BOARDS SPECIAL
TRAIN AT 12:27
PM SEPTEMBER 29
Arrive Camp Jackson
11 p.m.; Spend Night
On Train
Sunday, September 29, at 12:27
p.m., Company B, the contribution
of Northampton and Halifax coun
ties to the National Defense pro
gram, will entrain at the Roanoke
Junction for Camp Jackson, South
Carolina, where they will remain
for at least a year's training.
They will travel to the camp lo
cated just outside of the capital
city of the state by special train,
going by way of Raleigh, Hamlet,
and to Columbia. The company ex
pects to arrive at camp about 11
p.m. Sunday night, but the citizen
soldiers will remain aboard the day
coach until the following morning,
when they will move into the
camping area and stake out r.heir
tents, which will be their homes ι
for the next twelve months.
Wire came in today, cancelling .
an order that had given the com- .
pany the privilege of riding to
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The train will pick up the regi
mental band, which also includes
Roanoke Rapids men, at Hender
son Sunday afternoon. Most of
the other companies have already
reported to camp or will report
during the week-end sometime.
Company A of the 105th Medical
Regiment will leave Wilmington
about 4 p.m. Sunday and will ar
rive at camp about the same time
Company Β arrives. Company A
is under the command of Captain
Β. E. Stephenson,, who took over
his duties last Sunday. Captain
Stephenson was formerly assistant
commander of the local unit. Com
pany A is a collecting company
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similar to Company B.
The local unit will answer the
rising call about 4 a.m. Sunday in
order to get equipment, tents, etc.,
packed in time to board the trans
port train by 12:27. Trucks will be
employed to carry the heavier e
quipment, but the boys will have
to march with their packs to the
station.
Friday night will be the last
night that any of the local boys
get leave. All day Saturday will
have to be spent inside the camp,
preparing for the trip that lies
ahead.
The company will entrain with
a full strength of 66 men and an
officer. One man, Norman McLeod,
was discharged after the physical
examinations last Friday for phy
sical disability. Thomas W. Har
-is, Roanoke Rapids boy, was ac
:epted into the company to fill the
vacancy.
Captain T. J. Taylor said today
hat he did not know how long the
mit would remain in camp, but
hat he expected to be demobilized
vith the men. He believed, he
;aid, that if new units were called
ifter a year's training, new officers
vould be called and trained with
hem.
Captain Taylor, in charge of the
ocal company, was greatly instru
mental in securing a company for
Ftoanoke Rapids and vicinity when
.he movement was begun here to
jet a company into this territory,
tie has shown great interest in
jvery phase of the guard since
vork on it first started, including
:he plans for the armory construc
ion which begins officially to
morrow.
Captain Taylor and Captain Ste
phenson both entered the National
Iluard last May with practically no
military experience. That they
lave both recently been promoted
:o the rank of captain attests to
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the work that they have done here
and at the maneuvers in Mississip
pi and Louisiana this past sum
mer.
Entertain Jointly
. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs.
Wyche Land and Mrs. R. A. Dan
iel, Jr., jointly entertained their
bridge club at the home of Mrs.
Land. Honoring two club members
Mrs. T. J. Taylor and Mrs. Β. E.
Stephenson, who are leaving soon
to make their homes in other
towns. A clever idea was carried
out in the tallies, which were min
iature week-end bags. Both Mrs.
Stephenson and Mrs. Taylor were
remembered with gifts appropri
ate to the occasion. As soon as
the guests found their places at
three tables which had been ar
ranged for playing the hostesses
served a delightful sweet course.
Fall flowers were arranged in love
ly effect throughout the apart
ment. Mrs. John Lupton was win
ner of the high score prize for the
afternoon. The tables were made
up of the following guests: Mes
dames T. J. Taylor, Β. E. Stephen
son, Clyde Liske, Roderick Meikle,
D. E. Bennett, Edward Graves,
Lew Yerger Clayton Gurley,
Thornton Wilson, Howard Han
cock, John Lupton and Ray Rog
ers.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Blowe of
Hampton, Va., were week end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ε. T. Blowe.
Herbert Bowen and Cecil Bowen
of Brunswick were visitors here
Sunday.
EXCAVATING SITE
FOR ARMORY TO
START TOMORROW
30 WPA Men Here On
Friday; 30 More Ex
pected October 1
Approximately 30 men will start
work on the proposed $69,000 arm
ory here Friday morning:, Septem
ber 27. Another 30 will put in their
appearance Tuesday morning, Oc
tober 1, giving the project a total
of approximately 60 WPA laborers
for the construction work.
The building has been laid out,
the tool shed about completed, and
some material delivered. The work
tomorrow will consist mainly of
removing turf and excavating the
dirt from under the building and
from the basement. As soon as
the excavating work is complete,
the foundation will be laid.
The brick, furnished by the
WPA, is expected to start arriv
ing at any time. Other materials
will be brought to the scene of the
construction as they are needed.
County bids for much of the ma
terials and labor will be accepted
on October 1. Those who wish to
make bids on the work may see a
set of plans in the office of J. R.
Wrenn, County Commissioner who
heads the committee on the arm
ory construction, in Roanoke Rap
ids.
At 2 p.m. tomorrow afternoon a
ceremony marking the official be
ginning of construction work on
the building will be held at the
site. Dignitaries of the city, coun
ty, state, and National Guard will
be present to participate.
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OurVeacm
SING RIE A SONG!
Sing me a song of peace and home,
Of mountain, plain, or sea,
Of sacred lanes where lovers roam,
Of all that's dear to me!
Sing me a song of days gone by,
Of men who worked and played,
Of good deeds done without a sigh,
Of devotion undismayed!
Sing not to me of hate and strife,
Of sufferings of the lame,
Of mangled bodies robbed of life,
Of wars for greed or fame!
O, let us sing a song of love,
Of the brotherhood of man,
Of God's eternal home above,
Of His immortal plan!
—Carl Churchill
The NATIONAL GUARDS
will be shooting at targets in training camps
all over the country for the next year. Let us
all hope these will never change to "human
targets".
Those of us left at home have something
more interesting to shoot at in the abundant
game that abounds in this country. It's im
portant to have the BIGHT Guns and
ammunition, tho, and these may best be sup
plied by —
Lupton Hardware Co.
Roanoke Rapids, N. O.
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OF OUR ARMY AND NAVY!
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give more thought to FIRST-AID, and what we
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