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IIMHIpinm Vernon Edgar Whitley, Marvin Willfam Scott, William H. Camp, Jr, Robert E .May, R. H. McCommom, James W. Whitby, ~ Grover Woodruff, Winfield Hasty, Daniel E. Faison, Robert Lee Moore, Curtis E. West, Edgar H. King, Robert Lee Ingram, Thomas A. Cooper, Marvin F. Matkins, James G. Whitby, Thos. H. Cook, Jr, Elmer E. Chambliss, Randall White, Robert L. ( _Harris, Joseph A. Crouch, Davie L. Harper, Brutas W. Rook, Robfc R. Northingtn, Eugene Basil_ Glover, William C. Moody, Frank VL 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, Herbert S. Edwards, H. Charles Leatherwood, Jr., John Wayne Thomas, Alex Bullock, Jr„ Frank P. Hunter.__ THE ROANOKE RAPIDS n. a: • TABioid Picture NBWBpnpcr — AU Home-Print — VOLUME XXX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.,_THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1945 ~ NUMBER 45 Heavy Storm Hits * Aurelian Springs Rain And Hail Injure Crops 3 Last Sunday ® . A severe rain, wind and hail Worm struck in the Aurelian Springs section about 2 o’clock last Sunday afternoon and .according to reports, did considerable dam age to the tobacco and cotton crops in that area. • - 1 The storm "broke” near the farm of C. L. Kelley where it practical ly wiped out his entire tobaoco crop. “I won’t average two leaves to the stalk,” said Mr. Kelley after making a survey of the damage. ^Vly loss is almost 100 per cent.” On the farm of Harvey Hawkins, which joins the Kelley place, the damage was about the same, Mr. Hawkins losing almost his en tire tobacco and cotton crops. The storm then “jumped” to a point near Bear Swamp Church where it again struck in ferocity on the farms of Thane Chichester and W. J. Collins. On the Chi chester place several bam roofs 5lere blown off and the damage (Continued on page 7—Sect. A) Playing With Rifle, Young Boy Is Killed *5 Johnny Brown, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brown, of Washington Avenue in Weldon, Was accidentally killed Wednesday morning just before 12 o’clock while playing with a friend, Bill Pierce, Jr., in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pierce. While playing the children found a rifle in the closet and it accidentally discharged, a bullet striking the Jittle boy in the chest. Mrs. Pierce Vfushed him to Dr. W. G. Suiter where he died in a few minutes. The funeral service will be held this afternoon in the Methodist Church at 5 o’clock with Rev. Dwight Fouts officiating. Survivors are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brown, his parents; two sis ters, Ann and Virginia Brown; grandmothers, Mrs. Robert Brown of Roanoke Rapids, and Mrs. W. Joyner of Garysburg. American Legion Meeting Sunday A meeting of Robert E May Post of the American Legion will be held next Sunday in tM Armory at 3 p. m., according to art announce ment made today. All membefa of the post are urged to be present. tr.- ~_:■ ' .. "We Got Adolf," Soys Pvt. Holmes, Home On Furlough Pvt. William E. Holmes, 30, son of Mrs. Annie Mae Holmes, 1004 Vance street, Roanoke Rapids, if at home. Holmes, who entered the Army in February, 1943, was reported missing in action December 16( 1944, when the big push near Lux embourg began. He later was re ported a prisoner of war of the Germans. Pvt. Holmes was wounded in action near Luxembourg and was captured the same day. He wears the Purple Heart, ETO ribbon with three battle stars, Good Con duct Medal, Soldier’s Medal and Combat Badge. Holmes, who spent five months and eight days in the Nazi pris on camp, weighed 152 pounds when he entered it and when he was liberated by the American 83rd division, he weighed only 92 pounds. “There were 250 of us fellows in the camp, all Americans—of course, there were many more prisoners of other nationalities— and out of that 250 only 160 lived. The rest were either killed or died from starvation or illness. “When we were first captured we were forced to ride five days and nights without food or water,” he related. “You were just too thirsty to be hungry and too hun gry to be thirsty,” he wittily re marked. After we were captured we were forced to work laying railroad irons and crossties. But as fast as we laid them the Am erican boys c^.me over with the big bombers and tore ’em up. We laughed at the Germans trying to build a railroad with those fel lowing 'flying over and it made them mad as hell. Finally they had to give it up. We were often mov ed from camp to camp as the (Continued on page 6—Sect. A) Major Mason Is Expected Home Major Kermit Mason, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hason of this city, is expected home soon. Maj or Mason has landed in New York. He is a graduate of Roa noke Rapids High School and at tended State College for a year and Clemson College for three years. He entered service three years ago. Mason is a member of the famed 104th Timberwofl Div ision,' and was recently awarded the Bronze Star. His company was among the first to enter Cologne. His wife, the former Lillian Lee Armstrong, of Portland, Ore., is here now visiting his parents. Lt. Elmo Foison Gets Discharge Lt. Elmo Faison, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Faison, is home with an honorable discharge, hav ing a total of 96 points. Lt. Faison graduated from high school here with the class of '39 and entered service in April of 1940. He was sent overseas In July of 1944. He has served in the