North Carolina County War Records, WWII COWARREC
Abstract
Records contributed by county collectors, including scrapbooks compiled by the collectors,
schoolchildren, and patriotic societies; local publications; soldiers' letters; questionnaires
concerning servicemen; lists of servicemen; photographs; reports of war-related activities
in each county; newspapers and clippings; personal papers of servicemen; and miscellaneous.
Originally titled "War-Related Activities in the Counties"
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- North Carolina County War Records
- Call Number
- WWII COWARREC
- Creator
- Department of Cultural Resources. Division of Archives and History.
- Date
- 1938-1947
- Extent
- 2553 cubic feet
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
Collection Overview
Records contributed by county collectors, including scrapbooks compiled by the collectors, schoolchildren, and patriotic societies; local publications; soldiers' letters; questionnaires concerning servicemen; lists of servicemen; photographs; reports of war-related activities in each county; newspapers and clippings; personal papers of servicemen; and miscellaneous.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by alphabetically by county.
Contents of the Collection
1. Alamance
2. Alexander
3. Alleghany
4. Anson
Stinson Field Weekly Bulletin, newsletter of Army Air Base, Stinson Field, San Antonio,
Texas, two issues: December 24, 1943, January 14, 1944
2
The Student Prints, monthly newsletter of Wadesboro High School, eleven issues: May
1941, November, December 1942, February, October, November, December 1943, February,
March, April, May 1944
2
5. Beaufort
6. Bladen
7. Buncombe
Lettters from servicemen to Mr. and Mrs. Otis Duncan, 1942-1944: correspondents include
Burgin W. Baity, Ralph W. Holcombe, Jim F. Lawrence, William F. Keller, William E.
Westcott, and a nephew named Tom.
3
Imperial Indicator, weekly newsletter of the Imperial Life Insurance Co. of Asheville,
nine issues: February-June 1944
3
Lions Roar, weekly bulletin of the Lions Club of Asheville, fifty issues: October
1, 1942; August 25, 1943-July 26, 1944
3
8. Cabarrus
Photographs: war activities in the county; includes three photographs of Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt visiting Cannon Mills, 1942
9
Art Hi-Lights, monthly journal of J. W. Cannon High School Art Club, seven issues:
January, April 1941; October 1943, October-November, December 1944, January, October
1945
9
Coltragrams, monthly journal of Coltrane Grammar School, eight issues: October, November,
December 1944, February, April, October, November, December 1945
9
The Inspirer, monthly newsletter of the First Presbyterian Church, Concord, nine issues:
May 1945-January 1946
9
Kerr-ent Events, monthly employee newsletter of Kerr Bleaching and Finishing Works,
twenty-one issues: March-December 1944, February-December 1945
9
The Lutheran, weekly journal of the United Lutheran Church in America, two issues:
January 12, 26, 1944
9
The North Carolina Gardener, quarterly journal of The Garden Club of North Carolina,
Inc., Autumn 1945 issue
9
Plant 6 News, monthly newsletter of Cannon Mills Plant 6, sixteen issues: July-December
1944, February-November 1945
9
Rotary Speaks, bi-weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Kannapolis, seven issues:
March 20, June 5, 26, July 24, September 25, November 3, 1944; May 7, 1945
10
Schools at War, quarterly news bulletin for teachers, War Finance Division, U.S. Treasury,
April 1944 issue
10
Tachy-Phasia, monthly newsletter of the Cadet Nurse Corps, Cabarrus County Hospital,
nine issues: February-December 1944, March 1945
10
The Uplift, weekly journal of the Stonewall Jackson Manual Training and Industrial
School, 107 issues: February 12, 1921; November 7, 1942; September 4, December 4,
1943; February 5, March 4, 11, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 20, 27, June 3, 10,
17, 24, July 1, 8. 15, 29, August 5, 12, 26, September 2, 16, 23, 30, October 7, 21,
November 4, 11, 18, 25, December 2, 9, 16, 23, 1944; January 6, 13, 20, February 3,
10, 17, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28, 1945, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June
2, 9, 16, 23, July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 18, 25, September 8, 15, 22, 29, October
6, 13, 20, 27, Nov
10
9. Caldwell
10. Carteret
11. Caswell
12. Catawba
13. Cherokee
14. Cleveland
The Globe Girdler, monthly newsletter of Fallston High School for its graduates in
military service, thirteen issues: 1944 (bound), February-March, June, July-August
1945, and scrapbook edition
23
The Mountain Line, bulletin of the Kings Mountain Lions Club, two issues: February
17, April 20, 1944
23
Rotary-Gram, occasional newsletter for servicemen published by the Rotary Club of
Shelby, four issues: October 31, December 5, 1942; May 20, 1943; July 4, 1944
23
Miscellaneous: twelve bulletins, Central Methodist Church of Shelby, 1942-1943; two
bulletins, First Baptist Church of Shelby, 1942, 1943; certificate of appreciation
to Z. P. Mitchell for administration of Selective Service System; copy of front page
of V-E edition of The Shelby Daily Star, May 7, 1945; partial list of servicemen,
next of kin, and addresses; and organization chart for local emergency medical services
23
15. Craven
"The Old Home Town," mimeographed newsletter for and about area servicemen, edited
by Gertrude E. Lancaster and Robert L. Pugh, thirty-five undated issues
25
Sudan's Red Fez, newsletter of the Sudan Temple, New Bern, eighteen issues: January,
February, March, April, May, June, September, October 1945; March, April, June-July,
August-September, October, November 1946; February, March, April, May, June-July 1947
25
Miscellaneous: biographical sketch of Comdr. John Murray Thornton, U.S. Navy; pamphlet
re. opening of City-County Health Center, New Bern; pamphlet titled, "Is Compulsory
Military Peace Time Training Adequate or Necessary?" by Rev. F. Hubert Morris, First
Presbyterian Church, New Bern; print of Tryon Palace; program, working meeting of
regional and county chairmen, Women's Division, War Finance Committee, n.d.; souvenir
programs, Sudan Temple Spring Ceremonial, 1945-1947; and weekly schedules of events,
New Bern USO Clubs, 1942-1943
25
16. Cumberland
Miscellaneous: correspondence concerning Maj. Duncan C. Rogers Jr., 9th Division;
