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Death Comes
To Cooley
By Drowning
Pvt. Walter G. Cooley, attached
to a service company as a military
police, “somewhere” in India, lost
his life by drowning, according to
.«War Department message receiv
er) here Wednesday by his wife,
the former Miss Jeannette Kidd,
<|pi2 Rapids street. No, details of
TUie accident were given in the
telegram.
Cooley, born in Littleton, is the
son of W. F. Cooley of Homer
town. He entered the Army May
6. 1942, and received his basic
training at Craig Field, Ala. From
there he went to various other
c-Oips before going overseas just
bt^ore Christmas last year.
Prior to going into the Army,
Pvt. Cooley was employed by Pat
terson Mills. He was 30 years old.
Minor Operation
Mrs. I. F. Rochelle has been con
fined in the Roanoke Rapids Hos
pital for several days after under
going an operation.
Accident Victim ,
Pictured above is Pvt. Carl
D. Freeman, son. of Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Freeman of Wel
don, who died in France, Feb
ruary 18, as a result of injuries
received in a vehicle accident.
Young Freeman was with a
field artillery division. He had
. been in service three years and
I went overseas in August, 1944.
YOUTH IN JAIL
ON ASSAULT CHARGE
Clarence Burgess, 18-year-old
negro, is in Halifax County jail in
.M,«i of $500 bond, charged with as
on a female with intent to
rape.
The alleged crime was committed
last Tuesday afternoon when
Maudline Harris, 15-year-old
feeble-minded negro girl who was
on her way home from school,
was accosted by Burgess, who was
plowing in a field near his home,
it is said. When the girl refused
the negro’s advances, he took her
but, the arm and led her off into
tire woods. The girl’s father, Cleve
land Harris, at work nearby, ob
served what was taking place, and
went to investigate. Burgess, up
on hearing Harris sail out to his
daughter, ran off into the woods.
The Sheriffs office was notified
and Sheriff House and Deputy
Brigman arrested Burgess at his
home Tuesday night. He was
charged with rape, but at a pre
liminary hearing before Magistrate
WT O. Thompson, Tuesday night,
the charge was reduced to that of
assault on a female with intent
to rape.
The scene where the alleged
crime is said to have occurred is
about two miles from the William
R. Davis: School on the Aurelian
Springs road.
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Rev. Vaughan
Presents Oak
Leaf Cluster
At an impressive ceremony held
during the evening worship hour
at the First Baptist Church, Rev.
Gordon L. Vaughan of Greensboro
presented Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
White an Oak Leaf Cluster which
had been awarded their son, Ran
dall N. White, who was killed in
action in France, June, 1944.
Rev. Vaughan took for his sub
ject, “Faith," and after a short
address and the “Lord's Prayer,
sung by Miss Dorothy Rice, the
presentation services were conclud
ed.
Gets Promotion
Raby J. Grimes, son of Mrs.
Minnie J. Grimes of Hobgood, has
been promoted to the rank of Pri
vate first class. Pfc. Grimes, on
duty with the 90th Infantry Divi
sion, has been in service two years
and Is now (to action against the
Germans. He worked on Us fath
er's farm before entering service.
Warren Gets
Purple Heart
Pvt. Winifred W. Warren has
been awarded the Purple Heart
for wounds received in France on
February 22, according to word
received by his mother, Mrs. Ruth
Warren, of Littleton. Pvt. Warren
was inducted into the army on
August 25, 1944, and went over
seas in January.
Pfc. Barrett
Is Wounded
Mrs. Mammie Barrett of Garys
burg, N. C., has received a mes
sage from the War Department
stating her son, Pfc. Paul R. Bar
rett, was slightly wounded in Ger
many on March 5, 1945. He enter
ed the service April 4, 1944, and
was sent overseas in September,
1944. He is serving with the 104th
“Timberwolf” Division. Pfc. Bar
rett has two brothers in the ser
vice, Frank, with the Army, and
Alvin with the Coast Guard.
