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I , WEATHER FORECAST k . , . - Pair and mild today, tonight and Twday. ; "Sunset today, 6:1 p. m-l aunrise Tuesday, 7:67 a. m. - - ...... .. . . ' i j- .i PUBLISHED ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS V""fi'"7 f ""l" Cotton, Short, lb ,. 31 to SJHo Cotton. long, lb .1 .. 25o to 3 Cotton Seed, bushel . ... 7M Eggs, dozen ., .. 4W to 60c Corn, bushel .. . ..... t&M Wheat, bushel .. $1-60 CSVENTY-SECOND YEAR , MONROE, N. C, PNION COUNTY, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1944 8-MONTHS, 75c ; 6-MONTHS, ?1.25 SEMI-WEEKLY, $2.00 A YEAR Mystery' VeUs nitier s rare Cermans Summoned To ' Fight To Death For The 1 Nazi Homeland ' oaoawsoaaONa--' ' PEOPLE'S ARMY FORMED x A proclamation In the name of long -silent Adolf Hitler but read by the Hangman Chief ftelnrlcn Hlmm aer yesterday summonded Germans to fight to the death and promised "Victory against the Allies , who seek -Germany's "complete annihilation." Sounding every appeal to steel Ger 3nan will, the proclamation asserted surrender would not be a "cheap es cape, appealed for loyalty to the Tuehrer, warned that his power is absolute, and declared that "as long witm auve Germany will not suffer . the fate of European .states flooded y Bolshevism." -But the' -voice of Hitler who has '3ot spoken to his people for nearly lour months In their gravest crisis was not heard on this day which Ber -Un radio called "a day of national rising." His silence, since the day after the -July 20 attempt on his life, has led to reports Hitler is dead, or 111, or vmad. His proclamation said only that jus wore -aoes not allow me to leave headquarters even for a few days." The manifesto marked the staging Of the Nazis postponed anniversary celebration of the November 9, 1923, beer hall putsch In Munich, and mass swearing-in of "millions" of men in the Volkssturm or people" army, "pledging fealty to Hitler and uncondi tional resistance to the Allies. - y Hlmler, rapidly coming to the fore recently ; as Germany's strong man, Tead the proclamation In Munich. In a day of stark fanaticism, the 3Taat leaders Hitler by proclamation, i Xtelchmtnlster Ooebbels and others in personal addresses at Volkssturm eremonlea sought to pledge Ger many virtually to national suicide. The held up the hara-kart fanati cism of the Japanese as an example lor oermans in defense of "our be loved Reich by every home, every .street comer, every clump of trees." All thought of compromise or capit illation was rejected. "The time of people who favor com- promise or reserve has definitely -passed," said Hitler's text as broadcast y DNB. v ffWaJlght to the last breath," Ooeb pels told Volkssturmers in Berlin. Hitler's address struck the old Nazi propaganda chords of the menace of ""international Jewry," and "Bolshev ist barbarisms" threatening, he said, to engulf not only Germany, but all -Europe. He appealed strongly for continued fanatic Nazi loyalty to himself, and -whide promising that Germany would triumph despite every obstacle, de clared "we must be willing to sacri fice life in order to preserve' life." Death awaits any German who op poses the decision for last-ditch struggle, the proclamation said. "As long as there, is breath left In me, my body and soul will serve one thought only: to make my people strong In defense and attack against this deadly danger. If theer are people who are objecting to this, It cannot be helped." "Whoever attempts to sow doubts among others, whoever lifts a sword o rthrows a bomb against Germany, -wil be mercilessly and ruthlessly de stroyed." . Speaking In Berlin at the swearing in ceremonies, Relchsmlnister Goeb fcels declared Volkssturm regiments -would be used to reinforce any crit ical sectors of the front, and asserted we shall never lay down our arms." Heinrich Hlmmler spoke In Munich, and other gauleiters in other cities as the Volkssturm men "all over Ger many" pledged themselves to "be un conditionally loyal and obedient to Adolf Hitler" and "to die rather than abandon freedom and with it the so cial future of .. my nation," Berlin newscasts said, . -- .xi'-ffb. : BICKETT WAR GOVERNOR IS PRAISED BY MAXWELL $ays "HI Great And Lasting Achleve 1 ,,. ments Speak For Themselves - " , . t-n-v.v- In tribute to this late Thomas Wal ter Blckett governor of North Caro lina during World War I, who was honored in Raleigh Friday at exercises in which his portrait was presented ' to the State, A, J. Maxwell said, "His great and lasting achievements speak lor . themselves; hls.admintstration jwas one at great service , to. the peo7 pie.".