newsletter for servicemen, Galatia Church, six issues, March-July 1944; program, Fayetteville
High School Band annual concert, n.d.; and students' artwork re. flood of September
1946, Person Street School, Fayetteville
25
17. Currituck
Club to benefit War Relief Fund; bulletin, Providence Baptist Church, Shawboro, with
list of congregation in service, 1942; certificate of appreciation from the United
War Fund of North Carolina to Mrs. E. F. Morgan; invitation to American Red Cross
dance, Coinjock; and report of Health Department activities, 1943
25
18. Davidson
Miscellaneous: pocket-size booklet: On Duty for God and Country, January-March 1944;
four bulletins, Heidelberg Evangelical and Reformed Church, March 26-April 16, 1944;
four flyers advertising events sponsored by the Thomasville Community War Council,
1942, n.d.; letters to and list of servicemen from First Baptist Church, Thomasville;
list of servicemen, Thomasville Draft Board #2, through November 1943; lists of servicemen,
Thomasville Draft Board #2, who were killed in action, died from injuries, missing
in action, or prisoners of war; pages from The Church Bell, newsletter of Unity and
Fa
25
The Thomasville Tribune, twenty-six issues: February 17, 22, 24, March 2, 7, 9, 14,
16, 23, 28, 30, April 11, 13, 18, 25, 27, May 2, 9, 11, 23, 25, 30, June 1, 13, 15,
20, 1944
26
"News of the Churches," weekly and occasional press releases issued by the Press Service
of the North Carolina Council of Churches, June 1943-July 1947 (broken series)
27
WAC FAC, newsletter (first weekly, then bimonthly, then monthly) of the U.S. Army
Recruiting Station, Durham, eighteen issues: July 1943-August 1944
27
Miscellaneous: booklet: War Emergency Ordinance of the City of Durham North Carolina,
1942; bulletin, Duke Memorial Methodist Church, May 6, 1945; list of enlistees in
the U.S. Navy; miscellaneous printed materials from the Durham County Office of Civilian
Defense; program, Press Institute Dinner, Duke University, 1945; and typescripts of
editorials from The Durham Sun and the Durham Morning Herald, February 2, 3, 1946
28
19. Edgecombe
Battle, Turner Westray
Scope and Contents note:
Papers reflecting the service of Capt. Turner Westray Battle of Rocky Mount in the U.S. Marine Corps, including commission as first lieutenant, 1942; letter of condolence from Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor, to his mother, Nell G. Battle, upon his death in service, 1944; magazine and newspaper clippings; and photograph
29
Boyce, Westray Battle
Scope and Contents note:
Papers reflecting the service of Lt. Col. Westray Battle Boyce of Rocky Mount, director of the Women's Army Corps, including certificate of award (copy), Cross of Military Service, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1946; citations for Legion of Merit and Oak Leaf Cluster; issue of Pass In Review, bimonthly newsletter of Gaston Post No. 23, American Legion, December 1, 1944; letter from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1947; two letters to her grandmother, Nell G. Battle of Rocky Mount, 1944, 1948; magazine clipping: letter from Lieutenant Colonel Boyce, 1944; newspaper clippings; two photographs; and separation qualification record and certificate of service, 1947
29
The Gleam, monthly newsletter of the First Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, four issues:
March, April, May, July 1944
29
The Home Front News, monthly newsletter for servicemen published by the Tarboro Rotary
Club, thirty-nine issues: July 1942-August 1945
29
The Riverside Bulletin, weekly newsletter for employees of Rocky Mount Mills in the
armed forces, fifty-five issues: March 22, 1944-April 25, 1945
30
20. Forsyth
Pine Whispers, student newspaper, James A. Gray High School, John W. Hanes High School
and R. J. Reynolds High School, twenty-three issues: September 24, October 15, November
10, 24, December 14, 1943; January 20, February 8, 29, May 10, October 20, November
2, 17, December 1, 15, 1944; January 16, 30, February 16, March 7, 29, September 28,
November 2, 20, 1945
32
The Salemite, weekly student newspaper, Salem College, thirty-four issues: February
12, 19, 26, March 12, 19, 26, April 9, 30, May 7, 21, September 24, October 1, 8,
15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, December 3, 10, 1943; January 14, February 11, 18,
25, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 1944
32
Personal correspondence of Rev. Douglas L. Rights, county collector of war records,
1943, n.d.: includes three letters from E. L. Sandefur, regional director of the Congress
of Industrial Organizations, re. unionizing employees of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
33
Quill Pencil, publication of the Scribblers' Club, Salem Academy, three issues: October
1942, April 1943, and commencement issue, 1943
33
Tidings, newsletter of the Advent Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, twelve issues: September
2-December 2, 1944
33
Trinity News, monthly newsletter for servicemen of Trinity Moravian Church, Winston-Salem,
twelve issues: January 1942-November 1944; and one issue of Trinity Youth, November
1944
33
The Twin Citizen, monthly newsletter of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, eleven
issues: April, May, September, December 1945; February, March, June, August, September,
October-November, December 1946
33
The Wachovia, monthly publication of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, five issues:
March, September, December 1943; September 1944; January 1945
33
James A. Gray High School: includes three binders of letters from servicemen to Miss
Kathleen Gray and other teachers
35
Scrapbooks: newspaper clippings (source unidentified, but probably the county collector
of war records)
39
Miscellaneous: annual report of the Wachovia Historical Society, 1943; booklet: Daily
Texts 1943 for Moravian United States Service Men; bulletin, Saint Paul's Church,
Winston-Salem, March 28, 1943; catalog, Firestone Stores, 1943; and programs and menus,
Station Hospital, Camp Carrabelle, Florida, Thanksgiving and Christmas, 1942
40
21. Franklin
Holden, Gertrese V.: Papers reflecting the service of T.Sgt. Gertrese V. Holden of
Youngsville in the 248th Quartermaster Battalion, U.S. Army, including official orders
and correspondence; newspaper clipping; and two photographs.
