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Lieut. Henry Rollins nnc". Mrs. Rollins'were
recent afterncon guests of his crandraothcr, Mrs,
Corc’io Rollins and other relatives, Henry's parents
now live in Shelby and ho and his bride are dividing'
his furlough tirac bet’.;con Shelby and Charleston, S.C.
her home, Henry and his "llissus" make an attractive
couple, he*s so good-lcoking'.and she’s a darling. At
the expiration of his furlough, Lt» Roliins will
report to Tuscon, Aida, for further assignment after
overseas duty, He*s a pilot on a B-24,
Arrnond VJhitenor S 2/c of the Navy, who has just
conploted boot training at Bainbridge, Md, Has been
enjoying a 12-day leave with his wife and frjnily,
Amond looked fine and seemed to be right at home on
the old Hoover Rail,
Pvt, ChaDjnus Mip.or of’the Marines has reported'to Canp Lojeune, N. C. after
spending a 1/p-day leave with his wife and young son, ChaLaus has -just completed
boot training at Parris Island, S. G, mid expects to be "shovin* off" soon. He
g aincd 20'pounds during his basic traini.ng and he*s really a fine specimen of young
manhood, ChaLaus is the youngest brother of Mrs, Fitz’Rollins and Mrs. J.> W,-
Brackott, and are they proud of their own yonng marine,
Pfc. Forrest Davis, Jr. of Key Field, Miss, is spending an 18-day furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Davis, The writer ta3.ked to Forrest soon after
his arrival home and he seemed mighty happy to be here and„ looking forward to a
great old time in- the old home town.
Colon E. Brooks S l/c of the Navy has returnee" to his , ship in New York, after
spending a A-day leave with his wife and children.
FURLOUGH NEvVS IN REVERSE
Mrs. Earl Eskridge acconpr'jnicd by Mrs, Clyde Poston of
Shelby went to Jacksonville, Fla, recently to spend several
days with their husbands who arc stationed at Camp .
Blanding, Fla, Earl broke his arm some weeks ago but
/inna says he’s now looking fine and will socn be back
with his regular outfit, Anna and Mrs. Poston report a
gran^^but that the tirae passed altogether too quickly,\j:^J^
PROMOTIONS
V/.C. Will,iaras was promoted to Staff Sergeant'on March
15th somewhere in Germany. vV.C. is serving with the First
Array in the 9th Division and A?th Infantry. T/.C. had the
opportunity in February of visiting his brother, Thelbert,
who is also serving with the First Army in Germany. They
had a grand day together and are stationed only three miles
apart.
Omer T, Lingerfelt, son of Mr, &. Mrs. Obc Lingerfelt, has been promoted from S 2/c
to Fireman l/c. He is now somewhere in the pacific. His ^vifo, the former Miss ‘
Doris Hoyle and their young daughter male their home with her parents at Fallston,