-- -: -"..-' , Among those present Jn, the well mied Senate chamber were Blckett's only surviving son, -" William . Yar fcorough Blckett, his wife and three children; two sisters, - Mrs. Richard Jj. Brewer of Wake Forest, and Mrs. Annie Blckett Ashcraft of Monroe, and Mrs. Ashcraft'a son. Carolina Pinck ,ey Blckett, eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Tar bo rough Blckett, unveiled the portrait, which was painted by Mrs.. Mary Graves Maxwell, who served as private sec retary to Governor Blckett, asld, "In addition to performing with great ability and diligence all the war ser--vices of his office, Blckett laid a found nation for the economic social and cultural structure of the state. V "Progress for all ' North Carolina was his aim and h used the powers of ovemment to be moer helpful to those whose need waa greatest. Els ' service measured up to the high standard set by Governor Ayeock and he took t the lead In inaugurating a large number of reforms of endur ing character that have maJe possl the larger way In which the state is able to meet Its obligations of pub J.C eervlre todny." 'Among Klor:.a of tar-reachlng ef- Missing In Action mm German Forces Leaving Metz T-figt. Hoover O. Baucom. son of Mr. and Mrs. drover C. Baucom of RS, Monroe, has been, missing- in action over Germany since October 19. " He was radio Operator and gunner on a B-24 bomber and since he ahd writ ten that he had about completed his missions some time ago it is thought that be was a volunteer on his last one. AAA Committee To Be Elected Dates For District Elections Are Set In Meeting Saturday. URGE FARMERS TO VOTE At a meeting of the Ootmty AAA Committeemen held Saturday, , No vember 11 in the Agriculture build ing, dates and places for the election of County Committeemen were set Any farmer, owner, operator, share tenant or share cropper -who is par ticipating In the current .Agricultural Conservation Program, is eligible to vote in this election.- The privilege to vote for the men who are most capable of dealing with the Agricul tural problems facing farmers and the Nation during the transition and post war period is true Democracy that which our men In uniforms are fighting and dying to preserve.- All farmers are urged to attend the elec tion meeting In their respective dls trlcas and assist In electing capable men to represent them. Dates and places of voting are as follows: Buford District No. I Starnes Store at Roughedge, Nov. 20 at 8:00 p. m. Buford District No. H-nLaney Store at Altan, Nov. 20 at 8:00 p. m. Buford District No. m Traywick's Store, Nov. 20 at 12:00 noon. Buford Distrlvt No. IV Agriculture Building, Prospect School, Nov. 21 at 2:00 p. m. Goose Creek District No.' I Agri culture Building, Unlonville School, Nov. 21 at 8:30 p. m. Goose Creek District No. II Mill Creek Church, Nov. 21 at 2:00 p.' m. Goose Creek District No. HI Agri culture Building, Falrview School, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p. m. Goose Creek District No. IV Agricultural Building, Falrview School, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p. m. Jackson District No. I Community Building at Waxhaw Nov. 20, at 10:00 a. m. Jackson District No. H Agriculture Building at Jackson School, Nov. 20 at 2:00 p. m. Lanes Creek District No. I Union School, Nov. 21 at 8:00 p. m. Lanes Creek District No. II Lanes Creek School, Nov, 21 at 8:00 p. m. I Marshvllle District No. I Agricul ture Building, Marshvllle School, Nov. 22 at 8:00 p. b. : Marshvllle District No. H Little's Store, Nov. 20 at 8:00 p. m. ; Marshvllle District No. m Faulks Church, Nov. 21 at 8:00 p. m. - , ! Marshvllle District No. IV-J. Bun yan Medlin's Res, Nov. 20 at 8:00 p. m. ' ', - ' Monroe District -No. I C. T. Win Chester's Residence, Nov. 20 at 8:00 P. m. fVn; Monroe District II Arthur Helms' i Residence, Nov. 21 at 8:00 p. m. 1 Monroe District HI Rock Rest Clubhouse, Nov. 20 at 8:00 p. m. Monroe District No. IV Midway Church, Nov. 23 at 9:00 a. m. . - Monroe District No. ' V Shute A Wilson Gin, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p. m. New Salem District Na I Agricul ture Building, New. Satan, Nov.20 at 8:00 p. m.