40
Timberlake, Elizabeth G.: Papers reflecting the service of PFC Elizabeth G. Timberlake
of Louisburg in the Women's Army Corps, including certificate to wear WAAC service
ribbon; photograph; and letters of condolence to her mother upon her death in service,
1944.
40
The Franklin Times, Louisburg weekly, fourteen issues: February 15, 1929; February
11, 18, 25, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 1944
41
The Franklinton Post, Franklinton weekly, eighteen issues: December 30, 1943; February
10, 17, 24, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25, August
10, 1944
41
School Daze: monthly newspaper of Louisburg High School, thirteen issues: October,
November, December 1944; January, February, March, April, October, November 1945;
February, March, April, May 1946
41
Miscellaneous: bulletin, Louisburg College, February 1945; bulletins, Louisburg Methodist
Church, 1941, 1944, 1945; centennial bulletin, Perry's Chapel Baptist Church, June
4, 1944; mimeographed letter from Sgt. J. A. Newell, n.d.; program and menu, San Antonio
Aviation Cadet Center, Christmas, 1943; and statement of death benefits paid by the
New Deal Mutual Burial Association, 1943
42
22. Gaston
Pass In Review, bimonthly newsletter of Gaston Post No. 23, American Legion, forty-two
issues, February 1, March 1, 15, April 1, 15, May 1, 15, June 1, July 1, 15, August
1, 15, September 1, 15, October 1, 15, November 15, December 1, 1943; February 1,
15, March 1, 15, May 1, 15, June 1, 15, July 1, 15, August 1, 15, September 1, October
1, 15, November 1, December 1, 15, 1944; January 1, 15, July 15, August 1, 15, V-J
Day, 1945
45
Pass In Review, twenty-six issues bound in volume: February 1, 15, March 1, 15, April
1, 15, May 1, 8 (V-E Day), 15, June 1, 15, July 1, 15, August 1, V-J Day, August 15,
September 1, 15, October 1, 15, November 1, 15, December 1, 15, 1945; January 1, 15,
1946
46
Scrapbook compiled by William Gaston Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution,
Gastonia
Mixed Materials
(Akers) Terminal Topics, monthly newsletter of Akers Motor Lines, Inc., Gastonia,
fifteen issues: February, June, September, November 1943; January, February, March-April,
May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1944
48
American News and Views, monthly newsletter of American Yarn and Processing Company,
Mount Holly, twenty issues: April, June, July, August, September, October, December
1944; January, February, March, April, June, December 1945; January, April, May, June,
August, September, October 1946
48
Fine Yarns, monthly newsletter of the Gastonia Chapter of the National Honor Society,
two issues: December 1942, April 1943
48
Gastonia Jaycee Bulletin, monthly newsletter of the Gastonia Junior Chamber of Commerce,
five issues: November, December 1942; January, February, July 1943
48
23. Gates
Miscellaneous: minutes of the annual session of the Chowan Baptist Association, 1942;
programs: Gates County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs, achievement day, 1943,
1944; Gates County 4-H Achievement Program, 1943; Northeastern District Welfare Conference,
1944; and Sixteenth District of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs, annual
meeting, 1944; reports of war activities: Gatesville Woman's Club and Sunbury High
School; and yearbooks of the Gatesville Woman's Club, 1941-1942, 1943-1944
48
24. Graham
Miscellaneous: brochure: "Work at Fontana Dam: An Essential War Job"; seven issues
of Fontana Dam Safety - News, monthly newsletter: June, November 1943; March, April,
May, June, July 1944; program, visit to Fontana Dam by board of directors and department
heads of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1944; and program, visit of Donald M. Nelson,
chairman of the federal War Production Board, to Fontana Dam, 1944
48
Graham County News, weekly, fifty-five issues: May 22, August 21, September 4, 11,
October 14, 28, December 16, 1942; January 13, 20, February 3, 10, 24, April 14, May
19, 26, June 2, July 21, August 11, 25, October 13, 20, 27, December 1, 15, 22, 1943;
January 5, 12, 19, February 2, 9, 16, March 15, 22, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10,
17, 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, September
6, 1944
49
25. Granville
The Flash (subsequently Lightning Strikes Twice), weekly bulletin of the 78th Division,
two issues: December 18, 1942, January 22, 1943
50
Granville Service Organization bimonthly bulletin, four issues: November 18, December
2, 17, 1942; January 6, 1943
50
Miscellaneous: brochure re. Granville County and Oxford; issue of Washington Review,
January 4, 1943; newsletter of U.S. Army recruiting station, Durham, September 18,
1943; newspaper clippings; poster, Office of Emergency Management, "He's Watching
You," 1942; schedule, Granville Trans. Company, for service between Oxford and Camp
Butner; and yearbook, John Penn Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1945
50
26. Guilford
Newspaper clippings, 1942-1943; includes series in the Greensboro Daily News of biographical
sketches of mayors of Greensboro, by Cecil and Nellie Rowe Jones, 1943
51
Church Council Bulletin, monthly publication of the North Carolina Council of Churches,
