RETREAD
RATION
BEGINS
Rationing of the all-important
retreaded and recapped tires goes
into effect on Monday of next
week, along with new regulations
affecting the selling of new tires,
T. S. Johnson, State Rationing Ad
ministrator, said yesterday.
Rationing of retreads was sched
uled to begin on Wednesday of this
week, but delay in receiving the
proper instructions, Johnson said,
caused the postponement.
He added that there will be prac
tically no retreads available for
passenger cars this month, but
that some might be available
starting about the first of March.
This new order leaves a majori
ty of car owners with only one
alternative—used tires.
Former Weldon
Teacher Killed
In Plane Crash
An official report has been re
ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Alvah
Clayton Matthews of Gates Coun
ty of the accidental death of their
son, Lieut Harry Lamar Matthews,
pursuit pilot of the 61st Pursuit
Squadron, Municipal Airport,
Bridgeport, Conn., while on duty
Sunday morning. He was in
stantly killed when the army pur
suit plane he was piloting plunged
into the Lordship Meadows at the
Municipal Airport.
Lieutenant Matthews attended
Chowan College and was gradu
ated from Wake Forest College in
the summer class of 1939 and
taught French and mathematics
in Weldon High School for two
years. He volunteered in Feb
ruary, 1941, for the Army Air
Corps and received his call for
training on April 26, 1941. He
took his primary training at Cor
sicana, Texas, basic training at
Randolph Field, and advanced at
Victoria Advanced School, Texas,
all without a minor accident.
He was married on December
21, 1941, to Miss Mary Mac Clark
of Enfield.
Besides his wife and parents, he
is survived by one sister, Miss
Eileen Matthews, of Lees-McRae
College, Banner Elk, and two
brothers, Phillip R and Rowland
S. Matthews, both of Gates Coun
ty.
Funeral services will be held
from Branch Funeral Parlors in
Enfield on Friday afternoon.
Burial will follow in Gates county.
Lieut. R A. Ames, commanding
officer of Matthews’ squadron,
said the cause of the accident was
undetermined. Witnesses reported
that the crackup occurred when
the plane overshot the field during
a landing attempt.
Mrs. Cherry Entertains
The Wednesday afternoon bridge
club members were the guests of
Mrs. W. G. Cherry, Jr. on Wed
nesday. Attractive tallies designat
ed places for playing. Mrs. Lar
kin Brevard Brown held high
score, and was presented a prize.
Mrs. E. H. Fuller, a member of
the club who is moving from our
city soon, was also remembered by
the hostess with a gift.
A salad course was served. The
meeting was enjoyed by the fol
lowing members: Mesdames L. B.
Brown, E. H. Fuller, Wilmer Col
lier, D. E. Bennett, Edwin Graves,
Thornton Wilson, Jr., Clayton Gur
ley, Lew Yerger, W. D. Hall,
Clyde Liske, John Lupton and
Mrs. Cole.
CLASS MEETS
The Fideis Class of the Rosemary
Baptist Sunday School held its
regular monthly business meeting
Feb. 10th in the home of Mrs. E.
T. Blowe. The president called the
meeting to order by reading the
17th chapter of John. Mrs. P. L.
Matthews led in prayer.
After the business, the hostess
served refreshments to ten mem
bers which was enjoyed by all.
School Group
Gives Program
A program of unusual interest
to the Seaboard student body was
presented by the students of the
second grade in the Seaboard High
School Auditorium on Friday
morning, Feb. 13. Under the di
rection of Miss Eunice Stacey,
the following numbers were pre
sented: Devotional, by class; Val
entine Song, by class; playlet, Our
Flag, by Mary Linda Garris, John
ny Pope, Delane Edwards and
Anderson Davis.
One Marriage
Permit Issued
For the first time in many
months Cupid failed to bring in
his usual quota of couples who
weekly visit the Register of Deeds
for marriage licenses.
Records in the Register of Deeds
office yesterday revealed that only
one couple applied and was grant
ed marriage licenses during the
past week. The couple was Ro
bert Gibbons and Jane Bergman,
both of Washington, D. C.
Clerk In Tax
Office Resigns
Mrs. Joe L. Riddick, who has
been employed for some time in
the office of Halifax County Tax
Collector, E. H. Smith, has resign
ed her position to accept a posi
tion as principal of the Scotland
Neck graded school, it was learn
ed this week.
Miss Mavis Thigpen, also of
Scotland Neck, has been employed
to succeed Mrs. Riddick and has
already taken up her new duties
as clerK in the office.
Oleen - Harris
Of interest in the vicinity of 1
Roanoke Rapids is the marriage of .
Miss Katie Mac Harris, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Harris of
Roanoke Rapids, to Captain George
G. Oleen, Medical Corps, IJ. S.
Army. The wedding ceremony
took place in the Redeemer Lu
theran Church, De Ridder, Louisi
ana, on Saturday afternoon, Jan
uary 10th, 1942.
The ceremony was performed by
Reverend H. W. Niewald. Cap
tain and Mrs. Charles Anderson
and Mrs. Niewald were present at
the wedding. The bride wore a
floor length frock of misty gray I
velvet with candle-light rose ac-'
cessories, and carried a colonial
bouquet of white carnations and
pink gladiolas.