-, ',;' '-':;' v. ' New Salem District No. H Staton's Store, Olive Branch,' Nov. 22 at 8:00 p. m. : , h.':?;--- New Salem -District No. im Fair field School, -Nov. 20 at 3:00 p. m. Enemy Goes On Move As American Forces Drive Near City . WITHDRAWAL PUZZLING The Germans were seen Dulllnr out of Mete last night to escape being irappea insiae that fortress as Lt Gen. George S. Patton's tanks and Infantry drove forward along a 70 mile front advancing up to four miles through a snowstorm In some places. A neid dispatch said that long Ger man column. Including many horse drawn vehicles, were observed mov ing eastward from Mete along ' two high roads,, but It' was not - clear whether the Germans were withdraw ing only specialized units and equip ment or were preparing to give up the city.' A front dispatch declared that there were, signs of a softening of-enemy defenses below the city as Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's winter offensive on its fifth day pushed 15 miles be yond Jump-off positions with ever-rising momentum. Sections of - the Metz-Saarbrucken railway, from which big German railway guns had been lobbing shells into American positions, were over run. The Han bridgehead across the Nled biver was deepened to at least two miles aa more, and more tanks clanked across and drove up to Hemy, only 17 miles from the Saar frontier east of Mete and but six miles from an enemy base at Paul-, quemont. The Germans were reported pulling back material from around Faulque mont toward the Baar as Sixth di vision tanks rumbled nearer. Twelve miles to the east of the Sixth vanguards, the Fourth Armored division kept pace by fighting forward more than three miles to Rodalbe, 2 1-2 miles. from the railhead at Bernestroff that controls lines lead ing into Metz from Germany. Between these two forces, the 35th Infantry in a four-mile advance drove the last Germans from the forest of Chateau-Sallns, once a major enemy stronghold. As the Third army beat off two determined counterblows north and south of Mete, the German radio de clared that "a battle which will in volve 5,000,000 -men will -flare up any hour in the west how.'.' It asserted Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower had com Dieted all preparations. The Nled river line was broicen at a numbe roi other points norinwesi of Han and even closer to Metz as the big push carried across two of the rail lines feeding Into Metz from the east. No more than 11 miles separated the Americans wheeling around Metz on the southeast and other forces ponudlgn frontally four and one-half miles north of the fort-ringed city. Tanks of the Sixth Armored division crossed the Nled river at Banry, ? miles southeast of Metz, severed the vital railway to Saarbrucken tnere, and ' brought the main highway so that Saar Basin city within artillery range. The road is 1-2 mues norm of Sanry. ' LOCAL LEGIONNAIRES HEAR COLONEL WREAN Sutton Commander Stresses Responsi bilities Doe Returning veis. THE LATEST WAR NEWS ' IN BRIEF LONDON. British bombers damped more 12,000 pound earth -qaake' bombs onto the wounded German battleship HrpiU early Sunday, the Air Ministry announc ed today. ROME-rPstroU of the Eighth Army,- tirssnhig the Ohiala Canal below Ravenna, have moved into a ' thick pin - forest, four miles oath of the olty In an advance of two miles, Allied Headquarters an nounced today. LONDON 14. Gen George 4. Patton expanded a new bridgehead across the Moselle River north of Mote today, threatening the Ger mans' only usable railway connect ing the fortress city with the Saar and developing a pincers grip on the enemy-held part of Thionville. Armored spearheads swinging aroond Meta from the south punched forward on a twenty mile front seventeen miles south of the Saar border. . GEN. MACABTHTJB'S HEAD- QUARTERS, PHILIPPINES A 200-foot peak overlooking the bloody Ormoe corridor battle ground was In American hands today as the determined Tanks tightened their squeeze on proba bly '45,000 bitterly-resisting Japa nese in the climactic fight for Let to Island. Bandy Ridge -District No. I-Wed- " Mon' veteran, of dlngton School, Nov. 21 at 8:00 p. m.w?I,a W4r ' Bandy Ridge District No. n Car- ter's Store, Mineral Springs, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p. m. . . .. -.. Bandy Ridge District No. TH Agri culture Building, Wesley Chapel, Nov. 21 at 8:00 p. m. . . j , . Vance District. No. I-r Indian; Trail School, Nov. 20 at 8:00 p. m. : Vance District No. H Indian Trail School, Nov. 20 at 8:00 p. m. County Convention for election of County Committeemen, Agricultural Building, Monroe, N. C, November 25 at 10:00 a. m.