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-Uimnim uiiimi||ipil|ci""i iiHnil||"ii«||iHl"MaUMU Vernon Edgar Whitley, Marvin William Scott, William H. Camp, Jr, Robert E .May, R. H. McCommons, James W. WhttfeyT , V It 1 v H nil v II n II ml • 1 Grover Woodruff, Winfield Hasty, Daniel E. Faison, Robert Lee Moore, Curtis E. West, Edgar H. King, Robert Lee Ingram, ' JH a 1| ||i| II ml ||i| || ||i ]| m|| a M Thomas A. Cooper, Marvin F. Matkins, James G. Whitby, Thos. H. Cook, Jr., Elmer E. Chambliss, Randall White, Robert JU illiliillm mm ■.IllUiim.] .■llH..H....rilLjLJhl Harris, Joseph A. Crouch, Davie L. Harper, Brutas W. Rook, Robt. R. Northingtn, Eugene Basil Glover, William C. Moody, , Frank W. Harris, Wayne C. Green, Rufus S. Finch, Lawrence W. Myrick, Walter G. Cooley, Charlie L. Whitby, Melbourne Barry Jones, Robert A. Rogers, Rufus J. T. Wood ruff, Clinton P. Deberry, _ iim, THE ROANOKE RAPIDS , J^OLUME XXX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N, C., THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1945 NUMBER 42 TE 1 i i ....-- — — Allsbrook Is Hospitalized After Affray R. V. Allsbrook, white, is in Roanoke Rapids Hospital suffer ing from knife wounds in ihe arm, back and chest, alleged to nave been inficted by W. F. Lowe, also white, in a pool-room brawl last Monday night. Lowe is also report ed to have suffered injuries to his head as a result, it is said, of be ing hit by Allsbrook with a. bottle. Warrants charging assault with a deadly weapon have been issued for both men. Their cases will be heard as soon as Allsbrook’s con dition will permit his appearance in court. Warren G. Moore Is Now At Home Staff Sergeant Warren G. Moore, husband of Mrs. Zelda Moore, is at home on leave of absence from the Army. Moore, who was a Ger jnan prisoner of war, was liberat ed by American troops on May 2. He will leave within a few days for Conway, S. C., where he will visit his father. ' 3 ' '• --- State Licenses Were Due May 1 Unless you have paid your state licenses in schedule “B” which ^covers bottled drinks, tobacco, ser ”vice station and professional licenses, etc., you will be penaliz ed July 1, according to George Greene, state revenue department representative for this district. There are some licenses yet to be Obtained and unless this is done by the first of July the law will be enforced. Bronze Star ^ Major Eugene B. Crutchfield of Roanoke Rapids, has been awarded the Bronze Star for “meritorious achievement in con nection with military operations on Luzon.” The officer worked with the 11th Airborne Division throughout the Luzon campaign as a civil affairs officer aiding in the reorganization of the municipalities disrupted by war and three years of Jap occupa tion. Crutchfield, whose wife, Eugenia, is living at 205 North Spring Street, Winston-Salem, N. C., landed on Luzon January 31 with the 11th Airborne’s am phibious forces, seting up his unit in the wake of the division during the drive on Manila, and after it turned south to sweep the Japs from the southern pro vinces. He graduated from North Carolina State College in 1933. He is the son of Mrs. T. T. Shell, 916 Hamilton Street, Roa noke Rapids, and entered the service in February, 1942. •Six Years In Army; Total Points 132; Is Discharged Technical Sergeant Russell E. Wood received his honorable dis charge from the Army last Fri day and arrived in Roanoke Rap ids Wednesday morning. Russell is the son of Mrs. Lela Wood, 42 Madison street. Entering the Army six years (<5>ago, Sgt. Wod has seen much ser vice and plenty of action. He was at Pearl Harbor when the Jap anese made their first attack Dec ember 7, 1941. After that, he saw action in the battles of Wake Is land, Midway, Guadalcanal and New Guinea. On New Guinea Rus sell contracted malaria fever and was confined in a hospital 128 days. He wears a Presidential Citation, (Tt American Defense ribbon, Asiatic ■ Pacific campaign ribbon with four bronze srtars, American theatre of operations ribbon and the Gocd Conduct Mef.al. , “I don’t know how I got the last one,” he said. “That has al ways been a puzzle to me.” A tail gunner on a B-17 bomber, Sgt. Wood related his most ex citing experience. “I guess it was <0 the time when we were out on a mission and a Jap fighter headed right into the tail of our plana tearing most of it off. The other members of the crew of nine had bailed out with the exception of me and the pilot. The pilot told (Continued on page 1ft—Sect A.) Had 116 Points; Gets Discharge Pvt. F. R. Liles, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Liles of near Aurelian Springs, has been given an hon orable discharge from the Army and is now at home. Liles had 116 points to his credit. He enter ed the service six years ago and served five and one-half years overseas. His wife, the former Miss Myrtle Hux of Darlington, S. C., has been residing in Raleigh. Hold Community Prayer Service "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord.” .The intercessory prayer service for service men and women; held each Tuesday evening at 7:30, was led this week by Rev. B. M. White Hurst. Prayer and praise with the above scripture as a nucleus was engaged in by the 22 persons present. Lets put "first things first" and attend next Tuesday, 7:30 at the First Christian Church. "Prayer changes things.” Be pres ent on your serviceman's behalf. Clary Takes New Scotland Neck Position Morris S. Clary, a social science and mathematics teacher in Roa noke Rapids- High School for the past nine years, has accepted the position as principal of the Scot land Neck Schools for the ensuing year, 1945-1946. Clary is a graduate of the Roa noke Rapids Junior-Senior High School. He attended the University of North Carolina where he earn ed both an A. B. and an M. A. de gree. His Masters’ thesis entitled “Progressive Education in Retro spect,” received high appraisal at The University of North Carolina in 1942 at whibh time it, was ac cepted as partial fulfillment of the work accomplished leading toward the M. A. degree. He has