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Vernon Edgar Whitley Robert E. May Grover Woodruff Robert Lee Moore Robert Lee Ingram dames G. Whitby Marvin William Scott R. H. McCommons Winfield Hasty Curtis E. West Thomas A. Cooper Thos. H. Cook, Jr. K William H. Camp, Jr. James*, W. Whitby Daniel E. Faison Edgar H. King Marvin F. Matkins Elmer E. Chambliss THE ROANOKE RAPIDS ILLUME XXX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 31,1944_NUMBER 4 Jesse Riley In Jail; Wife Meld Under Bond Of $1000 Jesse Riley and his wife, Eliza beth alias Louise Riley, were bound over to Halifax County Siu>erior Court Monday afternoon bjP Mayor Kelly Jenkins. After hearing evidence in the case the original warrant charging kidnap ping was changed to a lesser crime, that of abduction of a mi nor. Penalty for a crime of this " n®ure carries a 15-year maximum prison sentence. Riley is said to be still confined in the Halifax County jail at Hali i fax, unable to give bond, while his ' wife is out under a bond of $1;000. #he case grew out of the Riley’s being accompanied to Emporia, Va,. last week by Dorothy Thomp son, 12-y^r-old -daughter of Mr. And Mrs. %. M. Thompson of this ff • _7 Gibson Brothers Meet Sgt. Hudson . L. Earl Gibson, son of Mr. and $>£$(. W. W. Gibson, moved to Hawaii several years ago. Pfc. William Lester Gibson, another son, joined Uncle Sam’s fighting 'forces and was sent to Hawaii. Sgt. David Hudson, son of Mrs. sMji/el Hudson, also went into the service and was sent to Hawaii. Now all three of them have “run into each other” and from reports received back »here they “had one swell time” together reminisc injjvover old times. Few Cases Are Heard By Mayor tgJayor Kelly Jenkins faced a light docket Monday afternoon in his court. There were only a few cases of minor importance, most ly drunk and disorderly and speed ing, being tried. 0i> -- Grant Proves He Knows His Melons Government Inspector Grant, Beached to the Patterson and Roanoke Mills, proved Monday he “’knows his watermelons.” Like most all government men, Grant likes to prove his point. Telling friends of his around the mills that down aronnd Wilson they gflew watermelons that weighed considerably over 100 pounds, Grant was “laughed at” and ac cused of telling a “watermelon . whopper.” Not to be outdone, In spector Grant had business in Wil son and vhile there he purchased a"small very "small" melon from Art Finch, who specializes in growing the delicious fruit. The melon Grant was showing in Roa noke Rapids was a perfect speci men and weighed 105 pounds. S 'lind tl ” said Mr. Grant, “was .st dura melon Finch WEBB NEAL WOUNDED IN FRENCH ZONE Word has been received by Mr. and Mrb. L. S. Neal that their son, Pvt. Webb B. Neal has been wounded in Prance and is now in a hospital "somewhere” in Eng land. His address is: Pvt. W. B. Neal, 34254656, Det. Patients 4151, USA Hosp. Plant, APO 63, care Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Neal have three other sons in the service, Lt. Frank B. Neal, located in Doug las, Ariz., with the Army Air Corps., Lt. William K. Neal, Ran dolph Field, Texas, and Bynum Neal who was recently inducted and at present is at Fort Bragg, N. C. * Banks To Close AH three banks in the city will be closed next Monday, Labor Day, according to an announcement made by officials today. The banks will reopen as usual on Tuesday, Sept. 5. "Lookout, Doc, Here I Come," Shouts Mr. May When He Sees Snake Wrapped Around His Leg rr vuiioouMjr a n von three prominent Roanoke Rapids citizens (they may be termed fish ermen, but it is doubtful) decided on a little trip of recreation 'down on the Chowan river. The three in question, Dr. M. C. Maddrey, J. F. May and F. M. Coburn, Were enjoying fishing from a boat in the stream, and, as fishermen get, when they are under "the spell,” were just “letting the world >go by.” For sometime this condition pre vailed—you know—just sitting in the boat, without a care, and if the fish bite, all right, and if not, so what? But “the spell” was broken when Mr. May decided for some reason to change his position, and when he did he discovered a water moccasin wrapped around one of his legs. Now, truthful as the gentlemen may be, yet it has been impossible to find out how large a shake it was, but they all agree it was the biggest one they had ever seen. When Mr. May discovered the reptile he didn’t jump in the river, he didn’t faint, but he did do one thing, according to the story, and (Continued on page 12—Sect. A) ■•••' ' -.i ■ . ••V:'. ' !