- ; , v feet enumerated by Maxwell were con solidation of the State Hospitals Boards of Control, .changes in the public schools system Including state certtacation of teachers, enactment of compulsory attendance law, and ln crtunfi s''"vrt and establishment of the t a'a - liway commission, state biK H f ,1. depArtment of public wf!,re, 1 f r present paroles sys tevo, and 4 revenue ty&tem. Observing Its November 11th meet- ins Saturday evening at the. Monroe Country- Club, the American Legion, Melvln Deese Post 01 Monroe, partea with its tradition of a more formal celebration by holding a Dutch Sup per in an atmosphere sobered by tne impact of a world at war. The principal speaker 01 tne mgnt, Introduced by Post Comamnder Ernest H. Broome, was OoL Joy T. Wrean, new Comamnder at Camp Sutton. Ad dressing a Union county audience of one hundred and fifty Legionnaires, Women's Auxiliary and guests which Included Mayor Bikes of Monroe ana Gamp Sutton officials, CoL Wrean stressed the responsibility due tne re turning veteran to Insure for him those rights and privileges earned over the years of war. Col. Wrean. a West Point graduate of 1923 and himself -a veteran of the New Guinea campaigns, concluded- ms remarks with a summary of his own experiences in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. : -y-.-'-. Seated at the speakers table were Col. ' Wrean; Commander 1 Broome, Mayor Bikes, Sam H. Lee, Mrs. O'Neal, President- of - the , Women's Auxiliary, Major OBhaughnessy, Capt Joseps Spindlove, and Capt Richard B. Light - Other guests ; Included Sutton's Chaplain. Capt. Loyd W. Teague; Major Horace Williams, and Dr. ana Mrs. Jesse J. Everett of Fayeueriiie, The - program was Tinder- the .ar rangement of Sam Lee. i 1 The informal Dutch Supper was part of this year's policy of the Amer ican Legjon of Nortfa Carolina which had decided to forego the customary celebration In the light of the special significance Which. Armistice Day of 1045 held both for the Legion Itself and the youth of our country still in uniform. :.;.!;' ' . TArtM Ladles piut Baaaar - Plaus are bemg completed by the ladies of the First Baptist church for the Bazaar, which will be held on Saturday, December 8. The commit tee composed of Mrs. 8. H. Adams, Mrs. Brooks Myers and Mrs. J. E. Austin, request all who plan to make donations to the Basaar to oommuni cat with them, , Man b so mad that when anything ff-fi his soul lir possibilities vanish. Jean de la Foi.laina. Unioh County's Men In Service Parents To Receive Purple Heart For John Hayne Davis Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Davis of R3 Monroe, will receive the Purple Heart awarded posthumously to their son, PFC John Hayne Davis, killed in ac tion in France, July 28. John Hayne had been overseas only a few weeks, landing in England in May and in a very short time was sent to France. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have received the following letter from Secretary of war Henry 1 stunson: "At the request of the President I write to inform you that the Purple Heart has been awarded posthumously to your son, Private John H. Davis, Infantry, who sacrificed his life In de fense of his country. "Little that we can do or say will console you for Ihe death of your loved one. ' we profoundly appreciate the greatness of your loss, for In a very real sense the loss suffered by any of us in this battle for our coun try Is a loss shared by all of us. When the medal, which you will shortly re ceive, reaches you, I want you to know that it goes with my slncerest sympathy, and the hope that time and the victory of our cause will finally lighten the burden of your grief. "Sincerely yours, "HENRY L. SnMSON." With The Fifth Army, Italy Pri vate First Class Brooks F. Thomas, son of Cleve Thomas, who lives