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mnn imnrnmiii limn iimm||mii| 11 ' 1 .—■ Ik mil m ^ II it Vernon Edgar Whitley Robert E. May Grover Woodruff Robert Lee Moore Robert Lee Ingram k 1 kikll Lit kik Lit II » * Marvin William Scott R. HTTvicCommons Winfield Hasty Curtis E. West llllh lllllllllllluuluill] ■■IHI I|...„H William H. Camp, Jr. James W. Whitby Daniel E. Faison Edgar H. King THE ROANOKE RA. JDS Ml _ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 27,1944 NUMBER 51 LLMOND IS ELECTED TO ASSIST VETS The War Manpower Commission today announces the appointment of William E. Allmond, Jr., as the ^Veterans Employment Representa fc, Aive m the Roanoke Rapids of y Tice of the United States Employ ment Service. Mr. Allmond who | has been on active duty with the s Armed Forces for the past two i years holds the commission of (Second Lieutenant in the Reserve I obrps of the United States Army. He will serve the veterans in Halifax, Northampton and Hert ford Counties. The appointment of Mr. Allmond to this office is *i accordance with the recently assed “G. I.” bill which provides „ for certain privileges and granted preragatives to veterans. Mr. Allmond is the son or Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Allmond. Sr., of Scotland Neck. He is very active in civic affairs, is a member of the Episcopal Church and of the Organized Reserve Corps of the United States Army. Dressings Room Closed for August The surgical dressings room of *he local Red Cross chapter, at 10th and Hamilton streets, will be closed from Saturday, July 29, un rtil Monday, Sept. 4, according to Mrs. F. G. Jarman, chairman. The recent quota of 33,600 £ponges has been completed and shipped this week, Mrs. Jarman added, and we are deeply appre ciative of the assistance of all workers. Jenkins Is In England Word has been received by Mr. fcnd Mrs. T. M. Jenkins that their son, Sgt. Thomas M. Jenkins, has arrived safely “somewhere” in England. Before going overseas Sgt. Jenkins was stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia. His wife and f>n, Thomas, m, are at Kenley ith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. L. Woodard. Brother Killed In Italian Area Miss Iva Lee Core, a student nurse at the Roanoke Rapids - Hospital, was called to her home in Erwin on account of the death I »f her brother, who was killed in [ Italy, June 23, according to in L formation received from the War I Department. Gives His Life v Above is Pfc. Robert Lee In gram 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Ingram of this city, who was reported killed in battle “somewhere” in Italy. "Buried Alive" „ Above is pictured John Prinun (“Jack”) Thomas, 18-year-old' naval petty officer/ son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Thomas of Weldon, who wrote his parents a thrilling account of the Invasion of the Normandy Peninsula. A member of the Amphibious forces, young Thomas- was in the “thick of the fight,” being miraculously saved from death by his comrades after being “buried alive.” Meeting Date Been Changed Beginning August 1, the Tirt Panel of the Halifax County Wai Price and Rationing Board will hold its meeting on Tuesday after noons at 2:30 o’clock, according to arr announcement made todaj by Chief Clerk, Mrs. Vera^Draper y-5 War Tragedy Another local soldier was add ed to the growing list of war casualties' when, last week, Sgt. Curtis E. West, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. West of this city, was f' reported as having died from wounds received in battle in the New Guinea area. Killed In Action" Private George L. Webb, 21 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Webb of Pleasant Hill, has been reported killed in act ion “somewhere” in Italy. Young Webb, a graduate of Seaboard High School, entered the Army June 22, 1943, and took his basic training at Camp Wheeler, Ga. He had been overseas since last November. Returns Home From Hospital Mrs. Harold Bloom, who has been confined in Johnson-Willis Hospital, Richmond, for the past two weeks, is now convalescing at her hfffiie^mJSoanoke Ave. Two More Local Soldiers Pay Supreme Sacrifice In Battle seaman mrst uiass vernon iua gar Whitley, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Whitley of Roa noke Rapids, Route 1, has been killed in action, his parents have been notified by the Navy Depart ment. No details were given in the message. Young Whitley had been overseas since last March. He enlisted in the Navy, Sept. 28, 1943. His twin brother, Seaman First Class Herman Edward Whitley, is serving overseas and another brother, Ralph Whitley, is in the Pacific war zone. The message did not state in what locality young Whitley lost his life, but a letter received by his mother, dated June 3, was postmarked in England. He was at home the last time in Novem ber, 1943, after finishing his “boot” training at Bainbridge, Md. Since entering the Navy he had received two promotions and was a member of the Amphibious Corps. Whitley was born and reared in this section, attended Wm. R. Davie School, and was employed at a shipyard in Newport News prior to entering the Navy. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Whitley; two sis ters, Helen and Carolyn Ann Whitley, and his maternal grand mother, Mrs. Annie Lee, all of the home, and his two brothers, Her man and Ralph Whitley. ' I Private Edgar H. King, 22 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Vester King, of the Bolling Road, Belmont community, has been kill ed in action, according to a tele gram received from the War De partment last Monday night. The date given in the message was July 5. No other details were an nounced. Young King entered the ser vice October 1, 1942, and received his basic training at Camp Atter bury, Indiana. Later he was sent to Camp Forest, Tenn., and thence to Camp Breckenridge, Ky. He left for overseas duty just before Easter last year. Pvt. King, st graduate of the Littleton Highi School in the class of 1938, was at home the last time in February of 1943. He was heard from in a. letter to his parents on June 29, and at that time was in France. On June 7 The Raleigh News and Observer published a three column picture on its front page showing American soldiers going aboard a large transport for the invasion of the Normandy coast. In this picture Mrs. King recognis ed her son, and this was later confirmed by him in a letter to. his mother, stating that he was in the photograph. Besides his parents, Pvt. King is survived by a sister, Miss Alice King, and one brother, Harry Miller King. Twin Calves Are Born Last Monday This is indeed a “land of plenty.” Everybody and everything seems to be aiding the war effort. Now along comes a Guernsey cow, owned by John Cox, who lives on the Weldon highway, with twin calves born last Mon day night. Maybe the “mammy cow” figured it took too many red points for a choice roast beef. Heigh ho! ^ The calves, weighing 40 pounds each, were tan and deep red in color with a white streak across shoulders and back. Daniel H. Mill Is Made Captain Daniel Harvey Hill has been promoted to captain with the Army in France. Capt. Hill is the son of Mrs. D. H. Hill of Char lotte and the late Mr. Hill, and a grandson of Dr. D. H. Hill, former president of State College. Capt. Hill received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Army after graduation from State in 1941. His wife is the former Jeanne Shelton, daughter of Mrs. Virginia Shelton, and the grand foughter of Mrs. Clarence Hart. YOUNG GIRL IS CHARGED WITH FELONY Ruby Smith, young white girl of South Rosemary, was arrested to day and placed in jail by Officer 'E. E. Brigman, charged with in timidating a state’s Witness. The Smith girl is alleged to have slap ped Charlie Tripp, white, principal witness against William Edwards, young white man, who was re cently arrested and charged with obtaining some trousers from the DeLuxe Cleaners under false pre tense. Tripp alleges the girl has pass ed by his place of employment several times and made “remarks?* concerning the case against Ed wards, and later engaged him in an argument, the slapping being a result of the quarrel. The charge against the girl is a felony and bond has been placed at $300. Board Meeting The City Board of Commission ers will meet next Tuesday night At which time it is believed the
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