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ROBERT E. MAY, Navy, May 8, 1942 JAMES W. WHITBY, Navy, (/cl. 'b. W42"-" R. H. McCOMMONS, Merchant Mar., July 5, 1942 WILLIAM H. CAMP, JR., Navj Nov., 1942 THE ROANOKE RAPIDS ; VOLUME XXIX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26,1943 NUMBER 4 <JT ■ —--—--— 1 .... .„.-._. CITY SOLDIER IS VICTIM OF MANEUVERS ACCIDENT AT CAMP HOWZE THURSDAY -i. Funeral Tuesday For Jesse W. Hasty; ^Buried Here Pvt. Jesse Winfield Hasty, 22 year old city youth who was a member of the 335th Infantry at ^jjimp Howze, Texas, was acciden tally killed Thursday night, Aug ust 19th, at the camp when he was struck by a truck while on field duty during blackout. The body arrived here Monday ^'ternoon, accompanied by Staff Sergeant Noel Easterwood, and Pvt. William Washington, a soldier friend of Hasty’s encamped with him at Camp Howze. Funeral ser vices were conducted Tuesday af liirnoon at 4:30 from the Rosemary Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Fields officiating. Interment fol lowed in Roanoke Rapids Ceme tery. Young Hasty is survived by his ^?ife, Mrs. Edith Hasty, a twin sister, Mrs. Charlie Bristow, and his grandmother, Mrs. W. C. Has ty who raised him and his twin sister from infancy. He is also sur vived by two uncles, Esmond and ^fcither Hasty; his stepmother, Airs. Emma Hasty; one half brother, Douglas Hasty also in the armed forces; his grand mother; Mrs. Jennie Harris, and his great-grandmother, Mrs. Anna g^adler of Swan Quarter. Hasty was inducted into the service on December 9th, 1942. Prior to this he worked in the supply room of Rosemary Manu facturing Company, and at city .stores over the week ends. He was a member of Rosemary Methodist (Continued on Page 8 - Sec. A) Herald Employee Figures In Four Foreign Battles Above is James W. Vaughan, for mer employee of the Roanoke Rap ids Herald, and son of Mrs. J. T. Vaughan of this city, who is now stationed North Africa. "Red” has been in service 18-months, 12 of which have been spent overseas, during which time he has seen ser vice in Ireland, England and now North Africa. It is said he has seen action in four major battles. He has one other brother in the service, David E. Vaughan, stationed in Los. Angeles, Cal. REGISTRATION DATES FOR CITY SCHOOLS, STARTING -SEPTEMBER 6, ANNOUNCED * - —■ First Graders Will Register Friday, September 3rd Registration dates for students expecting to attend the 1943-44 session of Roanoke Rapids’ Graded ^fjchoois starting Monday, Septem ber 6th, are announced this week by C. W. Davis, city superinten dent of schools, and are as fol lows: First grade children will register '"at their respective schools on Fri day, September 3, from 9:00 to 12:00 A. M. High School students are asked to observe the following dates and hours for registration: 12th Grade—Tuesday, August 31, ft :00 - 12:00 A. M. 11th Grade—Tuesday, August 31, 2:00 - 5:00 P. M. 10th Grades—Wednesday, Sep tember 1, 9:00 - 12:00 A. M. 9th Grade—Wednesday, Septem ber l, 2 tOO - 5:00 P. M. 8th Grade—Thursday, September 2, 9:00 - 12:00 A. M. The 7th grade pupils need not come for registration, but should report with the rest of the high school pupils in the high school auditorium on September 6, at 8:45 A. M. All pupils are asked to observe the schedule given above, if pos sible. TRUCK WHEEL PASSES OVER CHILD HERE 5-Year Old Playing “Stick-Horse” On The Avenue The rear wheels of a pulpwood truck, owned and driven by James Ft. Johnson, colored man of Hol lister, passed over the body of Patricia Ann Dodge, 5-year old girl as she was playing “stick horse in the main business block in the North ward on Roanoke Avenue Monday afternoon about 5:30. Witnesses to the accident say that the child ran directly in to the path of the truck, and that only the rear wheels struck her. A Johnson's Cab, in • front cf which station the accident occur red, picked her up and took her to the hospital where emergency treatment was given. At press time reports from doctors indi cate that while she is painfully out) eovimiohr hnvf V-vavrC no broken bones and it is not thought her injuries will prove to be fatal. She will in all prob .bility be confined to the hospital for 10 days or more. It was first reported that the truck driver did not stop, though investigation by city officers proved that the driver did not know the truck had run over the little girl, as she fell under the rear wheels of the vehicle, and upon discovering that his truck had hit the child he did stop, only to learn she had been taken to the hospital and that he then drove there to investigate. John son is being held on $1,000.00 cash bond for his appearance in city court Monday, where he will an swer to charges of: “Wreckless and careless driving: running over a child, and operating a truck without brakes and with improper steering mechanism.” The little Dodge girl is one of four children