* SCHOOLYEAR
.NEARS CLOSE
AT ENFIELD
Commencement exercises of the
*942-1943 Enfield School Session
began Sunday evening with the
baccaulaureate sermon preached in
the Baptist Church by Rev. E. Nor
fleet Gardner, Pastor of the First
' ^Baptist Church of Henderson.
* Hymns "God of Our Fathers”
and “All Hail The Power” were
sung by the congregation and an
anthem "Praise the Lord” by the
Glee Club, under the direction of
«rs. John Newton. Principal H.
Kendall introduced the Rev.
Gardner who delivered his sermon
“Graduation” to the twenty-one
graduates. Rev. B. D. Critcher
gave the benediction.
Marshals were Wilbur Bridges,
Xlhief Marshal; J. C. Cuthrell,
Jacksie DeLysle and Susan Gra
ham. Johnnie White, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. White, is the class
Mascot.
^ Other activities during this week
^SUll be the musical recital of Mrs.
John Newton’s class on Wednesday
evening at 8:30 o’clock in the
school auditorrum: On Thursday
night at 8:30 the Class Night pro
fram will be given and on Friday
ight at 8:30 the graduating ex
ercises will be held at which time
Nathan Yelton, State School Com
missioner, will give the commence
ment address, and diplomas will
delivered to the graduates
Lt. Geo. S. Wood
Wins His Wings
At Hondo, Texas
AAF Navigation School, Hondo,
Texas, April 29—Hondo Army Air
Field ’ last Thursday, April 22nd,
^warded silver navigator’s wings
a record-breaking number of
“Boomerang Boys” who have mast
ered the science of navigation.
Roanoke Rapids was represented
at the military graduation by Lt.
George S. Wood, 23-year old city
youth who resides at 111 Jackson
Street. Present from the city for
the ceremonies at Hondo was his
sister-in-law, Mrs. J. A. Wood, and
Miss Sarah Crawford Towe, his
fiancee. Lt. Wood and Miss Towe
^ere married at that same after
noon, an account of which will
be found in this issue.
After 18 weeks of intensive
training at the Army Air Forces’
’Tgest navigation school, this
tfeung officer has proved his abil
ity to direct American bombers to
enemy targets and to find the
way back home again. He now
stands ready for active duty with
tt,e world’s largest air fleet.
► 'Luring his course at Hondo, the
navigation cadet flies approximate
ly 15,000 miles on training mis
sions. His flying classroom is one
of two ships-the AT-7 Navigator
v-nd the B-34 Ventura. Before he
jjlarns to navigate by the stars,
by compass, radio and pilotage (ob
servation of familiar landmarks).
“We'll Find the Way” is the
slogan of the boomerang boys
from Texas, and they are eager
jQl follow in the footsteps of other
Hondo navigators who have blazed
aerial trails in every theatre of
war.
tCapel - Boseman
Miss Virginia Lee Boseman.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
J. Boseman of Weldon, became
the bride of Braxton Naff Capel,
of Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Capel of Garysburg in a quiet
ceremony Saturday morning, April
10th at 9:30 at the Methodist
parsonage in Stillwater, Okla. with
the Rev. Joseph E. Bowers offici
affng.
Mrs. Capel, for several years
has been employed in Weldon and
continue her work there.
Mr. Capel, before his induction
into the United States Army, was
^jlretary-treasurer of the Weldon
P. C. Co. He is now attending
clerical school at A- and M. Col
lege in Stillwater, Okla.
Miss Francis Glasgow of Wash
ington, D. C., Miss Alice Mae Glas
gow and Miss Carol Kincaid of
Surry, Va. were week end guests
of Mrs. Haywood Glasgow.
Otis Everett, U. S. N., of Norfolk
visited his wife here this week.
Miss Marie Cates of Norfolk was
the week end guest of her parents
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Cates.
Misa Lavada Bartley left last
Sunday for Norfolk.
Miss Maxine Mason of Raleigh
was the week end guest of her
mother.
_
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bunch and
son, Billie Bunch, were visitors
in Palmyra Sunday.
Miss Mary B. Cannon of Raleigh,
spent the week end here.
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