FEW FIRMS
CLOSE FOR
NEWYEARS
Mills To Have 3-Day
Week-End; “Business
As Usual” Elsewhere
Roanoke Rapids textile mills will
enjoy another long week end this
week to usher in the New Year
holidays, but for the most part
business will go on as usual at
city stores. Only a few business
houses will close their doors Fri
day. All city banks, the Virginia
Electric & Power Co., the Halifax
County ABC Stores, and the N. C.
Er&ployment Service office will be
closed all day. The postoffice will
observe their war-time holiday
hours, with general delivery and
stamp windows open from 10:30
to 11:30 a. m. and again from 4:30
to 5:30 p. m. There will be no
delivery of mail on New Year’s
Day.
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For city textile workers the holi
days this year have been longer
than those of any previous occa
sion in memory, as they enjoyed a
four-day week end last week. Only
employees of the local mills who
will work Friday, January 1st, will
be those who must take inventory
on that day.
Keen disappointment may be in
store for the city’s “imbibers” who
have been looking forward to Fri
day, January 1st, as the day their
new series of coupons will be re
deemable at the county-operated
ABC stores for spiritous beverages.
According to the ruling of the
State Board , coupons Nos. 7, 8, 9
and 10 are redeemable for the per
iod of from January 1st to Jan
uary 15th, but the ABC stores will
be closed all day Friday, thus no
sales on the new coupon series
can be made until the following
day, Saturday, January 2nd.
John Connor, Jr.
Is. Aviation Cadet
At Maxwell Field
Maxwell Field, Ala., Dec. 31 —
John C. Connor, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. John C. Connor, of 36
Roanoke Avenue, is a member of
the latest class of aviation cadets
to enroll in the Army Air Forces
Pre-Flight School (Pilot) at Max
well Field, located on the out
skirts of Montgomery, the capital
of Alabama.
Here the new class of cadets is
receiving nine weeks of intensive
military, physical and academic j
training preparatory to beginning I
their actual flight instruction at
one of the many primary flying
schools in the Army Air Forces
Souhteast Training Center.
Cadet Connor attended Roanoke
Rapids High School and had serv
ed in the U. S. Army as an enlisted
man for two years and two months
when he was appointed an avia
tion cadet in the Army Air forces.
Cadet Connor was an employee of
Halifax Paper Corporation.
Chas. A. Webb, Jr.
Now Lieutenant;
Visits Parents
Word was recently received here
by friends and relatives, that
Charles Allen Webb, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mis. C. A. Webb, 430
Washington Street, was commis
sioned a First Lieutenant in the
U. S. Army on December 24th.
Lt. Webb serves with the Third
Division, 143 Armored Signal Corps
and is at present stationed at
Camp Pickett, Va. Lt. and Mrs.
Webb, and their daughter visited
Webb’s parents here for the
Christmas holidays.
William Farber is spending the
week in Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Lancaster
and son, Maxie, spent Christmas
in Rocky Mount.
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Ten births were reported at the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital this
week: Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dan
iels, girl on Dec. 23; Mr. and Mrs.
C. G. Clements, boy on Dec. 24;
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wallace, boy
on Dec. 25; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Wright of White Plains, Va„ girl
on Dec. 25; Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Wendell of Emporia, Va., girl on
Dec. 27; Mr. and Mrs. Johnny BaJ
mer, boy on Dec. 26; Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Spence, boy on Dec. 29; Mr
and Mrs. Woodrow James, girl on
Dec. 29; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Butts,
girl on Dec. 29; and Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Mayle, girl on Dec. 29.
OUT-OF-TOWN
PATIENTS
AT HOSPITAL
Fourteen out-of-town patients
were reported at the Roanoke Rap
ids Hospital this week: Mrs. J. R.
Cancel of Emporia, Va.; Z. L.
Davefiport of Gumberry; R. F.
Davis of Seaboard; A. K. Harris
of Seaboard; W. R. Hackett of
Littleton; Nancy Jones of Jack
son; Nancy Lee King of Inez;
Mrs. Woodrow Mayle of Emporia.
Va.; Mrs. J. W. Moore of Littleton;
Mrs. J. M. Mann of Severn; Mrs.
Ezra Shearin of Hollister; Mrs.
J. H. Shell of Gholsonville, Va.:
Mrs. G. W. Wendell of Emporia,
Va.; and Mrs. Alvin Wright of
White Plains, Va.
Moves Insurance
Office Operated
Bv McRae Faison
Announcement is made this week
by M. McRae Faison, local insur
ance man, that his offices will
henceforth be located at 1201
Washington Street, instead of at
the Kidd Building where he form
erly maintained offices.
Faison established his insurance
business in the city several years
ago, and has been quite success
ful since returning here to make
his residence. He specializes in
writing mutual insurance.
Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Coburn and
daughter, Sandra, of Newport
News, were visitors here during
the holidays.
