William Crawley I
Is Discharged
Pfc. William T. Crawley has
been discharged from (he Army
Air Forces.
He entered the service in Aug.
1942, and was assigned to duty
with, the Army Air Forces, as an
M. P.
His final assignment was at
Eglin Field, Fla., headquarters of
the Army Air Forces Proving
Ground Command.
A resident of Roanoke Rapids,
prior to joining his country’s ser
vice, Pfc. Crawley was employed
by the Virginia Electric Power Co.
He takes the heartfelt thanks
end. appreciation of his country in
separating from the Air Forces.
'Harvest Pay at
Quankie Church
Sunday, December 2, will be
“Harvest Day” at Quankie Bap
tist Church. There will be a guest
speaker for the .occasion. Every
member and friend of the church
is urged to be present.
Rev. E. W. Greene, of Hender
son, is pastor. The first service
will begin at 11 o'clock. Bunch
■wilL be served on the grounds. The
afternoon service will begin at 2
o’clock.
Recruits Go
To Ft. Bragg
Eight men, recruited through the
Roanoke Rapids Army Recruiting
Station, have gone to Fort Bmgg
within the last two weeks for final
examinations. Listed as new re
cruits werei Samuel E. Sandeford
and Charles L. Bowen, both of this
city.
World War II veterans who re
enlisted were: Raymond Edward
Scott, Talmadge E. Jones, Eli W.
Forney, Willie E. Massey, Andrew
J. Oman and Swept Snow. All of
these men had previously received
discharges from the service.
S/Sgt. Swept Snow and T/4 Wil
lie E. Massey are now enjoying a
90 day furlough at their homes
for reenlistment. T/4 Massey serv
ed 43 months in the army before
reenlistment and served 16 months
overseas in the European Theatre.
While overseas he served in the
Northern France, Rhineland, Ar
dennes and Central Europe Cam
paigns. He was with the 147th
Armed Signal Co. He received his
discharge from Fort Bragg on 20
October 1945, and reenlisted on the
20 of November. He has four
Bronze Service Star3 to his credit.
Bert Harwell
Will Lecture
Here Dec. 3d
Bert Harwell, of New York, rep
resentative of the National Audu
bon Society, will lecture and pre
sent “Outdoor Symphony,” featur
ing a colored bird film, at the High
School auditorium on Monday, Dec
ember 3, it was announced this
week.
Mr. Harwell’s lectures combine
a colorful presentation with his
wide scientific knowledge, creating
a most entertaining, as well as in
structive experience. He is a mast
er of anecdotes, delighting his
audience by vividly recounting
many of his own amusing and
breath-taking adventures, and his
bird song interpolations and
whistling to his own piano ac
companiment lift his program far
above the ordinary performance.
James Ritchell
Killed in Action
Mrs. James Ritchell of this city
received word Monday from her
husband’s step-sister, Mrs. Jane
Davison, of Corpus Christi, Texas,
Frank Butts
3s Back Home
From Europe
Sergt Frank W. Butts, son of
Mrs. Anna Ward Butts, Roanoke
Avenue, is back home from the
Army with an honorable discharge.
Butts entered the service March
10 1942, and served 44 months
overseas, being attached to Gen.
Patton’s Seventh Armored Division
He saw action in France, Holland
and Germany, and was m four
major battles in Northern France
the Rhineland, the Ardennes and
Central Europe.
Sergt. Butts wears four cam
paign stars, the good conduct rib
bon and the Purple Heart, which
was awarded him for wounds re
ceived in battle in the Rhineland
campaign. . ,.
A birthday and reunion dinner
was given at the Butts home hem
oring Sergt. Butts and his brother
J M Butts. A large cake decorated
with’ candles and with the inscrip
tions: “Welcome home, Frank, on
one side, and “Happy birthday
Jack,” on the other, was a feature
of the dinner.___
,hat ner husband, MMl/c James
Roland Ritchell, was killed in act
ion in the Pacific in August, 1944.
Ritchell was formerly from Corpus
Christi and was in the navy once
before being called back after the
war began. He married the former
Miss Thelma Rook, of Garysburg,
and she and her son are now re
siding in this city.
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
10 USED PIANOS lor sale. G. A.
Hux, Halifax, N. C. ltc
LOST—One pair of shell rimmed
glasses on downtown avenue. Re
ward. Return to 412 Jackson
Street. Phone R-741-1. It
FOR SALE—Puritan Shampoo, 59c
Taylor Furniture Co. ltc
FOR SALE — Metal polish, floor
wax, 35c and 59c. Taylor Furni
ture Company. ltc
FOR SALE — Perfection wicks for
ranges and heaters. Florence
kindlers and Boss wicks. Taylor
Furniture Company. ltc
FOR SALE — Stove pipes, elbows,
collars, reducers, coal and wood
ranges. Taylor Furniture Co. ltc
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