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T’lJIP P/^l A MGTF D AOII\ll ut?V At ». ^ _ „ ecrrinimv * A A(]fG 3 Vernon Edgar Whitley Robert E. May Grover Woodruff Robert Lee Moore Robert Lee Ingram James G, Wh. *• r* Marvin William Scott R. H. McCommons Winfield Hasty Curtis E. West Thomas A. Cooper Thos. H. Cook, Jir- Vv. - t William H. Camp, Jr. James W. Whitby Daniel E. Faison Edgar H. King Marvin F. Matkins Elmer E. Chamblisf^ asgrax THE ROANOKE RAPIDS Ml 17 13 A 1 'TV I N. O.'s TABloid g|{ ” m rffT ~ sjlBL ^B B I Mors News — More | j Picture NBWSpape* 9 ^B J^B^ B ® i Advertising — Mare] I — AH Home-Print CAROLINA'S FIRST^^^ fl M 1 ““ ♦V-r nr/iB/aitf wr NEWSpaper VOLUME XXX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. c7, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1944 NUMBER 2 f Three Holme^ Brothers Are Fighting Overseas ^ The three Holmes brothers, pic tjwed above, are sons of Mr. and Mrs.. T. R. Holmes, of Gaston, and all three are now serving Uncle Sam overseas. They are, left to right: Corp. Tommie Lee Holmes, twith the Army Air Corps unewhere” in England. Tom mie went into the service Oct ober 6, 1941, and received his basic training at Jefferson Bar acks, Mo. He has been overseas since June, 1942. Center: Pfc. Wade C. Holmes, 19, entered the service April 12, 1943, and went overseas in February, 1944. Wade trained aft Camp Blanding, Fla. He is now in a hospital “some « where” in Italy after receiving slight wounds in action. Right: Pvt. Richard. R. Holmes, 33, with the army “somewhere” in France, took his basic training at Camp Gruber, Okla., after entering the Army August 25, 1943. Richard was sent overseas in March, 1944. His wife is the former Mary C. Exum of this city. PUTNEYSENT TO PRISON IN MURDER CASE Judge C. E. Thompson, presid :ng over the August term of Hali fax County Superior Court, this v. »ek sentenced Eli Putney, negro, t ^State’s Prison for a period of Viot less than 18 nor more than 20 years, after Putney plead guilty to murder in the second degree. The case grew out of the slay 1TM of Ruth Eva DeLoach, young n*ro girl, several years ago. Other cases disposed of by the court are as follows: K. D. Morgan, alias Ernest Lee Knight, colored, of Scotland Neck, pto-d guilty to manslaughter, wherein Andrew Faison was murdered. The judgment of the Court is that he be given 5 years State’s Prison suspended and placed on probation for five years. Xllaude McWilliams, colored, of Frollister, plead guilty to assault with intent to commit rape and was given five years in State’s prison which was suspended and he was placed on probation for fj*e years. TJorace Jackson, white, Scotland Neck, charged with larceny of auto was found not guilty. Lena Brown, colored, of Wel don, was found guilty of posses sion of material used in the manu Kiontinued on page 12—Sect. A) Rumors Untrue Reports of infantile paralysis rases in the city are absolutely Sitrue, said a prominent physi cian today. "There have been no cases reported in Halifax or Northampton Counties, so far,” he stated, "and there is no reason «r any alarm. The rumor which rsisted last week came from an incorrect diagnosis at a clinic out of town and the child in question i£r running around and is as healthy as a buck,” the doctor £>ncluded. " ■—-T-' ..... ’ I STAFF SERGEANT DOBBINS HOME AFTER FOUR YEARS Lions Festival Been Postponed The Lions Club Festival, sched uled for all next week, has' been postponed, according to an an nouncement made today. Holding of tile festival was believed by health authorities to be against the best interest of the public dur- • ing the epidemic of infantile par alysis in other sections of the state. The Club, in its desire to cooperate in this matter readily postponed its annual affair. At a later date, said a spokesman for the club, the festival will be stag ed when it is deemed safe by health authorities. Wounded Pictured above is Pfc. Vernon A. King, USMC, son of Mrs. Hat tie King, of this city(i who has been reported as wounded in action. one migm. get me impression that if you talked to a soldier who has been in the service a long time and had served for 43 months overseas, seeing action at Pearl Harbor when the Japs at tacked that United States strong hold, serving his country in the Hawaiians, Australia, and fighting in the jungles of