G 'IF il* I Vernon Edgar Whitley Robert E. May Grover Woodruff Robert Lee Moore Robert Lee Ingram James G. Whitby Hr
i II "I II ” 4 Marvin William Scott R. H. McCommons Winfield Hasty Curtis E. West Thomas A. Cooper Thos. H. Cook, Jr. If
IllllU llUUllbl WilUam H' CamP> Jr- James W. Whitby Daniel E. Faison Edgar H. King Marvin F. Matkins Elmer E. Chambliss |f|^
THE ROANOKE RAPIDS
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1944 NUMBER 5
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The Ansley Twhjs—Roy and Troy /
a Pictured here are the Ansley twins — Roy (left) and Troy (right).
“ They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ansley, of Sneads Ferry, Onsloiw
County, former residents of Roanoke Rapids. They are 21 years old.
Both the boys entered the service in April, 1943, and received part
of their basic training at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. Corp.
% _ Roy Ansley was sent overseas in October, last year, and is “some
:f TV'j vfhere” in England. Pfc. Troy Ansley went over in January of this
A- a year, and is now confined in a hospital on Saipan Island with fever.
" Prior to entering the Army the boys were employed by Roanoke
L Mill No. 2.
I Sgt. 'Cy1 Wood 'Kicked Out'
bf Damaged Bomber By Pilot;
Lives To Tell Thrilling Story
& rT/Sgt. Russell “Cy’’ Wood, 26,
Was at home this week on fur
lough 'visiting his parents and
wife.
“Cy” used to do lots of odd jobs
ound The Herald office prior
entering the Air Corps of the
lited States Army some four
years ago, and has seen much act
ion during* is length of duty in
.W.TTrw rtl.rt CJ r» vw .^rFt nrhf i<n or
Athe Battle of the Coral Sea and
I tHe Battle of the Bismark Sea. He
. got his first experience in actual
ft battle when the Japs attacked
jfjSearl Harbor in December, 1941.
After the attack on Pearl Har
bor “Cy” was ordered to the
| Phillipines, but on his way he
learned .that Guam had fallen to
-H the enemy and he had to turn
SJKick to Midway. From that area
Be went down in the South Pa
cific where he participated in the
H
l#FC. SMITH
Wounded
in PACIFIC
K* Bpfc. Lester Smith, 35, son of
Mrs. Winnie Smith and the late
G. W. Smith, of the Belmont com
H munity, has hec.i wounded in the
H South Pacific war zone, according
|S fry a message -eceived here last
H Monday from the War Depart
M Sent.
B Pfc. Smith, who entered the ser
vice June 2, 1942, received his
basic training at Camp Wheeler,
and was sent overseas in
drei>uary of this year. He was
rormerly connected with a local
service station. His wife is the
i former Miss Fannie Belle Stokes
of Alabama.
. The nature of Pfc. Smith’s
trads was not revealed in the
sage.
_s .
Battle of the Coral Sea and other
engagements.
Sgt. Wood’s squadron was the
one that sank every Jap ship
that was found in the Bismark
sea, a total of 22.
In the battle on Guadalcanal
“Cy” was wounded and given a
leave of absence. Upon his return
to the states he was wearing gun
ner’s wings. Being a tail gun
ner on a B-17 Flying Fortress,
“Cy” probably had a right to wear
the wings. However, an Air Force
officer ordered him to take them
qff.
"What Gunnery school did you
attend 7’’ the officer asked Sgt.
Wood.
“The one on Guadalcanal,” re
plied “Cy.”
To which the officer replied:
“There’s not a gunnery school
on Guadalcanal.”
For an answer to this “Cy” told
the officer that: “If you go out
in the morning on Guadalcanal on
a bombing mission and get back
that night you have passed all
gunnery requirements.”
The officer laughed and said:
“You learned the hard way.”
“Cy” was asked what was his
greatest thrill. He replied that it
was a thrilling experience at
Pearl Harbor, but he believed his
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10,800 Sponges
Shipped Sept. 8
Mrs. F. G. Jarman, Surgical
Dressings Chairman of the Local
Chapter of American Red Cross,
reports 10,800 four by eight
sponges were shipped on Septem
ber 8. There were thr.ee boxes con
taining 3600 sponges per box.
These sponges were made the last
two weeks of July. The room was
closed for the month of August,
but opened SeptembeV 1, with
iplenty of gauze. Workers are urg
j&d to come and help in this work.
17
HEALTH BAH WILL BE
LIFTEB I EXT MOHBAY
TRUCK KILLS
SMALL CHILD
Danny Hicks Bledsoe, 2% years
old, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
S. Bledsoe, of Norfolk, was killed
by a truck last Friday near his
home. The driver of the machine
had backed into a side street to
turn around and the child was hit
by the rear end of the truck, two
wheels passing over his body. He
died almost instantly. The body
was brought to this city where
funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. B.
M. White-Hurst. Interment was in
Cedarwood cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Bledsoe are form
er residents of Roanoke Rapids,
Mrs. Bledsoe being the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hambrick.
