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MmHH|«UMm(UM|fauia>iii<IHii||uiH|||lUUi|lUI«M Vernon Edgar Whitley, Marvin William Scott; William H. Camp, Jr, Robert E JM»y, B. H. McCommom, James W. VUtfefi W ® II '"H II II '» .11 m|| • J Grover Woodruff, Winfield Hasty, Daniel E. Faison. Robert Lee Moore, Curtis E. West, Edgar H. Hint,, Robert Lee Ingram, JD K « mil M U ml II lb ]| mil a 1 Thomas A. Cooper, Marvin F. Matkins, James G. Whitby, Ttaos. H. Cook, Jr., Elmer E. Chambliss, Bandail White, Robert L» ^BJkJL^JL.IIILH..MJl..miJU..MrlL«JLAJ Harris, Joseph A. Crouch, Davie L. Harper, Brutas W. Book, Robt R. Northingtn, Eugene Basil Glover, WlUbun 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, Herbert S. Edwards, H. Charles Leatherwood, Jr., John Wayne Thomas, Alex Bullock, Jr„ Frank P. Hunter._ THE ROANOKE RAPIDS . f \_r* ~ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1945 NUMBER 48 Thomas Hart Is Being Held Without Bond Thomas Hart, 22, negro, is in Halifax County jail charged with the slaying Wednesday morning about 6:30 o’clock of Marjorie Blackman, negro woman, 24 years old, and her brother, Algie Black man, 19. The double killing took ■fiace on the farm of T. W. My rrck, about 4 miles from Littleton. The slayer used a 22-calibre rifle. According to information given (put by Sheriff H. A. House, Hart claims the negro woman had "been /bothering him and messing in his ^business.” As soon as news of the killings reached the Sheriff’s office a posse of deputies went to the «ene. They learned that Deputy Seriff E. L. Crawley, who was the first officer to reach the place had already had a "run-in” with Hart. After the shooting the negro, it is said, left the house, taking with him a shotgun, three pistols and the rifle to a cotton field. When he was approached by Dep ' upty Crawley, the negro, it is al leged, shot at the officer three times with the shotgun. Crawley ■jtumed the fire with a shotgun, Striking the negro with several of the small shot he wa3 using. . . * »_ At- - ttiooanoumia tncu chase after Hart had fled, chas ing him for about five hours. About 4 o’clock Wednesday after noon 'he came out of the woods and surrendered himself to Wal lace Foreman and Macon Moore near Wollett’s mill at Littleton. Taking part in the chase of the if gitive were Sheriff House, Dep uties A. J. Brigman, J. L. Mount castle, G. F. Gray, E. L. Crawley, C. O. Strickland, Judge Dickens, Jack Whitehead, Dick Bracey and J. A. Draper. A version of the killing as the negro gave it to Deputy Sheriff Brjgman relates that: “I was at the woman’s house and she was sji quarrelling with me and fussing. I 11 told her I was tired of it and was 11 #e»ing to kill her. She kept right |il cm. I went and got me some shells Fr and then got the rifle from a place near where she was sitting at a table in the kitchen. I loaded ! it and walked to the door and told her I was going to kill her. I She called me a d - - - lie and I shot her.” / The bullet that ended the i woman’s life entered her forehead 1 ^between the eyes. ■ She died in ,ij t 'JOantly. Rushing from the house, the dead woman’s small brother ran -J to a tobacco barn and related the happenings to her older brother, Algie. He ran to the house, and, according to Hart, had a four • (Continued on page lH—Sect. A) -j~ In France Above is Pfc. Elton B. Whitby, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Whit by, 901 Vance street, who is somewhere in France. His ad dress is: Pfc. Elton B. Whitby, 34665994, APO 513 care postmast er, New York. He joined the service in February, 1942. Sergt. Jones' Organization Given Praise S/Sgt. William T. Jones, 3rd Platoon Sergeant, along with his organization, 4126th QM Truck Co., has received a commendation for the excellent operational rec ord of his organization under combat conditions, in moving sup plies off the beaches, during a period when road and dump con ditions were extremely bad at a far Pacific Island outpost. "We are rushing this job,” he said today. “We all are in a hurry to get it over and back to the U. S. A.” Sgt. Jones was inducted at Fort Bragg, April 12, 1941. He received his basic training at Fort Bragg and in the Field Artillery at Camp Livingston, La. Before induction Sgt. Jones lived with his* mother, Mrs. Irene Whitfield of Roanoke Rapids. New Secretary Merchants Asso. . Mrs. Louise James has assumed her duties as secretary of the Roanoke Rapids Merchants Asso ciation, according to an announce ment made today. Mrs. James suc ceeds Mrs. Blair Gibson, resigned. -^ Given Promotion ... ...jin ' ' " Pictured above is Joseph