From the files of Oct. 4, 1945
Holly Pond News
Pvt. Kenneth Burgess, who has just finished his basic training in Florida, is spending his furlough here with his parents and will report to California for reassignment on Tuesday.
Pvt. A. J. Thomas recently visited here while on his furlough.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Pinyon, Arlond and Beatrice and Marie and James Horsley of Blountsville were Sunday evening guests of Evonne Reid and family here.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Pruitt are here with Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Dunkin for a few days. Taylor has recently received his honorable discharge from the Marines in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Burgess of Gardendale visited relatives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lovi Crumbley of Birmingham have been recent guests of relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Lommer Lasseter of Birmingham have been recent guests of relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Reid and son, Walter, and Mr. and Mrs. George Summers spent Sunday in Anniston visiting Mrs. Summers there.
Mrs. Mary Reid and son Walter are spending this week in Anniston as guests of her mother, Mrs. Summers.
Mrs. Lena Reid spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Patterson.
Walter Shaw spent Friday in Decatur at the cattle show.
Pfc. Harlond Whatley is spending a ten day leave with his parents here.
HANCEVILLE HAPPENINGS
By HAZEL CARSTENSEN
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Kelton and children of Birmingham spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gibbs.
Miss Wanda Gibbs was the week end guest of Wanda Gibbs.
The children of Cullman were the guests of Mrs. Watson Carter and daughter, last week end.
Mrs. Grady Wiggins, Jr. of Cullman spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Edmondson.
Pvt. Grady Wiggins attended the third birthday party of his brother Wednesday, August 29th. He has received an honorable discharge, but has not yet been home.
Mrs. E. C. Gibbs, Pvt. Grady Wiggins and Mrs. Will Rowe spent the week end in Cullman.
Neil Carter is spending a few days at home on leave.
Sgt. Jack Allred, who has been in Germany, is spending a 30-day furlough with his family.
Mrs. C. Geo. A. Green, Mrs. E. R. Bussinger and little daughter, Eric Page, of Gardendale visited Mrs. Olmen Compton Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Land Shaltey Steele and Mrs. Richard Ponder spent Friday in Birmingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Compton of Birmingham spent Monday with Mrs. Vann Gibbs.
Mrs. Vann Gibbs attended the funeral of her brother, James B. Kelly.
James B. Kelly spent the week end in Birmingham.
Mrs. Cooper Compton of Birmingham spent Saturday with her mother.
Mrs. John Johnson, who is now in Tokyo on a Detachment, is spending a few days with his parents.
John Allred of Birmingham spent Tuesday with his parents.
Sgt. Muse of Killen has received an honorable discharge from the Navy over three years has received an honorable discharge.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Blizzard of Birmingham spent the week end with Mrs. James Kelly and son James Kelly.
Dr. D. Kelly, Dr. D. Norton, State Super High School of the Income Tax were the week end guests of Mrs. D. Norton.
Miss Jessie Rice of Birmingham spent Sunday with relatives.
Miss Jessie Rice of Birmingham has been overseas for over three years and is now on a furlough.
Miss Mary Lou Hammond spent the week end with her parents.
Mrs. J. C. Grimmett of Cullman spent Friday with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ballard, Jr. of Birmingham spent the week end in Birmingham.
William Ballard spent Saturday in Decatur.
S/Sgt. Earl Chandler spent the week end with his parents.
S/Sgt. Earl Chandler is spending his furlough with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Reatha Chandler and son, John, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. John Ellisor of Cullman.
To and Fro
BY EAGLE EYE
For 31 days before Japanese hostilities ceased, a U. S. Navy submarine, Gabian, patrolled the waters seventeen airmen, who bailed out of their planes near the enemy shore. One of the members of the crew of the submarine was E. N. Head, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Head of Route 1, Cullman. He is now home on leave with his wife and children. In two years, he will report to Galveston, Texas, for duty.
An appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., has been granted to Amando Dudley Patrick, son of Mrs. Dudley Patrick of Cullman. He is a graduate of the Cullman County High School. He has been in the Navy for a year. He has passed his preliminary course and will enter the Naval Academy in the fall.
One of the Cullman County men in the Navy is Pfc. Richard T. Barnes, F 1/c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Barnes of Cullman. He has spent the majority of his 39 months in the Navy in Florida, and at sea.
For the fifth time in 39 months, Van Smith has served in the Navy. He was on the U.S.S. Wichita. First in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, then in the Pacific, where he was with Task Force 38. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Smith of Cullman. Van Smith is an Electrician’s Mate. When asked what he thought of the Japanese surrender, he declared that he couldn’t say, because things were happening so fast, and often, all the moments were exciting.
“Both Doyal (Buck) Yates and I are here and we are the only two from Cullman. We want to get our news through the Tribune.” This is from a letter from Honolulu, Hawaii, from Pfc. Doyal Yates, who is stationed at Pearl Harbor. When he arrived in Honolulu, he found Doyal waiting for him. Then they went to the post office and found they had been waiting for interesting news about their home town.
Two bales of cotton were picked on the same day, after the frost of last week. The cotton was gathered in this field on Rt. 1, Cullman. The cotton was ginned at the gin of Mr. L. J. Grob, as well as did a good deal of cotton in Tuscumbia.
On his way to the Pacific as a member of the U. S. Navy is Jack Vogel, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Vogel, of San Francisco. On Saturday night, he left for the Pacific. The Vogel’s other son, Captain Vogel, is in the Air Corps and is now in training for Pacific duty.
An order for the book, “The Trail of Tears,” has been received by the Tribune from a Cullman County soldier who is way, way off in the Pacific. He wants to read the book, for one of those books which he had seen advertised in the Tribune some weeks ago.
Cotton production in Cullman County is lagging this year. U. S. Department of Agriculture reports that only 2,761 bales for the crop of 1944 to the same date last year.
