INTERVIEWS, COllMErTS, ETC. ' ' -
Kenry Webb, Sr., tells us that Lt. '^Tobie” Webb is^ sick in 3av^>e
Kosr)ital. 10, Honolulu, and has been for 90 (lays.
Thanks: Cha/rlie Blake, for stories contribr^ted.
"Lion Dave Lee tells us that 10 year old Billy Whitehurst has been"''
made a vBry‘ha;opy boy- that he had misfortune to lose one eye-
that Lions Club has assumed ^5300.00 of the cost necessary to send
Billy to L'ew York Plastic Surgery Exr^ert who miraculously built
up tlie eye a.-^ea and put In an artificial eye. A-fine civic club
gesture, . . '
Coincidental:,- H/Sgt. Bill Fresoott, formerly located in Iceland
several months, came to U. S. on furlough,,, was reassif;ned to
a.nother cornsiny and went to France- discovered he v/as located
within mile,of old Iceland outfit,
Mr. Archer Holmes, Memphis, a business visitor in Tarborci, yoaid a
visit to the Memory Chapel in Miss Kattie's 01,d Towne Cemetery,
adjacent ' to ?resbyterie.n Church. Bein,2; so impressed,with its-
beauty and genuiness he forwax^ded a cash contribution to lliss-
Mattie to be used in the Cha,pel. '(Miss Mattie has a 'olot reserv
ed^ there for 'vo.rld VJar Veterans. )
Irvin Adler, aboard U, S, S, Tuscana in Pacific, sends a cop3p.
of ,government citation awarded that vessell and valiant crew for
conspicuous combat service. •^ .
Rev. Lawrence Kessler succeeds Mrs. o. T. Lawrence, Jr*., as .Leg-
get'c i*eporter. ■ KFN welcomes Rev. Kessler and we are sure the
boys in the. service -will l4ke /lis nei-rs articles.
Mrs. Bill (Viala) Babcock teachin.o: ^-th grade in Ta.rboro High
School, -^^s we go to press report is that husband Bill goes to
Manmouth, r. J. Details v.^'ill .follow, • I assure you.
Joe L, ‘3-ay and wife -sjaid ,,us pleasant visit,. Joe is stationed in
N.Y.C, at ^4-0 W, 5cth St.,, and. gave us fine impression'of his in
terest in ri: du't3es ' in ap-'^rehendin’g draft dodgers, deserters, aliens ■
etc. Treatment of the service m.en in N.Y.C., accoi'ding to Joe
is really gi‘ati|‘ying,, U.S.C. tui'ning in real service to /Unlisted
personnel, and we ai: home are deligiited.
Mr. L.'B. Roberts, of Erwin, who came to Tan'boro recently to. work
for Bell’s Cleaner^, committed suicide in hiS; room at-Mrs. Paul•
M.cCabe’s by slashing his throat with knife-. . Reports are that, he ■
was seriously/ demented just day n)rior. to act. .
Cnl. James K. Armstrong wins Presidential citation with Bth Air
Force Bombardmen^t -'3-i'’ouD-Eng, '^rour') has. .also been commended by
C-en, Doolittlei (James is son- of Mrs, Sallie-Bulluck of Tarboro)
CdI. Seb V. Alford - wins citation Corps r^xpeditioeraire Francois
with Driviledg‘ s of Croix d.e C-uerre. with g.old star. Has been with
outfit 3-yrs. 7 nios. Has also won other distinguished ribbons.
T/Sgt. Mack G-rimes dropped in. after 2c5 mos, in Aleutians. ' We
we’re glad to see' Mac a.:d know’’ he is glad to "come south” again
Mac looks good and seems no iiovse off :6r his ordeal. (a.nother
one.of HFIv lOO r)er centers). ■ • ' ,
Board of Town Commissioners agree to furnish 100 acres for Air
Port 'site to G-eo. Hatch, former RAF Flyer in Woi'’ld War ,1, and re~.
cent Manager of Toledo; Air Port. A 10 3^1*. lease i^ras granted
Hatch is to t)ut ut-> han-X’ers, etc. The town is to put in water,
li.p;hts and telephone.\ Hatoh.will contract with Carolina farmers,
to'dust their crops, us.ing -olanes. Method of destroying weevil,
, mosquitoes, etc., approved by State .fericultural Den>t,, old Baker
Air Port and Oak' Springs'site along Sbti ^’eck, Ily.yboihg consider-;
ed.. , ‘ ■ . : - '