H. Jolly, aviation chief electrician mate, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Jolly, who was promoted May 15 from A. E. M. 1/c to his pres end rank. He is now serving with a B-24 and B-261 squadron. His brother, Daniel, is doing duty in the South Pacific. Prior to entering the service in Sep tember, 1942, Jolly was employ ed by the Halifax Paper Com pany. In 'Sunny1 Italy Shown here is Floyd E. Speight, USCG, son of Mrs. Ma mie Speight. Fioyd is now in "Sunny" Italy, after having been stationed at Brunswick, Ga. His wife, the former Miss Marie Walton of Fitzgerald, Ga., is making her home here with her mother-in-law for the duration. Floyd’s address is Floyd E. Speight, coxswain, Navy 728, box 23, care Fleet Postoffice, New York City, N. Y. Traynliam Is Given Dinner In Honor of 25 Years' Service The Jefferson Standard Life In surance Company, home offices in Greensboro, through George El liott, manager of Eastern North Carolina, with headquarters in Raleigh, honored Dave L. Trayn ham with a barbecue dinner in the Blue Room of the Rosemary Cafe last Tuesday evening. The occasion was in celebration of Mr. Traynham’s 25 years’ ser vice with the company. He was also given a pin, round in shape, with a reproduction of the Jef ferson Standard building on its face and set with a diamond at the bottom. 'He had previously been given a 20-year pin a few years ago. Mr. Traynham began his asso ciation with the Jefferson Stand ard on July 31, 1920. He at that time was connected with the Nat ional Loan & Insurance Company in charge of the life insurance department. Later he left the em ploy of this firm and entered the grocery business, and continued to represent the Greensboro insur ance company. A few years later Mr. Traynham went with the Cit izens Bank and Trust Co., finally purchasing the insurance depart (Contvnued on page 12—Sect. A) Sgt. Crouch And Others Commended For the part they played in the historic Superfortress loo level incendiary attacks on Japan, Staff Sergeant Francis E. Crouch, of Roanoke Rapids, and hundreds of other enlisted men at B-29 bases in the Marianas have been com mended by Major General Curtis E. LeMay, commanding the Twen tieth Air Force, based on Guam. Sergeant Crouch is a B-29 me chanic with the ground echelons supporting the almost daily Super fort assaults against the Japanese mainland. “Your determination, skill and courage have delivered a stunning blow to the empire of the Rising Sun,” General LeMay said. “Com bat crews and the hardworking maintenance and staff people are to- be heartily commended for their accomplishments in these (Continued on page li—Sect. A) First Message Reported Him As Wounded Second Lieutenant Cecil P. Cob urn, 24-year-old son of Mr. and! Mrs. F. M. Coburn, 521 Roanoke Avenue, was last Saturday report ed by the War Department as missing in action in Germany. Cecil, who was educated in Roa noke Rapids schools and was. a. student at V. M. I when he en tered the service in June, 1943. On March 2 of this year Mr. andl Mrs. Coburn received a telegram from the War Department in which it was stated that Lieut. Coburn had been slightly wound ed in action. No details were giv en. Every effort was made by young Coburn’s parents to obtain additional information but without success. Nothing more was heard until Saturday when the War De partment message came correcting the first statement and definitely stating that Lieut. Coburn wa* listed among those missing . ,* Child's Hand Is Blown Off While playing with dynamite caps on the front porch of hla home, Jesse Lee Draper, 10-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L Draper of Seaboard suffered the loss of his left hand when the "caps” exploded. The mother of the child said she didn’t know what he was playing with and had no idea how he came into posses sion of the dynamite caps. The accident occurred Tuesday morning about 10:30 o’clock. He was brought to Roanoke Rapids Hospital for treatment. Bryant Boys Come Home Pfc. Hinton Ray Bryant and Corp. Greely V. Bryant, sons of Mrs. T. B. Brown, 936 Jackson street, are at home from overseas duty. Hinton, youngest of the two boys, is home on a 30-day fur lough. He was with the 87th divi sion and saw 114 days* action with Gen. Patton’s Third U. S. Army. He has three battle stars. Good Conduct Ribbon and Combat In fantry Badge. Young Bryant was a scout in the infantry. Greely has been discharged from the service under the point sys tem, he having a total of 111. He wears the ATO, ETO and pre Pearl Harbor ribbons and two bat tle stars.
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