twenty-five issues: September, November 1940; January, May, September, November 1941;
January, March, May, September, November 1942; January, March, May 1943; January,
March, September, November 1944; January, March, May, November 1945; January, May,
September 1946
51
From Pillar To Post, monthly newsletter of the Men in Service Committee of the Woman's
Auxiliary, First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, twenty issues: November 1942; July,
October 1943; February-December 1944; January-April, October, December 1945
51
Reports of war activities: handouts from luncheon at Greensboro, August 12, 1946,
including promotional bulletin, Women's Section, U.S. Savings Bonds Division for North
Carolina, 1946, and nine newsletters re. Schools Savings Program, U.S. Savings Bonds
Division, Treasury Department, 1945-1946
52
Miscellaneous: articles re. Margaret Banks, music director, WBIG radio station; booklet:
Pointee Talkie, No. 5 (for translating Chinese and other languages of Southeast Asia);
honor roll of servicemen from First Baptist Church, Greensboro; inventory of Guilford
County World War II records in Greensboro Public Library; invitation and program,
commencement exercises, Woman's College, 1944; program, Recognition Day, World War
Memorial Stadium, 1946; programs, Memorial Day, Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial, Forest
Lawn Cemetery, 1942, 1943, 1945; samples of soldiers' reference c
52
27. Halifax
28. Harnett
29. Haywood
30. Henderson
31. Hertford
The GPC News, monthly publication of the Growers Peanut Cooperative, Inc., Ahoskie,
February 1945 issue
53
Miscellaneous: certificate of appreciation for W. D. Boone for service in administrating
the Selective Training and Service Act, 1943; personal war service record (Virginia):
Reginald V. Smith of Ahoskie; and programs: commencement exercises, Murfreesboro High
School and Winton Elementary School, 1944; dedication of service plaque, Mt. Tabor
Baptist Church, 1944; and session of Woman's Missionary Union, Ahoskie Baptist Church,
1944
53
32. Hoke
Hoke High Lights, monthly newsletter of Hoke County High School, Raeford, nine issues:
November, December 1942; February, April, November, December 1943; March, April, November
1944
54
Service Men's News Letter, publication of Raeford Presbyterian Church, two issues:
January 26, March 19, 1943
54
Miscellaneous: bulletins: First Presbyterian Church, Raeford, 1944-1945 (17), Raeford
Methodist Church, 1944 (1), Raeford Presbyterian Church, 1940-1944 (11); calendar
of recreational events, Maxton Air Base, June 1943; copy of citation for silver star,
Lt. Gilbert M. Ray, 1944; copy of letter to Ina Bethune concerning her brother Paul,
missing in action, 1944; and newspaper clippings
54
33. Iredell
34. Jackson
35. Lee
Scrapbooks: "Lee County History of World War II," newspaper clippings compiled by
Mrs. R. E. Carrington, county collector, volumes 1 and 2, 1941-1944
56
Scrapbooks: "Lee County History of World War II," newspaper clippings compiled by
Mrs. R. E. Carrington, county collector, volumes 2a and 3, 1944-1945 (filed at the
end of volume 3 are photographs of four African-American servicemen: N. L. Donaghue,
John D. Hunter, Garland M. McIver, and Pilgrim McIver; and letters from Hunter, both
McIvers, and Thomas Eugene McLean)
57
36. Lenoir
Lists of soldiers who died in service: includes letters from relatives providing details
of the service of Norman Lee Barfield, Earl Leroy Brown, William Horace Byrd, William
Wilson Farmer, Ace Wilbur Holland, James Roscoe Holland, James S. Howard, Rex Everett
Lee, Leavy J. Moore, Johnny D. Perry, Charles Malcolm Price, Paul Sawyer, Dave Taylor,
Hubert R. Waters, and Charles W. Willett
59
Photographs: displays of German and Japanese war relics in the windows of A. J. Sutton
and Sons store in Kinston; and eight photographs of Kleber Denmark and airplanes at
Naples Airport
59
Miscellaneous: booklets: Bomb Reconnaissance and Should We Return to Rationing?; certificates:
to Lenoir County Council of Office of Civilian Defense, 1945, and to Nicholas Walker
for honorable service in AAF aircraft warning program, 1945; instructional materials,
bomb reconnaissance agents course; instructions for zone (or block) mothers; letter
of welcome from Mayor John R. Sams to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1944; map of Kinston,
1940, marked to show boundaries of zones [removed and filed as MilColl.WWII.Maps.64];
menu, Camp Exchange Restaurant, Camp Davis, 1942; programs: anniversary of
59
37. Lincoln
38. McDowell
Miscellaneous: list of articles in The Marion Progress and The McDowell News re. camp
for conscientious objectors near Marion; magazine and newspaper clippings; photograph
of display in store window re. women from the county in the armed forces (list of
servicewomen on verso); and report of war activities in schools
62
39. Madison
40. Martin
Church bulletins: Memorial Baptist Church, Williamston, 1943-1945, Williamston Christian
Church, 1945, and miscellaneous
62
Letters from servicemen (mostly letters to Francis Manning, editor of the The (Williamston)
Enterprise, or forwarded by the recipient to the newspaper for publication):
Correspondence of Francis Manning, editor of The Enterprise and county war collector,
1942-1945, n.d.
