby rec
ognized it was his daddy. Mrs. Bau
com, who Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Rushing, has passed away
AMERICAN RED CROSS
FACES AN EMERGENCY
Aldermen Name
New City Clerk
E. H. Broome Expected To
Assume New Duties In
Few Days
ELECTED TUESDAY NIGHT
(By Mrs. Benson E. Blvens)
Mrs. Lee W. Chaney has returned
from Baltimore, Md, where she has
been visiting Mr, and Mrs. Harry W.
Chaney. .
Mrs. R. P. Price has returned from
Washington, D. C. where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hubert
.Cooper. v '' '
Mr. and Mrs. Clemon. Brooks of
Kannapolis, visited Mr. .and Mrs.
John A. Blvens during the week-end.
Mrs. Aubrey Benton and children.
Keeble and Melon Smith spent the
week-end with Mr, and Mrs. . O. , C.
Smith. ' ; .;, :., t,.t ..-.., .. .
Charles Chaney Is staying with his
mother, Mrs. Zeb Chaney , near Mon
roe while Mr. Chaney is in the Mon
roe hospital. Ws wish for Mr. Chaney
a speedy recovery. . . - -rru-r
Mrs. Bernard Zon has returned
from hr home where she was called
i 4 ue to the Illness of her toother. iV
h -Mrs. Saron XX Smith and children,
' Catherine, and Camelia- have returned
. from Apex where they have been vis
"itlng Mr; and Mrs. Seagravea. r.
Miss Ankle .'Chaney - hat returned
from Baltimore, M6, where aha spent
week. '' -I ":- :
H. M. LUly has' returned to ' Ten-
nessee where he will resume his , work
there. " , ::". 'f ' :. " "r.-"
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Braswell visited
) his mother In Mill Creek Sunday. Mrs.
Braswell' has purchased Mr. R, P.
.Price's home and will come here to
Hv..f ,':- ;':'"- - , ,-
Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Burrls visited
their daughter, Ben, at Wake Forrest
College recently,
At a meeting of the City Council
Tuesday night, E. H. Broome, super
intendent of schools of Union conuty
was elected City Clerk and Treasurer
to succeed the late R. a Houston, who
died several weeks ago.
The official announcement of Mr.
Broome's appointment was made today
by Mayor V. D. Slkes, who said that
Mr. Broome la expected to assume
his new duties within the next few
days.
The resignation of Mr. Broome as
superintendent of schools was an
nounced in Monday's Issue of The
Enquirer and his appointment to the
position of City Clerk and Treasurer,
was reported from reliable sources at
that time and confirmed by Mayor
Sikes today, following the action of
the Council Tuesday night.
B. Ward Laney, Chairman of the
County Board of Education, has called
a special meeting of the Board for
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock tor
the purpose of electing a successor to
Mr. Broome. .
Mr. Broome Is now completing six
years in his present term as superin
tendent and had previously served in
the same capacity from 1931-39, com
ing to this office from the principal
ship of the Massey Hill school in
Cumberland county.
In assuming the office of City Clerk
and Treasurer, Mr. Broome comes well
prepared for the position, having had
a number of years In the administra
tive field, receiving and disbursing of
school funds and in purchasing sup
plies for the school system.
Allies Elated
Over Election
Foreign Comment . Terms
FDR's Success A Victory
4 ; For All
REACTION IS FAVORABLE
EASTERN , FRONT For third
straight day Russians report no
essential changes on eastern front;
Germans say Soviets winding up
for great winter offensive,
Russian Front
Action Slower
Reds Observe Anniversary As
Big Operations Are In
Offing
HUNGARIANS" FIGHTING
Fighting along the winding Eastern
front slackened generally yesterday
27th anniversary of the Russian revo
lution with Moscow announcing only
that "there were no essential changes
on the front" and that Tuesday 16
German tanks were knocked out In
scattered local engagements.
Behind the major sectors, however,
there was the promise of big opera
tions to come.
The close siege of Budapest was im
peded by a third day of torrential
rains, but the Russians used the
weather as cover for movement of
thousands of Infantrymen Into the
front lines beside their tanks, and So
viet artillery shelled the Hungarian
capital's defenses methodically.