on Route 1, Wingate, has been promoted to corporal. He Is a truck driver with the First Armored Division of Lieut. General Mark W. Clark's Fifth Army in Italy. John Francis Tlddy, son of Mrs. A F. Tlddy, and Billy Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Williams, Rl, Monroe, volunteered for service In the U-. S. Navy, and left Monday for Ral eigh from which place they reported for "boot" training at Bainbridge, Md, William Paul Trlplett, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. & Trlplett, of Moonroe, having completed the officer's train ing course at Fort Bennlng, Ga., has been socclssloned second lieutenant In the Army. - He entered service in June 1943, and served with the armored command until entering officer's school. Lieut. Trlplett was educated at the Monroe high school and Clem son college, where he was prominent as a member of the Clemson college band. Corporal Robert F. Hunnicutt of Route 1, Waxhaw, was recently pre sented the good conduct medal at the monthly review by Colonel Samuel J. Davis, base commanding officer of Bergstrom Field, the First Troop Car rier Command's combat crew training station in Austin, Texas. Cpl. Hun nlcutt's fidelity through faithful and exact performance of duty, efficiency through capacity to produce results has been such as to deserve emula tion. ." Jenkins Heads County Schools Board Of Education Elects Former Wingate Principal At Superintendent SUCCEEDSTTI BROOME FUNERAL YESTERDAY FOR DR. J. W. NEAL Beloved Physician Passes After An Extended Illness. Wade M. Jenkins, former principal of Wingate high school, and for the past several years principal of the Massey Hill school in Fayette ville, was elected superintendent of the Union county schools Friday afternoon to succeed E. H. Broome, who has re signed that position to become city clerk and treasurer of Monroe. Three ballots were taken in a spe cial meeting of the board and Mr. Jenkins was elected by a vote of three to two. Other names in nomination were, J. O. Bowman of Anson, Car ter Preslar of Charlotte, S. M. Kale, D. S. Davis, and O. M. Staton, all of Union county. B. Ward Lanay, 'Chairman of the Union County Board of Edu cation, this morning at 11 o'clock received a message from Mr. Jen kins, stating that he would accept the position as County Superinten dent and would ammma his duties here as soon as he can secure his release there. While the appointment of the new superintendent is only to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Broome, which ends in July, 1945, It is understood that a full two year term will be of fered him by the new board which assumes office in April. Members of the present board are: B. W. Laney, chairman; Grady Haw field, R. P. Stegall, J. M. Edwards and W. H. Collins. The latter two will be succeeded In April by two new members, J. V. Brooks and Paige Price. Stresses Need Of Big3 Meet Churchill Calls For Another Session Now That FDR Is Re-Elected MEETING EXPECTED SOON Prune Minister Churchill said Fri day, it is high time" that he, Presi dent Roosevelt and Premier Stalin had another conference. He declared that "the prospects of such a meeting have been vastly Improved by the re sults of the presidential election in the United States, for which he waited so breathlessly on Tuesday last." A new tri-power. conference "might easily bridge the sufferings of man kind' and stop the fearful process of destruction which is now ravaging the earth," he said. The Prime Minister spoke at tne annual luncheon for the Lord Mayor of London, this time for Sir Frank L. Alexander. "Now we stand on the threshold of Germany," Churchill cautioned, "it will take the full exertions of tne three great powers, every scrap they can give, to crush down the desperate resistance which we must expect from this military antagonist at last beaten back to bis own lair." Grimly he declared that the opera tions In Italy, Holland and Belgium had cost the British and Canadian forces "very heavy losses." In discussing the American election. he paid tribute "to both the great parties for the manner in which the Interests of the Allies and the prosecu tion of the war have been held high above the dust of partisanship," and to Dewey for his "sportsmanlike man ner" in defeat. "America," he said, "has given an example to the