Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], July 05, 1945, SECTION B, Page 6, Image 18

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OWLS VICTORIOUS AGAINST
SEABOARD NINE WEDNESDAY
The Roanoke Rapids Owls base
ball team got their seventh victory
for three defeats on Wednesday
of last week by outpointing Sea
board by a score of 16-5.
The Owls turned out for. a field
day and used their fifteen hits to
score six runs in the first inning,
six hits in the fourth and two in
the fifth and sixth innings. Mose
ley boosted the Owl rallies with
four singles while each member
of the team boasted of one or
more hits. Warren pitched the
victory, allowing eight hits and one
base on balls for the five Seaboard
runs.
Stewart Howell led the losing
team with a double and a single.
Hughes and R. Howell took re
sponsibility for the mound heart
breaks. Hughes gave up three hits
and three bases on balls in the
first inning for five Owl runs. R.
Howell took over and gave up
twelve hits and three bases on
balls for the remainder of the
Owl runs.
The Owls plan to play their
next home game on July 4 and
are hoping to entertain one of
our nation’s service teams. So
come out and support your team
and your country’s fighting men.
Norman L. Dives
Given Discharge
. T/5 Norman L. Davis, son of
Mrs. Mary Merritt, Route 1, has
been discharged from the army.
He entered the army in June of
7940, and served overseas for 34
months, and wears the ETO ib
bon with eight stars and arrow
head, the American Defense and
the Good Conduct Medal. Prior to
his entrance in service he farmed
for Sandy Glasgow in Weldon, and
attended the Weldon high school.
A General MaeArthur Garden
Medal (above) will go to a limited
number of Boy Scouts in each
community who do superior jobs
in raising and harvesting a vari
ety of produce in gardens of at
least 400 square feet. It is pro
vided by the National Victory
Garden Institute. Boy Scouts
throughout the nation are not
only planting gardens but will
also work on farms. The Green
Thumb Certificate (below) will go
to every Scout raising food and
reporting it to his Local Boy
Scqnt Council.
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Made Sergeant/
Pictured here is Clifton W.
Shearin, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.
W. Shearin, Roanoke Rapids,
Route 1, who was recently pro
moted to sergeant. Clifton is
with the U. S. First Army,
Ninth Division. His wife and two
small children live with her
mother in Littleton. Shearin
formerly was employed by Rose
mary Manufacturing Company
and entered the service in May,
1944, and went overseas in Oct
ober of the same year. Follow
ing is a letter recently received
from him by his mother:
Germany,
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Dearest Mum and Dad:
Mum, I received your letter to
day. Am always glad to hear from
you. Ruby wrote this one for you.
Sure hope your eyes are better.
Mum, if it hurts your eyes to
write, get someone else to write
for you. I know I like to hear
from you as aften as I can, but
I don’t want you to strain youi
eyes.
You were telling me that Maude
gave you a flower for her and me
for Mothers Day. You said it cost
too much. There's nothing that
could cost too much for my dear
mother. I send you all of my love.
I am sitting here writing today.
Its raining, so I will catch up on
my writing.
Mum, you know days like this
makes your memories go back
home. It makes you feel homesick,
but still mum, I have a lot to be
thankful for. The Good Lord
spared me through this war. I
prayed a lot and I know you all
were praying for me too.
Mum, I know I have been away
from home a long time, but I al
ways think of my mum, and I
know you are thinking of me too.
Mum, I used to be out fighting
and bullets were coming all
around me and shells landing close.
I just don’t know how to ex
plain how it made me feel. The
only ones that know is the\, ones
that went through it. I know one
thing, I have really prayed. Mum,
I would be there praying and my
thoughts would always wander
back to you. Mum don't you wor
ry over this, for all of this is
over with. If I thought it would
worry you I wouldn’t write it. If
you want me to, mum, I will write
you some of the action I saw.
Here is something I thought up.
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When I was a kid and in trouble,
who did I go to? Mother, there is
no one so dear. Your troubles may
be large or small. Does she hesi
tate to help you? No. That is
Mother. When I was in my fox
hole at night, cold and dark and
couldn’t have any light, who did
my thoughts turn to; Mother.
I would say I know my Mother
is wondering and praying for her
boy who is so far away. Hoping
he will be home someday.
■When I was in combat and bul
lets and shells were landing so
near, I would pray and wonder
if my mother could hear. When we
had mail call, what could I look
for? A letter from Mother. She
didn’t forget that her son wanted
to hear from home.
So keep your chin up Mother
and don't worry too much, for I
will be home some day soon. Its
i tough ’to be away from your wife
and kids. Who knows any better
than my dear mother.
Guess you will laugh at this.
Cullom Writes
He's Been Lucky
Pictured above is Pfc. Ray
Cullom and a friend, H. E.
Smith, that was taken on April
24 near the town of Ragensburg,
Germany. Cullom writes saying
that right before the picture was
taken they had just made a
seventy-mile move as an advance
and went into position to fire
again. The nets above are camou
flage and Cullom states that , the
pup tent is nearby and that it
is seldom used:
Cullom writes:
Kirsnaorr, uermany
June 3, 1945
Hello Mr. Wilson:
Here is a photo of my pal and
me taken April 24th near the
town of Regensburg, Germany.
We had just made a seventy-mile
move or advance and went into
position to fire again. Note the
camaflouge nets over us and the
pup tent which we seldom had
time to use, even after such a
short time I can look at this
Will say bye for this time. From
your son who loves you all.
Your loving son,
CLIFTON.
photo and tears will come, blit I
must say we have been one of
the luckiest outfits in the Third
Army so far. Thank God for
that.
Through the kindness of ‘ijb.
A. N. Martin I have received quite
a few Heralds lately and enjoyed
them a lot. Yet I noticed a lot of
names whom I knew well and
hated to hear of their death, but
that’s just one of those things that
can’t be helped.
I will appreciate it if you win
put this picture in your paper and
forward it on to my wife who re
sides at 1319 Hamilton Street, cj^y.
No more news just now of in
terest, so thanks a lot,
Yours truly,
Pfc. Ray Cullom,
Btry. A
662nd F. A. Bi,
C/o Postmaster,
A. P. O. 403,
New York, N. Y.
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