The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08

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and see hardness of every kind
but I don't let it get the best of
me. War is hell but soldier does
not need to be a devil. The world
is going to need a lot of men with
ideals and decency and morale
after the war is over and I pray
God that I may be one of those
men to build up what war and
crime has torn down. May God
bless America, my home"
Pvt. Warren Stamper, who has
been stationed at San Angelo:
Texas, for some time, is now
home on furlough before report
ing for duty at Fort George G.
Meade, Md. He is the son of Mrs.
Polly Jane Stamper, of White
top.
S-Sgt. Claude Powers, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin Powers, of
Lansing, has reported to Keesler
Field, Miss, to take Army Air
Forces Training Command ex-
aminations to determine his
qualifications as a pre-aviation
cadet.
Pvt. Joseph Glenn Little, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Little, for
mer1y of Clifton, now employed
at Darlington, Md, is now some
where in France, near the Ger
man border. On last Christmas
night he entered a house, former
Iy occupied by Germans; where
some of his company were play
ing Christmas carols, at piano
and singing, and broadcast the
story of recent battles be had been
through. ave had three PATROLS"
Joe said. 'Two in this little town
and one on the forward slope of
the hill a couple of miles east.
That one, No. 8, was ours: There
were four of us to begin with.
We belong to the Intelligence and
Reconnaissance Platoon, which in
some ways, isn't so bad. Of course
we've got to memorize everything
but on the other hand, We al
ways know where we've been and
where we are and where we're
supposed to go-and that's some
thing. But patrol work is pretty
hard" Pvt. Little is making
fine record in his work.
Pvt. Horton G.. Sexton, who is
stationed with the infantry at
Fort Mcclellan, Ala, was en-
ployed by the Glenn L. Martin
Company, before entering serv-,
ice. His wife was before her
marriage, Miss Mildred Osborne,
of Nathan's Creek.
Reeves Edens, of the U. S. Ma
wy, who is stationed in California,
visited his grandfather, Mr.. J. F.
Reeves, of West Jefferson, and
other relatives in the county over
the past week end. He has been
in service for one and half
years.
Pfc. NOrvel F. HOuck, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Houck, who
has been in service for fourteen
months, is now somewhere in
Germany and writes that he is
getting along fine.
John A. Weaver, Jr., of the Ar
my, who has been i'll and receiv-
ing treatment in an Army hospi-
tai in Virginia for sometime, is
now stationed at Phoenexville,
Pa. He writes that he is getting
along fine.
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been in New York for sometime,
spent the week end with his sis
ter, Mrs. Ray Koontz, at Ports
mouth, Va.
Pvt. Charles Edwards, of the
infantry, who has been ill at the
base hospital at Camp Blanding,
Fla, has returned to his company,
where he will complete basic
training. Pvt. Edwards is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Ed
wards, of West Jefferson, and
husband Of the former Miss Nina
Hartzog, of Idlewild.
T-Sgt. John C. Witherspoon,
son of Mr.. and Mrs John E. Wi
therspoon, of Jefferson, and hus-
band of the former Miss Ruth
Shatley, also of Jefferson, was
recently awarded the Combat
Infantryman Badge for outstand-
ing service and exemplary con-
duct against the enemy during the