world of how demo cratic institutions can be worked with the utmost vigor and freedom with out Injury to the permanent interests of the state." Funeral services for Dr. John Wil liam Neal, beloved Monroe physician, J,. j . -i , .... wuu uieu iu a iiiariote nospiuu, rn- day afternoon after a long period of declining hearth, were held at the First Baptist church, Sunday after noon, conducted by his pastor Rev. Jack T. Akin,: Burial was In the Monroe cemetery. Active pallbearers were: J. Emmett Griffin, Dr. J. W. Onnand, Claude Wilson, W. B. Davis, H. H. Wilson, Roy Moore. Honorary pallbearers were E. D. Worley, J. Frank Williams Fred Wood, R. F. Beasley, Sr., G. M. Beasley, Sr., Amos Stack, O. L. Richardson, W. M. Davis, H. E. Copple, Jr., Joel W. Grif fin, Spence Helms, Lee Medlln, J. Paul Gamble, J. Vernon Brooks, M. C. Long, R. C. Griffin, Dr. E. J. Wil liams, D. C. Griggs, Pageland, S. C, J. G. Faulk, Clem Ham, J. J. Goude lock, K. E. Neese, C. A. Bolt J. P. U. MoLeod, M. P. Blair, R. H. Garren, G. M. Smith, and W. M. Love. Dr. Neal practiced medicine here for 43 years, and was active in the civic and religious life of the city, being a deacon of the First Baptist -church and for a number of years served as chairman of the board. Dr. Neal was born on June 25, 1859, In Stokes county. He graduated at the' University of North Carolina, with A. B. degree. In 1881, and received his M. D. degree . at the University of New York in 1884. He practiced medicine for 18 years In Stokes coun ty and came here in 1901. In 1886 he married Miss Chattie Epper of Danbury. She died in 1902. Dr. Neal married Miss Ida Gribble of Monroe in 1904, She survives him Six children were bom of the first union, three of whom survive. They are Horace M. Neal of Raleigh, Mrs. Walter Sanders of Monroe, and Dr. Kemp P. Neal of Raleigh. Another son, Dr. Paul M. Neal of Raleigh died In 1943. Miss Helen Josephine Neal of Monroe died at 24, and John Wil liam Neal, also of Monroe, died at 19 years of age. , Dr. Neal was one of the oldest grad uates of the University of North Caro lina and an ardent alumnus. He was a member of the Union County. Medi cal Society, the North Carolina State Medical Soslety and the American Medical Association; was always very active In practice of medicine and in religious and civic activities. War Casualty ! Total 509,195 437,356 Listed By Army; 71,839 In Navy, Marine, t ' Coast Guard FOR THREETEAR PERIOD OBITUARY MISS "AUDREY. - PISTOLE 1 - " Miss Audrey Pistole, 64, died Sunday In the Masonic Eastern Star home in Greensboro. She was formerly of Monroe, but had resided in Greens-, boro three years. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. at the Harris Wells Funeral home, and burial was In the Monroe cemetery. Rev, T. J. Huggins officiated. Pallbearers were: Sam Phlfer, Henry Crow, J. E. Stewart, Sldl Bundy, Ros coe Phlfer and C. D. Roberts. Miss Pistole had no Immediate sur vivors. She was a daughter of the late James M. and Alice Osborne Pistole. will be devoted to rest and recreation. Captain Lany was an executive of ficer during ten months in England and France. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Laney of Monroe. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. 1 P. H. Deese, Jr, Petty Officer of Norfolk, Va left Sunday to go back, to camp, after spending a few days at home. ; He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pares H. Deese , of R3, Matthews. Pvt. Raymond Parker of Fort Bragg, is spending a ten-day delay In route furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Parker of R4, Monro. Pvt Parker t is being transferred to Fort Meade,: Md. 6,-egt MeWn C Brooks, 'son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Brooks of R2 Marsh vllle, has arrived at Fort Bragg from six months overseas and will soon be home on a visit He has com pleted 35 missions on a B-17 In the gtzt Air Force. 