I -
Rev. Langston
Guest Minister
Rev. John J. Langston, of Four
Oaks, will preach at the First
Christian Church next Sunday. Mr,
Langston is a graduate or John
son Bible College of Lexenburg,
Tenn., and is well known through
out Eastern North Oarolina.
Resigns From
Pastorate Here
The Rev. R. V. Hope, pastor of
the First Christian Church here,
has resigned as its pastor to ac
oept a call to a church in Burling
ton, N. C. Rev. Hope has been here
since 1942. He was an active mem
ber of the Masonic Order and
other civic organizations. Rev.
Hope and his family plan to move
from the city in the near future.
Sgt. Cobb Home
From Overseas
S/Sgt. Irvin Cobb has returned
from the European Theatre of
operation after sixteen months
over seas. He has been awarded
two bronze stars for participation
in the Sicilian and Italian Cam
paigns. Sgt. Cobb is spending his
furlough here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cobb.
Dr. McDowell
Issues Thanks
The ban prohibiting children
from attending picture shows,
Sunday School, Church, etc., will
be lifted on the day that the pub
lic schools of the county open.
The public has shown a splendid
spirit o% cooperation, which is ap
preciated by the County Board of
Health and the County Health De
partment. Also, we wish to ex
press our thanks to the theatre
managers, ministers, swimming
pool managers, and others who
assisted in enforcing this ban.
W. K. MCDOWELL, M. D.,
District Health Officer
Law Barred Children From
Attending Public Places;
In Effect Since August 25
Receives Wound^
According to a letter received
by his wife Tuesday, Pvt. R. A.
Williams, above, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Williams, Sr., 134
Hamilton street, this city, has
received wounds in his left hand
and left leg while fighting “some
where” in France. Pvt. Williams
has only recently been sent over
seas. He is now confined in a
hospital in England.
Services Sunday
Far State Guard
Services at the Episcopal Church
next Sunday morning at 10:30
o'clock will be of especial interest
to the local unit, 14th company, of
the N. C. State Guard. A special
message will be delivered to the
men by Rev. Edmund Berkeley,
rector. The Guardsmen will as
semble at the Armory and march
to the church in a body in full
uniform. After the services a bar
becue dinner will be served the
men at the Armdry.
This will be the only service of
the day at the Episcopal church.
The 8 o’clock morning communion
services will be discontinued until
next spring, Rev. Berkeley an
nounces.
Will Arrive In
New York City
Information has been received
here that Mrs. Kathleen Batalion,
former instructor of nurses at the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital, has
been notified by the ’war depart
ment that her husband, Dr. Bat
alion, will arrive in New York
City on September 25, on the
Gripsholm. Dr. Batalion has been
held as a German prisoner in
Germany since 1943.
The health ban against all child
j&n under the age of 16 years, at
tending any public gathering place
will be lifted Monday.
On last August 22, the City
Board of Commissioners, at the
suggestion of health authorities,
passed an ordinance to this effect
in efforts to prevent a spread of
infantile paralysis in this section.
It went into effect on Friday,
August 25. At that time there had
been no cases of the disease re
ported in Halifax County, but last
week District Health authorities
reported one. However, there have
been no new cases thus far, aM
with State Health Officer Rey
nolds announcing that the peak
of the epidemic has been passed,
most bans on children attending
public places have been lifted.
The schools of the state were
prevented from opening at the
usual time, but practically all of
them will open next Monday
morning. A number of churches in
some sections of the county dis
continued services, especially Sun
day School, but all these again
will be held normally after next
Sunday.
The theatres of the city were
probably affected most by the
law, and the amusement places
will welcome the “kids’> next
week.
Goes To Miami
S/Sgt. James W. Shaw leave*
Friday for Miami, Fla., where he
will receive further instructions
for duty. Sgt. Shaw has been
spending a short furlough in the
city with friends and relatives.
White Men
Inducted Into
Army Aug. 26
Following is a list of white men
inducted into the Army and Navy
from Halifax County on August 26:
Army: Thomas Jefferson Male,
George Fulgham Gamer, Ernest
Fleetwood White, Edward Ran
dolph Sudduth, Willie Edgar Ter
ry, Luther Dempsey Shearin, Char
lie Lee Kelly, Jr., Robert Edward
Harrison, Robert Arthur Etheridge,
Robert Suiter Glasgow, Walter
Henry Brewer, Winfred Winfield
Warren, Kelly Warren Edwards,
David r isher Pittard, Cornelius
Everette Davis, Leon Alvin Tay
lor, Samuel Ray Wilson, Robert
Edward West, Clarence Irey Med
lin, Phillip Arden Pullen, Arthur
Bynum Neal, William Dale Cush
ing, Lionel Frederick Northington,
Donald Howard Outland, Theodora
Parker Marks.
Navy: Roland Soloman Pridgen,
Myrlon Brooks Cox, Joseph Omega.
Pegram, Clyde Randolph Pegran^
Charlie William Draughan, Bry
ant Mai ton Wilson.,