Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], October 29, 1942, SECTION A, Page 4, Image 4

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The American Red Cross Sewing
room located at the Old Band Hall
on Tenth St., in the Rosemary
section is urgently in need of
women who will volunteer to sew
at least one night in the week.
The sewing room will be open
on Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. and
Friday each week from 7:30 P. M.
until 9:30 P. M. So far the respon
se has been very unsatisfactory
with a very few women reporting
to help out. If you realize that
there is a war on, and that we
must make an all out effort in
order that we may continue our
way of living please immediately
get in touch with Mrs. M. F.
White, Phone R-676-1. or report
directly to the sewing room.
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The Roanoke Rapids High
School Yellowjackets will clash
with Tarboro Highs here on Fri
day night at Ledgerwood Park
in a night game beginning at 8:
P. M. The local boys have been
improving very much during the
past weeks and are liable to pull
an upset and defeat Tarboro. So
far they have lost three and tied
one. They are playing all of their
home games under the arcs, and
as a result, attendance has pick
ed up considerably. Just a tip to
the High School officials — why
not relax and let the band come
out for the games — or if we
haven't got a band — let the
drum majorettes strut.
The regular Saturday night
square dance will go on as usual
this week end at Rosemary Rec
reation Club with the affair get
ting under way at 8 p. m. The
Carolina Hillbillies will furnish the
music. Admission will be twenty
five cents to all. In the very near
future the square dance committee
will stage a big old time square
dance in the local Armory with a
big six piece band furnishing the
music. It is the plan of the dance
committee to have at least one
big dance a month at the Armory.
Dopey Dan after hitting the
slides last week on the State
Holy Cross game and feeling very
discouraged over the whole matter
—• manages to mutter, “Well! af
ter a long talk with Alfred Martin
I have decided to pick Carolina
over State — Wake Forest over
Clemson — Georgia Tech over
Duke and to heck with the rest
of them.”
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Going up to the State-Carolma
game thus week end will be a gal
axy of fellows that will be hard
to beat. Here is the lineup, and
they are all going on one car. Lef
ty Everette — “Speed,” Hux
Robert Rogers — Jerry Brown -
Chet Simms and Pete Gamer. I)
that crew can't win for State Col
lege then I will give up. Quick
Henry! Give me my shovel. Oh
Me, Oh My!
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Pickups ’N Putouts:
Got a card from George Gur
ley . . He is now located at Kees
ler Field, Miss., and is in the
Army Air Corp. On his examina
tion at Fort Bragg, he made one
of the best marks ever made on
an I. Q. there . . Lindsay “Kiki”
Sadler will leave for the Navy
next week . . two old Confederate
veterans called up for examination
this week . . “Bob” King of Vep
co and Ivey Mohorn of White
Motors . . Why go to the Army
when you can clash here in town
. . best looking lineman on the
field last Friday night in the Lit
tleton-Jax game was Roy Cooper
husky Rosemary youngster . .
who was hitting them very hard
from all angles . . Fred Mills
thru with his pre-flight training
in the Army Air Corps.
Mrs. William Poindexter return
ed from Florida Sunday night after
spending a week with her hus
band.
TARBORO TO
MEET LOCALS
HERE_FRIDAY
On Friday night the local Yel
low Jackets will meet the Tar
boro High School eleven at Led
gerwood Park at 8:00 o’clock.
The Jax have been considerably
weakened by the fact that seven
men have quit the squad in the
past two weeks. They may have
plenty of trouble in stopping the
Tarboro attack headed by the
backfield. Last year the Jax were
defeated by Tarboro, 12-9, in a
heartbreaker.
Hallowe’en Party At
Clara Hearne School
The Clara Hearne School is hav
ing its annual Hallowe’en celebra
tion on Friday night, October 30.
at 7:15 P. M.
There will be many games for
children, including pinning on the
cats tail, fishing, and also guess
ing games of all kinds. Adults
are also assured a good time.
The Clara Hearne School ex
tends a cordial invitation to every
one to come and have Hallawe'en
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BIRTHS
The following births were re
ported at the Roanoke Rapids
Hospital this week: Mr. and Mrs.
William Kidd, boy, Oct. 22; Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Etheridge, boy,
Oct. 22; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jack
son, girl, Oct. 23; Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Tant, girl, Oct. 24; Mr. and
Mrs. Elmo Jordan, girl, Oct. 24;
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Campbell, girl,
Oct. 25; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jordan,
boy, Oct. 26; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Bugg, girl, Oct. 28.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Seuis gave
a party for their son, Francis, on
his thirteenth birthday, October
22.
