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H "!!! **!!! Vernon Edgar Whitley Robert E. May Grover Woodruff Robert Lee Moore Robert Lee Ingram I i II 4 4 Marvin William Scott R. H. McCommons Winfield Hasty Curtis E. West Thomas A. Cooper 1,1 1111 II 1,1 1,1 h William H. Camp, Jr. James W. Whitby Daniel E. Faison Edgar H. King Marvin F. Matkins 11 mu iillllmlimil liiiiu Him .. i . .. .— ... — THE ROANOKE RAPIDS !N O.’s TABloid I Mw, Veto* _ More Picture BBWBpnpt» 1 Advertising — More I ! — AH Bome-Pnnt t raid Subscribers : m jl> £OICS N tJYVbp&pei* ---' VOLUME XXX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10,1944 NUMBER 1 Harrell Hardware Company And Auto Service Station Warehouse Gutted By Fire Harrell Hardware Company, op erated by Jesse Harrell, was gut ted by fire Tuesday night causing an estimated loss in stock of about $15,000, practically covered by in surance. Tne building, which was owned by Brown Motor Company was damaged considerably, the rear being completely destroyed. The alarm came in at 9:30 o’clock and the department responded promptly and for two hours fire men fought the blaze, finally sub duing it about midnight. During the course of this fire another blaze was discovered in the boiL er room of the canning plant of Roanoke Mill No. 1, located on First street between Jackson and Monroe. Firemen extinguished this fire before much damage could be done. The fire at Harrell's is believed to have started in the rear of the building, origin of which has not been determined. Also destroy ed in the hardware store was a radio repair shop and approxi mately 25 privately owned radios brought there for repairs. Located at 100 Roanoke Ave, Harrell Hard ware Company was practically a new concern! having been in op eration only eight months. The second alarm was turned in about 1:30 a. m., Wednesday morning, calling the department to the storage warehouse of the Auto Service Station, 1226 Roa noke Avenue, owned and operated by W. J. Bartley. The building, located directly in the rear of the service station, was constructed of tin with a concrete floor and was a mass of flames when fire men arrived. According to Mr. Bartley, who was in the warehouse about 11 o’clock Tuesday night, there was no sign of smoke or anything un usual. He had been in there, he (Continued on page 8, Sect. A.) Dies In Service s t 1 j Pvt. Elmer E. Chambliss, pio , tured above, died from wounds received in battle, according to , information received last week by . his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Ciiaaioliss, of Gaston. _— ----* ... Rice Suffers ‘injury To Arm When Struck W. H. Carter, Roanoke Rapids man, was arrested this week and placed under bond of $500 charged with hit-and-run driving. The charge grew out of an accideht ^which occurred on the Weldon *Roanoke Rapids highway some time Sunday morning. It is alleged that Carter, driv ing toward this city, turned ou* jtin the highway to pass a taxi cab and in so doing struck Rich ard D. Rice, white, an employee of Patterson Mills, who was walk ing along the highway in the same direction. Rice’s right arm ♦ was severely torn and he was taken to Roanoke Rapids Hospital where the limb was amputated. He is said to be resting com fortably. . Carter, alleged to have been the ♦driver of the automobile which struck Rice, did not stop, and after an investigation by officers, sufficient evidence was found to cause a warrant for his arrest. A hearing in the case is set for the V last • Tuesday in this' month in Halifax County Recorder’s Court. Wounded % fapwilililiUhii !■ I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas, 100 Cedar street, this city, have been notified that their son, Pfc. ^ John Wayne Thomas, was wound ed in action in the Saipan battle July 4. Friends and relatives wish ing: to write may address him: Pfc. John Wayne Thomas, 1-B-2S Marine, care Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Cal. Medlins Sail Atlantic and Pacific v Having been at sea for eight months without seeing land, Ray- ' mond E. Medlin (left), 19-year-old naval petty officer, is shown with his brother, S 1/c James W. (Jim) Medlin, 17. Jim also was on , the seas five months before sighting landi