Because it is now necessary to
get copy for Thursday’s paper in
the office on Monday, we are writ
ing this Saturday night. We still
hope to leave Monday morning
for Detroit with the Romancos
but one never can tell these days
what may happen to change plans.
Just heard that Robert Rogers
has been sent to bed with a slight
attack of flu and it has sent the
heart of every Roanoke Rapids
fan way up in the throat . . We
hope he is only suffering from the
same thing we are: an attack of
excitement and wishing we were
on the way.
Had a swell time Saturday af
ternoon with some of the boys
from Roanoke No. 2 . . no politics
. . but plenty of good food cooked
up by the Huxes . . and not the
Halifax Huxes . . Barbecue,
Brunswick Stew . . and all the
trimmings . . including the trim
ming we took at Blackjack for
dessert . . a swell feed with a
swell bunch of fellows . . a per
fect Saturday afternoon . . with
no rough stuff . . and all over
by dark.
The boys had invited Frank C.
Williams and Gordon Berkstresser
to their party . . it was sad that
they could not attend because of
the death of Mr. Williams’ mother
. . she died last Friday night at
her home in Franklin, Va. . . The
funeral was Sunday afternoon . .
When the boys heard about it,
they hushed up and then started
quiet talk about Mr. Williams
which would have pleased any
man very much . . It is evident
they like the boss.
Lt. Mayo Browning, son of Mrs.
Sam Young, was a visitor in Ro
anoke Rapids last week . . Mrs.
Young has a flock of boys in the
army and T. B. is on his way,
just waiting for orders . . And
every one of them is a fine look
ing man and a real soldier . .
Sam comes in the picture with
smiles when you talk about Wen
dell Young, their son, who is now
a Master Sergeant and also going
places . . We are not sure but
we believe when T. B. goes there
will be five Brownings and Youngs
in uniform . . What a contribu
tion for one mother to make to
her country.
Miss Faison talked to us the
other day in the Post Office and
told us Dan would soon have a
permanent army address. She is
- now sending him the family copy
of the paper but when he is sent
to his more permanent address
she wants us to mail him the pa
per . . This we will do as long
as we can . . We will do it in
this case because of what one of
the little Faisons said last week
. . “Where’s the funny paper?”
he asked. He was told there would
be no more funnies for the dura
tion because the money was being
used to send the Herald to the
boys in service. He agreed that
was all right and he would be
willing to do without the funnies.
But he did have a plaintive note
in his voice when he said, “And
I will never know what happened
to Biff Baker.” . . No, Sonny, but
we can tell you the Biff came out
OK and, with little boys like you
helping, he helped us win the war.
Speaking of unions . . did you
read about the employees in one
> cotton mill in North Carolina
who struck when the management
signed a contract with the union
it • • The union claimed a majority
of employees signed up and the
company signed up . . Then the
non-union employees struck and
when it came to a show down,
about nine union members went
to work out of a payroll of about
200 . . The mill management has
I now opened the mill and agreed
to call for an election . . But the
real screwball situation is some
mill up North where the workers
owned over 60 per cent of the
stock in the mill and are on
strike for higher wages . . Strik
ing against themselves. .
Mrs. Harvey Hazelwood, whose
brother is in the Navy, has a
splendid idea. She and her family
read their issue of The Herald
each week and then they wrap it
and mail it to her brother . . She
suggests that if you will save your
copy of The Herald and take it to
some central point, she will be
glad to wrap it and address it and
send it to some service man from
Roanoke Rapids . . We have turn
ed her suggestion over to our cir
culation department and they will
announce soon just how this plan
can be worked out . . Thank you,
Mrs. Hazelwood for a very fine
and patriotic idea.
Last week we had a letter from
the young group in Roanoke Rap
ids which suggested that some
body get behind the building of
a dance pavilion which would be
free (except for piccolo nickels)
to the young fry . . where dates
might go and under the sky and
bright lights and with proper sup
ervision . . dance to their hearts
content . . Juvenile Public signs
the letter . . But what Juvenile
may not know is that such things
not only cost money but that they
take lots of proper supervision . .
you may have twenty couples act
ing properly and one couple act
ing in a disgusting manner . . and
who can say NO? . . The police
dept, has, or should have, more
important duties than checking
on the proper way to trip the light
fantastic . . We think you have
a splendid idea but will you please
write again and explain more in
detail just how the thing would
be operated and controlled in or
der to be as nice as you picture
it . . Would you and others be
willing to accept the responsibility
of keeping it nice? . . Or would
it end up like other Clubs we
have helped start? . . Nice be
ginning and a tear-down finish
with damage to our feelings and
finances ?
This column is being finished at
quarter to five in the morning on
Sunday, Sept. 13, because we must
help Howard and Jack get out
the next issue on time and meet
the new war-time deadlines which
move up as fast as OPA changes
decisions . . The late (or early)
hour is because we cannot sleep
when we are being harried and
attacked and worried . . Did you
ever have an attack of insomnia
which kept you awake even when
you were so tired you could
sleep for ages? . . It’s a thousand
times worse than wanting a smoke
late in the night and not a cig in
the house . . They say and we
agree that honest confession is
good for the soul and some day
we hope we can tell our few
friends why we cannot defend our
position and why, like the Sphinx,
we must sit and take it while our
enemies pour it on us week after
week in a most devastating man
ner, by print, pictures and word
of mouth . . Thank God, we are
hoping to get away from it all for
a week with a bunch of boys who
know nothing about politics . .
Even the clean, Simon-pure poli
tics boasted by the Jedge . . with
which statement we had better
'sign off’ before being indicted
for contempt
l It’s common sense to bo
hesSS thrifty. If yon save you are
thrifty. War Bonds help yon
M to save and help to save
%w" America. Buy your ten per
cent every pay day.
Julius J. Willis
Now Stationed At
Camp Pickett, Va.
Following his induction into the
Army of the United States, Julius
J. Willis of Elm St., Weldon, is
now stationed at the Medical Re
placement Center here. His train
ing will consist of actual man
3uvers illustrating medical and
svacuation problems encountered
on the battlefield as well as basic
military work. As a Medical
Department soldier, he is joining
thousands of enlisted men, doc
tors, dentists ,and nurses in the
all-important mission “to conserve
the fighting strength” of the Army.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS
The Halifax Baptist Missionary
Society held its regular monthly
meeting Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. J. S. Pope. The
meeting was called to order by
president, Mrs. Pope. During the
business session, the ladies dis
| cussed ways and means of paint
ing the church.
An interesting program was giv
en by Mrs. Billy Page, Mrs. Wm.
Neal, Mrs. V. A. Parks and Mrs.
J. W. Avent.
The hostess served refreshments
to the following members: Mes
dames J. W. Avent W. P. Avent,
Mary N. Baker, Bettie Coppedge,
W. H. Neal, V. A. Parks, W. E.
Page, M. W. Perry, J. S. Pope,
J. B. Shearin, and R. H. Wright,
j Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Crawford of
Hobgood were guests.
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