I Sunrise Service
| Easter Morning
An Easter morning sunrise ser
vice will be held Sunday, April 1,
according to an announcement
made today by Rev. Edmund Berk
eley. Details and time of the ser
vice will be announced next week.
Parents Receive
The Purple Heart
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Moody, 138
Jefferson Street, received the Pur
ple Heart from the War Depart
ment last Monday morning that
was awarded posthumously to
their son, William C. Moody, who
was killed in action in Belgium on
January 16.
Lt. Col. and Mrs.
Stephenson Here
Lieut. Col. B. E. Stephenson and
Mrs. Stephenson spent several days
in Halifax County with relatives
and friends. They left last Sunday
for San Antonio, Tex., where Lt
Col. Stephenson is stationed. Prior
to going into service he was a
practicing physician in Roanoke
Rapids. During their visit here
they were guests of Dr. and Mrs.
W. H. Hall.
In Hospital
Mrs. William White is in Roa
noke Rapids Hospital recuperating
from an operation performed teat,
week end.
Purple Heart
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S/Sgt. Bill Davies, above, is
the husband of the former An
nie Lee Moon of this city. Sgt.
Davies has recently been
awarded the Purple Heart for
injuries received while in act
ion in Germany, and he is now
in a hospital somewhere in
England. He went overseas in
September, 1944, and was as
signed to the First Army.
finch Killed
March 5th In
Fighting Says
War Message
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Finch, 306
Monroe street, received a telegram
Monday morning from the War
Department stating that their aon,
Sgt. Rufus S. Finch, had been kill
ed in action in Germany on March
5th.
Sgt. Finch, who had- been con
fined in an English hospital suf
fering from a concussion received
while fighting in Germany last
December, had only recently re
turned to his company. He was
last heard from by letter on Feb
ruary 7, and at that time express
ed the opinion he would go back
to his outfit at an early date.
Finch, an infantryman, entered
the Army in September, 1941. He
received his basic training at Fort
Jackson, S. C., and later trained
in several other camps in the
states. He was last home in Oct
ober, 1943, and reported to Fort
Dixon, from where he was im
mediately sent overseas. He at
tended school in Middlesex, N. C.,
and prior to entering the Army
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QUOTA “IS IN SIGHT,”
SAYS CHAIRMAN NEAL
Air Medal Is
Presented To
Mrs. Grissom
Mrs. L. A. Grissom, Mrs. C. E.
Radcliffe, Mrs. W. P. Taylor and
Miss Norma Grissom went to Sey
more Johnson Field, Goldsboro,
last Saturday where Mrs. Grissom
was presented the Air Medal
awarded to her son, Lieut. Carlton
Grissom, who has been a German
Prisoner of war for many months.
"Bootsie” entered the service in
1941. His mother has had several
messages from him since he was
captured by the enemy.
Joseph H. Jolly
Is Visiting Here
Joseph H. Jolty, aviation elec
trician's mate, 1/e, is spending 30
days here with his family and fri
ends. His brother. Dan, ia doing
duty “somewhere” in the South
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The quota of $14,000 for Roanoke
Rapids Red Cross chapter, a cam
paign for which has been going
on now for several days, is be
lieved to be almost in sight, ac
cording to chairman of the fund
drive, L. S. Neal.
“While we cannot at this time
give any actual figures,” said Mr.
Neal, “yet I believe it is safe to
say that the Roanoke Rapids chap
ter will attain its goal.”
Other than this, Mr. Neal would
not commit himself. He did, how
ever, emphasize the fact that there
are only a few days left during
next week in which contributions
will have an opportunity to send
in their checks or cash to the
fund. If anyone has been over
looked by any of the canvassers
you may send your contribution
direct to 'L. S. Neal, Campaign
Fund Chairman, Roanoke Rapids.
He will see to it that your group
will receive the proper credit.
The barbecue dinner served at
the Rosemary Cafe last Friday
was a decided success. The net
proceeds, which amounted to about
$300, was turned over to The Red
Cross by John Carras, owner, who
gave the dinner for the benefit of
the fund.
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