: pf .Aug, 3^^ .'^oes considerab,le, damage to crot)S. ■ Lt.. & Wi's. Willie
' '‘Smith visit'Hr* Mrs. S./Fountainr Fores.^t Tlrjompaon ' now Lion
• Zone. Chiii, Pvt. .'R-obert Summerlin member ;of cast ;Qf. famous' array ,show,
; ,"This .'is the; Army”. ^Has toured Africa, Italy’and.^PaGific Area.-: '-Al~
'^ mon Hart , caught' in . hurricane at Garplina Beach., Harrowing exper-
’ ience' and close call. Gapt. Don Baker, Carpli,na football ac:^, hos~
pi taliped , .after, 1^ mos,'in Pacific action. Ann 'Shook visits home.
, from Montgomery, , Ala. Capt. Donald \B. G-ordon, (married Alyce Weeks)
returns to ' Colorado Spgs., after 10 day visit .here. Oscar. S, Paries
from'32 month overseas, visits parehts oh : rotation furlough pl?.n..
;-Kiwanis Sam Bundy, specially honored by,.Kiwanis International achieve
: ment :membership. Cfaamber of Commerce to sponsor beauty contest of
■■. Wilson- possible to;. attain ; S‘tate. or national recognition. Total
. E Bonds sold by JEdgecombe reported by Chm,., Bill Ausbon $259,■.52^.75’“
; qu'o^ta $245.,OGO. 'Hemorial service by Pentacostal Holiness Church Aug
6th for ' Milton Fu3,se 11, killed; in, action. Post war coramitt.ee, . S.
;Prown', Chm.V S., N. Clark, Romaine Howard, R.’ M,*-- Fountain^ J, -E, Sira-*'
'•''mons, Dail Holderhess.,. A, Miller, L,- E. Raskin, Luke. Kill, W,. J.
Ausbon, Lewis Heilbrdner, 'Harold i^yrick, Cariisle I^bre, C. V/. Mayo,
W/-G/ Clark, Mrs'. Mary-G-odfroy, approve, annual swimming'meet, also
'heK'bus ;s;tation. , ' , - . ^ ;V !• .•> , - '
.'Ethel - & Chalmers Laughlin visit brother Sgt. :M-,. L. Laughlih,, Jr., at
■' Edgewood, M(i, Wish' I' could write like ;Sgt. Frqd: Lewis;, now in:.France^
. (Seems.' it ;took an awful war to really' let ■ us- know, what . fine .guys, you
are. After '24: years ran into ' own brother 'Over- there. v^Their;: divi--
■ siohs:fighting along side, each other,; ,Bpth; b0:ys -awardedAbron?.e stai;'
' James 'L. oTohnson in . New. Guinear .sends rbgards tp- Sgt .-' Lester, Phi
and .congrats, him! on New Guinea , poem. Rob*t P> ‘Cherry 'appointod
■.■■Chairman ^.Edgecombe County, Board of Elections. Joe Henry-.CurrK
. killed In.- Princeville . at- foot, of Highway bridge x^hen hit .by; auto
driven by \ negro soldier. Killed instan.tly, accid.ent uhavoids^ble
.C.; PI/ Leggett, Jr., finishes ..first phase ; of flight training:. Pvt.
Wm.: L, 'Crisp * back from overseas- at Mason G-enerai Hosp., ■: Brentwood,.
' ”Bip" Carstarphen first G-. to cast vote in ■.Edgecombe County'”j4-4
electioni Remember ,• (Cpl.) Willie ' Harrell, teller in Security Bank?
'Bill Ausbon, V.P,,ipcal. bank, gets fine letter frojiaMgr>of ,Barclays-
Bank, 'Colchester, Englarid, * saying Willie' paid them an of.ficlal visit
Was -'. 'shown'over bank and'Mgr. ,said Wililei,'..was on. t.iie’beam. Boys
■ th^rb * S' a diplomat . in the rawl Wallace; Jones^ now. 'el00'trieian with
V; ^Town, was ■ 2 yrs. 10 mo. in;,army, '\Was’an Australia 6 mo,, ' in ‘^3 when
' Ja^s had hopes there j Wallace ' has medical discharge-,'stomalch trouble
■ contracted in.Pacifib. Janie-'-^llsbrook writes splendid editorial on
’ .County BGokmobileMa;5o2? credit goes' to Janie, as Librarian, ably as
slsted by Mary Leggett McDowell,'- S-attie CherryrCullom, - ., Celia 'Bottom
. -at .its Inception 3t yx^s'-. • ago, A truly 'worthy entprprise.'Water
foul'hunting .license, season to_ run/to Jan. 20,‘ or ^^0 days,. G-eo. H.
•Fountain addresses Ro.tary C3.ub.' Sctio.ol, Siipt, Hid* Johnson guest speak;
/er at *Lions. Kdtary Club' soft ball team .winner in' civic club series
Mrs.r^'.T. R,; Mayo appoint,od cashier ,at pool ^succeeding.. Mrs / Edgar Hfir-
- his,' resigned, who accepts position wit^i Tarbpro Cbal Co.; County
; Red Cross. Chapter hol^ quarterly meeting-' Don Gilliam, Chni., Pall
Holderhess' Mrs.. Louise Martin, Exec. Secy., G-eo.' E,arnhart,' Tr,
Susie^ Fbxhall, Seci’etaryj alsb.,, Mrs,.. Joe Eagles, Mrs, MnLandingham,
. Mattl6 T, Shackle ford.,'. Mr s, Ruth Bo:nd, Mrs-, Anna Fenner., :Supt' Ed.
Johnson,, Mrs, C. W, Mayb.y all Cbramittee Chairmen. ’Mrs.. W',, G. .Clark
'/^/.succeeds Supt, Johhsbh ciS; Jr, ' Red Cro^s :Chairman>: Rob; Ho ward ar?-
■ pqin.ted. Chairman iGt; Aid Committee. S/S Forest Armstrong, vJr. ,F,: A.
home’ af|;or 2^ mos. overseas. .Ceding; 'price $3*^0 pei; 100 bbs. pota:
toes; after August to reduce to $2^,50. . iAgricultural Workers Council
meet,, - Supt, Ed. Johnson, ' Chrm. Lv, B.„-MoDariiel addresses meeting, on'
Federal Land BanksJ. ick, '"with Pro.ductiori Qrpdit,' Assn,,■ ex
hibited picture.: John C, Mu-se, Q.P.A., gets .county annual ai^dit
' Bert ■ Brbvm, former editor Southerner, now. /with G-reensboro Daily,
wrlte;S "G-reensboro, editoi^ip,! on; HFH.-Gives much ‘praise to stQff., Ro-
■-tary Club, and .decided, tribute to artist'Alibp^^yans. son of
saintly . Rector .Be.rtram ’B'rbwa, ; Calvary Epis.cop'al Church, 'a ; great guy
.'and. has made excelleht' record with', :ohe of, statds' leading newspapers.