The Paris and Brazzaville radios
said that Inside the city a veritable
civil war was raging among dissident
Hungarians and German and Hun
garian Nazi troops.
Beerlln, too: refused to be lulled
into any sense of temporary security
by the comparative Soviet quiet in the
east. The German radio said that
for several days past the Russians
had been withdrawing mechanized
formations from the East Beskids area
of the Polish-Czechoslovak frontier.
They said this was to reinforce assault
divisions preparing for a new large
scale attack towards Tarnow from the
Soviet bridgehead on the west side
of the Vistula river.
Strong formations have been moved
into that area west of Baranow partic
ularly In the past 24 hours, and "the
early beginning of a big battle Is as
sumed," Berlin said.
Berlin also acknowledged that So
viet troops in northeastern Hungary
had - pushed two more bridgeheads
across the Tlsza river 75 and 125 miles
above Budapest.
The Germans claimed that in East
Prussia they had cleared the western
shore of Goldap lake of Russians, but
German pressure appeared to have
decreased In the past day, with the
Red Army still In possession of its
hard-won footings on German soil.
In the southwest Latvian area where
Marshal Stalin listed 30 German di
visions as trapped and in the process
of annihilation the" Germans said So
viet attacks had eased somewhat
southeast of Liepaja but were still
going strong in the Auce area and
had made some small gains.
Volunteers Are Badly Needed States
Mr. Shute Of Local Chapter.
As Allied war fronts expand rapidly
into the Far East, the American Red
Cross faces an emergency situation in
which 500 assistant field directors are
needed immediately to provide ser
vices to the armed forces particularly
m the Pacific and China-Burma-India
Roosevelt's Victory Margin Still
Mounting; Democrats In Control
SUTTON COMMANDER TO
SPEAK AT LEGION MEET
Informal Dutch Supper To Be Held
November 11th; Many Expected.
theaters', it was announced by J. Ray
Shute. chairman. Union ChaDter.
Mute testimony of the need for Red The program chairman for the Joint
Cross emergency services to men an 'American Legion and Auxiliary No
the fighting fronts was the arrival , vember 11th meeting has announced
of an initial forty field men on A-Day i that Colonel Joy T. Wrean, Command
wlth General MacArthur's Invasion ing Officer of Camp Sutton, will be
troops at Leyte. DesDlte snlDer fire ' the speaker for the occasion Thi is
some of the time her husband has; on the beachhead, they set up can- to be an informal Dutch Supper for
ueeii away ay piuung nu pounas i wens lor janaing lorces and carried "'e memoers oi tne Legion and their
Fourth Term Winner Pulls
Away From Dewey In Big
Popular Vote
413 ELECTORAL VOTES
, r
The Democrats cemented a stronger
hold on Congress last night, while
Franklin D. Roosevelt faced his mani
fold tasks of war and peace bulwarked
by a growing fourth term victory margin.
The President himself counted his
cotton. Her parents have made a 'coffee and comfort kits to casualties wives and Auxiliary members to be 1 history-making war-time election as
good turn -out of 14 bales of cotton
and a good corn crop. Two of their
sons are In service. One of them,
PPC Dwlght H. Rushing, was wounded
In FTance, got well and returned to
service and is now an M. P. overthere.
Corporal Heath. B. Mullls, who has
been stationed in Alaska for the last
30 - months, is spending a furlough
here with his wife, and mother Mrs.
Atlas Mullls, at their home in West
Monroe. He would like to see as
many of his friends as possible while
at home and invites the mto come to
see him.
nearoy nospitai evacuation , "iu at me country unit). a demonstration to the world that
ine committee is fortunate in hav- i "Democracy IS a living, vital force."
ing secured Colonel Wrean to speak. Foreign comment, enemy and Allied.
He is a graduate of West Point with ! saw It as a victory for "lntemstionaN
the class of 1923. He has recently I Ism " in thu nnnntn nH .nnv
Pvt. Rolf R. Crockett, of 612 Lan
caster Ave., Monroe, has been admitted
to Moore General Hospital, Swanna
noa, N. : C, for treatment. He v has
malaria.
Ensign R. M. Moore spent the week
end here with Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Lemmond. He was enroute to South
Carolina to visit relatives.
