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HI '"hTHF' ,T«MI fT ROBERT E. MAY MARVIN WILLIAM SCOTT WINFIELD HASTY lllllllllllilllll IF Jlki iimmilllliJ mmliimU liiUki JAMES w wmTBY_GBOVEB woodruff_m lieut Robert lee moore ||||||||||||||||| ^ THE ROANOKE I VOLUME XXIX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1944 NUMBER 42 <*-------— TWO YOUNG BOYS INSTANTLY KILLED BY BOLT OF LIGHTNING Voters Will Cast Ballots Saturday Governor's Race Is Most Important; 2 Local Races Saturday is the day when the voters of North Carolina go to the polls to cast their ballots for the office of Governor, U. S. Sen # .a‘or, Congressmen and State and County officials. *h:-. machinery is all set for the ling of the Democratic pri mary, tantamount to election in North Carolina. The polls in Hali fax County will open at 6:30 a. m., and close at 6:30 p. m. ^nly two county offices are 'to be filled by the votes of the peo , nle; most of the local candidates have no opposition, and the cam .paign has been quiet. In the Enfield-Hali fax district, (Jpuntinued on page 12—Sect A) House Opened To Service Men 'Hie Business and Professional Women's Club will open its Club House on Jackson street, beside the Nurse’s Home, each Saturday and Sunday at 2 P. M., for the benefit, pleasure and enjoyment of the local and visiting service men. Anyone in the service is welcome. DANCES WILL CONTINUE ON SAT. NIGHTS 1®e “world’s largest” square dances that have been held on Sat urday nights, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be continued, reports to the contrary, saicL A. N. Martin, publicity chair nw* "Recently,” said Mr. Martin, ‘rumors have persisted that the Veterans of Foreign Wars would discontinue the dances. But such is not the true facts. The dances wil'^absolute 1 y be continued.” Funds from the dances are used for charitable purposes and so far have been largely patronize^ j Dances are held each Saturday J night in/the Armory in Roanoke Ra^ta. _’/ - •'&_:__ . J President / T. J. Alford, manager of local hospital, was elected last week as president of the North Carolina Hospital Association. 107 STUDENTS HIGH SCHOOL TO GRADUATE Finals for the Roanoke Rapids High School will begin next Sum lay morning at 11 o'clock with :he baccalaureate services held in the school auditorium. Rev. J. G. Phillips, executive .secretary, Board of Education, North Carolina Me thodist Conference, of Durham, will deliver the sermon. Class day exercises will be held (Continued on page 12—Sect A) UNAVOIDABLE! Due to circumstances beyond the control of the owners, open ing of the Croatan is postponed. This is due to *a shipment of equipment being routed wrong and did not arrive in time to be installed. Announcement of the opening will be made later... Three yfrenn Brokers Are^n Service 1/ Shown above are three sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wrern, of Roanoke Rapids who are serving Uncle Sam in the Armed forces. They are, left to right: Pfc. Fitzhugh Uee Wrenn, who entered the Army June 2, 1942. He receiv ed his basic training at Camp Wheeler, Ga. He is now stationed somewhere in New Guinea. Be fore entering the service Fita hugh was employed by Roa ;oke Mills No. 2. Next is Corp. Bober' -T. Wrenn. Robert entered the Army Dec ember 10, 1942. He trained at Bat tle Creek, Miclu, and Camp Mc Coy, Wis., and is now “somewhere in England.” Prior to his going 1 into the Army he was manager of the Roanoke Rapids Transit Co. On the right is Sgt. James C. Wrenn, the youngest of the three brothers. He entered the service August 25, 1943, and is a member of the famous 42nd Rainbow Div ision. James is stationed at Camp Gruber, Okla. He was formerly employed by the Rosemary Manu facturing Company. asMBMiMftwaaaaiassasaaab, Larry Matthews and Charlie Lyles Victims of Tragedy; Two Other Boys Are Stunned I he lives of two little boys—Larry B. Matthews, 10 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Matthews, 1215 Wash ington street, and Frank Lyles, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lyles, were snuffed out by lightning yesterday after noon during the severe thunderstorm. Two other boys, W. C. Leonard, son of Mr. and Mrs W Speaker Above is Dr. Hugh T. Lefler, who will deliver the principal ad dress at tne commencement exer cises of the Roanoke Rapids High School. Dr. Lefler will speak next Thursday night - ' C Leonard, and Jimmie Gilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gil bert, who were playing with the two youths at the time, were stunned by the shock. The tragedy occurred in a field across from the 1200 block of Jefferson street about 5:15 o’clock. The four hoys were play ing in a large cherry tree when the storm broke. Lennon Floyd, who lives at 1209 Jefferson street, directly in front of the scene, was the first to reach the boys. Floyd was out in his yard when the crash of lightning struck. Turning, he observed smoke coming from the tree .in the field. He rushed to it and saw the Lyles boy ljdng on the ground and the Matthews child lodged in the tree. Others gathered quickly and po lice were notified. Matthews, a city policeman for a number of years, answered the call, unaware that his son was involved in the tragedy. When he arrived on the scene Officer Matthews, still not knowing the identity of the (Continued on page 12—Sect A) Poppy Sole Will Be Held Saturday The annual Poppy Day sale of the little red flower will be held Saturday under the auspices of the Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Benefits from the sale of poppies will be used to aid disabled veterans of World War 1. T.J. ALFORD ELECTED HEAD ASSOCIATION T. .1. Alford, manager of the Roanoke Rapids Hospital since 1933, was elected president of the North Carolina Hospital Associa tion at its meeting last week in Asheville. The most important topic of discussion at the meeting, ac cording to Mr. Alford, was “per sonnel problems.” Dr. J. B. Whittington, of Win ston-Salem, has been president of the organization the past year. Mr. Alford assumed his duties as head of the association during the meeting. There were about 350 guests in attendance. ■ ----.....—