HATS THEY LEFT BEHIND 'EM
— Before Joining Uncle Sam's Armed Forces!
Another Hat Of
Service Man On
Wall At Smiths
Whenever an employee of E.
W. Smith, Inc., city electrical con
tractor, volunteers or is called to
the armed services, he simply
nonchalantly tosses his hat on
the wall near the ceiling, and
leaves it there “for the duration.”
E. W. has promised the men that
providing he is still in business
pending their return—and he has
fond hopes of being—both their
hats and jobs will be waiting for
them. It's as simple as that.
On Tuesday of this week anoth
er hat joined the group of tur
bans formerly worn by Smith’s
employees, bringing to a total of
six the number awaiting their
owners when the war is over.
The latest headgear was that of
Bill Peede, electrician, who has
been employed by the Smith firm
for almost ten-years now. Bill
volunteered his services to the
Navy, where he will still be en
gaged in electrical work with a
rating equal to that of a second
class petty officer. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Peede,
210 Monroe St., is married, and
owns his own home on Franklin
Street. Mrs. Peede is connected
with the bookkeeping department
of Davids, local credit clothiers,
and plans to stay in Roanoke
Rapids pending her husband’s re
turn.
•rtiung ill jviciruii <x visiting aaica
man noticed the odd display of
hats near the top of the ceiling
in the workroom of the Smith es
tablishment on Roanoke Avenue,
and took a picture of them in
view to reproducing it in a house
organ issued by his company. The
Herald obtained a print of the
picture and inserted it along with
a story of explanation. It created
more than usual comment because
of the fact that the Smith organ
ization is normally composed of a
staff of some ten men, and early
in the year the armed forces had
enlisted an even half of them.
Bill’s hat swells the number to
over half, and Mr. Smith says he
is not confident his will be the
last to adorn the wall, but he is
still resolved to keep their hats
and jobs awaiting their return.
Other Smith employees who
have joined the services include:
Joe Crawford, now serving as
Corporal in the U. S. Air Corps;
Joseph T. Taylor, U. S. Army;
Roy Atlas Gantt, U. S. Navy; John
Clark, U. S. Army, and Waverly
Shaw. U. S. Navy.
List Out-of-Town
Patients Now At
Local Hospital
Out-of-town patients registered
at the local hospital today are as
follows:
G. W. Clark of Lawrenceville,
Va.. Mrs. W. G. Carroll of Wel
don, J. B. DeLoach of Seaboard,
Mrs. W. Paul Edwards of Sea
board, Mrs. H. R. Howell of Sea
board, Garman Mitchell of Ante,
Va., and Edward Spence of Wil
liamston.
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OPA Grants Requests Of
Tobacco Growers In East
Weed Farmers
To Get Extra
Gas Mileage
Joel Dean, chief of fuel ration
ing of the Office of Price Admin
istration, wrote Governor Brough
ton yesterday that Eastern North
Carolina tobacco growers are eli
gible for additional gasoline allot
ments to transport their crops to
market.
The fuel chief made this state
ment in answer to a letter by
Governor Broughton in which the
Chief Executive relayed the senti
ments of warehousemen and grow
ers in the eastern part of the
state.
The Eastern Carolina Warehouse
Association, acting as spokesman
for the farmers, wired the Gover
nor that farmers would be unable
to transport their tobacco with
the present limitation on passen
ger cars, since most of the tobac
co is hauled in trailers hitched to
passenger cars.
The telegram read:
A lie gao i umig ucv/i/uuug cutt
tive July 22 is so drastic it prac
tically prohibits the marketing of
tobacco crops. Sixty-five per cent
of tobacco is hauled to the mar
ket in trailers hitched behind pas
senger cars, and as passenger
cars are allowed only four gallons
of gas per week, the average
farmer will be forced to hire his
tobacco transported to market on
some truck for hire, which is an
additional cost to the farmer and
no saving in gasoline. We appeal
to you to get us additional gaso
line in eastern Carolina during
the marketing season.”
Dean pointed out that tobacco
farmers come in the 14 categories
set aside as essential to the war
program and urged the farmers
to apply at their rationing boards
for additional gasoline if they are
unable to carry on business with
“A” and “B” books, which allow
around 500 miles per month.
