Thomas Marshall
Is Good Sailor!
Thomas A. Marshall, seaman,
fjpt class, USNR, 829 Jackson St.,
Roanoke Rapids, figured in a com
bination of typical bluejacket
bravery and rare good fortune,
while serving on the cruiser USS
Biloxi, that saved the ship from
damage or destruction by suicide
fliers, the Navy’s records of the
vessel’s Pacific career have dis
closed.
It happened at Okinawa, four
da» before D-Day.
i’fllmwn was just breaking when
the Jap suicide planes put in
their appearance. They headed for
the group of ships to which the
'Biloxi had been assigned. Every
ship’s guns went into action. The
Biloxi’s accounted for^orie attempt
ing to come in off the port beam,
and another that approached off
the starboard bow.
Jut, meanwhile, a fourth Jap
t began a suicide run on the
: ctuiser. Though hit repeatedly, and
with the pilot apparently dead at
the controls, the plane continued
its dive. The captain ordered an
emergency turn, which looked like
it would turn the trick. But the
plane did a freak half-roll and
crashed into the ship’s aft section.
Strangely, there was no explo
sion. Descending into flooded com
partments, repair parties found
t£$ reason—an unexploded 1,100
pound bomb. Hoisted gingerly to
the surface, the bomb was rend
ered harmless.
The bomb now is mounted on
the ship’s quarterdeck as a me
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flu Memoriam
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Skippers, Va.—In loving mem
oir of our beloved grand-son and
step grandson, Pvt. Brutus W.
Rook, who gave his life in service
of his country, November 29, 1944,
in France:
One long year of sorrow,
Hard, oh darling; so hard to bear,
Without the sound of your dear
voice,
Without your loving care.
Oagr and over our hearts recall
Trre songs you sang, the things
you used to do,
No earthly power can ever erase
The sweet memories of you.
There will be no night in Heav
en
fl No sorrow, no death, no war.
The darkened clouds will be van
ished,
By the beauty of God’s love.
YWt have left behind broken hearts
Tmit loved you so sincere,
That never did and never will
Forget you, dear.
No one knows how much we miss
you,
None the grief and pain we have
suffered,
Since we lost you,
Life can never be the same.
-Grandfather and Step Grand
other, Mr. and Mrs. P. I.
I Rook.
NURSES' AIDE
NEWS-REEL
By BETTY SIMPSON
—
iiis week our spotlight points
[rs. Clemmie Wood. Since coni
ng the course in 1943 she has
irously given 760 hours. She
n employe of Rosemary Man
turing Company and a house
, so we really appreciate hav
such a vigorous member. If
our members held a record
il to Mrs. Wood’s we would
ly have a corps to be proud
edding bells rang recently for
former Miss Beaunie Holliday
was one of our active mem
i. She is now Mrs. I. M. Bunn,
gratulations Beaunie.
ildiers who enlist or reenlist
he Regural Army are granted
ilistment furloughs of from 30
lays, depending on the length
previous service.
Rosemary Baptist
Church Services
Next Thursday evening at 7:30
the Missionary Society will con
duct a course of study to be
taught by Rev. Earl Rogers, pas
tor of the Baptist church in Sea
board. Mr. Rogers will discuss the
recent book by Dr. O. T. Brink
ley, “From Victory unto Victory.”
Beginning next Sunday morn
ing services will be broadcast
from the Rosemary Baptist Church
over Radio Station WCBT. Sun
day School will begin at 9:45 a.
m., followed by the morning wor
ship service at 11:00. The Baptist
Training Union will meet at 6:30
p. m., and the evening worship
at 7:30 will close the services of
the day.
Esther Leiter Is
Student Reporter
Miss Esther Mae Leitner, dau
ghter of H. C. Leitner of Roa
noke Rapids, is serving during
1945-46 as a reporter on Teco
Echo, student newspaper at East
Carolina Teachers College, Green
ville. Issued bi-weekly, the Teco
Echo is a four-page newspaper
edited and managed by students
at the 'college and written by a
staff of student reporters. The
paper has several times received
recognition for excellence. Mary
Young Bass Df Enfield is editor;
June Best Brandenburg of War- i
renton, business manager; Miss
Mamie E, Jenkins of the English
Department, editorial advisor; and
Dr. Beecher Flanagan, faculty ad
visor
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