New Guinea, you would get enough information to write a long story, but such .is not the way with Staff Sergenat Doyle Dobbins. In his modest manner and con servative words, Sergt. Dobbins gave this reporter a short inter view here today. He is visiting his parents, Chief of Police H. E. Dobbins and Mrs. Dobbins. This is Dbyle’s first trip home since he Volunteered for foreign duty in (Continued pn page 12—Sect. A) Overseas Yet i«M——ii Staff Sergeant Doyle Dobbins, above, is visiting his parents here after serving 43 months in til Pa cific war era. James Whitby Dies In Action Phone or Write When members of your family who are in the armed services are at home on furlough won’t you please write or telephone this information to The Herald, giving name, rank, branch of service, length of service, where located and any other informa tion permitted by the Office of War Information? The Herald will highly appre ciate your efforts in rendering; this news service. Cigarettes Are Needed For Boys Mrs. R. P. Beckwith, in charge of making up Red Cross bags for soldiers, issues an appeal for more cigarettes. "We are in need of 38 more packs of smokes to put in these bags,” she stated, “and we would prefer having Camels, Chesterfields or Lucky Strikes.” If you would like to do nate a pack to the Red Cross it is urged that you get in touch with Mrs. Beckwith at once. Garner Rites On Thursday Funeral services for H. B. Gar ner, uncle of Mrs. Raymond Pur ley, of Roanoke Rapids, were held last Thursday with interment in the family cemetery near the state line. Mr. Garner, died last Wed nesday at his home in Greenville County, Va. Breaks Wrist In Fall Thursday Mrs. A. E. Akers was painfully injured last Thursday when sh! fell in front of the Municipal Building, breaking her right wrist. Sons Visiting Their Parents Flight Officer Richard C. Webb and Pvt. Edwin Hull Webb, sons of Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Webb, 400 Roanoke Avenue, visited their par ents here this week. Richard, whose wife is the former Miss Violet Starke, has a seven-day leave and will report to Lincoln, Neb., while Edwin, who has been in the service 15 months, is sta tioned at Morris Field, N. C. He has returned to his post. Inhalator Is Given To City An inhalator, a badly needed piece of equipment, has been given to the city by the Roanoke Rapids Lions Club. The inhalator is avail able for use in emergencies arising from suffocation, drowning, elec trical shock, poisonous gas, etc., by individuals or institutions. It will be kept at the Fire Depart ment, and Chief King plans tc have two men trained in its use. Although it is available now formal presentation will be made at a later date. Was Last Heard From By Parents While In France Private James G. Whitby, 18 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady D. Whitby, of this city, was killed in action in France July 11, according to information received J . Pvt. James G. Whitby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady D. Whitby, of this city, who has been reported killed in action in France. by his parents from the War De partment. Young Whitby entered the ser vice October 27, 1943, and received his basic training at Camp Wheel er, Ga. He was sent overseas about April 1, this year. A gradu ate of Roanoke Rapids High School in the class of '43, Pvt. Whitby was at home last March for a short leave. Prior to enter ing the service he was employed by the Rosemary Manufacturing Company. He was last heard front on July 6, at which time his par ents received a letter from him. Besides his parents, Pvt. Whitby is survived by two brothers, Her man and Leroy Whitby. BILL CHERRY SAID KILLED IN FRANCE William (“Bill") Cherry, pilot in the Air Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Cherry of Draper, form er residents of Roanoke Rapids, has been reported by the War Department as killed in action over France on July 18. Young Cherry attended Roanoke Rapids High School until his parents moved several years ago to Drap er. Mr. and Mrs. Cherry have three l other sons in the service, Russell l Cherry, with the Air Force in It- •' aly; Joseph Cherry, in the Navy, . and who has been in the South * Pacific, and is now in California, and Clifford Cherry, stationed in Louisiana.
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