Should the farmer deem his needs
beyond the “A” and “B” allot
ments and if the rationing board
thinks otherwise, he will be given
a “C” book.
Six Births Are
Recorded In Week
Records at the Roanoke Rapids
hospital revealed the following
births at that institution during
the past few days:
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Dunn, a
baby girl on July 23; Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Smith, a baby girl on July
23; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ferguson,
a baby boy on July 23; Mr. and
Mrs. W. O. Hall, a baby girl on
July 23; Mr. and Mrs. K. F.
Skipper, a boy on July 26; Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Lee Smith, a
baby girl on July 28; Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Finch, a baby girl on
July 29. All of the above couples
live in the city.
SOLDIERS
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Company D, or whether the work
would be done out of Wilson
headquarters by Engineer groups
stationed there. Company “A” of
Lhe 30th Engineer Battalion is
quartered in the Wilson armory
building, under the command of
Capt. A. E. Sabotelli. These en
gineers may be used to complete
the work started here.
SECOND RAID
(Continued from Page One)
tor wardens who in turn will call
the Control Center, using 355, 356,
As in the previous tests, the
or 618-6.
public is asked to cooperate- by go
ing indoors during the test and
remaining there until the "all
clear".
LITTLETON
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Thrower ‘
and son of Williamston are spend
ing this week here as the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thrower.
Mrs. Jessie Wood Jr. of Wash
ington., N. C., returned home
Thursday after spending several
weeks; in the home of Mrs. J. W.
Wood: Sr.
Capt. A. P. Farmer of Camp
Butner was the week-end guest
of his; family here.
Miss; Blanche Threewitts visited
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Edmonds in
Roanoke Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Billie' Fimple were
in Warrenton on Sunday.
Mrs. J. D. Moore, Jr. of Raleigh
was the week-end guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. King.
Mrs. Everett Dickens and son
of Richmond are spending some
time in the home -af Mr, and Mrs.
Jack Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. John Twisdale
spent the week-end at Virginia
Beach.
Misses Bertha Thrower and
Blanche Threewitts were in Ra
leigh on Tuesday.
J. H. Baucom and J. H. Throw
er were business visitors in Roa
noke Rapids on Tuesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ferdie Moore
were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Brown on Sunday.
Mrs. Ola Mae Gardner, D. A.
Jones and Marvin Newsom, at
tended the Methodist Conference
in Roanoke Rapids on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Macon Moore Jr.
were Sunday guests in Norlina.
Mrs. Mary Hodges of South
Mills is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. W. C. Jones, several days
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Keeter
were in Rocky Mount on Sunday.
Mesdames T. R. Walker and
J. H. Thrower were visitors in
Roanoke Rapids Friday.
Billie Edgerton of Newport
News visited his parents several
days last week.
Mrs. Jim Jenkins of Wilmington
is a visitor in the home of Mr.
r ~
and Mrs. Clinton Edgerton.
Miss Doris Hayes and Mrs. Car
son Dixon of Raleigh were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. A.
Rose.
Mrs. Edmond Hall was a visitor
in town over the week-end.
Mrs. Robert Sessoms and Miss
Louise Morris of Windsor were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brantley
Acree last week.
W. T. Threewitts of Raleigh was
a visitor of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Threewitts over the
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Coley Clark of
Weldon spent the week-end in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hunt.
Mrs. Macon Moore Jr. was in
Raleigh ©n Wednesday.
Ferdie Moore will leave the
fifth of August for Fort Bragg
where he will be inducted into the
Army.
Regardless of what you
need it will pay you to
see our stock first —|
you may find “just what I
you are looking for” I
here. I
All Sorts of
ODD PIECES
and SUITES
in Bedroom, Living Room,
Dining Room and Kitchen
Furniture — and occasionally
we get hold of some real,
Genuine Antiques!
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WAR TIMES may be BOOM TIMES for some
people — but most of the folks we know and
serve are interested in SAVING MONEY!
AND — you can save real money if yon will
look first at the Standard Furniture Exchange
when in need of home furnishings, because j
we pick up some BEAL GOOD BUYS in — I
Second-Hand Furniture
We have several
buys now in
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