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- —---——————— Top of the front page has been changed from *Remember Pearl Harbor“ to Remember a couple of local boys: Robert E. May and Robert H. McCommons . . Pecu liar both should be named Robert . . More peculiar both should have chosen the sea . . Most peculiar that nobody ready knows if either or both are dead . . Robert May, missing in action at sea; Robert McCommons, lost at sea . . Re member them, think of them, work and fight for them . . They are the symbol of what Roanoke Rapids and America may miss or lose. Place: The Herald office. R-326. Time: About 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 25th, 1942. Place: Roanoke Rapids, N. C., U. S. A. Reason: Two Army Trainer Pianos. (Phone rings) (Ed.) Hello. Yes, this is the Herald. Yes Mam. Always glad to get a tip on any interesting story about anybody in or around Roanoke Rapids . . Thanks for calling us . . Wait just a minute until we get some paper . . 1s it birth, death, funeral, wedding, or anything happening in between?.. No Mam. Not trying to be funny but that is the kind of news peo ple want to know about . . His tories of towns and countries are written from the files of faded newspapers because they tell what happens to folks . . Yes Mam. We print the bad along with the good because that seems to be the way it happens. Two army planes just flew over your house? Probably on their way to Langley Field. O! Been flying over for about an hour? Yes Mam. We heard the roar of the motors but with the noise and all in the plant didn’t pay much attention . . Are you sure there are two? . . You hear one and then you see another? . . Yes Mam. But planes nowadays are right fast, make up to 400 miles an hour . . You are positive there were two? . . Yes Mam . . Flying low over your house? . . about 50 feet from the chimney? . . you mean 500 feet? . . Yes Mam . . Worried about your chimney? . . Sorry, Mam, your children .. Were they in the planes? . . O! playing in the yard? . . Is there a law against it? . . We are not sure.. But, Madam, we are not lawyers .. You saw them fly low down the business section? . . that low . . you wondered what would happen I if somebody lost control and they crashed like other planes are crashing? . . Yes Mam. Somebody would have been killed . . Yes Mam, maybe a lot of people on the streets too . . Yes Mam, a lot of property damage too . . houses, business buildings, light wires, telephone wires .. Yes Mam, even the streets and the planes themselves . . They kept diving for at least an hour? . . Maybe it was a simulated at tack on a town. Yes Mam, Sim ulated, not stimulated . . Yes Mam, we agree it was rather dangerous but we all must remember that this is war . . Yes Mam, we agree when planes come that close they should be enemy planes . . Pretty near took off tree tops? . . That !is right close . . And mill chim sys too . . That is right serious. You want us to report-tit to the ■oper authorities? . . That is the :ason for your phone call ? . . es Mam, but we do not belong > that section of Local Defense b . Local Defense has probably checked on the two planes from whatever source they are supposed to . . After all, two planes zoom ing and diving over and almost in to Roanoke Rapids for an hour would call for some sort of report to Interceptor Command of this area and a major switchboard somewhere . . Yes Mam, we have no phone numbers . . You expect us to do something about it? . . The same things hap pened about two months ago? . . But there could be no connection there because that was a twin motored bomber and these were trainers . . Yes Mam, we knew all about that one . . Sorry you don’t remember our printing about it . . Yes Mam. How far, not how low. NO MAM . . because we do not know who teas in it. YES MAM, we will print your story and. here it is: Two unidentified planes flew over Roanoke Rapids for about an hour early Tuesday afternoon. At least one of them flew rather close to the ground on various maneuv ers at various times. Some citi zens report that one (or both) planes flew dangerously close. Reasons for the maneuvers are unknown to civilians. • From requests coming in, it would be fine if local correspond ents and those sending in by note or phone individual items of news would please give the boys in the service some other rank than Mr. and some better address than Nor folk or Fayetteville when they come back home on furlough. In stead of “Mr. I. F. Rochelle of Atlantic City, N. J. is visiting friends and relatives in the city this week”, how much more news it would be to write or call in that “Private Isaac F. Rochelle is here on a three day furlough, visiting Mrs. Rochelle and friends. Private Rochelle is now in the Air Corps and his present address is Flight B, Room 362, 564th Technical School Squadron, Atlantic City, N. J. . . That is used as an example of how we can help the boys keep in touch with each other and al ways keep in touch with them ourselves. Ike and we did not always agree on some things but we always knew where Ike stood. He is a hard fighter but a square shooter and whatever he does is in a big way. He was still young when he left us for a big job of enlist ing as a private in an effort to gain a commission. *That is Ike all over . . Those commissions . . He was a live wire and a builder and there has never been any just criticism of the way he was build ing his future . . We write this about Ike because we like Ike. Russ DeBerry has had reams written about him as an ace soft ball pitcher in most of the news papers of the land east of the Mississippi . . Our sports report ers and columnists wax eloquent when they run out of other good material . . We bring you a dif ferent DeBerry called Daddy . . Mr. and Mrs. DeBerry operate the Rosemary Recreation Club at Ledgerwood Hall . . Operating them and in complete control are two dangerous characters about 4 and 5 and combined into .45 . . Both are boys but one is blonde and almost beautiful . . probably takes after his mother . . the oth er is dark, has curly hair which seems to straighten when he gets mad; like who? . . One of these little saints is called Jughaid . . we can never figure out which is Jughaid . . the one with the rub ber boots on his feet and an open knife in his hand or the one with the pipe in his mouth . . But best picture of all for the newsmen might be to see old Grandpa De Berry rolling slowly up to the Hall in his wheel-chair, speaking in soft tones to his grandsons about the days when he could wind-mill too. B. G. Tucker, Jr. Thought Serving In Pacific Zone Mrs. B. G. Tucker of Roanoke Rapids has just received her third letter from her son, Pvt. B. G. Tucker, Jr., 17, of the Marine Corps, who is believed to be sta tioned somewhere in the Pacific War Zone; each letter being a month and a half old, and coming through San Francisco. Pvt. Tucker writes that he is well and happy but doesn’t tell of his whereabouts. Pvt. Tucker enlisted December 2, 1941, and received his “leather neck” training at Parris Island, S. C. He was then transferred to New River where he stayed until the first of May, when he was transferred to the Pacific Coast. In all his letters he sends his best regards to his many friends including the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company. tit’s common sense to be . thrifty. If you save you are thrifty. War Bonds help you to save and help to save America. Buy your ten per cent every pay day. _ In the words of one Esso Dealer . . . “Never knew I could be so helpful to my customers before. This new method of increasing tire life is the real McCoy . . . it sure works!” Copr. 1942, Esk> Inc. FAMILY REUNION Relatives and friends of the late Cornelius Futrell came from far and near on Sunday, August 23, 1942, to the home of Mrs. Willie Duke of Jackson, to celebrate their annual reunion. Dinner was served on the lawn of the home. The dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nichols, Mrs. India Brown, Mrs. Bessie Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Whitby and daughter, Rose Ann, Valvin Nan cock, Ray Bryant and Bobby Watson of Roanoke Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hammock, Misses Clyde and Garfield Hammock of Burlington, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Coggins, Ann and Harvey Fleet wood Coggins, Misses Mertie Bridgers, Ruth Long, Parthetta McDaniel, Mrs. Arthur Davis and children, Baxton and Shelba Tru ett, and Mr. Joe Coggins, Creeks ville, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bryant and daughter, Jean, and Janice Marie of Murfreesboro, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Futrell and Children, Wendell, Burgess, Carol and Car oline of Lasker, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Futrell and son, Welter, of Weldon, Mrs. Elwood Martin of Creekville, Mrs. May Gay, Mrs. J. L. Lassiter and sons, Jesse, Arnold and Wallace Ray of Re hoboth, Odell Barnes, U. S. N., Norfolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Barnes and children, Maxine, Jar ice, Gwendolyn, Patricia, Rudolph, Bullard and Talmadge, Mr. and ’ Mrs. E. G. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Futrell, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Allen, Randolph White, Edgar Lee Flythe, J. W. Duke, Early Grant of Drake’s Crossroads, Mr. and Mrs. Willie J. Duke and children, J. R., Audrey, Wilson, Ruby Page, Raymond, Hazel and Rebie Rase, Sylvia Faye and James Troy Smith of Jackson or near Jackson. Several guests called during the afternoon including Miss Edith Barnes of Seaboard, Harvey Las siter of Lasker, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mohorn of' Creeksville, Mrs. Elie Grant and daughter, Selma. Mrs. Duke received many expressions of appreciation for this occasion. NEWS OF HALIFAX BOY Mrs. D. M. Campbell received word today from the War De partment that her son, Don, had arrived safely. The message did not state where but it is probo ble that he was among those mak ing up the largest convoy ever to arrive in Great Britain. Randolph Speight visited Mr. and Mrs. Norman Speight in Ashe ville last week. ]Vlore extra mileage than you can get by any other method short __ of retreading! • Nothing, of course, will replace worn off rubber except retreading. But if you can extend the life of the rubber on your present tires, you’ve got something of vital im portance in our present emergency. That is what Esso Dealers are now able to do! This new service helps you get the last ounce of wear out of every tire on your car. In many cases it will extend the useful life of those tires by thousands of extra miles — keep your car running far longer than you have thought possible, even with the best of care. It is simple and inexpensive, kvery car owner can afford it. In fact, we believe no car owner today can afford to be without it. In view of the vital need of keeping America’s cars running in spite of the acute tire situation, we have tried to make this service available through Esso Dealers as fast as possible. Thousands are already equipped and , trained. Your own dealer is probably among them. Ask him to show you the new Tire Life Indicator. Find out :§?' how much extra mileage you can get with this remark I able new method. Give your tires a new lease on life! STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
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