After the wedding Captain and
1 Political
Notices
HON. E. L. TRAVIS
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
OF HALIFAX COUNTY:
I hereby announce that I will
be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for State Senator from
Halifax County, Fourth Senatorial
District, at the ensuing Democratic
primary, to succeed myself.
I will greatly appreciate the sup
port of those who vote for me.
Thanking all who may so vote,
I am
Yours truly,
E. L. TRAVIS.
(Paid Advertising)
FOR STATE SENATOR
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
OF HALIFAX COUNTY:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of State Senator from
Halifax County, subject to the
Democratic Primary to be held on
Saturday, May 30, 1942.
Your vote and support will be
greatly annreciated.
JULIAN R. ALLSBROOK.
(Paid Advertising)
Mrs. Oleen departed for Cleburne,
Kansas, where they visited Rev
ered and Mrs. Otto O. Oleen for
several days. The couple will make
their home in De Ridder, La.
School Youth
Dies In Hospital
LeRoy Brank, 11-year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brank of
602 Washington Street, Roanoke
Rapids, died at the local hospital
this (Thursday) morning follow
ing an operation for appendicitis.
He was an only son.
The child attended school yes
terday and was taken ill and
carried to the hospital yesterday
afternoon. An operation was per
formed, but the y^uth failed to
rally and died this morning.
Brief rites will be held at the
home Friday night and the body
will be taken to Orangeburg Sat
urday for funeral and burial.
Gas Kationmg
May Start Soon
Account Shortage
The rationing of gasoline may
soon be started because of the
dwindling stocks, due to war loss
and diversion of tanker ships, ac
cording to a report of Atlantic
Seaboard oil companies.
Oil circles heard that an indus
try committee reported to Secre
tary of Interior Ickes, the petrole
um coordinator, that consumption
should be cut 15 per cent between
February 15 and April 1, possibly
by use of coupon books.
The committee was reported also
:o have proposed a renewal of the
closing of filling stations from 7:00
c.rn. to 7:00 a.m., which was done
ast fall when stocks fell off and
suggested that the stations, also,
be closed all day Sunday.
Such a program, if adopted,
would affect 100,000 service sta
:ions and ten million automobile
owners.
PATIENTS
The following out-of-town pa
tents are now at Roanoke Rapids
Hospital, records there reveal:
, Mrs. E. L. Bishop, Weldon; Mrs.
W. M. Dunn of Emporia, Mrs. E.
H. Day of Thelma, Mrs. E. L. Ed
wards of Brunswick, Va., Miss
Margaret Grant of Jackson, Mrs.
J. B. Hall of Brodnax, L. H. Las
siter of George, T. V. O’Neal of
Warrenton, Geraldine Peoples of
Warrenton, Mrs. J. R. Peffer of
Weldon, James Penny of Kenans
ville, L. B. Rainey of Emporia, S.
W. Smith of Warsaw, Va., Mrs.
Shelton Tuck of Emporia and Mrs.
CT P. Whitehead of Pleasant HilL
Dog Togs Must
Be Displayed
Chief of Police H. E. Dobbins
said yesterday that dog owners
who had not purchased license
tags for their dogs for the year
1941-1942 would be prosecuted un
less such tags were purchased im
mediately.
This means that dog licenses
that came due on July 1st must
be displayed on all dogs immedi
ately, he said, if such dogs are to
remain on the streets or in the
city.
He stated that owners not com
plying with this order would be
prosecuted in city court upon be
ing cited to appear.
A series of orders have been is
sued during the past two weeks
concerning dogs, due to the rabies
situation over the county and on
orders from the health department.
BABIES
The following births were record
ed at Roanoke Rapids hospital
during the past few days: Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Rawlins, Pleasant
Hill, a son on February 12th; Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Davis, Garys
burg, a boy on February 15; Mr.
and Mrs. F. S. Parham, city, a girl
on February 16; Mr. and Mrs.
Shelton Tuck, Emporia, a son on
February 16; Mr. and Mrs. Wood
row Shedrick, city, a girl on Feb
ruary 16; Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Johnson, Weldon, a girl on Febru
ary 18; and Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
Thompkins, city, a son on Febru
ary 18.
Jenkins Sent
To Ft. Meade
Henry E. Jenkins, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. R, Jenkins, 324 Madi
son street, Roanoke Rapids, haa
been transferred from Camp Croft,
Spartanburg, S. C., one of the
army’s four infantry replacement
training centers, following comple
tion of his thirteen weeks training
there. Hi3 new post is Ft. Meade,
Maryland. During his thirteen
weeks at Croft, he was assigned
to Company C, 32nd Battalion, a
rifle unit.
WELDON
Mrs. Bill Eure of Roanoke Rap
ids is spending this week with
Mrs. J. H. Marks.
Mrs. M. L. Shearen is visiting
her daughter in Jonesboro, Ark.
Miss Hart Draper of Greensboro
spent the week-end with her fam
ily here.
Mrs. J. E. Condrey has returned
to Scotland Neck after spending a
week with her mother, Mrs. J. H.
Marks, who is sick.
Mrs. W. B. Hobbs of Faison is
spending some time with her
daughter, Mrs. W. A. Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Benn of Boy
kins spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Benn. i
Mrs Helen Harrington left Mon
day for a visit to Baltimore, Md.
Miss Lena Anne Riddle spent the
week-end in Sanford. j
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