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VOLUME TWENTY-SIX
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1940
NUMBER 10
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Standing rigidly at attention are the two platoons of Company Β of the 105th Medical Regiment of the North Carolina
National Guard. These boys, lined up before their tents in Simmons Park, will leave the city September 29 for at least a
year's training at Camp Jackson in South Carolina. They will remain encamped at the park until that time.
"CAMP SIMMONS"
Above is pictured "Camp Simmons", headquarters for Company Β of the 105th Medical Regiment of the
North Carolina National Guard. The scene of many a hot baseball contest, Simmons Park is now serving as
a camp for 66 soldiers and their commander—men whs are doing their bit in the giant defense program
underway by Uncle Sam. (NewsKuts by Crumpler and Brigman)
TOOL SHED GOING
UP; CONSTRUCTION
TO BEGIN OCT. 27
Groundwork for the erection of
the Roanoke Rapids National
Guard Armory was laid here to
day as WPA laborers prepared
stakes for the surveying work and
laid a foundation for a tool house.
The building will be "laid out" to
morrow. Actual construction on the
building is officially scheduled to
begin on Friday, September 27, ac
cording to a statement by F. O.
Muth, WPA superintendent of con
struction, today.
An architect from the of
3eigh will aid in the surveying worn
Lenthicum and Lenthicum
tomorrow. Ε. Parker, district su
pervisor, will assist with the work.
Work on the excavations for the
building will start Friday morning,
Sept. 27. Bids for WPA materials
will be accepted at the Raleigh of
fice October 1, it is said. The WPA
will receive its materials from the
central office. The supervisor here
will requisition the Raleigh office
for any materials needed. Whether
those materials will come of this
section of the state is not known.
The County Commissioners, who
are responsible for 35.5% of the
materials and labor, are advertising
for bids this week.
ΝΟΥ. 27th
BIG DAY
Next Friday, Nov. 27th, will be
a big «lay in Roanoke Rapids.
Here is the program:
(1) F e e d, parade, Softball
game for the local National
Guard Company.
(2) Official start of work on
Roanoke Rapids Armory.
(3) Informal opening of Roa
noke Rapids Country Club.
(4) All-day visit by J. M.
Broughton, next Governor of
North Carolina.
(5) Our invitation to neigh
bors in Halif ax-Northampton
counties to come and spend the
27th with us here in Roanoke
Rapids.
Captain Taylor
Above is Captain T. J. Taylor,
Commander of Company B. Cap
tain Taylor received his promotion
from First Lieutenant last Satur
day. Dr. Β. E. Stephenson, who
was also promoted to the rank of
Captain last week, will report to
Wilmington where he will take
command of Company A.
Born At Hospital
To Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Cain a
boy, September 12; to Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Patterson a girl, September
12; to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Phillip -
a girl, September 15; to Mr. and
Mrs. Wilmer Collier a girl, Sep
tember 17; to Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Hatchell a boy, September 18.
' BAR-B-φ, '
PARADE,
SOFTBALL
National Guard Day
To Be Celebrated
Here On 27th
FOR LOCAL UNIT
Broughton To Visit
City; Committee
Meets Monday
Co. B. 105th Medical Regiment,
Roanoke Rapids first army unit,
will be guests of honor and on pa
rade at a celebration to be given
here next Friday, Sept. 27th, ac
cording to plans now being fonviu
lated.
Tentative plans call for a barbe
cue-stew to be held about noon
Friday at the new Recreation Club
of VEPCO on the old canal. The
members of the company and band
will be fed there. The parade will
form on the Avenue at First Street,
headed by the band, color guard,
officers and men of Company B.
They will be followed h»
service men of Roanoke Rapids,
Halifax and Northampton counties,
who are hereby notified to be at
Roanoke Ave. and First "St at 1
p.m. Friday, Sept. 27th, with Le
gion, VFW or overseas' caps.
Capt. Taylor, who has accepted
the invitation for the company, will
report tomorrow on a request for
the Regiment Band at Henderson,
now there in camp.
The idea was advanced at a meet
ing of the directors of the Roanoke
Rapids Merchants Association
Tuesday and aid was asked and
promptly given by service and civic
clubs. President W. P. Taylor ap
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