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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
4
The Mount Airy News history runs from editor W. M. Johnson in 1869 to J. E. Johnson in 1934 with a Mount Airy post office entry under the 1872 act. The fragment mentions North Carolina Pies Association Ath and standard postal details.
A collage of famous quotes debates wealth and virtue. The excerpts contrast luxury, modesty, and measured desire from La Fontaine to Shakespeare and Aristotle.
June calls for renewed citizen investment in government bonds to fund wartime needs. The article stresses the duty of loyal Americans to back the war effort financially, noting that bonds provide security and attractive interest while governments require funds beyond taxes. It urges liberal subscriptions to sustain ships, tanks, planes, and weapons for fighting men.
Severe heat warnings prompt readers to heed sunstroke signs such as headache and nausea. Warning applies especially to the aged, urging careful eating of light foods and avoiding raw vegetables. Drink cool water, not iced, to stay hydrated during torrid days.
A fragment lists Allied and American leaders including Field Marshal von Runstedt, Gen C. Marshall, Gen Henry H. Arnold, Gen Eisenhower, Gen Pershing, Gen Malin Craig, and Gen MacArthur, along with officials Hull Perkins and a reference to the Secretary of Defense and other cabinet posts.
Dr. Frank H. Graham president of the University of North Carolina and a member of the war labor board refused to discuss a request to devote full time to university duties. A visiting committee urged full-time service to resolve postwar policy and administrative confusion at the school. President Graham currently splits time with WLB duties.
Indio California Desert Training Center once a vast war maneuver site near Patton's command base shrinking to a ghost town. Headquarters moved to San Bernardino Negro troops guard the post and India Desert population shifts to dates and grapefruit as the Army demobilizes.
Pfc Charlie Boyd of Mount Airy North Carolina was awarded the Army Combat Infantryman Badge for exemplary conduct in combat with the 37th Division on Bougainville. A veteran of the New Georgia campaign, he began overseas service May 26 1942 and is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Boyd.
Pvt. Bill Porrest of Fort Bragg will spend the week end at his home in this city. He plans to return to duty after the visit.
British towns hosting American troops share homey scenes as GI billets replace Nissen huts. Women credit soldiers with help around the house and warmth, while families tell of fear and loss of loved ones. Billeted men receive small sums for room light heat and hot water.
Questions probe meanings and names from World War II and earlier conflicts. Topics include military leadership, air power losses since Pearl Harbor, living four star generals, Roosevelt Cabinet members, Navy secretaries, distance comparisons, Dover cliffs height, AEF size in World War I, and last British invasion date.
Harold Ben Wright, prolific writer of Ozark life novels and author of The Shepherd of the Hills, died in California after a long career marked by eight film adaptations. Born near Rome New York he moved from painting to preaching then to publishing. He lived privately on a back country California ranch after leaving a Tucson retreat.
The Mount Airy News lists the eighth grade and junior class students earning honor grades for the year. Eighth Grade names include Patty Lou Foy Don Moore Mary Elizabeth Williamson and others. Junior Class names include Helen Finch Haywood Merritt Jane Graves Jim Barber and more.
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