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OBITUARIES

and Mary Elizabeth Leach league,
and had resided in Thomasville
since 1907.
For the past SO years he has held
an executive position with the
Standard Chair company. He was
member Of the First Baptist
church in Thomasville, having serv-
ed as a deacon for a long period,
as well as clerk and treasurer of
the church; He was member OF
the Rotary Club, having a perfect
attendance record for 10 consecu-
tive years; director for years;A
member of the Masonic Order;
The Fair Grove Grange and a di-
rector of the Home Building and
Loan Association.
Survivors include his widow, the
former Miss Dora Lassiter; two
daughter, Mrs. Richard M. Sink,
of Wilmington, and Mrs. Edward
S. Leonard, of Rockingham; two
sons, Lieutenant c. Woodrow Tea
que, United States Navy, station
ed at Kansas City, Kansas, and Ca
Diet George Hubert league, sta
toned with the Navy Air Corps at
Ottumwa, Iowa; two brothers, Carl
league of Winston-Salem and
Ernest league of Erect; two SIS
tiers Mrs. C. M. Tysor of Erect and
Mrs. A. B. Caveness of Asheboro
and one grandchild, Edward
Leonard Jr.
The body will remain at the j.
c. Green and Sons funeral home
until Sunday afternoon at five
o'clock, when it will be returned
to the residence 10 Fisher Ferry
street. The funeral services will
be conducted from the First Bap-
fist church Tuesday afternoon al
o'clock and will be in charge Of
Rev. M. o. Alexander of Beaufort,
a former pastor; DR.. F. A. Maie1
of Thomasville, Rev. Lee F. futile
pastor of Main Street Methodist
church and Rev. Charles R. Pat
terson, pastor of the Grace Luth
eran church of Thomasville.
Interment will follow in the faml.
ly plot in the city cemetery.
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BILL TO SIMPLIFY
TAXES IS OKEHED
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900 from the necessity Of comput-
ing income tax returns.
3. OF the 20, 900, 900 who still would
have to file returns 100000 could
use a simple tax table showing their
entire tax, and the others would
fill out returns in more detail but
simpler than the present long form.
The new rates would apply to
final 1914 tax reports, due next
March Is, but the revised withhold
ing system would not begin until
1915.
The revisions would mean larger
withholding for most persons, but
Doughton emphasized that ''in-
creasing withholding is not increas-
ed tax burden. Withholding is not
but a method of collect
ing taxes" The streamliner bill
would boost the burdens Of some
taxpayers while easing the load
for others, particularly taxpayers
with large families.
The legislation would provide a
shortcut this year for 100000
taxpayers.
All those earning up to $4,000 and
receiving not more than $500 from
sources not subject to Withholding
could file a copy of withholding
receipt, furnished by the employ
err, in. place of the regular tax re-
turn, listing dependents on the re-
verse side and entering amounts of
"other income" if any. The col
lector would calculate the tax and
where necessary either bill the
taxpayer for additional payment or
issue a refund check.
Some 100000 now paying only
victory taxes would become regu-
lar taxpayers, paying at rates
about equivalent to their present
victory tax. Doughton said.
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other army men, and also con-
ferred with secretary Of State Hull.
In their own discussions, how
ever, the problem of maintaining
and widening the area OF freedom
Of the press was dominant and was
involved in virtually al of series
of resolutions adopted.
One of these, approved unani-
mously, congratulated editors of
two Buenos Aires newspapers, La
Nacion and La Prensa, who have
successfully defied dictatorial au-
thority."
Another resolution said, 'The
American society of newspaper
editors regards the enforced main
tenance of membership clause in
labor union contracts applying to
news and editorial employees as a
threat to unbiased reporting of the
news and. as such, affirms it to be
repugnant to a basic principle Of
free American journalism" A
motion to withdraw the resolution
for revision lost 48 to Al.
In other resolutions, the society:
Expressed hope that news from
the Crucial struggles" which lie
ahead in the war will be given the
public quickly and will he handled
through adequate and distinctly
American censorship and transmits
sion facilities in Great Britain OF
elsWhere.
Decried the "veritable horde O.
government press agents and urg
ed that reporters have access tt
the sources of government new!
rather than receiving it from pres
agents.
Called for the fullest information
consistent with security on inter
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u. S. ATTACKS JAP
BASES in MARIANAS
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Aur. The latter is situated between
three Japanese-held atolls, Malice
lap and Wolfe, to the north, and
Mill to the south.
American forces now control 2O
Marshall atolls, including major
bases at Eniwetok and Kwajalein.
The Japanese hold four important
Marshall positions, including the
three near Aur and Jaluit, on the
southeastern wing Of the group.
The Navy announcement made
no mention of fighting at Erikub
and Aur. 1t said the atols 'have
been accommodated by our forces
and United States sovereignty es-
tablished thereon
American Central Pacific air
forces also struck against the Car
oline islands.
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DANDY NOMINATED
BY N. {. JAYCEES