China, Burma, and India Theatres of War. He returned to tlie states in Febru ary of this year, and has been awarded the Air Medal, Oak Leaf ipiuster, T>istinguished Flying Cross, Battle Star and China and American Defense ribbons. "Faison completed a total of 48 combat missions on a B-24. His wife is the former Miss An nie Mae Shell of this city. Prior to his entrance in service, Lt. Faison was connected with Lynch es Jewelry Store and as yet he has not made any definite plans flor the future. Brooder House Destroyed By Fire Set By Lightning The chicken shortage in Roa noke Rapids wasn't improved any early last Friday morning when a large brooder house at the Roa noke Chicken Ranch on Bolling Road was struck by lightning during an electrical storm which set fire to the building complete ly destroying it along with 1,450 15*ee-weeks-old chicks. The local Lnrt department, responding to a call about 2 a- m., arrived too late to be of any as«sta«ce.-TI» "toss —‘ - - lu- ' L ■ » Ifr- ■ - is estimated at about $1,200. J. M. Seaver, owner and opera tor of the chicken ranch, said that jwhile the loss will be felt, it is jnot serious. The building and equipment will be ' replaced by August 30 and another larger building now* being erected will be completed and equipped by the iflast of this month. There are approximately 7,000 chickens yet on the premises and 2,000 are being added every four iiiiiftL:.. ujl 1'K.... • . j-J.ry.'..., i Bennie Faucett, 24, White Driver, Instantly Killed Discharged —III ’ m — I • Pictured above is Pfc. Jimmie Orvin Warwick, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Warwick, who has been discharged from the ser vice. Going into the Army in December, .1942, young Warwick went overseas in August, 1944, and was wounded in October. He wears the Purple Heart, Ameri can Defense ribbon, Eastern Af rican and Middle Eastern rib bons and service medal. He serv ed in the Ninth U. S. Army un der Gen. Simpson. Lt. Grissom Comes Home On Furlough Lt. Carlton "Bootsie” L. Gris som, son of Mrs. Mary E. Gris som, 907 Madison Street, arrived home this weetc on his mother’s birthday for a 60-day furlough. He graduated from the local high school with the class of ’37, and entered the Air Corps in June, 1941. Lt. Grissom went overseas in October ’43, and in January of ’44 was captured and held prison er by the Germans until his libe ration by the Russians in May of this year from Stalag Luft I. Be fore he was captured, Lt. Grissom had completed seven combat mis sions with the Eighth Air Force as a pilot on a B-17, and he has been awarded the Air Medal and the Oak Leaf Cluster. “Bootsie” returned on the SS Charles Goodyear and arrived in the states on. Thursday, July 5. After expiration of his furlough he will report to Miami Beach, Fla. When asked how she felt about her son arriving home <on her birthday, Mrs. Grissom replied: “Best' birthday I’ve ever had.” rsennie r auceiL, ii-year-wn, recently discharged navy man, was instantly killed Monday after noon about 1:10 o’clock when the large 10-wheel trailer-truck he was driving crashed head-on into a big produce /an on the north end of the steel and concrete bridge spanning the Roanoke River at Weldon. The accident is believed to have been caused by a tire blow-out on the left front wheel of the trail er-truck, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. Imme diately following the crash the two trucks burst into flames and were completely destroyed. Young Fau cett’s body was burned almost be yond identification before it could be extricated from the cah of the truck. The trailer-truck .owned and op erated by the Vance Trucking Company of Henderson, N. C., was heavily loaded with 21 hogsheads of tobacco and was bound from Petersburg, Va., to Greenville, 1ST. C. The produce van operated by Diecidu & Company of Tampa, Fla., carried only empty crates and boxes and was traveling north when the accident occurred. • The hogsheads of tobacco were catapulted from the trailer-truck by the impact of the collision and scattered along the bridge for 50 feet. One of the barrels was thrown over the side of the bridge at least 40 feet from where the trucks stood. Another barret struck the front end of a taxi cab owned by Harper Johnson and driven by Joe Johnson, of Weldon, which was following close behind the produce van. The cab narrow ly missed being demolished. Statements of eyewitnesses and a negro named Kinley, driver of kthe produce van, Indicate that the tire blewout probably was the cause of the accident. Tire skid marks on the pavement for a dis tance of about 50 feet are be lieved to have been made when young Faucette made efforts to brake the big truck to a stop. Kinley, driver of the produce van, was not injured. An inquest held late Monday afternoon by Coroner Rowe absolved Kinley from any responsibility for the accident. Patrolman Ernest Guthrie and Deputy Sheriff J. L. Miountcastle investigated the crash and direct ed traffic at both .ends of the scene. North and. southbound traffic oVer the bridge was held up for almost four hours and de toured through Roanoke Rapids. Pfc. Norwood Has Returned To Duty Pfc. Joseph W. Norwood of Fort Benning, Ga., spent several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Norwood, of Gaston. He has now returned to his star tion there. His address is Pfc. Joseph W. Norwood, 33630942, Med. Benning ***' W
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