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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1944
Page
1
A holiday message to the citizens of Mi Airy and area praising war effort and urging enjoyment of the season. The publisher extends sincere wishes and expresses support for troops on fighting fronts, at sea, and in camps, hoping for their safe return victorious and free.
Cpl Feltz M Ramey of Longap earns Distin guished Unit Badge for leading a veteran troop carrier group in India Burma operations. During a 75 day emergency the unit delivered troops and tons of supplies and evacuated the wounded. Also Private First Class Glenn B Cruise promoted to sergeant with the 34th Red Bull Division in Italy.
Pvt. Roger W. Inman Jr of Mount Airy serves in the 135th infantry in Italy where the regiment marked 338 days of combat. The unit has been abroad over two and a half years, fought from Anzio to Rome, with about 1000 killed and several thousand wounded. Inman is the son of Mr and Mrs Roger Inman.
Sgt. Andrew Wright of Longap serves with the American Sixth Army in France in the 100th Division 399th Infantry Regiment. His unit landed in France on Oct 20 and soon faced German forces on the front lines.
Pvt Aster E Richardson of Low Gap serves as a Cannoneer with the Fifth Army in Italy. He is a member of the 338th Infantry Regiment, which fought along the Gothic Line in Northern Italy.
Pvt William Kyle McCoy reports from a camp near Paris after six weeks in a French hospital. He joined the army on November 10 1943 trained at Camp Wolters Texas and Fort Meade Maryland landed in Africa in May and later served in Italy. He participated in the Southern France invasion on August 16 and was hospitalized for rest. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W M McCoy and married to former Mises Reva Quesinberry. Captain John Hollingsworth at Parris Island South Carolina visits his mother in this city. Lieutenant and Mrs Thomas Pawcett of Greenville South Carolina will spend Christmas with her parents and his mother Mrs G D Pawcett.
Pfc Clyde E White son of M C White of Dobson serves with Allied armies on the southern front near the German border He previously saw service in Italy and participated in the invasion of Southern France.
Pvt Curtis E Goins informed his wife of his safe arrival in Italy after returning from a 10 day furlough home. He is the son of Mrs Lizzie Goins of route 2 Mount Airy.
Pvt. Walter F. Cave of Dobson earned paratrooper wings after four weeks of jump training at Fort Benning Georgia. The report mentions several military personnel visiting relatives, transfers, and furloughs including Sgt. A G Scism Jr and Lt James Drew Martin, with updates on their assignments and travel.
The American Red Cross will bring Christmas cheer to service members around the world. G Kellock Hale Jr announces clubs, parties, gifts and special meals in overseas theaters, with boxes to isolated posts and fruit cakes flown from India to China.
Pfc Henry Badgett aged 19 and son of Mrs R C Mitchell of this city was slightly wounded in action in France on December 4. He entered service a year ago and went overseas October 1 with the 100th division infantry unit, landing in Southern France.
Word arrived that Pvt. Thomas Hudspeth former manager of the Charles Store has arrived in New York from France where he was shot through the leg October 17, 1944. He is sent back for leg operations. Hudspeths wife and two children live with her mother in Rutherfordton. Mr. Cummings now manages the Charles Store after Hudspeth was called into service.
Mount Airy draft board lists 22 men selected for pre induction examination this week. Names include Maurice Rudolph Scales Claude Swanson Midkiff William Ray Edwards Philip Henry Ayers James Monroe Bowman James Junior Brintie Robert William Deatherage Ray Worrell Greenwood Glenn Morris Gammons Troy Edgar Newman John Odell Lawson Jack William Griffith Benton Elmer White Induction Volunteers Jack Halkum Lawson James Moore Clement.
Ronald Cooke 36 a Winston-Salem resident and former Westfield man killed himself last Thursday night at his home by firing a .32 caliber pistol into the right side of his head. A child found him in the basement as two shots were heard. He was an independent tobacco buyer on the Winston-Salem tobacco market. Survivors include his widow one son one daughter his father five sisters and three brothers. Remains interred in the church cemetery near his home.
Sunday night a fire burned the interior of the Salvation Army hall on East Oak Street. The one story brick building lost its wood structure plate glass and furnishings. owned by D. C. Lewis the loss is insured for the building but the Army's loss is total and uninsured.
