Our Reporters Report
ROCKY MT, NEWS: Rotarians elect Bob Madry of Chapel Hill G-overnor. of
. the lS9'th District in two day conference^ Os^ie Harr
is was sentenced to 6 months in Jail by Federal Court IbJ* violation of
Gas Coupon regulations. Kay Kyeer fails to pass Physical for Army Ser
vice. 68 local men receive graduation certificates as Auxilia.3:'y Police
Each hpVe received a years training in modern police methods & proced
ure, Rev. John‘Cobb'leaves city to become Chaplain at Blacksburg, Va.
Jim Murphy wds elected president,Ed Cox Thorne, Vice-Pres. and Edgar
Orr secretary of Rocky Mount student cjov. Assn. Ray Bandy was elected
president & Bernard Taylor Secretary of the N. C. Junior Chamber of Co
mmerce. Clyde R. Hoey will run against Bob Reynolds for Senate. G-regg
Cherry & Ralph McDonald hpvo announced in Govornor*s Race. Count Fleet
win^s; Kentucky Derby. Rocky Mount spends $5000 on improvingbus Staticn
H, H. Strandberg olected N. Ct' Bldg. & Loan-Anns, ;Director.
LEGGETT NEWS: T/Sgt. James Hai*per is back from Greenland where he
has been stationed for the last 12 months,Sgt,Harper
will report forvQffioor»s Training School" at Miami, Fla^ Lt. Charles
Gorham has r>rrived safely in a foreign port. Due to rationing Leggett
High School Juniors gave the Seniors a dancing and bingo party instead
of the usual sumptuous banquet, 17 Seniors received diplomas with Con^
nie Draughn as Valdeictorian and Iris Kirkland Salutatorian, Comm.Kerr
Scott gave the Commencement Address, pvt, David Hyde is now of Florida
SPEED NEWS: Home on leave were Pvt, Raby G-rimes, Camp Barkeley,
Texas, Pvt, Cliftoh-^Vick, Camp Lee Va, & Ht, V, Lee
Parker, Westover Field, Mass, pvt, James M. Howell of Los Angeles, Cal
was home for a few days & on his return was accompanied by his wife
the former Dorothy Clark Lewis, Speed School closed April 23rd#
TARBORO NEWS In May Town Elections Ernest M, Keene with 11^
votes defeated Mack Abrams. 110 votes & Russell Cra
tch with 93 votes for Commissioner of the Sth Ward, Milton S, Brown
running in the Jrd \TS:rdL In place of L.P. Hornthal was elected with no
other oposition. Mayor Rawls Howard, unopposed was returned to office
The County Commissioners prohibit sale of wines and beers from 11*30
Sat night to 7:00 A* M, Monday Morning, Edgecombe County A. B. C. Bd,
Officers with aid of under cover men arrest following charged ^ with
violation of Prohibition Law; Louise James,D* J, 0^’Neal, Paul Bulluck
V^alter Walker, Robert Thomas, Barney Dew, John Mitchell & M«*s, Dan
Whitehurst, .
WHITAKERS- NEWS; Dr, Cice ro Denton & Miss Laura Strickland of Middle
sex wore recently mnrried' by-'Re-v, A.M, Williams. The
couple will make their home in Whitakers, Laura Moore' was recently
married to John Robert Willis and for the. present will live in Xuma,
Arizona, Bernard Ladd has been, inducted-into the Army, Those filing
for Town Commissioners a^^e ElmervCutchin, A,G. Mayo, Sam Anderson,Bob
Weaver & Ben Strickland; Billy Rosser has filed for Mayor,
HART-MILL NEWS Miss Doris Carter & Joe Jones, USN were recenly
married. Mr, & Mrs. Jim Lassiter & family have moved
to Goldsboro to live, Lessie Bridgers who has been working w3th Sawyer
arocery Co. is now with the A.C.L. RR Co. »Dicks« Carter has joined
the navy & is at Bainbridge; Md, Home on Furlough were Sgt. Ben Morn
ing, Floyd Norris, USN, Pvt. Paul Pull ey. Pvt. Raymond Baker, Wai'ren
Howard is now with the Merchant Marines, Thurman Phelps, USN is now
in the war Zone.
MACCLESFIELD NEWS;Home on furlough were Sgt. Julius Oscar Webb, Pvt.
Fred Bridgers, Jr., pvt,. Bennie Clark Phillips, Pvt.
Jimmie Forbes & Pvt. .Willie Harrell, Robt. E. Webb is now a Sgt, Sgt.
Julius Oscar Webb recently married a Texas Girl, Mr. & Mrs, J, pred
Webb & Mrs. Fred Webb, Jr. have Just returned from G-eorgia where Lt.
Fred Webb, Jr. is now stationed after returning from the War Zone.
CONE TOE NEWSt Home on furlough were Pvt, Ch«^rles Everett, Sgt,
Julian Barnhill, Pvt. Job Holland Jr. and Nathan Wor
slcy, Jr. U,S,N. Mins Sallie Roberson recently was married to Clayton
Davenport, Mrs* Mae Ruth Bryant recently visited her husband Pvt. A.J,
Bryant Jr, who is in training-at Camp Breakenridge, Kentucky,