Mount Airy Youths Enter Navy
Seven 17 year olds from Mount Airy and area have been accepted by the Navy per Chief Specialist J. E. Huffman. Recipients include Eugene Wheeler Hawks Gene Samuel Key Verlon Marshall Enas James George Wayne Alexander Frye Osler William Martin and Paul Henry Taylor. All sworn in as apprentice seamen except Taylor who qualified as hospital apprentice second class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Navy
J. E. Huffman
Eugene Wheeler Hawks
Gene Samuel Key
Rt. 1
Winyard Verlon Marshall
Longap
Enas James George
Francisco
Wayne Alexander Frye
Rt. 4
Osler William Martin
Rt. 3
Paul Henry Taylor
Taylor
Naval Reserve
Capt Raymond McPeak Receives Air Medal
Capt Raymond McPeak of Mount Airy is awarded the Naval Air Medal for heroic action in the Caroline Islands. He attacked an enemy convoy of five ships with a Liberator bomber in the South Pacific. Also honored were Lieut E A Brown of Asheville for gallantry in France and Ens Jesse K McNinch of South Carolina posthumously for a fighter plane mission over Guam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond McPeak
Mount Airy
Caroline Islands
South Pacific Ocean
McPeak
W. M. McPeak
Carolina
Charleston
E. A. Brown
Asheville
France
Ens
Jesse K. MecNinch
South Carolina
Guam
Nephew of Mrs. P A Tyndall Dies in Action
Pvt. William Floyd Taylor III, nephew of Mrs. P A Tyndall, was killed in action in Luxembourg Belgium on Christmas Day. He had just finished high school before entering the army and was reported by his father William Floyd Taylor II of Youngstown Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Floyd Taylor III
P. A. Tyndall
Luxembourg
Belgium
Wiliam Floyd Taylor, II
Youngstown
Ohio
Mount Airy Masons Install as Shriners in Charlotte
Hugh Merritt Paul Callaway R P Jones and Rossie J Callaway were among Masons from Mount Airy initiated into the Shrine at Charlotte last week. A large Mount Airy delegation attended the Ceremonial and assisted in the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Merritt
Paul Callaway
R. P. Jones
Rossie J. Callaway
Charlotte
Mount Airy
Pvt Clyde E Inscore Leaves Pri for Indiantown Gap
Pvt Clyde E Inscore son of Mr and Mrs J M Inscore leaves Pri day for Indiantown Gap Pa after a 21 day delay en route. He has completed his training at M O P Jackson Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde E. Inscore
J. M. Inscore
Priday
Indiantown Gap
M. O. P. Jackson
Miss
Health Workers Have Busy Year in Surry County
Surry County Health Department reports a year of extensive activity. The document to the County Commissioners details 632 communicable disease cases including 13 polio and 16 tuberculosis, 2062 venereal disease treatments, 1147 tuber culosis fluoroscope exams, 342 K rays, 417 pneumothorax operations, and 1466 skin tests.
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Surry County
Birthday Ball Tuesday Physical Examination List for Inductees
A published roster lists men from Mount Airy sent to Fort Bragg for pre induction exams. The compilation notes many include wives and children due to increased demand. Names include Roy Pyles Sidney Washington Post Jesse Pulk Joseph Johnson Ray Landreth William Moser Fred Hodge Ray Arrington Melvin Estes Galyean Clinton Mosley Elmer Gates Meigs Marion Reagin Wilson Quince Cooke Hobart Inman ONeal Clifton Dempsey Quesinberry Pack Moxley Gwyn Butcher Mosley Reynolds Vaughn Goins Shelton Vernon Iris Cosby Cockerham Thomas Romney Roberts Chilton Johnson Weldon Bowlin Portis Wilson Puckett Westmoreland Easter Collidge Chilton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Oliver Pyles
Sidney Washington Post
Jesse Richard Pulk Joseph Price Johnson Ray James Landreth Wiliam
Ralph Moser Fred Charles Hodge Ray Reece
Johnny Quiency Cooke Howard
Edgar Feddon Hobart Reid Inman, Jr
Stoneman Lee O'Neal Morris Clifton Bowman Dempsey Quesinberry
Center Theatre Aids March of Dimes Drive
Center Theatre conducts its annual March of Dimes collection during January 25 to 31 led by manager Al Alston. High School girls assist in collecting. Greer Garson appeals on film for infantile paralysis relief amid the 1944 polio outbreak. North Carolina donations cited as reason to triple giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Theatre
al Alston
United States
Greer Garson
Hickory
National Foundation
North Carolina
Mount
Purple Heart Awarded to Cart Sergeant Kyle N. Smith
Cart Sergeant Kyle N. Smith aged 22 received the Purple Heart for wounds on Leyte Island in 1944. He sent the medal to his mother Mrs. W. M. Smith who recently received it. Smith reports rapid recovery in a Guadalcanal hospital and hopes to return to active duty soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cart
Kyle N. Smith
Leyte Island
Ot. U
W. M. Smith
Guadalcanal
The News Is Eight Hundred A Year In China
A letter from Pfe. John G. Llewellyn now with the Armed Forces in China enclosed four Chinese hundred dollar bills and asked The News be sent to his address for six months. He noted the $400 to cover six months is about right and stated the currency, though printed in this country, is genuine Chinese money. Llewellyn was former assistant clerk of the court at Dobson and is attached to the ordnance supply depot in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
John G. Llewellyn
China
Pfc. Llewellyn
Dobson