Overbys Observe
Golden Wedding
On Sunday, December 27, at
their home near Margarettsville
in Northampton County, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Overby celebrated their
Golden Wedding Anniversary.
They were married at the Sharon
Church in Northampton County,
December 27, 1892, by the late
Reverend Jiles.
The Overby’s have eight chil
dren: Miss Ethel Overby, of Wash
ington, D. C.; Mrs. H. P. Atkinson,
of Roanoke Rapids; Mrs. R. E.
Blank, of Richmond, Va.; Mrs.
R. T. Batts, of Rocky Point; H. D.
Overby, of Margarettsville; Eun
ice Overby, of Margarettsville,
now in the U. S. Army; Mrs. Ar
nold Parreco, of Washington, D. C.
and Robert Overby of Margaretts
ville. They have six grandchildren.
Mrs. Overby, 69, was before her
marriage Miss Mattie Coggin and
was reared in Northampton Coun
ty. Mr. Overby, 71, was born and
reared in Harnett County. They
have made their home in Mar
garettsville for tile past 35 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Overby celebrated
their Golden Wedding Anniversary
a.t their home and during the
course of the day between fifty
o seventy-five friends called.
MISS TAYLOR HO ST BISS
Members of Circle No. 3 of the
Woman’s Society of Christian Ser
vice, of Rosemary Methodist
Church, and a few additional
guests, were entertained at a
Christmas party by tlie leader,
Miss Helen Taylor, in the Blue
Room at Rosemary Cafe, Tues
day evening, Dec. 22nd.
Carols were softly played by
Miss Marie Harbour as the guests
assembled in the candle-lit room.
The tables were arranged and dec
orated with holly and red candles,
attractive Christmas favors adding
color to the scene.
After finding their places the
guests sang “O Little Town of
Bethlehem.” The hostess extended
the welcome and heartiest seasan’s
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greetings to which Miss Viola
Glover responded. Mrs. Carl
Thompson recited the Christmas
story from St. Matthew. Miss
Alice Fields sweetly sang “O Holy
Night,” Mrs. H. E. Baker gave a
Christmas reading which was fol
lowed by the singing of carols.
Refreshments consisting of a
salad plate and coffee was served
to the following: Rev. and Mrs.
1 Paul Fields, Mesdames II. E. Cam
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eron, Grady Pearson, Jobie Raw
lings, T. H. Cook, Emma Roberson,
Dewitt King, Crawford Britton,
T. H. Cooksie, Carl Thompson,
H. E. Baker, T. A. Collier, Grady
Roughton, J. Thompson, R. B.
Hurst, J. C. Wells, C. W. Davis,
Hazel R. Harris, Misses Viola and
Ruth Glover, Corrinne Satter
thwaite, Elsie Rhone, Marie Har
bour, Alice Ann Fields, Clyde Ful
ghum and Ann Crawley.
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Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
GRIZZARD’S
WISHES YOU A
“Happy New Year”
The products we sell are ra
tioned, but they can never get
us to ration our BEST WISH
ES for you!
There’s also consolation in
reflecting that the rationing
of products we sell will help
WIN THE WAR, and that is
the most important thing we
know of now.
GRIZZARDS
SERVICE STATION
Roanoke Avenue at Third
NEW LOCATION jj
McRae Faison |
YOUR INSURANCE MAN jj
OFFICE NOW LOCATED I
1201 Washington Street I
1 Telephone R-554-6 ||
MUTUAL INSURANCE ||
THIS IS THE MOMENT!
1943 IS HERE
Now is the time •»
THIS IS THE MOMENT-^..
fo make a solemn pledge that nothing shall be left
undone to win the war—and to win it quickly. ,
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The Penney Company regards its more than 1600 stores, its more . ... j
than 40,000 men and women associate.;, as a group of tremendous
vitality and force in the war effort. In addition, helping shoulder
to shoulder, we include the thousands of people who supply es'.f it.
with what we sell; who in mills and factories all over thp land ■,, ( j , ( l i
produce with only one thought in mind: the speeding up of the ( .
war effort. But most important of all, are the millions who are
our customers. They know that no sacrifice is loo great for ou»,
common cause—and they make it—willingly and gladly. • > . f ,
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Hie Penney Company’s job has always been to supply typical
American families (people who live simply but well) with clothing
and home furnishings at substantial savings. ■ '
Those American Families are now the Home Frontl ' '
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It is ,th.eir job to send an ever-increasing avalanche of supplies
to those who are fighting our battles on the far-flung war fronts
•f the world. ;
Those American families, that Home Front, can count on us to
continue our efforts to supply the good American merchandise
they must have to keep fit for their great task. We will continue,
unremittingly, our efforts to secure their needs at savingst Today
it is more than good sense and good management to save—Thrift
and Savings are now an imperative duty.
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