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.. . MM P'l "i nn IIIIIU mill mill » II mil . II m ■• I mj ii I ROBERT E. MAY, Coxswain, V. S. Navy, May 8, 1942 I U '"II |||| || |||| "'ll '"1 |^ROBERT^^lcCOMMONS^aptain, V. S, Merchant Marine, July 5, 1942 THE ROANOKE RAPIDS More News — More Advertising — More Paid Subscribers S_V VOLUME TWENTY«EIGHT ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. ~ W THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1,1942 NUMBER 9 LIEUTENANT 1 Second Lieutenant Louise K. Browne, above, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Browne, 306 Madison St., is now serving as ward nurse with the army at Ft. Jackson, S. C. Miss Browne grad uated from Highsmith Hospital, Fayetteville. She worked in Cook County Hospital, Chicago, and in Sacramento County Hospital, Cali fornia, before entering the Army. Nurses Corps on April 15th. m ENGLAND Pvt. Edward I. Daniel, shown above, is now serving with the 17th Field Artillery “Somewhere in Eng land,” having arrived there about a month ago. He formerly served in the army from 1936 to 1939, be fore again entering in December, 1941. He was formerly employed at Roanoke Mills Co. No. 2, and his wife, Mrs. Helen Daniel, is at pres ent employed at the Roanoke No. 1 mill. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Daniel, and was born and reared in Roanoke Rapids. LT. J. K. AIISDrOOK Is Visitor In City Lt. (s.g.) Julian R. Allsbrook head of the city law firm of Alls brook and Benton, visited his fam ily and friends in the city this week. Lt. Allshrook left here July 1st for the Naval Training School at Cornell University at Ithica, N. Y. Upon completion of a three-months course there, he has recently been notified he is to be stationed at Charleston, S. C. He will leave Saturday morning to report to Greensboro for active service. Nominate Johnson For State Senate -—-----x DRAFT QUOTA NO. 1 BOARD FOR OCTOBER 4 Candidates Officers Training Are Among . Selectees Leaving The October quota of selectees to be inducted into the Army from Halifax County Draft Board No. 1 left the city early this morning. They will report for duty at a nearby Army post, to begin their basic training. The group in cludes four volunteer candidates for Officers Training School, des ignated by the letters “VOC” ap pearing. after their names. The October' quota for white men of the No. 1 Draft Board includes the following: j George Edwin Harvey, George Russel Turner, Jr., William Nor man Edwards, Luther Bernard Murphy, Roger Aaron Cooke, James Leonard Riggan, Herman Murrell Hudson, Jr., VOC, Cecil Eugene Pearson, Lee Roy Medlin, Raymond Albert iiutts, Andrew Jackson Carter, Robert Harrison Hundley, Jr., VOC, Morris Shaw Clary, Vernon Robertson Vincent, Clifton Jerome Cooke, William Seward Summered, John Fitzhugh Rhem, William Hoytte Herrin, Allison Gordon Faison, Jack Epps Anderson, Ed gar Newman Earman, VOC, Ellis Lee Bond, Edgar Harold King, Benjamin Thomas Hawkins; Leon ard Leroy Hawkins, Walter Fran cis Howell, Rufus Lassiter, Luther Taylor Oakes, Lawrence Samuel Green, Jr., John Henry Carter, Charles Ernest Williamson, Vernon McKinley Vick, - Joseph Ernest Vaughan, Ray Frederick Nelson, VOC, Frank Taylor Nethery, Si mon Bryant, Kenneth Bryan Top ping, James Edward Tripp, Stacy William Strickland, Willie Ran dolph Webb, Joseph Benjamin Co burn, Richard Carl Barnett, John nie Eddie Wood, Turner Brantley, Harry Thompson, Frank Griffin, Jr., Jacob Rudolph Taylor, Bruce Franklin Rook, Edward Green. James Monroe Carlisle, James Quinton Brown V, Herbert Ferguson, Marvin John House, George Woodrow Gurley, Willia Julian Johnson, Charles Claud Kidd, John Alexander Chap pell, Jesse Thomas Padgett, Jim Franklin Taylor, Albert Gamer, Howard McDonald Hawkins, Roy Thurston Riggan, William Carroll, William Clifton Duke, Bennie Banty, Joseph Heber Jolly, Henry Lee Glasgow, Wilbert Earl Allen, Charlie Edward Dixon, Joseph Lynwood Cross, Robert Lynwood Newsom, Lannie Ray Daniel, and George Edward Nich olson, LOST IN ACTION Mrs. Margaret Barrington of this city, was recently notified by the Navy Department that her son, Lloyd, shown above, had been killed in action. Complete details will be found on Page 8—Section A, this issue. DIMOUT NEXT TEST FOR CD SET-UP HERE Following the staging of what local observers and Civilian De fense authorities agreed was “the most successful blackout to date” here Tuesday night, when Roan oke Rapids joined in a state-wide blackout test, the next test for Roanoke Rapids and surrounding territory will be a “dimout,” ac cording to announcement made by Frank Sherry, commander of the local Defense Council, today. Complete details of the success of Tuesday night’s blackout will be found in another story appear ing in this issue. The “dimout” will be held next Wednesday, Oc tober 7th, between the hours of 7:00 p. m. and 1:00 a. m. The object of this dimout is to acquaint local business men and drivers of what might confront them in case of enemy action near our coast. A “dimout” has been defined as a step between normal conditions and a complete black out. t*___ XilUkJUlUVU v.