7?. y . .
Fire on 3A^ badly, damages build
ing of' Mr. Bob Zoeller on Gran
ville St. Mr. Zoeller was injur
ed when shot from a shell in a
shot : gun exploded in the build
ing. Commisslone.rs Lewis Kell-
broner announces : candidacy for
Mayor, subject to election May 7*
Week-end of 3A7 sees np soft
drinks in Tarboro. John Umphlet,
a chief iD'etty officer, nov/ "in Pa
cific. ’ Baseball practice ,at High
School .starts with big Fred . Vau
ghan coaching. Sgt. Rufue Wo^:’s-
ley, former Town Tax Collector, &
3,yr. v.eteran of Pacific, comes
home on first furlough since in
duction. Sd Fox\rlkes working hard
on restoring -«oy Scout activity ,
along with 4eo. Heath, Rob Howard
Dail ■ Holderness find others, di-
rect:ed by.Rev. Hough.
'^5# 000 aircraft carrier,’’Midway”,
christened at Newport, News- ’tis
the biggest in the world, Mr. &
Mrs. Rob’t'M. Bardin of Detroit-
visit Tarboro., Bob is Manager of
one of Montgomery Ward’s stores
there, recently seized by army
Anna rluck, of Charlotte and Sgt.
J, H. Al-'^xander. of Scotland Neck
visit tht' C..H. Flucks. Lt, Toby
Webb/' USkC, on visit to Tarboro,
3/1^. Is taking flying lessons
at local airport, Capt. Clark
Rodman of/Washington., brother of
Archie, former Highvray P&trolman
here-, featured in Observer as ;es-
car)ing ; tTom Crermaji Drison camp,
walking ; and crawling miles back
to own lines..
Rev. David Yates, located 9
in I>urham, ^oes to pastorate at
.Chapel Hill. Nathaniel Killebrew
(20V negrp, arrested |‘or attempt
ed rape of Miss Virginia Sexton,
Sunday night, 3/1^> “along Albe
marle. Arrested by Wiley Biillock
and Red Pittman, Lt* Don C. Nich
olson aboard US3 • Threadfird
(SSl+lO), FPO^ San Francisco. Pfc
Sidney Boone in England with Ordi
nance Ammunition Co. attached to
Air Wing> Messrs. G-eo, M. Foun
tain', Joe Eiagles and Randolph
Eagles, ..accompanied ^ by their
wives; visit N^Y.C, Lt, 0-eorgia
L* Willigtms and Lt. Ava T, Albrit
ton, former .Tarboro nurses, now
at Camp Rucker, Ala. Tom Shipp,
former Tarboro citizen, and miik
plant manager, how employed at
Washington Navy Yard- visits Tar
boro ^ 3/23/ I. r’lke^') Thorpe,
prominen.t Rocky Mt. Atty., Rotar^
guest speaker, 3/22. Mrs. I, T,'
-Blanchard. { wife .of Capt. {Dr. )
Blanchard) visits parents 3/22.
R, ' M, ("Runt" ) .* Fountain ' Ijpads
Jefferson Standard agency f.prce
• in new business for Jan. & Feb.
-or $^102,925. (What these Com-
. missioher - Rotarians can’t' do
Just aint worth 'doing). Air- ^
PQrt Manager G-eo. Hatch induct-
fd a new member .' Rotary Club,
l^ayor R^wls Ho\^rd-,.,. (Rotarian) '
announces 3/23 ”to succeed him^'
self as Mayor, e.lection May 7»
'^^rs. Willey (June ^ourne) Long,
Jr.,, visits parents, Lt. W, H.
Fuller, (colored) visits Air
port Sunday, 3/25 in -^rmy A-T5,
S60 H. 7, plane. Permissibn by
Port Mgr. Hatch to demonstrate,
Lt, Fuller did some excellent
exhibitions. He is , flight in.
struct or at Tus cages., Ala.’, af
ter 2 yrs. combat flying in Si
cily and Italy. News ^ Obwerv- ,
er 3/26,carries pictures of Her
bert Beach, Jr., and Frank Hol
land. Frank in Italy and: Hu- ,
bert in France*,,
Otley Leary, C, S, P. (Coast,
Guard ) stationed at Newor.t
I%ws, former*Highway Patrolman .
and A,BC officer here, at City .
Hall on 3/2^' enroute to Sliza-
beth City. Wyatt G* O’Neal,
S 2/c (EM), from Banana River,,
was called homeoh emergency--
serious illness in his family
Wyatt, tan and hearty looking,
said everything was 0, K, in
navy. Conforming to National-
endorsement, clean-up and Pkint
up week of April 16 21 is, de-.
clared by Merchants Assn.
Election of officers of service
Wives 3/21. Mrs. W,Stamps How
ard, Jr., Pres,,Mrs. C. I-, West
Vice-Prest., ^Mrs.' Tom Collins,
Sec.-Treas. Sgt, Bud Shook re
cently returned from Italy- was
guest-speaker at the occasion,
and did ; swell Job, Mrs, Bisco
Hov;ell, Jr., and Mrs, Don Gor
don were dinner Ohm. New mem
bers wore, Hasflrsv'Oilbert Findi
Chas, Willits, Kent, Bushman,
Fred Davis, Jr,, Bob 'Parker,
Jas, Webb., T/S Alvin Jenkins
^^rith Armored Div, Awarded
Bronze ' Star on Western Front
for heroic action wifh infantry
now at Officers Candidate Sch .
Willie F. Dail, meclianist mate|
now at Philadelphia Navy Yard,
Daily Southerner gives mucji ,
SDace to passing ’ of Milford
Haynes, long d. resident of Tar
boro, ^Danish War Veteran.a civic
!]Leader of note, ‘ served Kiwanle’
as State officer,, a state gam3-
Varden for years, a man who was
alvmys on hand-durih.g disasters -
and to assist the' 'needy*
will be sorely missed.