of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Dodge, of Norfolk, who are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Saunders here. Bill Alligood Is new Regional Director Of SoHball Association Bill Alligood, organizer of the “Romancos” and their coach until he resigned in 1942 to become state softball commissioner, a post he has held for the past two years, was appointed regional Kirector of the American Softball Association at a recent meeting in Detroit, ac cording to announcement made public by M. J. Pauley, secretary of the Association, at the state softball tournament held in Greensboro last week-end. The city coach, who has gone far in state, national and inter national softball circles (for the Association covers the two Ameri cas) will preside over district four, which covers the state of Florida Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. --- IN DESERT 1 Sgt. Frank W. Butts, son of Airs. Anna Ward Butts, 1837 Roanoke Avenue, was recently transferred to Los Angeles, Calif., for train ing In the Alojave Desert in Sou thern California. Sgt. Butts was in ducted into the army in Alarch, 1942, and previously lived in the city, where he still has two brothers, Raymond and J. AI. Butts. Ronald Everette Makes All-State Ronald Everette, catcher for the Roanoke Rapids Romancos, for four years state softball cham pions, made the “all-state” team according to the selection of lead ing sports writers made public over the week-end. His brother, “Lefty” Everette, won “honorable mention” on the sports-writers all-state team for his work at first-base. R. Everette is an employee of Rosemary Alanufacturing Co. wor king in the weave room of their No. 2 plant, while his brother C. Everette, works in the No. 3 weave room plant at Rosemary. Both men have played for the Romancos for five years. FIRST BALE OF COTTON SOLD HER! K. M. Collins, who lives on the Littleton highway, is perhaps the first farmer in Halifax County to sell a bale o| cotton this year. At least, his was the first bale of the 1943 crop to be bought by lo cal textile mills. Rosemary Manufacturing Co., through their cotton buyer, W. S. Dean, purchased the bale from the county farmer this week and paid him the usual $5.00 premium for the “first bale,” a prize he has won consistently for the past sev eral years. Almost 3 Times That Of Second War Loan Drive Raising Amount Calls For Co-Operation Of Everyone DRIVE STARTS SEPTEMBER 9th The Halifax County quota for the Third War Loan Drive, as an nounced by the State War Finance Committtee, has been set at $1, 622.000. 00, which is almost three times the amount set for the Sec ond War Loan Drive, held in April. Then the quota was $698,000, but Halifax County came through with over a million dollars, and counting investments made in the securities by county banks, this amount was swelled to over $1, 500.000. 00. Banks will not be allowed to-buy securities and thus participate in the Third War Loan Drive, so it was pointed out today by F. H. Gregory, Halifax banker who is serving as chairman of the Third War Loan Drive, that it will be positively necessary to enlist the co-operation of every individual in the county if this amount is to be raised. Heath Lee, city banker who was recently appointed permanent county chairman of the War Loan Drive, declared today Halifax County had in the past been more than meeting its current monthly quota on War Bond sales, and had over - subscribed both the first and second special drives, and while he expressed himself as be ing confident that the large quota set for the Third drive would be met somehow, he agreed with Mr. Gregory that it would take a lot of work, and absolute co-operation of everyone in the county. “As the war is being brought closer to home to thousands of Halifax county citizens, though, I believe this drive will command the ac tive support of everyone in the county,” he said. Although the official opening date of the drive is set for Sep tember 9th, purchases on or after September 1st will count on the campaign total. Types of securities offered in the Third War Loan Drive have been arranged so as to appeal to every type of investor, from the smallest purchaser of a $25.00 bond to se curities running up into the mil lions. Bonds may be purchased in the city at the following places: The Citizens Bank & Trust Co.; the U. S. Postoffice; The Roanoke Bank & Trust Company at either branch; The Roanoke Rapids Building and Loan Association; The Rosemary Building and Loan Association, and at the Radio Station. led meeting to generate enthusi asm among those who will con duct the campaign has yet been announced, it is entirely possible such a meeting may be called be fore the starting of the drive, at which time definite plans will be formulated to put the Third War Loan Drive “over the top” so far as Halifax County is concerned.
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