Cpl. Andrew (Blm) Henderson who
is stationed at Hunter Field, Savan
nah, Ga., Is spending a few days
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Henderson.
Alfred N. Price,' Seaman 2-c, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Price of R2,
Monroe, returned- .to his station at
Hutchinson, Kansas,, last night after
spending an eight-day leave with his
parents. Alfred his been in the
seervlce seven months and has been
stationed at his present post, since
entering the service.
DISTRICT GOVERNOR ,
VISITS LOCAL U0NS
Meeting Held At Country Club; Many
Guest Present.
"Foreign comment, both enemy and
Allied, yesterday treated the reelection
ot President Roosevelt as a victory tor
Internationalism in the United 8tates.
The British press, anticipating a
conference in the near future amon
Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier etattn, said the election
results should strengthen Roosevelt's
hand in such deliberations. v -Disnatchea
from London said the
British "man in the street," diplomats;
ana tne press au were reuevea at tus
results, not because they disliked Oov
Thomss'E. Dewey but because they
I knew where Roosevelt stood.
The German Foreign office quoted a
Mr. and Mrs. Brady Broome visited ; rmKiatM - t-ndencv to depart
'Mr 1,0,4 McRorl5 . m from isolationist principles and a
t il iWadesboro during the week-end. ganger tendency to mterventkmlsm
V v-fs7 Among the Royal Ambassador mem- m jrm tin. We shall have
KJZbers wh. attended th R. A. conclave to Jact tat0 future consider-
, in Albemarle were: Charles Helms, ayoni
. Bobby Broome, Billy Burrls, BiHy Bur- Totm proptisndists. In broadcasts
. rts, BlUy Austin, Johnny Blvens. Le by Federal Communlca-
, Grande Edwards and Steve Helms, commiagion, declared It mad no
, Their pastor. Mr. Link, attended th difference to the Japanese which can-
-meeting with them. ' dklRte ni jmpUetf surprise that
The Parent-Teachers Association Amen,,, should take time out in
met in the high school building to m!ii!.t ct a -pclslve war" to e-
i organize on last Friday riipht. J. X. B j,,, prfiVnt. ' '-
j Ho -an presided. Rev. W. C. Ling, Jr, frankly favoring RoosevelFi
gave a thoughtful devotional and sev- rpct'on, treetMl the result with
, ' eral piano selection a ere given by e;.on the Soviea having been chilly
. . C B. Mclntyre. The State PTA twnri c-;-!,' n d:scuwkn of the
.' , v r, Mr. 4.x B. Blair guv he'nful .v.... t i-,, w!th!a America
,1 i P T A k. A com- i . ,.t , f-,n- -e 0j prp&i-
; ij t , , wj;ted to k.ect a pres,.t j t . ,5 j have temporal Cy weaken
tar t-.s Association, - Ie4 A-... 1 cooperaUoa.
The Monroe Lions Club held a
meeting last Thursday evening at the
Monroe Conutry Club, attended by
the Lionesses and Invited guests. Out-of-town
guests attending' were District
Governor, John Kolte and Mrs. Kolte
of High Point: Deputy District Oov-
erenor, Hal Harrison of Thomas vllle;
Lion Boyd of High Point and Lion
Brewer ot the Concord dun, i- - -
The program consisted of a barbecue
dinner served on the picnic grounds,
after which' Lion Hal Harrison enter
tained the club and guests with an
Imitation radio quia program, all la
dles present serving as contestant. ,
The District Governor delivered a
very, interesting address upon the ori
gin, development and objects of lion
Ism, . The District Geveernor stated
that clubs were organised and active
in fourteen . countries with a total
membership ot over 200,000, and that
common ties and unity existing within
th organisation should result in bet
ter understanding, good will and co
operation between the nations of the
world in the future.
CpL Griffin's Outfit Cited
An Eighth Air Force Fighter Sta
tion, England. Cpi Henry W. Griffin,
son of Mrs. Ahve Griffin of R3, Mon
roe, is an .aircraft mechanalc in a
fighter squadron oh 'this Eighth Air
Force - Fighter Station t which was
commanded by Brigadier-General
Jesse Auten, Wing Commander, for
the part played in the destruction of
43 enemy aircraft and the damaging
of 23 others on a German-held air
drome recently.