Ordnance
Trust Company Elects Officers in 1945 Meeting
The Surry County Loan and Trust Co held its annual meeting with 660 of 750 shares represented. J D Sargent was elected chair, John Sobotta joined the board, and resolutions honored the late T E Smith Jr. The bank reported its best year in service, receipts, and assets rising from 166000 to 3241192. R C Llewellyn presided. officers include J D Sargent chair, R C Llewellyn president, W L Glancy executive VP, W A York and R P Jones VPs, F P Sparger treasurer, Sparger Robertson and John D York as assistant treasurers. Directors listed include Herman Coe, M C Powler, Eva Hancock Hawks, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County Loan & Trust Co
J. D. Sargent
T. E. Smith, Jr
John Sobotta
T. E. Smith
R. C. Liewellyn
W .L. Glancy
W. A. York
R. P. Jones
F. P. Sparger
Sparger Robertson
John D. York
Herman Coe
Dobson Office
Mias
Ann Booker
M. C. Powler
W. L. Glancy
Eva Hancock Hawks
E. W. Holt
R. C. Llewellyn
J. D. Lewis
James Brinkley Jr Wounded In Action In Europe
Mr and Mrs J W Brinkley received a War Department telegram saying their son James Brinkley Jr with the US Infantry in Europe was slightly wounded December 23 He later wrote that he had a broken leg and is being treated in an English hospital He joined April 1943 trained at Camp Croft SC went overseas October 1944 He is married to Florence Nichols of Winston Salem NC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Brinkley
War Department
James Brinkley, Jr
United States Infantry
Europe
England
Camp Croft
Florence Nichols
Winaston- Salem
Sgt Ralph Draughn Returns Home From Australia on Leave
Sgt Ralph Draughn arrived from San Francisco on January 18 for a thirty day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs R R Draughn in Dobson Route 2. He had been overseas three years and serves as a mechanic with the U S Air Force on the rotation system. He reached San Francisco January 6 and was a visitor in Mount Airy Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Draughn
San Francisco
Cal
R. Draughn
Dobson
Route 2
Sgt
Draughn
U. S. Air Force
Mount Airy
Sgt. Wesley Gates Missing In Action
Sgt. Wesley Gates, son of Mr and Mrs John W Gates of Ararat Virginia, has been missing in action in Belgium since December 24. He is the brother of Mrs Weldon Inman of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Gates
John W. Gates
Ararat
Belgium
Gates
Weldon Inman
Wesley C. King Wounded in France
Technical Sergeant Wesley C. King 23 of Mount Airy is recovering in England after a Nazi shell fragment wounded him near Vire France while returning from a patrol. He holds the Bronze Star and Purple Heart and expects further treatment in England.
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Vire
France
Wesley C. King
Route 2
Mount Airy
United States Army General Hospital
England
Ration Board To Be Closed Feb 1
The local War Price and Rationing Board office will close to the public on February 1 to take inventory file reports and prepare orders for supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
War Price and Rationing Board
Bootewain Mate 1/C Cecil Hen nis Jr of Key West on leave
Bootewain Mate Cecil Hen nis Jr of Key West Florida is spending a leave with his wife and child and other relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bootewain
Cecil Hennis, Jr
Key West
Pla
Soldier Smith Declares Duty From Philippines
Pfc. Culbert C. Smith son of Mr and Mrs B B Smith route 1 informs wife and parents he is now in the Philippines. He entered the army on September 1 1942 and went to Hawaii about a year ago. His wife Miss Zadia Jones resides on route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Culbert C. Smith
Mra
B. Smith
Philippines
Hawaii
Zadia Jones
Route 1
Tax listing going slow in county as January ends
County officials report slow turnout for property listings since January 1 at designated sites. List takers must finish listing this month. after January, remaining listings will be handled at the tax office in Dobson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobson
Pvt Joe Haymore on Leave at Home
Pvt Joe Haymore of Camp Gordon Johnston Florida is spending a leave with his parents Mr and Mrs D C Haymore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Joe Haymore
Camp Gordon Johnston, Pla
Mrs
D. C. Haymore
President's Birthday Ball Drives Polio Fund in Mount Airy
Exchange Club sponsors the President's Birthday Ball to support the polio fund campaign in Mount Airy. The event Tuesday night at Rockford Street school auditorium charges $1 for tickets. John W. Comer directs Surry County's $4500 quota with Wallace Shelton as Mount Airy chairman and Otis Good and R. M. Smith aiding in factory and mills areas. School children join the canvass in the march of Dimes feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polio Fund
Mount Airy
Exchange Club
Rockford Street
Surry County
John W. Comer
Dobson
Wallace Shelton
Shelton
Otis Good
R. M. Smith
Mills
Mount Airy Soldier Arrives at Daytona Beach Rehab Center
Carl McBride of Mount Airy has reached Welch Convalescent Hospital in Daytona Beach Florida the Army’s new conditioning center. He served 16 months in the European theatre before returning home and is joined by wife Gladys and children Lily and Betty. He enlisted in November 1942 at Camp Croft South Carolina.