WINSTON-SALEM, April 22.-(P)
The annual meeting Of the North
Carolina Junior Chamber Of Com
nlerce today nominated Ray Bandy
of Rocky Mount for vice president
of the national chamber and gave
official sanction and support to the
idea of an organization of Jaycees
over thirty-five years of age.
The idea of the Jaycee organlza-
ton for older men originated with
the Greensboro chapter. The organ
ization would be called "cracked
pots" At present a Jaycee who
reaches the age of IS is ineligible
for membership.
The convention decided to meet
in Rocky Mount next year.
R. Gregg Cherry Of Gastonla,
candidate for governor, told the
convention in an address that ii
the federal government fails to
provide for financing education OF
veterans, then the state must make
full provision to do So"
''No North Carolinians. he said,
''must be deprived of his educa-
ton or training because he fought
for his country at time when he
normally would have been pursuing
his education. The state must use
all of IFS facilities for service in
easing and speeding the restoration
of the returning veterans to profit
able and pleasant employment. -
Hal Herman, national secretary
Of the Jaycees, addressed BAN
quet tonight.
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HERMAN A. HALL

WATHA, April o. Herman A.
Hall, 43, of Watha, died Friday af-
ternoon after lingering illness. He
was the son of the late Albert G..
and Josephine Darden Hall.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Erla Corbett Hall; three daughters,
Adell, Wilma and Shirley Hall; one
son, Donald Hall, of Watha; five
brothers, A. D. Hall, of Marion,
S. c.; w. D. Hall, of Wilmington,
j. A., D. D., and A. L. Hall, of
Watha and one sister, Mrs. Lee, OF
BurgaW.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
Hopewell church near BurgaW with
the Rev. P. L. Clark officiating.
Burial will follow in the church
cemetery.
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ARGUE FOR REJECTION

STOCKHOLM, April o. Up -
In arguing for rejection of Russian
armistice terms, Finnish right
wing elements, headed by Prime
Minister Edwin Linkomies, contend
that Germany still may not lose
the war, informed sources said TO-
night.
Summarized by informants from
Finland, this is the view taken by
the influential conservative bloc IN
the Finnish government:
''There still is a possibility Ge1-
will not lose the war even If she
does not win tin Other words,
the struggle may end in compro-
mise" -. =.
Supporting this view, this Fin
nish group asserts, "Germany's
military strength is unbrohan;
her supplies still are good; strong
forces remain at her disposal; her
stamina is great; and among the
people and in the army the belief
in Germany's victory is mistaken.
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trained British fliers, and British
Barracudas also went aloft.
Elaborate Operation
while there was no indication
the American carrier force had
permanently joined the British in
southeast Asia, it was presumed
that movement of the force-appar-
emily from the Pacific - was
an elaborate operation that was not
designed for this one attack alone.
burns, who witnessed the raids
from an aircraft carrier, sailed
from Pearl Harbor January 9. One
and a half months ago he dropped
out of sight, after covering fleet
operations in the Marshall is
lands. Burns wrote that during the
Sumatra attack the 76,000th plane
landing was made on his carrier,
indicating that the ship was one OF
the American Navy's veterans OF
Pacific Action.)
Success of the attack - which
cost the loss of but one plane,
whose pilot was rescued-indicated
that coming events bode i'll for the
japanese from these waters and
that Admiral Sir James Somerv1lle,
commander Of the British eastern
fleet, now will be able to muster
other attacks if only hit-run smash
es. Somerville called the raid a
''great performance.
The Andaman ruse worked so
well that at Sabang, where all
n1anes on the ground were Destroy
ed, the japanese ant1-alrcra1t pat
teries were unnamed. The 15-mln-
ute rain of explosives smashed
planes, ships, docks and oil tanks
leaving fires that British supma-
rine reported were still burning IL
hours later.
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BOMBING OF EUROPE
IS NOT TIGHTENING
FIRST INVASION JOB
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Continued from rage Ohe)
repelling effort, the Germans
campaign will be critically de-
pendent on a steady flow OF
supplies and men from the
rear,
This enemy essential is sys-
tematically under Allied at
tack in two important campaigns.
one of long standing, one new, both
aerial.
One has been a deep strategic
bombing of factories producing
German war materials. While
this campaign could not be ex-
pected to deprive the Germans OF
the bare minimum necessary to
oppose a landing assault, If the
campaign has been of any use 1t
should bear fruit in important
shortages in the Germans vital
supplies in the months after the
landings.
The other important campaign
is the new bombing assault on
an unprecedented scale on north
western Europe's railroad arter-
les on which-regardless Of the
amount of supplies available in
the rear-the Germans will be
critically dependent for opposing
any protracted attack.
1t is this very strategy which
was one Of the prime factors in
the defeat of the Germans in
North Africa. Gen. Sir Bernard
L. Montgomery did not move I'M
til he was sure he was in a posi-
ton to paralyze Marshal Erwin
Rommers lines Of supply and
The shift in the weight of night
bomber operations from satura-
ton raids on the deep industrial
centers to this new, closer cam
paign indicates a new coordina-
ton of all the Allied air might
into the overall western front cam
paign.
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LABOR MEETING
MEETING POSTPONED