General Auten pointed out that It
required the cooperation of every
member ot every organization on this
field to peprrae the way for and to
support Its Commanding Officer, Col.
Hubert Zemke and his fighter pilots
on their strafing run over the enemy
airdrome.
The mission began as a bomber
escort, but after the bombers had
dropped their loads on the enemy field
CoL Zemke and his pilots raked the
area again and again until almost
every plane in view had been either
damaged or destroyed.
Corporal Griffin's wife, Mrs. Yvonne
Griffin, lives at 174 Vance Street, Con
eord, N. C.
Pvt. and Mrs. Julian Underwood of
Camp Swift, Texas, have returned to
camp after spending his leave witn
relatives and friends In Kannapolis
and Monroe. Mrs. Underwood resides
In Baltimore where they lived before
Pvt. Underwood was Inducted into
serevlce in April, 1944.
at the
unit
Men who serve the sons of American
families in these theaters accompany
forward troops or set up shot In camps
clubs and hospitals behind the fight
ing lines. Duties depend upon the
situation at hand from serving cof
fee to holding a candle for a surgeon.
During battle, the full weight of com
munication from the servicemen to the
outside world falls on the Red Cross
man's shoulders, for there are no
APO's in foxholes.
The Red Cross man, second only to
a unit's chaplain, acts as chief trouble
buster. In one 30-day peerlod, field
directors overseas helped American
servicemen with 41,300 personal, fam
ily, health and welfare problems. This
feat alone required men who were
friendly, tactful, of mature Judgment,
with a genuine Interest in the men.
Experience has shown that men with
college training and work experience
in such fields as business administra
tion, teaching, law. Insurance rnunsel-
! ling, sales, and social , service, readily
adapt themselves to the work.
The field director often must act as
a supply officer, carrying combat
equipment, food, cigarettes, and medical
supplies when troops go into action.
When the battle dies down and the
men begin to relax, he must set up a
makeshift recreation center, provide
writing equipment, and install a fix-it
shop for laundering, barberlng, cob
bling, and sewing. Among smaller
Items, he must supply soap, towels,
razors, and tooth brushes, as one field
man put it, "for the tooth-brushingest
army in history."
In Burma, where fighting terrain is
too dangeerous for any but combat
troops to follow, Red Cross men pack
ed supplies to drop t Merrill's Marau
ders frm planes as they advanced be
yond the ledo Road. Throughout the
ChinalBurma-India theater, Red Cross
men .travel .by Jeep or truck to iso
lated outposts to reach American
troops.
Red Cross field men dont think of
their work as "wonders pereformed."
Their Job is to be on hand wherever
and whenever needed to do what they
can to bring comfort, relaxation, and
a boost in morale to our armed forces.
The arduous nature of the work,
whether near front line action, In mo
biel service to scattered units in the
field, or in stationary installations,
demands excellent physical health.
Therefore, all candidates must pass
the stringent physical examination au
thorized by the American Red Cross.
Only American citizens from 30
years through the middle 40's may be
considered for these positions, Mr.
Shute said. Employment depends
upon satisfactory clearance to the
Red Cross by the United States Em
ployment Service. All appointments
are contingent -upon permission of
the local Selective Service. All ap
John D. Stephenson, stationed at
Norfolk with the coast guard, who
spent a seven days leave with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stephenson
ot Rl Indian Trail, returned to his
base Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. & B. Mangum live on
Rl, Monroe, and have recently had
their three sons home on furloughs,
and now their son-in-law Is en route
home from the Pacific. Staff Sgt.
John C. Mangum, stationed in the
Pacific area, was her in July, and
had to travel over fifty days to get
back "home" as he calls it. He has
bought a place in Honolulu, and tells
his mother and father they will be
glad to come to visit him one of these
days there. Petty Officer Ernest By
ron Mangum of the Pacific, who had
been in two battles, was In to see his
folks in October a , was Billy Alvin
Mangum, S. 2-c stationed in Virginia.
Staff Sgt. Earl Walker is the son-in-law
returning from the Pacific He
married Miss Lola " Mangum about
a year ago. He has been on duty in
th Pacific for six years. Mrs. Man
gum stated that God had certainly
been goodf to her. ;r
Sgt McKemde Ha Begun Flying In
Italy
' Flying from southern Italian bases.
over the Alp and into Germany, Sgt.