The hostess served ice cream,
cake, lemonade, and apples to the
following children: Nelson Pruden.
Edward Wright, Lewis Spence,
bn. rimy Seuis, William West, Leon
West, Thomas Pruden, Billie
Fannie, Maxine West, and Eliza
beth West. Francis received many
nice gifts.
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SERVICE MAN VISITS HERE
Elmer Starke who is stationed
in U. S. N. Norfolk spent the
week-end here with Mrs. Starke.
HUNDLEY VISITS WIFE HERE
R. H. Hundley, V. O. C. of
Camp Lee spent the week end
here with Mrs. Hundley.
Mrs. Tommie Gates returned to
Richmond Sunday after visiting
Afrs. George N. Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. George and
children Al, Jr. and Margaret Lou
and Al Gilliam were visitors it:
Emporia Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs.. Dave Bloom of
Emporia visited Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Bloom Sunday.
Charles Wolhar, of State College,
spent the week-end here with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wol
har.
NAVY MAN IN CITY
Talton O’Briant of Norfolk, Va.
spent the week-end at his home
here with Mrs. O’Briant.
Mrs. H. S. Loy and daughter
visited Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hughes
in Durham this week.
Mrs. Joe Williams and Mrs.
Butler Brown left Sunday to spend
the week in New York.
The Young Peoples Society of
Christian Service of Rosemary
Methodist Church will hold their
monthly meeting Monday evening
at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Jay
Thompson on Madison Street.
Lt. James Radcliffe of Fort
Bragg and Sgt. Weldon T. Allen
of Poke Field were the week end
guests of their aunt, Mrs. N. H.
Mills.
Pvt. Walter Marion Jordan of
Fort Bragg spent the week end
here with his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gooch spent
Sunday with their parents in
Stem.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lewis spent
Sunday in Rocky Mount and Fai
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Kidd,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Barnes and
daughter, Doris, spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kidd
of Bracey, Va.
George Hall of the U. S. Naval
Reserve of Norfolk, Va., spent
Saturday with his wife.
FELLOWSHIP SUPPER
The Conference Club of the
Christian Church had their Fel
lowship Supper on Tuesday night,
October 27. Fried chicken, cream
ed potatoes, hot rolls, and coffee
were enjoyed by Mrs. Bill Pe"de,
Mrs. S. J. Bennette, Dorothy Top
ping, Vail Hope, Ann Collins, Ail
ene Barnette, Rena Dell Radcliffe,
and Rev. R. V. Hope. D. L. Finch
came in for the business hour.
Ann Collins had charge of the pro
gram, her subject being "Christian
Service.”
IN ATLANTIC CITY
Pvt. Franklin Shearin, who is
with the Army Air Force is now
stationed at Atlantic City, N. J.
A WEEK
OF
THE WAR
The Senate passed legislation to
lower the draft age from 20 to 18.
The Senate bill did not conform
with the one passed earlier by the
House, however ,so the legislation
was sent to conference to adjust
the differences.
The War Front
Five strong Japanese attempts
to wipe out the American foothold
on Guadalcanal Island have been
beaten off by Marines and soldiers
at a cost to the enemy of five tanks
and heavy casualties, the Navy an
nounced late October 25. Four at
tacks were launched during the
night of October 23 and 24, paced
by tanks and covered by a field
artillery barrage, and the fifth at
tack was thrown back early the
next morning. U. S .Artillery, fir
mer from emnlaeements in the dense
jungle, were credited with a large
1,ar» of the American success in
the first real test of strength with
the Japanese on the stand. In
fighting at sea and over land in the
Solomons area between October 23
to 25, 21 Japanese aircraft were des
troyed and three damaged, three
vessels damaged and two probably
damaged, with the loss of one U. S.
airplane. Earlier the Navy re
ported the destroyers O’Brien and
Meredith were lost in the Solomons
as a result of enemy action.
General MacArthur’s headquart
ers in Australia announced October
26 that Allied planes operating from
Australia in support of American
forces in the Solomons have deliv
ered another heavy blow to Japan
ese shipping in Rabaul Harbor, in
creasing their total sunk or dam
aged to 100,000 tons in three days.