The state representatives of
the four Railroad brotherhoods
and the president of the State
Federation of Labor will be In
Wilmington Tuesday and will
meet at the Labor temple, 107
Moth Third street, at 8 o'clock
to discuss several matters Of
importance.
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l.. E. LEAGUE

BROWNSVILLE, April 22-L. r.
league, 81, prominent Thomasvllle
furniture manufa curing executive,
died in the City Memorial hospl-
tai tonight following a heart at
tack earlier in the day.
Mr.. league was born in Ran
dolph county September 8 1881, the
son of the late George W. league
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Dean Ar
ledge announce the birth of
daughter, Charlotte Ann, on
April IS, at the Marion Sprunt
annex.
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FINLAND REJECTS
RED CONDITIONS
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dence by permitting the entry OF
German troops and that the real
reason for her refusal was not the
payment of $500, 100000 indemnity
asked by Russia, but the expulsion
Of German troops from Finland.
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REPRESENTS CITY

hCI NAoA1A> ~ va
]. Fred Rippy, Jr., Of the
city staff, will represent the
City of Wilmington at forthcom-
ing meeting of the American
Society of Planning Officials,
to be held in the Stephens
Hotel, Chicago. Mr.. Rippy left
for Chicago last night.
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national conferences besrir.
the war. the peace settlenan.s On
peace table negotiations WHY and
. Congratulations were to ,o...
correspondents for their cov u,ssa
of the war. OVeFass
This coverage, Alfred y p.
chhofer of the Buffalo "a. Nh
News told the society, is urot eains
the greatest unified achjevan0Iy
OF American journalism *, [Nlsn'
above the coverage of World " W.. laf
that there is no comparison. war
Kirchhofer also told the sd;..
that "platitudinous, sporad;o O'Or !.
torlals" won't win freedom Of ,r' 49,
communications and the rio bV'I e.
reporters 10 file uncensoreS SN' !. o.
patches from any part of The ~ WIS us
If this is a great principle ' S1p.
for it, he admonished, SD'
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City Briefs.
CLASS TO MEET

The T. E. L. class of Calvary
church will hold its monthly
meeting Tuesday evening, April
rs, at 8 o'clock in the home of
Mrs. Thomas Benton, Ill Grace
street.
MEETING POSTPONED
The regular meeting Of the
James A. Mai-ley Post No. 1878
v. F. w., will not be held on
Monday, due to a special meet
ing being held on that night by
the American Legion and many
members of he v. F. w. who
are members of both organiza-
lions will have the opportunity
to attend the meeting. A spec
ial meeting for the election of
post officers will be held by the
V. F. w. on Wednesday, April
rs in Lounge "a" of the U. S.
O. at Second and Orange
streets.
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PRICES FROZEN