Donald McKensie, 11, son of Mr. ana
Mrs. George W. McKensie, 502 Mill
street, Monroe, ha started flying
combat missions against vital German
targets.
Arrivtn In Ttarv but a few weeks
Lion Jack T. .Aikenl pastor of th ago. Sgt McKensie. 15th Air Fore
First Baptist church of Monroe, gunner, has already seen much action
rendered two vocal selections, entitled, ; over such heavily defended Natl in
"A Tree," and "8pring Time.". ; , spallation as Vienna, Munich and
v : Blechhammer. '' ? '
v John Francis TJddy, son of Mrs. A. i Graduate of Monro high school.
P. TVidy, and BlUy William, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Williams, volun
teered in th Navy and left Friday th air forces in May, 1943.
tor Eain&mge, mo,, wnar tney wui
be tor th present v. f
completed a tour of dutv in the Pa
clflc Area and those present will be
privileged to hear first-hand from
one so recently returned from this
area.
The Post Adjutant and other offi
cials from Camp Sutton have accept
ed Invitations. About three hundred
Legion and Auxiliary members are ex
pected to be present. All members are
requested to make prompt reservations
with Adjutant Oscar B. Shelley for
plates.
County Gives
FDR Big Vote
President Receives 5729
Votes As Compared With
1114 For Dewey
NO CONTEST IN COUNTY
Union county Democrats swept the
boards by the usual big margin in
Tuesday's election and went all the
way with Roosevelt and the party
nominees and returns Indicate that
Roosevelt ran only slightly ahead of
Governor-Elect R. Gregg Cherry and
Clyde R, Hoey, Senator-Elect in the
county.
In twelve hours of furious voting
5729 Democrats cast their ballots for
the Democratic nominees, while the
Republican ticket polled a total of
1114 votes in the county, making a
total of 8,843 votes cast ill the election,
which is considerably less than the
total cast four years ago, when ap
proximately 7000 votes were counted.
A complete tabulation of the votes
was not available this afternoon as
e Enquirer went to press and the
union county Board or Elections was
still In session, canvassing the election.
However, all Democratic candidates
received a large vote and were swept
into office in the State and National
Democratic landslide.
There was no Republican opposition
to the two Democratic candidates, O-.
L. Richardson, for the House of Rep
resentatives and Chatham F. Smith,
for Constable of Monroe township, the
only two local offices filled in Tues
day's voting.
In the presidential voting the Roosevelt-Truman
ticket received 5729;
Dewey-Bricker, 1114; U. S. Senate,
Clyde R. Hoey, 5662; A. I. Ferree 830;
Governor, R. Gregg Cherry, 5630;
i Frank Patton, 839; Lieut. Governor,
pointments are contingent upon per-; BftUentlne 6504; Green, 827; Congress,
mission of the local Selective Service
Board to leave the United States. De
tailed Information is available at the
American Red Cross Southeastern
Area Office located at 230 Spring
Street, N. W., Atlanta, 3, Georgia.
three fronts: Cpl. Bobby English is in
New Guinea. PPC Frankle English
Is In France and S gt. Murphy Eng
lish is at Camp Bowie, Texas, on the
home front. They are the sons of
Mr. and Mrs. John R. English.
Burgin, 5551, Brock, 828.
Eleven precincts out of 23 on the
amendments was first, 1,103 for and
299 against. Second, 833 for and 334
against; third, 834 for and 373 against;
Jfourth,678 for and 399 against; nitn,
1702 for and 475 against.
CpL Dale B. Bundy left Monday
night for Camp McCoy, Wis., after
spending a seven-days furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dunham
Bundy.
Card From "Beets" Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed Stewart re
ceived a card last week from their son,
8-6gt. Francis A. Stewart, prisoner
of war In Germany. The card was
written July 15th and he said he was
still In the hospital, had about re
covered from his injuries and that he
was receiving excellent treatment. Sgt.
Stewart leg ' was .broken - when his
plane was downed over enemy terri
tory Ttbtmrt tHt 's: " '
Petty Officer 8-C BQI Rawla of the
C. 6. Navy spent a few days last week
with Mrs. JRawls, and son, Billy, and
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Rawls. His mother, Mrs. . Tom Col
lins of Clover, S. C and his aunt.