66
Letters from Katie and Amy Stone in London to their brother, E. E. Stone, in Williamston,
1940-1941
66
Prisoner-of-war camp: records of S.C.U. 3497, prisoner-of-war camp near Williamston,
including certificates of contract labor performed by prisoners, August 1944-February
1946; farm labor report, December 1944-December 1945; photograph of Christmas manger
scene created by German prisoners, 1945; and programs, Thanksgiving and Christmas
dinners, 1944
67
Selective Service records: lists of registrants, 1940-1941, lists of selectees, 1941;
record of delinquents, 1943; and miscellaneous
68
Miscellaneous: includes address by S. L. Roberson to the Robersonville Rotary Club
re. post-war "work pile" project, 1944; agreement signed by Williamston merchants
re. closing stores on V-J Day, 1945; certificate of appreciation to The Williamston
Enterprise from the Army Service Forces, n.d.; certificates of service to Francis
Manning from the Office of Price Administration and the Army Air Forces Aircraft Warning
Service, 1944; chart showing county crop production goals for 1944; ration tickets;
roster of chief observers, First Interceptor Command, Ground Observer Section; roster
68
41. Mecklenburg
Letters from servicemen: letters and postcards from or concerning Ensign Ruth Morris
Kilgo of Charlotte, 1944, who served in the WAVES
68
The Spinning Wheel, monthly newsletter of the American Trust Company, Charlotte, seven
issues: April, May, June, July, August, September, November 1945
68
Miscellaneous: includes booklet: Welcome Soldier! to Charlotte, North Carolina; brochure,
catalogue, postcards, and director's report, Mint Museum of Art, 1942-1944; copy of
letter to Mrs. Maxwell R. Holder from Lt. Gen. George C. Kenney, 5th Air Force, concerning
the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to her husband, 1943; personal war service
record of James Homer Boyles of Cornelius; and program, biennial meeting of North
Carolina Library Association, 1943
68
Newspaper clippings compiled by the Battle of Charlotte Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, 1942-1943
69
Newspaper clippings compiled by Inez Covington, historian of the Liberty Hall Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution, 1943-1944
69
42. Montgomery
43. Nash
Church bulletins: Nashville Baptist Church, 1942; Nashville Methodist Church, 1943-1944;
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 1943; and Red Oak Baptist Church, 1943
72
Lists of servicemen with brief biographical sketches, and lists of servicemen from
the congregations of several churches in the county
72
Proppaganda, monthly newsletter of the Special Service Office, U.S. Army Air Forces,
October 1943 issue
72
The Young People's Friend, monthly newsletter of the Free Will Baptist Orphange, Middlesex,
March 15, 1945 issue
72
Miscellaneous: includes annual report, Nash County Health Department, 1939; letter
to the mayor of Nashville from Mrs. Rose Mohle, Altenstadt, Germany, requesting donations
of food and clothing, 1948; program, Achievement Day, Nash County Federation of Home
Demonstration Clubs, 1943; student essay titled, "Future Objectives of Nash County
Youth," by Theresa M. Taylor; summary of annual reports, Nashville Baptist Church,
1943; typescript history of Nash County, by Louise J. Sills, 1943; and typescript
history of Spring Hope, by Mrs. Ivie H. L. Wilder, n.d.
72
44. New Hanover
Publications: The North Carolina Shipbuilder, monthly employee newsletter of the North
Carolina Shipbuilding Company, thirty-three issues: October 1943-June 1946 [note:
booklet titled, Five Years of North Carolina Shipbuilding, replaced the May 1946 issue]
74
Historical sketches by Lucile Banck Edwards, county war records collector, on various
topics, including awards to New Hanover High School and the W. and J. Sloane Company;
Bluethenthal Airport and Field; Crusoe Island; erosion at Fort Fisher; Green Swamp;
Jeep Campaign in county school; Junior Reserve Officers Training Training Corps; launching
of Liberty Ships by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company; National Youth Administration
training camp; numbers of county men in service; U.S.O. clubs; scrap drives; trailer
camp for defense workers; and war bond sales.
75
45. Northampton
46. Orange
Carolina Volunteer Training Corps, University of North Carolina, Military Department:
includes letterhead; organization and regulations, school year 1942-1943; photographs;
roll of honor; and training map and protractors from the Military Service Publishing
Company [see also Box 76]
75
Letters from servicemen: letters and postcards from Hospital Apprentice 2/c William
J. Beard to Nell Hines, written from Bainbridge, Maryland, and Portsmouth, Virginia,
1945 (includes photographs); letter from Chaplain Cadet Vincent H. Anderson to Nell
Hines, August 14, 1944; and unidentified serviceman to "Mr. Russell," July 28, 1944
75
Alpha Muse, annual newsletter of the Alpha Mu Chapter, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, University
of North Carolina, August 1, 1941 issue
75
Popular Government, monthly publication of the Institute of Government, University
of North Carolina, nine issues: June, July, October 1943, October, November, December
1944, January 1945, January 1946, February 1947
75
The University of North Carolina News Letter, bimonthly newsletter of the Institute
for Research in Social Sciences, six issues: April 11, 25, May 9, 23, October 31,
1945, January 16, 1946
75
What's Cookin', bimonthly newsletter of the 273rd Station Hospital, Camp Butner, December
3, 1943 issue
75
Miscellaneous: booklet: A Guide to the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center,
Fort Bragg, North Carolina (1942); pamphlet: "This Week in Chapel Hill," five issues,
1944-1945; panoramic photograph of Company 4668, U.S. Naval Training Center, Bainbridge,
Maryland, February 16, 1945 [removed and filed as MilColl.WWII.Panoramas.1]; program,
dedication of Thomas Burke memorial, Latta Plantation, 1944; program, Social Studies
Conference, Chapel Hill, 1944; rosters, wrestling match, University of North Carolina
vs. University of Virginia, 1945; and telephone directory, Chapel Hill, 19
75
Carolina Volunteer Training Corps, University of North Carolina, Military Department:
index cards (titled "Report of Additional Physical Education Activities") showing
name and class of students; two sets of cards, arranged alphabetically, one group
of which is scored for "M.Sc." [military science]
76
47. Pasquotank
The Consolidated East Coast News, monthly employee newsletter, Elizabeth City Division
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, seven issues: January, February, March,
April, May, August, September 1943
77
The Loudspeaker, monthly student newsletter of Elizabeth City High School, nine issues:
December 1942; February, March, May, October, November, December 1943; February, March
1944
77
"On the Home Front," newsletter for servicemen, published by Cann Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Elizabeth City, seven issues: November 4, 1943; January 24, July 7, October
24, 1944; March 1, May 2, July 20, 1945
77
The Pasquobetsian, bimonthly newsletter of the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce,
seven issues: September 15, November 15, 1944; January 15, April 15, July 27, October
15, 1945; January 23, 1946
77
The S. L. Sheep News, newsletter of the S. L. Sheep School, Elizabeth City, five issues:
February 2, May 6, May 28, November 11, 1943; February 3, 1944
77
Tar Heel Times, bimonthly publication of the Elizabeth City Division Consolidated
Vultee Aircraft Corporation, seventeen issues: January 7, 1943; August 4, 18, September
1, 15, 29, October 13, 1944; March 28, April 11, 25, May 9, 23, June 6, 20, July 4,
18, August 1, 1945
77
Miscellaneous: excerpts from black-out ordinance, Elizabeth City, 1942; list of servicemen,
First Methodist Church; map showing locations of proposed bombing targets in Albemarle
Sound; program, dedication of Coast Guard Air Station, Elizabeth City, 1940; program,
"Victory Community Sing," n.d.; transcript of speech delivered to Elizabeth City Kiwanis
Club by two officers attached to Free French unit training at Naval Patrol Plane Base,
1943
77
48. Pender
49. Pitt
50. Polk
Miscellaneous: booklet: A Prayer Book for Soldiers and Sailors (1941); pamphlet re.