The Mount Airy War Price and Rationing Board will be closed from 1 00 p m Saturday December 23 to 900 a m Tuesday December 26. The board also closes all day January 1 1945 for inventory and monthly reports. First quarter T gasoline coupons may be issued to all truck owners with a urged rush to obtain them before month end.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Pendergraph depart this week to visit their daughter Mrs. Wilson Barber and son in law Mr. Barber of the U.S. Navy at Norfolk Virginia for the holidays.
Marine Sergeant George W. Martin of Mount Airy North Carolina survived two close calls on Leyte Philippines after being cut off without water for days. He helped direct carrier planes and fought with infantry, witnessing heavy combat including bayonet and gunfire. Martin previously fought at Guam and Morotai and is the son of Mrs. Troy M. Martin.
Miss Raedelie Patterson spent last weekend in Greensboro with her sister Miss Lanelle Patterson a student at W. C. U. N. C. Mims lamelle is now at home for the Christmas holidays.
Sergeant Herbert L Marshall son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Marshall of Ararat Virginia and husband of Clara Belle Key of Ararat North Carolina was killed in action November 25 in France. He entered service October 3 1942 trained at Camp Forrest Tennessee and Camp Phillips Kansas went overseas in June 1944 serving with a cavalry unit of the Third Army and recently awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement. Survived by widow and infant daughter his parents two sisters Mrs Glenn Hiatt and Mrs Moir Dellanback and two brothers Seaman 2/C Wyse Marshall in South America and Roscoe Marshall of the home.
Howard Martin a polio victim aged 12 has recovered enough to plan a home return from the Emergency Polio Hospital at Hickory where he has been a patient since August. He can walk some with crutches and a foot brace. his parents and Mrs Parker Martin visited. His care will continue with daily exercises for months.
Relatives in the city were notified that Pfc Grady E Hemrick 21 has been wounded in the Pacific theatre a shoulder wound He has two years service and eight months overseas He is married his wife living with relatives in West Virginia He has two brothers Raymond and Richard in Mount Airy in the cafe business
The A. E. Creed homeplace on Church Street sold at auction for 5900. D. B. Hodge and Judge H. H. Llewellyn signed the sale, with the estate of A. G. Bowman owner and the buyers intending an investment.
Sgt. Oran V. Jarrell 21 son of Mr and Mrs 8 P Jarrell Route 3 Mount Airy awarded the Purple Heart for wounds in action in Germany. He has been promoted to his present rating with the Ninth Army after two years in service. His brother Get Arlen Jarrell serves in the Air Force.
Surry County lags in the 6th war loan drive with 364 305 dollars in E bonds sold by Dec 18 leaving a 165 000 shortfall. War fund director J F Yokley urges Christmas gifts in E bonds and expects county sales to double the quota by year’s start.
The Mount Airy Public Library gets a $500 donation from Quality Mills for new books. Courtesy of H. O. Waltz the gift funds a named collection titled for Quality Mills, praised by the library committee chaired by Mrs. H. O. Woltz for increasing library usefulness.
Grace Moravian Church will hold morning Christmas services led by Rev. H. B. Johnson with Sunday school, a 7 pm concert by the church band, and a 7:30 pm love feast and candle service led by Rev. E. M. Graham. The band and chorus will tour the city after services to visit the hospital, city hall, hotels, and shut-ins.
President Roosevelt's fourth term victory over Gov. Thomas E. Dewey shows a national plurality of 3,585,081 as returns near completion. Officials in several states have not finished canvassing and certifying votes five weeks after the election, with nationwide totals expected to exceed 48.5 million. Official results await state certification in Michigan New Mexico and Wisconsin and Nevada and Tennessee have not finished counts.
Mrs Louise Brannock of Washington D C and Mr and Mrs I Belton of Boston Mass will spend Christmas with Rev and Mrs J O Belton.
William Alexander Sechrist 74 died Thursday at his Mount Airy home. Funeral held 11 a.m. Saturday at Holly Springs Baptist Church. Survived by wife and two children Roy Sechrist Mount Airy route 4 and Mrs Bob Denny Mountain. Ralph Perguson led services with interment in the church cemetery.
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