1 - - Capt George Laney In Miami F1a Capt George M. Laney has arrived at Army Air Forces Redistribution Station No. 2 in Miami Beach for re assignment processing after complet ing a tour of duty outside the conti nental United States. . . Medical nminittana and daaslficsN tlon interviews at.tt jxr one of three redistribution' s-atioM c-rated by the AAF Personnel DisUution Command for AAF returnee oncers and enlisted men, will determine nls new assignment He will remain here about two weeks, much of which With Eighth Air Force Command Technical Sergeant Recce H. Bau com, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bau com, Monroe, is a member of the paint and fabric shop with , this VHI JUr Force Service Command sub-depot bomber repair unit stationed at this base., ':-'r,rA-:"-i-''-i: He was graduated from the Union high school in 1938, and prior to his entry into the military service Sep tember .19, 1940 at Fort Jackson, a C he waa a farmer. He has been sta tioned In the European Theater of operations 25 months. . - ' Technical Sergeant Baucom " two brothers are also in the armed forces, Heath, Is a first sergeant in the army, and Ralph 'Is Coxswain first class in the Navy... , .a .: Sgt Fowler Awarded Oak Lear Ctaster An Eighth 'Air, Force Bomber Sta tion, England-For . "meritorious achievement th aerial combat Techni cal Sergeant, Robert B. Fowler, of Monroe, has been awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to his previously-wdn Air MedaL i . , :"- v'.' ' Sgt Fowelr, a Flying Fortress gun ner, has taken part in more than a doaen attacks on German targets. His new decoration is equivalent to a second award of the Air Medal He serves , with the 381st Bomb Group, commanded by CoL Harry P. Leber. Jr, of New York City. The Group is part of the First Bombard ment Division, recently cited by Pres ident Roosevelt for battl honors. CHARLES NESBTT PRESSLEY . Charles Nedbit Presslev. 44. died Thursday night about 11 o'clock at his home on Winchester avenue. He was a mechanic with the Seaboard, a member of the railway brotherhood. and had been ill for the past four months. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Lee Ferguson; his mother, Mrs. Delia Pressley; two brothers, Bob and Jack Pressley of Charlotte; two sisters, Mesdames George McGinnls, and Clayton Mullls, Charlotte. Funeral services were held at four o'clock Sunday afternoon at West Monroe Baptist church, with Rev. M. Ll Moss officiating. Burial was in the Monroe cemetery. JAMES C. SNEED James C. Sneed, 82, retired farmer of Lanes Creek township, died Satur day. He Is survived by his widow, Mrs. Millie Helms Sneed, and seven sons and daughters. Funeral arrange ments wera Incomplete, pending the arrival of sons In military service. PRESIDENT EMBARKS ON OFFICIAL DUTIES Almost three years of war have cost 1 a half million American battle casual- ; tles-dead, wounded, missing or pris oners. ' .v The Army has revealed that its cas ualties, from Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, through last October 28 to- , tailed 437356. . The latest report for -Navy, Marine and Coast Guard per- ; sonnel accounts for 71,839. . ' The Army total represents an in crease of 20,235 since the report a week ago which covered the period - through October 21. Secretary of War f Stimson said part of this increase was T due to a revision now being made In the casualty lniormation system so as to bring the figures up to date. It was explained later that about -25 per cent of the increase resutled from the f bookkeeping change-over. This would mean that new casual ties occurring in the period of about one week ending around mid-October were approximately 15,000. (The re porting of casualty figures to the War ' department usually Is about two weeks after the casualties occur J Heavy fighting was taking place in the Aa chen sector in Germany, as well as . elsewhere on the western front at ' that time, with a comparative lull on the Italian front. Of the total Army casualties report ed, 84,811 were killed and 243,054 wounded, an increase for the week of 4,145 killed and 13,742 woundde. The overall casualty total of 437, 356 does not represent a loss of strength equal to that abount because 112-814 of the wounded have been returned to dudty. This is a far higher percentage than In any previ ous war. 1 : SGT. HOUGH'S FLAG IS PRESENTED TO SCHOOL Program Honor Monroa Marine Who pied On Salpan. Chief Executive Gets Boosing Recep tion On Return To White Hoose President Roosevelt returned to Washington and a rousing welcome Friday and went to work on tough International problems : at the - desk where hell do business four more years. . , .. . . Amid the customary rumors that some of its members may be out of Jobs, he called in his cabinet for its first post-election meeting. -. - . - :. And he saw Herbert Lehman, who runs the United Nations relief and rehabilitation program;- John O. Wlnant ambassador to London, and Averell Harriman, his envoy to Mos cow. ".. . . c -.'