WASHINGTON, April 22-R-
The Office of Price Administra-
ton today froze the prices of cigar
cuttings and clippings used to
make scrap chewing tobacco.
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MISERY OF
Piles Fought
|In|I.F Few Minutes

application, the doctors prescr r%e very tirt
Roid usually starts fighting t tbsion china.
Piles in 8 ways: '. Soothes and 0s agony Q.
and itching. 2. Helps shrink s sor Eases pain
tissues. 8. Promotes healing by ess;H swollen
tated membranes and alleviates na r,ls lFr''
due to Piles. Has helped thonsa T, JiousneSi
they. worked and enjoyed life 'i in while
comfort. Get China Rod from yonr ds sr.alfr
today under positive guarantee of c urusglst
satisfaction or money back. Don n wa. G9n F;t
China-roid ; s :53., Ella; 5i a ii
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An African lion will kill an
average of 300 zebras and ante
lopes in a single year.
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The combined lifetime output OF
1000 bees is only one pound OF
honey.
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he
sMadrooml photo from Navyl
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A muskrat provides about IN.
and a half pound of edible n,o UAs
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u. S. NAVAL FORCE
in INDIAN OCEAN
Continued from Page One)
Elaborate Operation

trained British filters, and British
Barracudas also went aloft.
nr,a1.o tim
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Photographer Makes
Jump In Parachute

FIT. BENNING, Ga, Aug. 49,
R)-A former Gastonia, N. c.,
paper photographer successfully
completed a parachute jump load
ed with camera and full photo
graphic equipment in the first such
jump by paratrooper at the
Parachute school here.
SGT. Harley d. Ferguson, staff
photographer of the parachute
school and photographer for the
Gastonia Gazette for six years,
made the leap. Accomplishment
of the jump without damage to
the equipment was attributed to a
special camera carrier designed
by Sergeant Ferguson and manu-
featured by Sgt. James Warren
of the rigger division OF the
school.
Ferguson carried a 4x5 graphic
camera, 81 flash bulbs, three flash
light batteries, 100 sheets of film,
lens hood and filters, flash gun
and reflector. After the jump, he
shot a series of action pictures Oh
fellow paratroopers in maneuvers.
Ferguson has been staff photo
grapher at the school for II
months. He is the son of Mr.. ane
Mrs. L. F. Ferguson OF Gastoma'
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DISC. AWARDED
TO CARRABRANDT

With the Fourth Infantry Divi-
sion in France, Aug. 10. - Capt.
John r. Garrabrant Of Country
Club Pines, Wilmington, who serv-
ed with the Fourth Infantry divi-
sion in France, has been award
ed the Distinguished Service Cross
posthumously, "for extraordinary
heroism in action against the enc
N.Y." the official citation said.
Captain Garrabrant volunteered
to lead a patrol to seek and de-
stroy a hidden enemy strong point
holding up the advance and inflict-
ing heavy casualties.
with complete disregard for his
own safety" says the official cita-
ton, Captain Garrabrant exposed
himself to the direct fire of the
enemy in an attack upon the posi-
ton. Although subjected to intense
enemy sniper fire, he continued to
expose himself in order to locate
the hidden enemy machine gun.
Upon locating the enemy position,
Captain Garrabrant personally led
his men in a successful assault up
on this enemy position.
1t was while leading this attack
that Captain Garrabrant lost his
life. 1.-THE extraordinary heroism,
complete devotion to duty and
courageous leadership displayed
by Captain Garrabrant reflects
great credit upon himself and was
in keeping with the highest tradi.
lions of the armed forces,' adds
the citation.
Captain Garrabrant, g. was list
ed as killed in action June 10 in
France. Among survivors are his
widow, Mrs. Emily Reckling Gar
rabrant, and a son and daughter;
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Cornelius Garrabrant; bother,
William P. Garrabrant; and a SIS
ter, Mrs. Robert c. Cantwel,
all Of Wilmington.
Before entering service in Octo.
Der, 1941, as a first lieutenant al
Fort Benning, Ca, he was con-
nected with the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad at Savannah and Tampa
Fla, from February, 1899, to o.
tober.
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TIDE WATER CASE
RULING AWAITED

Local observers are awaiting
word, expected from Philadelphia
any day now, OF the ruling of the
Securities and Exchange commits
sion concerning disposition of the
common stock of the Tide Water
Power company.
Following oral hearings conduct
ed in Philadelphia, August 3, the
commission has had the matter I'M
der consideration.
At the August 8 hearing. David
1. Bursten, counsel for the COM
MISSIONS public utility division,
pointed out that Warren w. Bell
of this city is trying to buy the
drivers seat in the forthcoming re-
organization" of the company.
Clarice F. Brows, counsel for
General Gas Electric corporation,
which concern desires to dispose
of the stock to Bell, declared that
she was confused and dismayed
by Bursten's contentious. Bell pro-
poses to reorganize Tide Waters
capitalization in the event sale Of
the stock is allowed to him, she
explained.
C. B. Ruddick of Upper Mont
clair, N. j., holder of 600 shares
of Tide Water preferred stock, ar.
gued before the commission in ia.
vor of reorganization to remedy
what he termed 'inequitable dis.
tribution of voting power"
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NEW WATER LINE
NEARS COMPLETION