Miss Henderson bt j Oastonia, 4 also
came to Monroe to be with Petty Offi
cer Rawls. -:;V"' "
4-H CLUBS ORGANIZE
FOR YEAR'S WORK
Six Clubs In County Complete Organ
ization; Elect Officers.
During the week of October 30 and
November 1-6 the six 4-H Clubs ot
Union county were organaized for
their 1945 work. With the Club Motto
"To Make The Best Better," and the
determination of these young people,
thework should go forward. At these
meetings the following officers were
elected as leaders ot their clubs:
Fairview Junior Officers: President,
Helen Hlnson; V. Pres., Pauline Grif
fin; Sec, Becky Hartsell; Treas., Han
nah Black; Program Chairman, Bar
bara Ann Polk.
Fairview Senior Officers: President,
Marie Carriker; V. Pres., Billy Jean
Polk; Sec, Elizabeth Long; Treas,
Martha Dean 'Ckmts. '
.Jackson Officers President, Jennie
Lynn Wallace; V. Pres., Bennllee Wal
kup; See. -Treas., Billy June Thomp
son; ' Program Chairman, Margie Sue
Helms. : ' " v
Unionvllle Junior Officers: Presi
dent, Sadie Helms; V. Pros, Kathryn
McOee; 8ec.-Treas Barbara Helms;
Program Chairman, . Margaret Ellen
SteeL . w ; v-;--..
Unionvllle Benior Officers: Presi
dent, Louise Kerlah; V. Pres, Blossom
Griffin; Sec. -Treas, Chattle Pierce.
Wedding-ton Junior Officers: Pres..
early meeting between Roosevelt,
Churchill and Stalin.
Mr. Roosevelt planned to return to
Washington Friday morning from his
Hyde Park, N. Y., home.
Tabulation of returns last night
showed the President to be pulling
away from his Republican opponent
in popular votes. He was gaining
around 800,000 every two hours against
700,000 for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey.-.
The count when all but about 20,000
of the 130,000 precincts were in was:
Roosevelt 22,520,961
Dewey 19,873,469
Roosevelt led In 35 states with an
electoral vote of 413, Just 36 short of
his 1940 total of 449. Dewey was still
maintaining margins in 13 states with
118 electoral votes, including three
states not carried by Wendell Wlllkie
in 1940 Ohio, Wisconsin, and Wyom
ing. Dewey's lead in his natlv state
of Michigan was narrow and count
ing of "lost" ballots might change
the stand there.
Dewey showed the Republican
strength was still in the Midwest. He
led in nine states there with 101 elec
toral votes; Roosevelt was ahead in
two Illinois and Minnesota with 39.
Democrats showed net gains in Sen
ate and House membership and upset
four Republican gubernatorial seats
in Ohio, Massachusetts, Missouri, and
Idaho while losing two Indiana and
North Daklta to the Republicans.
Democratic inroads into Republican
seats in Senate and House bulwarked
the President's position in dealing not,
only with foreign affairs but also with
domestic problems.
While buttressing their working ma
jorities, Democrats bounced . out of
both branches some of the men on
whom they had ' hang "iBoatalst,,
labels during the campaign.
Out of the Senate went such Re
publicans as Gerald P. Nye or North
Dakota and John A. Danaher of Con
necticut. The House dropped, among
others, New York's Hamilton Pish and
Illinois' Stephen A. Day.
Furthermore, in Missouri, Idaho and
Massachusetts, Republican administra
tions took a licking and Democrats
elected their gubernatorial candidates.
It's the Senate which has to approve
treaties for peace or anything else
by a two-thirds majority. Republicans -never
had a chance at control of the '
chamber, but figured they might whit
tle down Democratic strength.
But late yesterday the Democrats
had a net gain of one seat.
In the House, where the Democrats
had a shaky margin of control, they
netted 18 seats and breathed more
easily. ,
The complete picture of America'
first wartime presidential election
since 1864 will not be drawn until De
cember 5, when the final votes from
foxhole and foes! are known. On the
basis of isolated tallies in widely scat
tered areas, It looked as if the men
and women in uniform balloted about
5 to 3 to keep their Commander in
Chief.