. ';. .... . ! The dates with diplomats at the end of the day pointed up again the prospects of a second Roosevelt Churchill -Stalin meeting to talk over final plans for crushing Germany and partial plana for keeping the world at peace later on. 1 ; Mr. Roosevelt had no news on such a conference. That was what he told reporters soon after he returned to the capital and a tumultuous recep tion by a quarter million Washington ions standing in a rain. London conjectured that the Pres ident might come tnere, pick up Prime Minister Churchill, and move on to Paris and then to the Middle East and an appointment with the Soviet Premier. . In high good humor for his first press-radio conference since the fourth term victory .the Pri" ' t prodded into proving that as a 1 leal prognosUcator he fcnt inaccurate. Gels I When he v ret a -" IL-i.-T, V. f tirir on a r 8 I. t Be s T?.9 V ' A program honoring Sgt James , Rogers Hough, former student of the , Monroe high school was held Wednes day afternoon In the auditorium, the astoff"betor-lfi'pTt flag in memory of -Sgt Hough, who lost his life while serving with the Marines in the Battle of Salpan. The flag was .presented to the fam ily of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Hough by the U. S. Marine Corps, in memory of Sgt. Hough, a member of the raid ers. It Is beautiful 9tt by 5 foot flag and Is a duplicate of the flag In which Sgt. Hough's body was wrapped for burial. la order that others might receive the benefit and because of Rogers' love for his school, the family presented the flag to the schol and it will fly from the flag-pole erected on the school grounds to the memory of Rhoda Lee O'Neal' and Leroy Morris. The entire student body entered the chapel as the high school hand, under I the direction of Joe Armbrust Jr., played "March Normal" Especially invited for the program were members of Sgt. Bough's family, Mr. and Mrs. - S. D. Hough, their son and daughter, Archie Hough of Hamlet and Miss Ruth Hough, and a few friends. The program -was presented by members of the -twelfth grade whp, as Miss Annie Lee, principal, stated in preliminary - remarks, "had known him in work and at play." - Milton Durham, Jr, announced the -program and The Star Spangled Ban ner was played by the band as the audience sang the first stanza. Rogers' flag was then brought to the front of the stage and unfurled by Vaughn Lemmond and Ray Shute, the 3rd, and Ruth Tucker read the following tribute: - - . .-. -: s,v. v- "This flag which has been unfurled before us was presented to Monroe high school by the Hough family In memory of their son, Rogers, who gave his life on Salpan, July 9, 1944. m characteristic fashion he, with two comrades, had volunteered for a very dangereous mission In order that "Old Glory" might forever wave over his . homeland. - - .. ;:!,::;-. 't "For all the years he was In Monroa high school,: he was an indispensable , member of our athletic teams. ' Per haps football was his greatest love in scnooi sports, but he played baseball and basketball as well. All of his life he swam, and in high school days ' his Model T was a veritable bus for the students going to the pool Hera his diving and swimmina were the envy of us all, and timid Souls felt assured when Rosens was on life-anard duty. His swimming ability won him '- many nonors during his Marine Train ing at Parts Island, s : . - "In gratitude to Rogers and remem-. beering his comrades our many boys and girls of Walter Bicket High, who have dedicated then- lives, If it must be, to keep us free from the depth of our hearts, we pledge anew our loyalty to this, his flag." ' Other features of the program In cluded: The Pledge of AUcgians to the Flag led by Vernon -Wall: spvial number, "America" by the h'-h p hool band; reading, "I Am Old Cory 13th grade; Scripture rr i . ? e" j prayer, Elizabeth r - t; ; "America, The Eoaii;.: with band accoir t.
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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