Excepting the link OF cast-iron
pipe yet to be laid beneath Liv-
ingston's creek, the 20-mile rein
forced steel and concrete water
line to Kings Bluff is completed,
City Engineer ]. A. Loughlin said
yesterday.
The iron link will be set as soon
as creek waters have subsidized a
little, Loughlin reported.
A portion of the construction
work on the Kings Bluff pumping
station remains to be done, and
the receipt and the installation of
pumps for the station is yet to
be accomplished.
City Manager A. c. Nichols dis
closed that no plans have so far
been made for celebrating compile
ton of the extensive waterworks
program, which Loughlin observed
is "the biggest thing the City of
Wilmington mas ever done"
The entire project is expected to
be finished early in September.
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Columbus County Man
Held For Grand Jury

Fletcher Shipnan, Of near White
vile, was freed from jail under
81, 500 bond after a Columbus coun-
ty coroner's jury ordered him held
for grand jury action on Septem-
Der 4 in connection with the death
of Clarence Inman, 48-year-old
farmer of near Whiteville. the Co.
lumbus county sheriff said yester.
day.
Inman was killed instantly at
midnight July 20 when ne was run
down by the driver of a 1885 coupe
as he was crossing the road near
his home On the Clarkton road.
Shipman was arrested the follow
ing morning by Sergeant Pridgen
of the state highway patrol and
lodged in jail pending the outcome
of the coroner's inquest.
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WILMINGTON SPAR

Margaret Skinner, who mas mana
aged Myrtle Court stables, Will
mington, Route 3, since gradual
ing from the New Hanover High
school in 1912, reported for train
ing at Palm Beach, Fla, Satur.
day where she is now Seaman
Skinner of the Coast Guard Spars.
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. H. Skinner, Jr., she gained rec.
ignition this year with her horse,
"Sunwin," when they won the open
hunters and the local hunters in
the Cape Fear Horse show, as well
as placing second in the hunter
stake.
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CONVALESCING

Capt. Benjamin R. Webster OF
500 Chestnut street, is now COM
valescing at Oliver General nos.
pital at Augusta, Ga. Captain Web.
ster has been granted a Today
furlough before reporting at Law
son General hospital, Atlanta, and
will spend it in Newton. He went
10 Georgia from Camp Davis.
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PROMOTED

Charles w. Rankin, whose wife,
Elizabeth Lewis Rankin, lives at
1921 Ann street, has been pro-
NOTED to technician fourth grade
in the Army overseas in India.
Before entering the Army in April.
1913, Sergeant Rankin worked for
the C. & w. c. Railway company
as commercial agent in Augusta,
Ga. He has been stationed over
seas for almost six months, as
signed to a railway outfit which
has taken over the operation Of
part of the Bengal and Assam rail-
way.
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CIVILIANS NEAR NORMAL

HEAD AR T E R S, U. &
SEVENTH ARMY IN FRANCE,
Aug. 18-(RARestoration of normal
civilian life in the liberated Riviera
began today. Emergency medical
supplies awaited unloading. Sever
al schooners laden with flour, oils
and fats were enroute to France.
Political decisions were being left
to the French.
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PARATROOPER

Pvt. Robert J. Lehrschal1 Of
Wilmington is a member Of the
S2nd Airborne division, which
foated into France for the first
attack on the enemy on the con-
tinent of Europe several hours be-
fore H-hour on invasion day.
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Aviation Cadet

Aviation Cadet
William H. Wat.
tiers Of Kure's
Beach, recently
completed t h e
first phase of his
flight training at
an A A F base
unit, Hawthorne
f i e | d, Orange.
burg, S. c., and
has been assign.
ed to one of the
basic fl y i n 6
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KILLED IN ACCIDENT

CAMP WHEELER, Ca, Aug. 10
-(RACamp Wheeler authorities to-
day reported the death of Pvt.
Nicholas E. Frye of China Grove,
N. c., in a training accident at the
infantry replacement center on
Aug. 8.