Gillette Woods, Tryon; photograph of United Nations flags over Main Street in Tryon,
1942; program, Sudan Temple spring ceremonial, Kinston, 1945; and samples of card
file re. servicemen maintained by the Home Friendly Club: Neathus Gray, Helen Hedekin,
and Plato Claude Jackson
79
51. Randolph
Ash-Hi-Chat, monthly newsletter, Asheboro High School, five issues: December 1942,
January-April 1943
79
Central Falls News and Views, monthly employee newsletter, Central Falls Manufacturing
Company, Central Falls, sixteen issues: July-December 1943; January, August 1944;
March, June, July, August, November 1945; January, March, June, October, December
1946; June 1947
79
"The Franklinville Methodist Church News Letter," monthly newsletter, seven issues:
November 1943, January, February, March, May, June, August 1944
79
The Kiwanis Klarion, weekly newsletter of the Asheboro Kiwanis Club, two issues: January
25, February 1, 1944
79
"Ramseur Methodist Church News Letter," monthly newsletter, seven issues: January,
February, March, May, June, August, October 1944
79
The Wheel, weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Asheboro, eight issues: December
1, 8, 15, 1943; January 5, 12, 19, 26, February 2, 1944
79
Miscellaneous: Christmas letter sent to servicemen from Liberty Methodist Church,
1943; copies of citation, letter, and program, presentation of Oak Leaf Cluster to
parents of Sgt. Carl R. Holmes, Staley, 1944; copy of citation, award of Submarine
Combat Pin to mother of Lynwood N. Deaton; and program, memorial service sponsored
by Rotary Club of Asheboro, 1944
79
52. Richmond
Publications: Rotary-Gram, monthly newsletter for servicemen published by the Rockingham
Rotary Club, twenty-five issues: August-December 1942; January, February, March, April,
June, August, October, November 1943; December 1943-January 1944; February, March,
July, August, September, October, November-December 1944; January, February, March,
May 1945
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53. Robeson
54. Rockingham
55. Rowan
56. Rutherford
Correspondence of Clarence W. Griffin, county collector of war records, member of
the North Carolina Historical Commission, and editor of the Forest City Courier and
The Spindale Sun, 1942-1945, n.d.
81
Newspaper articles (rough drafts) and clippings: Forest City Courier and The Spindale
Sun, Clarence W. Griffin, editor
81
Photographs: autographed portrait of Secretary of State Thad Eure, 1944; Boeing Flying
Fortress named, "Rutherford County, N.C."; and lantern slide titled, "The Nation Looks
to North Carolina: Cut Pulpwood - Speed Victory NOW!"
81
Photograph of soldiers from Rutherford County: James M. Butler Jr., Hicks O. Gettys,
Fred E. Hubbard, Thomas A. Jones, Herman P. Lowdermilk Jr., Carl W. Sisk, Coble R.
Tate, and Willard A. Williams
81
The Carolina Kiwanian, monthly newsletter, Carolinas District, Kiwanis International,
nineteen issues, October-December 1943; January-May, July-October, December 1944;
January-May, September 1945
82
Payroll Savings News, monthly newsletter, War Finance Committee for North Carolina,
three issues: January-March 1945
82
Spindale Mills Echo, quarterly employee newsletter, Spindale Mills, Inc., Spindale,
seven issues: November 1943; February (includes printer's rough draft), May, September,
December 1944; March, October 1945
82
War Bulletin, monthly newsletter, North Carolina Office of Civilian Defense, three
issues: May-July 1943
82
Correspondence of Kenneth S. Tanner, chairman of the Industrial Group Committee, Rutherford
County Savings Bond Committee, 1941-1942, and chairman, U.S. War Finance Committee,
Rutherford County, 1942
82
Correspondence of Kenneth S. Tanner, chairman, U.S. War Finance Committee, Rutherford
County, 1943-1944
83
Correspondence of A. Myles Hanes, chairman, U.S. War Finance Committee, Rutherford
County, 1944-1946, n.d.