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Pic
Carl McBride
Mount Airy
Welch Convalescent Hospital
Army
Daytona Beach
Fla
Charlie McBride
States
Gladys McBrice
Lily
Betty
Pvt
McBride
Camp Croft
8. C
Soldier Horace E Semones Promoted at Camp Claiborne
Horace E Semones son of Mrs Alma L Semones of Mount Airy has been promoted from Private First Class to Technician Fifth Grade at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. He serves in the Corps of Engineers in the Army Service Forces and entered service on October 21 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donal A. Wood
D. E. Wood
Mount Airy
Camp Peary
Bainbridge, Md
Newport, R
Horace E. Semones
Alma L. Semones
Springstreet
Camp Claiborne
Semones
Corps of Engineers
Army Service Forces
United States Army
Mount Airy Aviator Returns From Pacific Patrol Duty
J. C. Welborn Aviation Ordnance man Third Class U N R route 1 Mount Airy has returned from combat duty in the Pacific aboard the Navy Patrol Squadron 216. He served as aircrewman on a Martin Mariner flying boat PBM flying long patrols over enemy waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Welborn
Mount Airy
Pacific
Navy
Welborn
Martin Mariner
Sgt Mack Wall Promoted After North Africa Service
Sgt Mack FR Wall of Dobson has been promoted in December. He has served overseas since last April in the infantry in North Africa Italy and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack FR. Wall
W. M. Wall
Dobson
Sergeant Wall
North Africa
Italy
France
Engineer Boat Regiment Honored by Fifth Army Base Section
Pvt Ambrose Hendricks of Mount Airy North Carolina served in an Engineer Boat Regiment in the Italian theatre. The unit was inactivated after a superb record that earned a commendation from the base section commander, a Unipiral supply and services organization for the Fifth Army in Italy.
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Pvt
Ambrose Hendricks
Route 2
Mount Airy
N. OC
Fifth Army
Italy
Soldier Paul Lowe Recalls Wounding During Jeep Mission
Pic. Paul K. Lowe of Lowgap writes his father C. O. Lowe with updated details on his contact with Germans. He is recovering in a base hospital in England after a jeep scouting mission went wrong when a shell hit their vehicle. The jeep was destroyed but the group retreated to safety.
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Pic
Paul K. Lowe
Lowgap
C. O. Lowe
England
Pic. Lowe
Charlie Love Awarded Combat Infantryman Badge
Charlie KB Love of Mount Airy North Carolina is cited as the son of Mrs Jettie H Love. He earned the Combat Infantryman Badge while serving with the 100th Infantry Division in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mem
Charlie KB Love
Jettie H. Love
Mount Airy
N. C
100Th Infantry Division
Francs
Army Air Forces sergeant arrives at Miami Beach for reassignment
Sergeant Wilford Johnson of Mount Airy has arrived at the Redistribution Station in Miami Beach for reassignment after completing a tour outside the continental United States. He served as an aerial engineer in Alaska. His wife lives at 197 W Lebanon St Mount Airy and his parents are on route 4 Mount Airy.
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Wilfred R. Johnson
Mount Airy
Af Army Air Forces Redistribution Station
Miami Beach
Pia
Continental United States
Sergeant Johnson
Alaska
W. Labanon St
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N.C
National Foundation For
National Foundtion For
Mount Airy Masons
Cripple Children Clinic
GB. C. Franklin
Burma
John Jolley
Elkin
Fort Bragg
James Ray Puckett
Horace Porter Westmoreland
William Clinton Easter Pred
Collidge
Chilton
Trust Company
Local Bank
Australia
King
Interior
Sgt. King
Doris L. King
Brenda Pay
Mount Airy High School
Fort Jackson
Thomas L
Jack) Folger
A. D. Folger
Congress A. D. Folger
U. S. Navy
Midshipman School
Northwestern University
Chicago
Chapel Hill
Otis Snoddy
Powell Sneedy
Sgt. Snoddy
Horace Semones
Camp Claiborne, LA
Sgt. Mack RR. Wall
Charlie Love
Famous 100Th Division
Wilford Johnson
Miami Beach, Fla
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