*»»*wv.v ..... ~ — a new experience for Roanoke Rapids, local people are much in terested in the rules applicable to this new test. A complete sum mary of the regulations will be found on Page 5, Section B, of this issue. Anyone interested in additional information on the sub ject may obtain same by contact ing Mr. Sherry. YOUTH KILLED AT GASBURG COTTON GIN Dies In Hospital Here Of Injuries Deceived Last Friday Afternoon Alton A. Baird, 19-year old son of Percy Baird, Gasburg, Va. mer chant, died at the Roanoke Rapids Hospital at at 4:10 a. m. Saturday, September 25, from wounds he re ceived the previous afternoon when he fell into a revolving saw at a cotton gin where he worked, which was owned by his father. The youth was rushed to the lo cal hospital by his father and Clar ence Clary, Gasburg undertaker, a bout 9:15 Friday night. It is report er that it took approximately thirty minutes for his co-workers to free him from the saw. Funeral services were conducted from the New Pleasant Hill Church in Gasburg, and interment was in the Old Pleasant Hill Cemetary. Rev. Love of Gasburg officiated. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Baird; five sisters: Mrs. Thurland Clary, Misses Marion Daphine, Mavin and Jean Baird, all of Gasburg, Va.; and two broth ers: Wallace and Reynolds Baird of Gasburg. Intruders Break Into Rationing Office Halifax Some time during Tuesday night the Rationing Office in Halifax was broken into and thoroughly searched. The entry was made by breaking ,a window on the north side. All the desk drawers were searched, a closet contain ing brooms, etc., evidently thought to be the vault, was entered by breaking the lock. Nothing was reported missing. Mrs. Francis Birtch, who is in charge of the office, called Raleigh immediately upon discovering the “break in” Wednesday morning. The Raleigh office complimented her and her helpers because the “would-be thief” met with failure. It is not thought the attempt was made during the blackout, as someone was patrolling the street running by the office dur ing the entire time. There are no clues as to who made the at tempt. Newspapers To Start Scrap Drive — See Page 4—Sec. A ENFIELD MAN TO SUCCEED ALLSBROOK j-j. mac jonnson or mnneia will succeed Julian R. Allsbrook as the Democratic nominee for the State Senate from Halifax County, it was announced this afternoon. The action was taken by the 4th District State Senatorial com mittee today after that committee had received the resignation of Mr. Allsbrook, now on active duty as Senior Grade Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy. The chairmen of the county boards of election in Halifax and Northampton counties, which com prise the 4th District, were noti fied late today to place the name of Mr. Johnson for State Senator on the ballots of the two counties for the November general election. Copies of their action and copies of Mr. Allsbrook’s resignation were also delivered to the State Board of Elections and to the State Chairman . of the Democratic Ex ecutive Committee. Mr. Allsbrook’s resignation fol lowed a ruling by the Attorney General to the effect that a com missioned officer in the armed forces of the U. S. could not hold that commission and serve in the State legislature at the same time. Lt. Allsbrook stated his first duty at this time was to his country. Mr. Johnson is a prominent law yer of the county, a member of the law firm of Dunn & Johnson and has served Halifax County in the legislature before. Mr. B. B. Everett of Palmyra is the House member from Halifax County. FBI HEAD TO SPEAK HERE OCTOBER 9** Chief Dobbins announced that he expects a large delegation of Northampton and Halifax County law enforcement officers as well as auxiliary policemen from all of the neighboring towns to hear Special Agent Edward Scheidt who will make a special address for them at the High School Building on Friday October 9. Mr. Scheidt is Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Charlotte, and he will bring a worthwhile message to all law en forcement officers in the two | counties. ..... /<• „ .v:
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