83
Miscellaneous: awards to Forest City Courier, 1943, 1944; booklet: Spindale Mills,
Inc. in the Service (contains names and addresses of employees in the armed forces
and copies of letters from servicemen); company orders, promotions in Company 36,
N.C. State Guard, 1943; invitation to Clarence W. Griffin to membership in the Council
of the Institute of American Genealogy; invitation and program, unveiling of plaque
in U.S. Capitol commemorating the centennial of the telegraph, 1944; miscellaneous
correspondence, 1943-1945; program, annual meeting of Rutherford County Chapter American
Red Cross
83
57. Sampson
58. Scotland
The Home Ties, monthly newsletter for servicemen, Montpelier Presbyterian Church and
Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, six issues: January-April, June, August 1945
85
Laurel Hill (School) News, monthly student newsletter, Laurel Hill Public School,
six issues: December 1943; May, November, December 1944; March, December 1945
85
The Laurinburg Presbyterian Church News, monthly newletter, twelve issues: June, November
1943; February, March 1944; February, April-July, September-November 1945
85
The Laurinburg Roundup, monthly newsletter for servicemen, Young Men's Class, Laurinburg
Methodist Church, twenty-one issues: November 1943-August 1945
85
Recreation News, employee newsletter, Morgan Cotton Mills, Inc., Laurel Hill, two
issues: August 1944, Summer 1945
85
Miscellaneous: church bulletin, memorial service for Lt. John Hutchison Morrison,
Church in the Pines, Laurel Hill, 1944; list of Scotland County casualties, n.d.;
program, open house, Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base, 1945; programs, annual father
and son banquet, Troop 52, Boy Scouts of America, Laurel Hill, 1944, 1945; and programs,
graduation events, Laurel Hill High School, 1944
85
59. Stanly
The Bainbridge Mainsheet, weekly newsletter, U.S. Naval Training Station, Bainbridge,
Maryland, March 4, 1944 issue
85
The Messenger, Lutheran Church publication for servicemen, two issues: December 1943,
February 1944
85
Under Two Flags, newsletter for servicemen, First Presbyterian Church of Albemarle,
five issues: December 1943; April, May, June-July, and August-September 1944
85
????? [untitled], newsletter for servicemen, First Baptist Church of Albemarle, February
1944 issue
85
Miscellaneous: lists of servicemen from the congregations of the Central Methodist
Church, Albemarle, and the First Lutheran Church, Albemarle; program, annual meeting
of the North Carolina Garden Club, 1942; program, annual ladies' night banquet, Albemarle
Rotary Club, 1944 (contains roster of members in armed forces); program, presentation
of Army-Navy Production Award to Carolina Aluminum Company, Badin, 1943
85
60. Stokes
61. Surry
62. Swain
63. Transylvania
64. Tyrrell
65. Vance
66. Union
67. Wake
Biographical sketches of servicemen: Charles S. Grant (magazine clipping), Lundy Allwin
House (includes photograph), and William Blair Tillitt
95
Letters from servicemen (typescript copies or extracts, many written to Mrs. Hattie
C. Smith, Raleigh):
Letters re. servicemen (to W. Capers White, Wake County Navy Day chairman, in response
to his request for information from families of servicemen in the navy, October 1944)
95
Lists of servicemen: from Hugh Morson High School and Pullen Church, Raleigh; and
list of county war dead
95
Old Gold and Black, weekly student newspaper, Wake Forest College, Wake Forest, sixty
issues: June 18, 1943-May 11, 1945 (broken series)
96
Photographs: Navy Day parade in Raleigh, October 27, 1943, and fourth bond drive,
Wake Forest, January 1944
97
Tenshun!, monthly newsletter for servicemen, published by the Unemployment Compensation
Commission of North Carolina, twenty-three issues: July-December 1943; January-March,
July, August, October-December 1944; January-September, November-December 1945
98
Agricultural Review, biweekly bulletin, North Carolina Department of Agriculture,
sixteen issues: November 15, 1943; January 1, 15, February 1, 15, March 1, April 1,
15, May 15, June 1, 15, August 15, September 1, 15, October 15, 1945; May 15, 1946
98
The Belles of Saint Mary's, biweekly student newsletter, St. Mary's School, Raleigh,
fifteen issues: October 8, 22, November 5, 19, December 3, 15, 1943; January 21, February
11, 25, March 10, 31, April 14, 28, May 12, 26, 1944
98
Bulletin of Local Legislation, weekly bulletin, Institute of Government, Raleigh:
seven issues, January-March 1945
98
Bureau News, monthly newsletter, North Carolina Inspection and Rating Bureau, eight
issues: March, April, June, September, December 1943; February, April, June 1944
98
The Cathedralite, monthly student newsletter, Cathedral Latin High School, Raleigh,
March 1945 issue
98
Daily Legislative Bulletin, Institute of Government Legislative Service, Raleigh,
thirty issues: January 6-February 25, 1943 (broken series)
98
The Dodo, weekly newsletter of the 59th College Training Detachment, North Carolina
State College, Raleigh, thirty-five issues: June 18, 1943-May 5, 1944 (broken series)
98
Employment Security News, weekly bulletin, Unemployment Compensation Commission of
North Carolina, 153 issues: January 7, 1942-December 27, 1944, January 2, 1946-January
15, 1947 (broken series)
98
Entre Nous, monthly newsletter (in French), Saint Mary's School, Raleigh, two issues:
November, December 1943
98
Extension Farm-News, monthly bulletin, Agriculture Extension Service, North Carolina
State College of Agriculture and Engineering, thirty issues: May 1943; April, June-November
1944; February, March, May-December 1945; January-April, September, October, December
1946; January-April, June 1947
98
Farm Forecaster: Crop and Live Stock Report for North Carolina, biannual publication
of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Statistics,
eight issues: June 1932; February1933; February, August 1934; February, September
1935; November 1937; November 1938
99
The Health Bulletin, monthly publication of the North Carolina State Board of Health,
three issues: May, July, September 1945
99
N.C. Exchange News, monthly publication, North Carolina State Exchange Clubs, five
issues: November 1940; January, February, March, May-June 1941
99
North Carolina Agricultural Statistics, annual publication of the North Carolina Department
of Agriculture, Division of Statistics, five issues: 1939-1943
99
North Carolina Business Index, monthly bulletin, Bureau of Research and Statistics,
Unemployment Compensation Commission of North Carolina, eight issues: November, December
1944; January-April, October, November 1945
99
North Carolina Education, semi-monthly publication, North Carolina Education Association,