They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Medlin, formerly of this city, but now residents of Goldsboro. The boys were born and reared here and attended Roa noke Rapids schools. Raymond has been in the service three years and wrote, after his long sea duty, “When I saw land I wanted to kiss the dirt.” Jim, while haviifg only a few months service to his credit, has also seen foreign duty. Both boys volunteered. Jim is sailing the Atlantic while Raymond is somewhere in the Pacific. Pfc. Robt. Bryant Is Prisoner of War Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bryant, of Gaston, have received word that their son, Pfc. Robert L. Bryant, reported as missing in action in Italy, February 16, is now a Ger man prisoner of war. Bast Tuesday night young Bry ant was heard over a short-wave broadcast and his message was as follows: “Hello, Mother and Daddy. I am a prisoner. I am well. Tell all my friends in Roa noke Rapids hello.” This is his address: Robert B. Bryant, SN, 34465-63, P. No. 129330 Stalag TA, Germany. PVT. WHITBY IS MISSING IN FRENCH AREA Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitby oi 1001 Franklin street, this city, re ceived word Wednesday from th( War Department that their son Pvt. Harry T. Whitby, had beer missing in action in France since July 19. Pvt. Whitbv entered the service in August, 1943, and was sent overseas in June of this year Scrap Collection Scheduled Sunday A collection of old rags, tin cans and old paper will be made Sun day afternoon between 3 and 5:30 o’clock. The work is sponsored by the Roanoke Rapids Rotary Club under tiie direction of Ben Lan caster, chairman of the commit tee, assisted by the Boy and Girl Scouts. Residents of the city are requested to put the cans and rags and scrap paper on the curb in front of their homes. Stack and tie the paper securely. In case of rain the collection will be made one week later. The need for these things is very urgent. Superior Court All Next Week Halifax County Superior Courl will convene in Halifax next Mon day for a two weeks’ mixed term with Judge Thompson of Elizabeth City, presiding. The most important case of th< term to be tried is that of El Putney, negro, who is chargee with the killing of Ruth Eva De Loach, negro girl, about 14 year ago. Putney escaped after th< slaying and was only recently ar rested in Maryland and returnee here to stand trial. VERNON KING IS REPORTED AS WOUNDED A message has been received from the War Department by Mrs. Hattie King, 203 Clinton street, Roanoke Rapids, stating that her son, Pfc. Vernon A. King, USMC, had been wounded while in the ‘performance of his duty and ser vice to his country” on June 19. There were no details given. Mrs. King has three other sons in the service, S/Sgt. Willard A King, “somewhere” in India; Sgt William A. King, “somewhere” ir England, and Corp. James E King, stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. COOKMES IN BATTLE IN FRANCE Pfc. Thomas H. Cook, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Cook, of Jackson street, has been killed n action, according to a message received here Monday from the War Department. Death occurred July 24 in France. Young Cook, a member of the Roanoke Rapids National Guard at the time it was drafted into the Regular Army, had only recently been sent over seas. FINAL RITES FOR SULLIVAN HELD TODAY John E. Sullivan, 51, died sud denly at his home, 301 Madisor street, Tuesday afternoon at 4:3< o’clock. Mr. Sullivan bad been ir failing health for about twe years but apparently was getting alonj fine until a short time prior t( his death. Funeral services were held thi: afternoon (Thursday) at 4:30 ii the First Methodist Church, con ducted by the pastor, Rev. L. A Tilley. Interment was in Roanoki Rapids Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mrs Johnsie Chappell Sullivon; tw< sons, Leonard L. Sullivan, Norfolk and Corp. James B. Sullivan "somewhere” in England; twi daughters, Mrs. J. H. Loomis o this city, and Mrs. Ed Summerc of Portsmouth, Va.; two brothers F. B. Sullivan of Kannapolis, am George T. Sullivan of Roanok Rapids; one sister, Mrs. A. N - Lear of China Grove, and on [ granddaughter, Sarah Ann Sulli I van.
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