A cruiser, destroyer and two cargo
ships were believed definitely to
have been sunk. Lt. Gen. Stil
well’s Chinese headquarters report
ed American planes raided Hong
Kong October 26 for the second
time in two days and also dropped
bombs on Japanese-held Canton.
JUDGE LUTHER HAMILTON
PRESIDES OYER SESSION
SUPERIOR COURT HALIFAX
A term of Superior Court was
begun Monday, October 26th, with
Judge Luther Hamilton of More
head City presiding.
Otis Lynch, colored, plead guilty
to highway robbery and was placed
on probation for five years.
Major Simmons, colored, plead
guilty to breaking and entering and
larceny and was placed on proba
tion for three years.
Early Powell, charged with non
support; case remanded to Record
ers Court for trial. Cost of Super
ior Court to be included in Record
ers Court and to be paid.
L. L. Laye, white of Roanoke
Rapids, plead guilty to larceny and
was given 12 months roads.
Ausbon Long, colored of Weldon,
charged with larceny, was found
not a true bill.
Clelon Leggett, colored of Little
ton, plead guilty to larceny and
was given 12 months on the roads.
James Madison, colored of Ro
anoke Rapids, charged with assault
with a deadly weapon was found
not guilty.
Stanley Jordan and Bill Scott,
white of Roanoke Rapids, plead
guilty to entering and breaking and
larceny and each of them were
placed on probation for a period of
three years.
JACKETS TIE
LITTLETON IN
FRIDAYGAME
In a night game at Ledgerwood
Park Friday night, the Roanoke
Rapids Yellow Jackets gained a
7 to 7 tie with the Littleton High
School Crushers.
On the opening kickoff, Hollo
man took Bray’s kick on the Lit
tleton 30-yard line and raced 70
yards to score. Brother Thrower
ran over center for the extra
point.
On the second play after the
Littleton kickoff, “Buck” Rose
faded back to his own 40-yard
stripe and tossed a pass to end
Bobby Martin, who galloped un
touched to pay dirt. The play was
called back, however, because of
an offside penalty, and the score
did not count.
Midway in the second quarter
‘he Jax drove to mid-field, where
Frank Hawley threw a pass to
Charlie Leatherwood who out-dis
tanced the Littleton safety for a
score. Captain Harry Weathers
was pulled out of the line to drop
kick the extra point. The attempt
was good.
The Yellow Jackets threatened
to score several times in the sec
ond half, but could not accom
plish it. Littleton never threat
ened to score after the first half.
When the game ended the ball
was in their possession on the
Jax 53-yard line.
Outstanding in the line for the
locals were Cooper, Waters, and
Captain Harry Weathers. High
!:
lights of the backfield play were
Hawley’s passing, and runs by
Rose, McDowell and Bray.
The Lineup: L. E., Thompson;
L. T., Waters; L. G., Pruden; C.,
Weathers (c); R. G., Cooper; R. T.,
Davis; R. E., Martin; Q. B., Bray;
L. H. B., Rose; R. H. B., Harrison;
F. B., McDowell.
Littleton scoring — Touchdown:
Holloman; E. P. — Thrower (run).
R. R. H. S. scoring — Touch
down: Leatherwood; E. P. —
Weathers (drop-kick).
OUT-OF-TOWN
PATIENTS
AT HOSPITAL
The following out-of-town pati
ents were reported at the Roanoke
Rapids Hospital this week: D. R.
Branes, Emporia, Va.; D. S. Brow
der, Weldon; Mary M. Davis, Con
way; Mrs. Quinton Dunlow, Em
poria, Va.; John W. Jones, Elams;
Mrs. D. H. Moody, Weldon; Wil
bur Myrick, Weldon.
Drive Of Legion
For Old Records
Nets 900 Discs
The recent drive conducted by
the American Legion for old pho
nograph records for men in the
service was a success. M. Joseph
son, commander of Shaw Post 38,
announced this week that over
900 old discs had been brought
in as a result of their pleas.
The records will be re-ground,
made into new recordings and
sent to service camps all over the
country. Commander Josephson, on
behalf of the post, wishes to thank
all contributing to the drive.
Mr. and Mrs. John Moore and
daughter were visitors in Emporia
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George N. Taylor
had as their guest for the week
their daughter, Miss Ann Camp
bell Taylor, who is attending Mrs.
Hardbargers School.
.Mr. and Mrs. Alton Speight of
Norfolk spent the week-end here
with relatives and friends.
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