As the ballot tabulations piled up,
It became more and more apparent
that Dewey could claim only the
Middle West as his own. That was
where he got most of his states and
most of his electorlal votes. -
In 11 southern and five border state
It was a clean sweep for Roosevelt.
And the East and Far West went as
strongly for him as the Midwest did
for Dewey.
In some of the other area Dewey
had made a race of it m the early
going but his pace soon fell off. State -,
after state dropped away until the
only big ones left to hint were Michi
gan, Ohio and Indiana.
COUNTY H. D. CLUBS TO
' HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Will Meet Friday Afternoon; Seheffner
:::: Te Be Speaker.. .:y-rv.
Union County Home Demonstration '
Club women wSl hold their annual fall
Federation Meeting on Friday after
noon, November 10th at 3 o'clock In
the Recreation Room of the First
Presbyterian church in Monro.' Mrs
J. Hoyle Blggers, Fairview County
r-resraent, wiu preside over the meet
ing. ; The meeting will include a de
votional program honoring mother ot
boys and girls in service, and wives
01 men in service.
CAK CP THANKS
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Jack V. Helms and Billy Helms, sons dent, Louise Kerlah; V.. Pres, Blossom will conduct the devotional
of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Helms . of Griffin; Sec-Treas-Chattle Pierce. I : Reports of the eluh antivuu.
Newport News. "Met somewhere in Weddlnirton Junior Officers: Pres..! oast vear will he irimn ,. r..
th Southwest Pacific and had chow. Lena Mills; V. Pres. Barbara. Ann! War Service. Foods. TaoA PrM,i
together. They also spent several Cox; Sec-Treas. Edith Reld; Program, and Clothlns: Leaden. m .
hours together. . Th two , brothers chairman, Verlean Yarborough. be shown on these special pro'ects.
wer really- proud: to meet and are1 Prospect Junior Officers: President R. W. Shoffner, Extension ' Farm
doing their bit to help win this war.; Doris Aycoth; V. Pres, Hasellne Gay; Management Specialist of Raleigh will
? rv '','-"- - -!:Ti .?,V,tns pnnuB enest peaker of th afternoon. Ha .
PTC Roy Helms, son oT Mr. end Chairman,' Azalea Stames. - will show a group of movie slides on
Mrs. Robert Helms,. R3, Monroe, has) . Prospect Senior Officers: president flowers and gardening. His special in
been discharged from a hospital in Annie Steele Smith; V. Pres. Oeorgie terest and emnhmi. win k ,1.
where he starred in football, basket- Italy, where he has been a patient for . Ma Starnes; Sec-Treas, Dead Len,bulb flowers and Iris,
ball and baseball, McKeiuue entered! six months, recovering from wounds Rape." . " I All county club women !-.-"
received in the Italian campaign. He, wlngate Officers: President Irish Jo1 and urged to attend fe lx: -V
nas oeen piacea m m replacement! momas; v.rTesweni, iiuiy Fnxyton meeting; on Fridav ' n
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Pvt Reece Griffin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. K. L. Griffin, Rl. Monroe, has fit
center, and will not return V his out-
been in service about dree weeks and
is stationed -at Camp Blending. Fla.
We wish to express otit Sfncer an- 1 married the former Miss Rosle
preriatlon for every ktiK" 'J sym- llarrirrn, and they hav one dsugh-f-v
:-.y ex: emu d to us c-. t.e re-!ter, tiu&are Ann.
; .t deM.n of our gather To A, J. . .
enton i auy, j Th English brother ax located on
t Pvt Ben' WolfeTjr!
who waa sU'
turned at Camp Wheeler, Ga, has re-
Sec.-Treas, Mary Euen Mc'rle;
Program Chairman, Alice Grey Thom-
The project work shows a-i 1 :rr
in food .production whih i c" :
ceived medical f --'-s fora th from the projects d:!ri: g f t
Army, .and came t y 1. X to be Tlu fcHiioatr that t e 4-.I . s
witii his parents, air. and irs. Ben boys are fighting a good fcai-e c .i
Wolf,. t -'home front
Mrs. r uford T
In-law, !.. s j ' i
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