>WKk-,S Pulley Wounded In French Area ^ Pvt. Clyde W. Pulley, above, son of Mrs. Emma Pulley of near Littleton, has been wounded in action in France, according to a message sent his mother by the War Department. The action in which Pvt. Pulley was wounded bccurrqd August 8. He has a bro ther, Sgt. Willie G. Pulley, who is also seeing action in France. Pvt. Pulley entered the service Dec ember 11, 1943, and is with an in fantry division. Purple Heart Corp. John J. Matthews, above, son of Mrs. Annie Clippard of 1011 Cedar street, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds re ceived in action in France. Identified Tuesday As That Of Miss Annie Hancock; Jury Renders Verdict Of Suicide The body of a young white woman, badly decomposed, was found Sunday afternoon in Roanoke river about 4 o’clock. It was discovered by Frances Vinson and Harold King, who were in the river fishing. Chief of Police H. E. Dobbins of Roanoke Rapids was immediately notified and went to the scene, said to have been about two miles below the river bridge on the Northampton County side. Chief Dobbins contacted Coroner Grant of Northampton Scrap Collection Sunday, Sept. 24 Announcement is made today that another official collection of old scrap paper, tin cans and rags will be made on Sunday, Septem ber 24, between the hours of 1:30 and 3:30 p. m. Collection will be made in Roanoke Rapids and all surrounding , communities. The last collection, which was a very disappointing one, was a small percentage of the amount of scrap set for this territory. Of ficials of the County Salvage Com mittee urge every housewife and other citizens to join in this, patriotic move wholeheartedly. The Government needs this scrap badly. Pvt. Outland Home On Leave Pvt. William Malcolm Outland, son of Mrs. W. A. Outland, is home on a 12-day furlough. Pvt. Outland has been in the army for 12 months, and has just finished his basic training at Camp Bland ing, Fla. He expects to be "ship ped” soon after his return to camp. His wife is the former Alice Taylor. Stores To Remain Open Wednesday All Roanoke Rapids stores will be open on Wednesday afternoons after this week, except the gro cery stores, it was announced to day by Mrs. Blair Gibson, secre tary of the Merchants Association. The stores have been observing the annual Wednesday afternoon sum mer half holiday. The grocery stores of the city observe the cus tom the year round. Breaks Left Ankle In Fall On Monday While gathering apples at his home, 410 Hamilton street, last Monday, Will Taylor, owner and operator of the Roanoke Phar macy, fell and _ broke his left ankle. Mr. Taylor was taken to Roanoke Hospital where an X-ray was made and his foot placed in a cast. He is resting comfortably at his home. vajuuly, auu wuu oLuer oiucers Be gan an investigation of the grue some fina. The body was removed to a local funeral home where it was kept until Tuesday afternoon of this week when it was identified as that of Miss Annie Hancock, 38, of 921 Cedar street. The iden tification was made by Rossie Hancock, brother, and by the dead woman’s mother, Mrs. L T. * Hancock. According to information given a Herald reporter, the young wo man had planned on Wednesday morning, September 23, to visit her sister, Mrs. C. Satterthwaite, of Norfolk. She missed her bus, it is said, and returned to her home and going back to work at the Rosemary Manufacturing Com pany’s plant where she was em ployed. Returning from work,'Miss Hancock is said to have shown no unusual actions, nor was she de spondent about anything. Rossie Hancock, her brother, came in from his work at 1:30 Thursday morning, locked the front door and retired. At 6:30 that morning Miss Hancock was missing. She is presumed to have walked to the river sometime between 1:3® and 6:30 a. m., and jumped front i__XT-_-f of any kind were found by ex amining physicians. Members of her family stated that everything in the young wo man’s room was accounted for with the exception of a pair of shoes which she wore to work on Wednesday. These were identified as belonging to her by Mrs. Owen Worsham, who worked with her that day. Further identification was com pleted by the blue overalls and shirt she wore at the time the body was taken from the water. These, it is said, belonged to another brother, Elmer Hancock, “somewhere’' in India. Dr. Bahnson Weathers, who has acted as the family physician 'at times, after examining the body, identified it as that of Miss Han cock through an enlarged rib bone in the left side. Coroner Grant of Northampton County held an inquest here last Tuesday night and the verdict of the jury was that of suicide. Funeral Services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon from the Williams Funeral home at 4:38 (Continued on page 12—Sect. A) .
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