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-ynfjTMEXXlX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 16,1943 " NUMBER 7
ORCHESTRA
HEREFROM
RICHMOND
Admission Will Be By
Purchase Of War
Bonds Only
PEOPLES THURS.
Civic Clubs To Have
Charge Of The
Seating
Plans for a “War Bond Prem
iere” show at the Peoples Theatre
were announced today by Heath
Lee, city banker who was recent
ly appointed permanent county
chairman of the War Loan Drive
for Halifax County, and will be
held at the downtown movie house
next Thursday evening, September
23rd, at 8 o’clock.
In addition to a pre-release
showing of the technicolor musi
cal, “Best Foot Forward,” the
Richmond Army Air Base Dance
Orchestra, has been secured to
give a stage presentation. Admis
sion to the theatre will be through
the purchase of war bonds only.
The services of local civic clubs
have been enlisted to sell tickets
for the bond premiere, and doubt
less every person will be visited
within the next few days and of
fered the opportunity of obtain
ing a seat at the special show
luruugn me purcnase or Donas,
ranging in value from $25.00 up
wards. Seat sections have been re
served for purchasers of A, B and
C groups of bonds.
There will be no tickets sold
outright to the war bond prem
iere, and it is the aim of the lo
cal committee to attract addition
al bond purchasers through stag
ing the show, which bids fair to
be one of the outstanding events
of the season in the city. The
management of the theatre has
given its use, as well as providing
the feature picture to be shown,
without cost to the bond drive.
Bill Allsbrook, former city band
leader who now operates a book
ing agency in Richmond, Va., was
instrumental in booking the Rich
mond Army Air Base Orchestra,
which is said to be one of the best
bands in the country today, and
is composed of talent recruited
from many of the country’s big
name bands. The orchestra is
under the direction of Warrant
Officer Herbert W. Fred, of the
Richmond Army Air Base.
The war bond premiere at the
Theatre on next Thursday evening
will be the first mass appeal yet
restorted to by the committee in
charge of local sales of war bonds
in either of the three drives. It
was explained this week by a
spokesman for the group that they
felt local citizens were doing about
all that could be expected in buy
ing bonds through payroll deduc
tion systems with local industries,
and other systematic purchases of
the securities, but it was decided
to stage this show to lend impetus
to the third war loan drive.
CAMP BOTHER
War caravan
COMING HERE
Display Will Be Held
At Armory Friday,
September 24th
The Camp Butner War Bond
Caravan will arrive in the city
on Friday, September 24th at 4
o’clock in the afternoon, for an
o'rarnight, stay here to stimulate
iriRre'st ih the Third War Loan
campaign currently being con
ducted, according to announce
ment made today by Heath Lee,
who is in charge of arrangements
staging the display.
Rphe caravan, the first to visit
the city, contains approximately
r one - quarter - of - a-million dollars
worth of equipment, including the
following; two armored cars with
30 caliber machine and radio
eRhpment; four camouflage dis
play trucks with crew of men to
demonstrate camouflage proce
dure; two 105 Howitzers with
prime mover and full gin crews;
one jeep with 37mm. machine gun
npunted; two Amphibious jeeps;
one jeep with Anti-Aircraft gun
mounted; a 28-piece band; one am
bulance' unit with medical per
sonnel; one truck full of field
equipment including M-l rifles,
. t# famous Bazookas, submachine
guns and Browning guns, which
will be demonstrated. In addition
the caravan is equipped with field
kitchen, and will carry rations for
the trip, which starts on Sept. 18th
yjjth a visit t6 Durham, and ends
on Sept. 25th at Camp Butner.
The caravan will be accompan
ied by Ool. H. R. Huntley, com
manding Officer, Capt. C. R.
Yeagler, adjutant, Capt. M. F.
Skinner, three lieutenants and Lt.
Minor, liaison officer. A bond
auction will undoubtedly be con
ducted in connection with the visit
of the caravan full details of
which will be announced in next
week’s issue of the Herald. A rec
ord crowd is expected to be at
tracted to the city to see the dis
play.
STEPHENSON
MADE MAJOR
IN OREGON
Word was received here today
by friends of Capt. B. E. Stephen
son, of his promotion to the rank
0K Major in the United States
v Army, at C^mp Adair, Oregon,
Where he has been serving for
the past eight months, and is at
present on maneuvers.
Major Stephenson was instru
mental in the Organization of’Com
pany B of the 105th Medical Regi
ment, 30th division here several
years ago* and ha* been in the
v u in
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SAILOR AT SEA
Lawrence Clary, above, is the son
of Mrs. Anna Clary of this city,
who joined the Navy about one
year ago and is now “somewhere at
sea” with his ship. We lias One oth
er brother in the army, Sgt Erwin
Clary, stationed in Texas. Another
brother, Billy Clary, is an employee
of the Herald.
POSTHUMOUS
AWARDS TO
COUNTY MAN
The Presidential Unit Citation,
awarded the First Marine Divi
sion, Reinforced, for service in
action against the enemy in the
Solomon Islands, the Asiatic Paci
fic Medal and the Purple Heart
have been awarded posthumously
to Pfc. Eugene Johnston, of •'Lit
tleton. The medals have been re
ceived by his mother, Mrs. Irene
Johnston, at her home near Lit
tleton.