taken an active part in the religious, civic, and education al life of Roanoke Rapids. At the present time he is the teacher of the Young Men’s Class and a member of the Board of Stewards if the Rosemary Methodist Church. TT 1__ nn 4-U Roanoke Rapids Lions Club for the pa^t year. He was regional or ganizer for the North Carolina Education Association in the fall of 1944 and was president of the Local Unit of the N. C. E. A. for the past year, and recently was appointed to the Board of Editors of the magazine, “North Carolina Education.” He will take up his new duties in Scotland Neck in th^ late sum mer. 80-Year-Old Man Breaks Neck In Fall Charlie Matthews, 80-year-old white farmer of near Jackson, fell last Friday off a load of hay and broke his neck. He was brought to Roanoke Rapids Hospital, where it is reported he is doing as well as can be expected. The accident occurred when Matthews, who was on top of the wagon load of hay, attempted to pull another man up on top of the load.'He toppled over striking his head against the ground. Mr. Mat thews is a brother of the late J. E. Matthews of this city. Softball Game Saturday Night The boys Romanco softball team will play the Young Men’s Busi ness Team of Raleigh next Satur day night at 8 - o’clock at Ledger wood Park. The team from Ral eigh is rated as one of the best teams of that city this year and the game will be one of the best scheduled for the entire year. Paper Collection Sunday, July 1st. Troops 141, 142, 143 and 144, Boy Scouts of America, will make a collection of old scrap paper in Roanoke Rapids and vicinity on Sunday, July 1, it was announced today. The Scouts will meet at the Girl Scout Hut at 1:30 p. m„ and begin the collection rounds from that point. Roanoke Rapids Recorder's Docket Is Unusually Heavy Stephenson Elected Head Of Lions Club R. W. Stephenson was elected president of the Roanoke Rapids Lions Club at its regular meeting on June 12 in the Rosemary Cafe. The complete list of officers for the coming year, beginning July I, is as follows: President, R. W. Stephenson; first vice-president, J. E. Knott; second vice-president; L. B. Brown; third vice-president, W. G. Lynch, Jr.; secretary, L. H. Sandlin; treasurer, J. L. Ridout; lion tamer, A. Zucker; tail twister, Joe Talley. The complete list of officers elected was the same as that submitted by the nominating committee, headed by W. B. Alls brook. umcers lor me past, year: pres ident, Morris S. Clary; first vice president, Claude Cannon; second vice-president, G. F. Pappendick; third vice-president, S. L. Rober son; secretary, J. E. Knott; treas urer, E. M. Daughtry; lion tamer, R. A. Gant; tail twister, Albert Gaskins. Martin Resigns School Position Thomas L. Martin, associated with the Roanoke Rapids schools since 1929, has resigned to accept the position of assistant principal and dean of students at Morrison High School, Hilton Village, New port News, Va. He will report for his new duties on August 15. Judge Charles R. Daniels faced an unusually heavy docket in Roanoke Rapids Recorder's Court this morning when 28 cases were scheduled. Up until noon some had been continued and a few had been “aired” out in court. Among those disposed of were: C. K. Aycock, 36-year-old white man, charged with illegal posses sion of non-tax paid liquor for sale, was found guilty of illegal possession and given a fine of $15 and costs. Henry P. Hall, white, 24 years old, charged with larceny of $4.00 from Troy L. Rogers, a soldier, was found guilty and sentenced to six months on the roads, suspended upon payment of a fine of $25 and the costs. Judge Daniels also stipu lated that Hall be on his good be havior for two years and prohib ited him from being in Roanoke Rapids except by passing through Lilt; uiLy in a vciucic. “There are several of your kind in Weldon,” the Judge told Hall, “who hang around with soldiers until they get under the influence of liquor and then take every cent they have. I ought to send your kind to the roads.” Arthur W. Moye, young white man, charged with non-support of 1 his two minor children, and as- , saulting a female, was found guil ty and ordered by the court to resume payment of $15 per week until the back amount of $105 is paid up. He also was assessed the cost in the case. He was ordered to abstain from any alcoholic bev erages for a period of two years and also not to molest his former wife in any manner. Moye has been divorced and has since re married. Marvin Avens, negro, was up for (Continued on page 12—Sect A.I 'Bobby' Martin Conies Home From Italy On 30-Day Visit Pfc. Hedgepeth Home On Leave Pfc. Waitis Hedgepeth, station ed at Camp Drew, Tampa, Fla., is at home on furlough, being called here on account of the death last week of Edward Gray. Young Hed gepeth will return to his post July 1st. T/Sgt. Robert G. (“Bobby”) Mar tin, 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Martin of this city, returned to Roanoke Rapids last Thursday from Italy for a thirty day leave. Bobby, a flight engi neer on a liberator, recently1 com pleted his 35 missions with the 15th Air Force, and has received the European Theatre ribbon, five bat tle stars, the Air Medal, three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Presidential Unit Citation. Before entering ser vice he graduated from high school here with the class of ’43, and im mediately entered the air corps. He received ms Dasic training at Keesler Field, Miss., Laredo, Tex as, where he received his wings, and then San Diego, Calif. Once during a flight, he and *his crew were shot down in Osweicim, Poland. This took place on Decem ber 26, after he went overseas in September. After the crew were to gether, they had to sneak through the German lines and it took them * eight days of hitch-hiking, riding bicycles and walking to get to Yugoslavia where they were flown back to Italy on a C-47. After his leave expires Bobby will report to Greensboro for fur ther orders, and he has expecta tions'of being an instructor.
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