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DIAL R-326 ALL DEP’TS THURSDAY, SEPT. 10,1942 SECTION B—PAGE 1
SOUTHEAST
TITLE WON
BY LOCALS
State Champs Rally In
Last Inning For 3-2
Win In The Finals
The fast-stepping Roanoke Rap
ids “Romancos” won the cham
pionship of the Southeastern
States softball tournament, held in
Raleigh at Red Diamond Field
when they made a thrilling rally
in the last inning of the game
played with Camp Croft, S. C.,
last Saturday night.
The “Soldiers” went into Satur
day night’s play needing two vic
tories to get the title—and they
almost upset the favored Roman
cos by holding a 2-1 lead at the
start of the seventh.
Charles Teague, centerfielder
picked off the Greensboro team
which the Romancos defeated in
the State tournament, opened the
seventh when he bunted safely.
He was sacrificed to second by
Red Hansley. Stacia hit a sharp
grounder which struck Pitcher El
mer Schaeffer and bounded into
leftfield. Teague scored on the
play, and Stacia went to second.
Robert Rogers, who starred at bat
in the State tourney, came through
with a single which scored the
winning run and gave the Roman
cos the title.
Wendling Homers
Roanoke Rapids will go to the
national tournament at Detroit for
the fourth straight year. Last
year they reached the finals of
the big event.
Camp Croft scored the first runs
of the contest when Ed Wendling
hit a home run with George Paul
sin on base. The Romancos came
back in their half of the inning to
tally once. Rogers singled and
came home on a double by C. Ev
erette.
Russ DeBerry, who pitched a 3-0
victory over Raleigh in the open
, ing round Thursday, held the
! South Carolinians to three hits, but
Wendling’s home run was almost
fatal. The Romancos collected
five safeties off Schaeffer and
turned in an errorless defensive
performance.
Iine nard-mtting Soldiers had
lifficulty with DeBerry’s famed
leliveries, and 12 of them went
lown on strikes. Schaeffer had
>nly one strikeout to his credit,
iut he exhibited fine control in
M)t walking a batter.
Score: R H E
’amp Croft _000 020 0—2 3 1
tomancos _000 010 2—3 5 0
Schaefer and Abbruzzi; DeBerry
.nd R. Everette.
Camp Croft—Abbruzzi, C; Mc
Jluskey, 2b; Paulsin, ss; Knicker
bocker, If; Endling, lb; Wilbanks,
f; Davis, cf; Zaboroski, sf; Whit
ield, 3b; Placak, If; Schaefer, p;
tomancos—Teague, cf; Hansley,
f; Stacia, If; R. Everette, c; Rog
rs, ss; C. Everette, lb; Wheeler,
b; Allsbrook, 2b; Waters, rf; De
Jerry, p.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Blanchard,
r. announce the birth of a son
n September 4 at the local hos
ital.
Troy Merritt Is
Top Sergeant At
Fort Jackson, S. C,
Word was received last week
that Troy Merritt of Company “C"
105th Medical Bn., Fort Jackson,
S. C., has been promoted to First
Sergeant.
Merritt, who is twenty-one years
of age, was a member of the Lo
cal National Guard Unit, that was
inducted into the 30th Division of
the Regular Army, in September,
1940, to form Company “B” of
the 105th Medical Regiment. Later
he was transferred to Company
“C”, where he now holds the rat
ing of Fir3t-Sergeant.
First-Sergeant Merritt is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Merritt,
and was married to the former
Miss Helen Pridgen of this city,
in the early part of this year.
Escapes Serious
Injury In Throw
From Own Truck
Raymond Baas, an employee of
the county, was slightly injured
last week-end in an accident at
Sledge’s Crossroads. Mr. Bass’
truck was involved in the accident
with a car driven by G. H. Har
riss. The collision threw Bass
from his truck,.and only by turn
over quickly was he saved from
being run over by his own truck
as it rolled without a driver. His
hips and back were grazed by the
wheels and he suffered bruises
and scratches. He has been con
fined to his bed for the past few
days.
Colston - Rook
On September 6 Miss Dora Lee
Rook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Rook of Gaston, became the
bride of Haywood Colston, son of
Mrs. Ruth Colston and the late
Mr. James Colston of Lasker, N.
C.
The ceremony was performed at
the home of Rev. J. E. Garlington,
Garysburg.
The bride wore a dress of navy
blue, military style, with matching
accessories. Her flowers were a
corsage of red roses.
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mony were: Mrs. J. L. Rook,
mother of the bride, Mrs. Ruth
Colston, mother of the bridegroom,
Mr. and Mrs. Cullom Shearin, Mrs.
Perry Smith, Mrs. Maude Ingram
and daughters, Carolyn and Maple.
After a short trip to an unan
nounced point Mr. and Mrs. Col
ston will make their home in
Portsmouth, Va., where Mr. Col
ston holds a position with the
Ammunition Depot.
LEE ENTERTAINS
Mrs. J. M. Lee of Garrisburg,
entertained for her daughter, Miss
Mildred Lee, and step-mother, Mrs.
N. S. Ferguson, with a host of
friends and relatives in her home
in honor of their birthday on
Sunday, September 6. Many nice
gifts were received and refresh
ments were enjoyed by all.
William Poindexter of Fort Jack
son, S. C. spent the week-end here'
with relatives.
Miss Juanita Cooper has return
ed home from the Orthopedic Hos
pital in Gastonia. ,
Hubert Rook Is
Serving In Navy
At Great Lakes
Great Lakes, 111.—Now serving
with the U. S. Navy is Hubert
Linford Rook, 29, 215 Washington
St., who was received at the U. S.
Naval Training Station here and
is now undergoing recruit train
ing. The new recruit will be given
a series of aptitude tests to de
termine whether he will be sent
for further instruction at one of
the Navy’s many service schools,
or assigned for duty at sea or at
some other naval station.
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Cutler - Radcliffe
Miss Evelyn Maybelle Radcliffe
and Clifton Monroe Cutler were
married Saturday morning at 11:00
o’clock at the home of their pas
tor, Rev. R. V. Hope, of the Chris
tian Church.
The bride wore a tailored aqua
wool dress with luggage acces
sories, and a corsage of Talisman
roses.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. Radcliffe. The
groom is the son of Mrs. Rosa
Cutler, of this city.
*After the ceremony, Mrs. Hope
served a luncheon in their honor.
They will be at home on Madison
Street, after a short wedding trip.
Sergeant Farber
Returns To Camp
Lee For Training
Sergeant Emmanuel Farber, who
has been stationed in Panama in
the. Air Corps since last October,
has returned to Camp Lee to en
list in the Officers Training
School. Sergeant Farber is the
son of William Farber, merchant
of this city.
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