Pfc. Johnston joined the Marines
on December 8th, 1941, the day
after the Pearl Harbor attack. He
was killed on October 9th, 1942,
at Guadalcanal. He is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Irene W.
Johnston, and was the son of the
late George Johnston, of Little
ton. He has two brothers in the
Navy, George Johnson, Jr., who is
at present “somewhere at sea,”
and Gordon Johnston, who is sta
tioned at Bainbridge, Md. He has
two half-brothers, Johnny Johns
ton, of Roanoke Rapids, and B.
D. Johnston, of Greeneville.
Ashley Smith Is
Held On A Charge
Of Manslaughter
Ashley Smith, Northampton ;
county pulpwood hauler, was tried i
before Magistrate Harvey Boone In
Jackson yesterday, and was bound
over to the next term of Superior
Court on a charge of manslaugh
ter, growing out of the fatal in
juries to James W. Pearcy who 1
was riding in a truek with him
Sunday, September 8th. His bond
WM set at $8,000, which he made
promptly, and is now at liberty.
COLONEL
THOMPSON
PROMOTED
Oklahoma City Air Depot, Tink
er Field, Okla., Sept. 16.—Promo
tion of Lieutenant Col. Glenn C.
Thompson, formerly of Roanoke
Rapids, to the rank of colonel, has
been announced by headquarters
at Tinker Field. He is assigned
as chief of the depot supply di
vision at this model establishment
of the Air Service Command for
the maintenance and repair of air
craft and the training of air de
pot groups.
Colonel Thompson is the son of
W. O. Thompson, 1102 Franklin
street. He is a graduate of the
United States Military Academy,
West Point, N. Y.
Meade Mitchell
Quits His Post
Register Deeds
Halifax, N. C., Sept. 16, 1943—
Meade H. Mitchell, of Weldon,
Register of Deeds of Halifax
County since 1932, has resigned
bis position, it was learned last
week. Mr. Mitchell admitted his
resignation, but refused to discuss
the matter further. However, it is
understood that the resignation
will become effective December
1st, and also, that a successor has
been named. Mr. Mitchell did not
iiscuss his plans, but outside
sources quoted him as saying that
be would go into the lumber busi
ness with his brother, N. E. Mit
chell of Littleton.
Tt was learned today that
Prank Wilson, manager of Roa
noke Hardware Co., had been un
animously appointed to fill Mit
rhell’s unexpired term, which ends !
:he first Monday in December, j
L944, by the County Board of1
Commissioners at a called meeting j
ast Friday. Mr. Wilson accepted •
:he position and will continue to1
jperate his hardware store here.
Executives Here
For Stockholders
Meeting Of Mills j
Grant Simmons, President and
rreasurer of thg^ Simmons Com
pany, Alfred Terrell, Sr., Vice
President and General Manager
>f the Simmons Company and
President of Roanoke and Patter
ton Mills Companies, G. D.
iVrightson, Vice-President and
3ales Manager of the Simmons
Company, Richard Pohlers, Presi
lent of Rosemary Sajes, C. A.
Pohlers, Chairman of the Board
>f Rosemary Sales, and E. C. Pari
seau, Purchasing Agent of the
Simmons Company, were here
ruesday and Wednesday of this
week attending the regular direc
tors meeting of Roanoke Mills
Do., Rosemary Mfg, Co. and Pat
terson Mills Co.
[Red Cross Sends
Out SOS Call For
Knitters, Sewers
An urgent appeal for knitters
and sewers for the Red Cross
workroom, located at Henry and
Tenth Streets, has been issued by
the local chapter.
An order for 40 olive drab tur
tle-neck sweaters, 22 navy sweat
ers, 200 wristles, SO scarfs and
33 olive drab sleeveless sweaters
has been received from the area
headquarters at Alexandria, Va.,
with the notation that this is an
“urgent” appeal.
All ladies who can help in ary
way in turning out this large or
i der are urged to volunteer their
time and Services to this worthy
enterprise.
WHITE GIRL
BEATEN BY
NEGRO MAN
Police Arrest Negro
Soldier At Bus
Station Here
Emmett Holloman, Negro sol
dier, was given an 18-months sen
tence "in Northampton County Re
cordders Court by Judge Eric
Norfleet yesterday for his assault
on Margaret Gibson, young Roa
noke Rapids waitress who is em
ployed at Mack’s Truck Station,
on Highway 301 near Weldon. The
assault occurred shortly after ten
o’clock Monday night.
It seems that Holloman, his wife
and another colored man, dressed
in civilian clothes, entered the
kitchen at Mack’s Truck Station,
demanding that they be served
food. The colored cook explained
to the trio that it was against
the rules of the establishment to
serve any colored people other
than actual truck drivers. All
three argued about the situation,
and the cook called the white
waitress to settle the argument.
As soon as Miss Gibson walk
ed into the kitchen, it is reported
that the soldier knocked her down
twice, kicking her the second time
she fell to the floor. He W&s then
induced to leave the place by the
other colored man. Officers were
called but were unable to trace
the Negro immediately. Later, it
appears, he came to the bus sta
tion here, where it is said he
raised a disturbance in the white
waiting room. City officers ar
rested him on a charge of drunk
and disorderly conduct. It was
then discovered he was wanted is
Northampton County to answer to
the charge of assaulting the white
girl, and he was released to offi
cers there.
It is believed that Holloman for
merly resided in Halifax County.
He had been stationed at as. army
post near Baltimore, |M.