five issues: April, September, December 1943; April 1944; April 1945
99
The North Carolina Gardener, quarterly publication of the Garden Club of North Carolina,
Inc., two issues: Summer, Winter 1944
99
North Carolina Public School Bulletin, semi-monthly publication, State Department
of Public Instruction, twenty-five issues: September-November 1942; January-May, December
1943; January, February, September-December 1944; January-May, September, October
1945; September, October, December 1946
99
The North Carolina State Exchange News, monthly publication, North Carolina State
Exchange Clubs, seven issues: August, October, November 1940; January-April 1944
99
Public Welfare News, quarterly publication of the North Carolina State Board of Charities
and Public Welfare, December 1943 issue
99
The [Raleigh] Exchange Voice, weekly bulletin, Exchange Club of Raleigh, 286 issues:
May 17, 1940-July 10, 1947, n.d. (broken series)
100
Rumblings, weekly bulletin, Rotary Club of Raleigh, 161 issues: July 12, 19, 1940;
August 21, 1942-June 28, 1946 (broken series)
100
Southern City, monthly journal of leagues of municipalities in nine states, including
North Carolina, eleven issues: April 1943; October, December 1944; February-April,
September-December 1945; January 1946
100
Southern Cross Currents, monthly newsletter, U.S. Army Air Forces in South America,
Engineers, March 1945 issue
100
State College News, monthly publication of the General Alumni Association of North
Carolina State College, February 1944 issue
100
State School Facts, monthly newssheet of the State Department of Public Instruction,
four issues: July, August 1944; June, July 1945
100
The Tarheel Banker, monthly publication of the North Carolina Bankers Association,
twenty-five issues: January, March-June, August-December 1944; January-June, August-October,
December 1945; June, July, September, November 1946; June 1947
101
The Twig, student newspaper, Meredith College, Raleigh, three issues: January 22,
1944; May 12, September 29, 1945
101
The U.C.C. Quarterly, quarterly publication, Unemployment Compensation Commission
of North Carolina, two issues: Winter 1945, Summer 1946
101
The Washroom Gazette, weekly newsletter, Army Finance School, Wake Forest College,
Wake Forest, thirty-nine issues: October 10, 1942-November 13, 1943 (broken series)
101
Weekly Legislative Summary, Institute of Government, Chapel Hill, twelve issues: January
30, February 13, 1943; January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, 23,
1945
101
Young Business Men's Club [Y.B.M.C.] News, weekly newsletter for servicemen, Raleigh,
135 issues, May 11, 1943-June 24, 1947, n.d. (broken series)
101
Reports of war activities: Wake County Defense Council, subject files [see also Office
of Civilian Defense, Boxes 105-109]
Daughters of the American Revolution, General James Moore Chapter, Wake Forest, compiled
by Mrs. W. R. Powell, chapter historian, 1943
112
Booklet: This Is Debnam, re. WPTF radio broadcasts of interviews conducted by W. E.
Debnam with servicemen from North Carolina and Virginia in the Pacific Theater, 1945
131
Campaign materials: gubernatorial, presidential, and senatorial elections, 1944, including
booklet: The North Carolina Democratic Handbook, 1944; booklet: "That Man" in the
White House: You and Your President, by Frank Kingdon (1944); and pamphlet: "The American
Farmer: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
131
Correspondence (typescript copies) of Mrs. Hattie C. Smith of Raleigh with relatives
in New York, England, and Scotland, 1942-1944; and copies of letters from Lt. Henry
Allen Lawson Sweeny and Pvt. Thomas Jefferson Sweeny of Rutherford County, both in
Co. I, 56th NCST, 1861-1864
131
Programs from various events, 1943-1945, n.d., including tennis exhibition by Ruth
Mary Hardwick and Dorothy Round Little at Meredith College, 1943, and the Southeastern
Service Men's Basketball Tournament, 1944
131
Sheet music: three songs by Carrie-Lewis Simpson of Raleigh, including "I Heard a
Seranade," "Victory Marching Song," and "When the Dawn Breaks Through"
131
Yearbooks: American Association of University Women, Raleigh Branch; American Legion
Auxiliary, Raleigh; Business and Professional Women's Club of Raleigh; Caswell-Nash
Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; Raleigh book clubs: Anne Hathaway Book
Club, Canterbury Book Club, Cosmos Book Club, Fortnightly Review Club, Johnsonian
Book Club, Modern Literature Book Club, O. Henry Book Club, Olla Podrida Club, The
Reader's Club, The Readers' Guild, Reviewers Book Club, Samplers Book Club, Stratford
Book Club, Tuesday Afternoon Club, and Twentieth Century Book Club; State Colle
131
Miscellaneous: award to State Library, United War Fund of Raleigh and Wake County;
certificate of appreciation (copy) to Col. William Shelton Pritchard, for service
as head of intenal security in the Fourth Service Command, 1945; certificate of award
(and pin) to Harry T. Davis for service with the Office of Price Administration, 1944;
certificates (blank) North Carolina State Firemen's Association Fire College and Drill
School, 1943; dance card, program of the 798th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Bragg,
1945; invitations (including invitation to Governor Cherry to attend annual pilgrima
131
68. Watauga
Card file: alphabetically arranged, Adams-Zimmerman; shows servicemen's hometown and
a number, the meaning of which is unclear. Cards correspond to list of servicemen
in Box 133.
132
Publications: Lions Litter, biweekly bulletin, Lions Club of Boone, 16 issues: August
1943-August 1944, n.d.
133
Office of Price Administration: files of Dr. D. J. Whitener, county public relations
officer and community service member, Boone, 1943-1945
133
War Finance Committee: files of Dr. D. J. Whitener, education chairman, county war
finance committee, 1943-1946 [poster titled, "They also serve, who buys War Bonds
- 7th war Loan," removed and filed as: MilColl.WWII.Posters.9.64]
133
Servicemen's questionnaires: includes photographs of Carl E. Anderson, Russell D.
Atkins, Jordan Wheeler Cook, Earnest Grover Day, Buster C. Eggers, Claude J. Eggers,
Estel S. Eggers, Earl D. Garland, Mack Garland, Jack Garland, Frederick Morris Gragg,
Clyde Smith Greene, Forrest A. Greene, Charlie J. Greer, Noah Allen Hamby, Emory J.
Hardin, Roland L. Hardin, Claude E. Harman, Horace H. Harmon, Johnny Martin Harmon,
Lonnie Harmon, Robert David Harmon, Johnny Milton Harrison, John R. Herman, Linzy
W. Hicks, Smith Talbert Hicks, Blanford B. Hodgson, John W. Hollars, Oscar Fred Huffman,
Jos
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