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I» I ..I ^ m W ■» ■■■|| D ROBERT E. MAY MARVIN WILLIAM SCOTT WINFIELD HASTY IIIHIII || IIHHF I 1 ...II LI ... LI I. " ...|| . i R H. McCOMMONS WILLIAM Ht CAMP JR. DANIEL E. FAISON |||||||| || Hill! III! II llll llll | |J| III JAMES W. WHITBY GROVER WOODRUFF 2d LIEUT. ROBERT LEE MOORE |H||||| || VOLUME XXIX _ ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1944_ NUMBER 43 I....._....__._._________..II PRIMARY • RESULTS UltnKT WRO By big vote ON SATURDAY In the Democratic Primary held last Saturday Ft. Gregg Cherry of Gastonia decisively defeated Dr. Ralph McDonald for Governor of North Carolina. McDonald did not as strong a race against Cher ! ry as he did in 1936 when he was defeated by Clyde Hoey by a small majority. Cherry’s major ity over McDonald and Boyd, the third candidate will exceed 60,000 the senatorial race in which mere were five candidates, Clyde t R. Hoey, a former Governor, made it a “run-away” affair. I Hoey’s total vote will probably s'jguv he defeated the runnerup i candidate, Cameron Morrison, also a former Governor and United States Senator, by more than 100, 000 ballots. In the Second District congres sional race, the incumbent, Con gressman John Kerr, of Warren ton, defeated Cameron Weeks of Tarboro in a closely-fought con test. In Halifax County there were OjiJy two contested offices—for wunty commissioner — results of (Continued on page 8—Sect A) Maj. ears Goes War College After Visit Here Majot and Mrs. Janies W. Sears * of Camp Butner, Mrs. Frank J^ljnson and-son, Steve Hawes, of Charlotte, were the guests of Mr. . and Mrs. F. C. Williams today. Major Sears reports to the Army War College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., June 7th. He has just re assistant superintendent of Roa noke Mills Co., No. 1. Members Urged Attend Meeting H. S. Loy, president of the Roa noke Rapids Merchants Associa tion, urges as many members as possible to attend the state con \%Mon of the Merchants Associa tion to be held at the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh, June 5 and 6. Pharmacists Go ft Convention Attending the recent Pharmacist Convention in Raleigh were M. C. Savage, A. N. Martin, O. Griffin and W. P. Taylor of this city, and V# W. Selden, of Weldon. Higher Quota Halifax County’s quota in the fifth war loan campaign which will open on Sunday, June 11, has been placed at 1,657,000, according to H. E. Lee, permanent chairman of Halifax County War Finance Committee. This is an increase over the quota of the fourth war loan campaign of $327,000. Organization of workers dur ing the coming campaign will be completed early next week. SEVEN HURT IN CAR-TRUCK COLLISION Seven people were more or less seriously injured when an automo bile and heavy truck collided on the highway between Conway and Seaboard last Sunday afternoon about 3 o’clock. Those injured were Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mumford, daughter Annie Mae, 20, and son, J. W. Mumford, 17, all of Seaboard, and occupants of the automobile They were on their way to Pleasant Grove at the time of the accident. The others were W. J. Futrell, 72, of Conway, driver of the truck, and Lonnie Johnson and Charles Sledge, both of Seaboard, who were riding with him. All seven were brought to the Roanoke Rap ids Hospital for treatment. Mr. Mumford suffered head in juries, arm and leg broken, and his body badly bruised. Mrs. Mum ford received bad cuts on her head, bruises and abrasions on the body and legs. She was dismissed from the hospital Wednesday. An nie Mae Mumford suffered head injuries and bruises; J. W. Mum ford also was injured about the head and body with cut on his neck. He was thrown through the windshield. The three men riding ir the truck suffered bad cuts and bruises and broken limbs. The car and truck both were Don Tillar Goes To Richmond, Va. Don P. Tillar, district engineer for Morth Carolina for the Virgi nia Electric & Power Company, has been transferred to Richmond, according to an announcement made today. Mr. Tiliar came here in 1941, and since that time he has been active in all civic projects, being interest ed in Scout work and a member of the Kiwanis Club. His family will remain in Roanoke Rapids for the time being. -----* Aycock Brothers in the Service Here are two more brothers who are serving Uncle Sam in the armed forces. On the left is Cpf. Woodrow Aycock. Woodrow, who is married, entered the service December 8, 1942. He is stationed “somewhere in England.” Before entering the service he was em ployed by the Roanoke Mills. Co. Aycock received his basic training at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. To the right is Sergt. Paul Ay cock. Paul entered the Army in September, 1942, and received his basic training at Camp Crowder, Missouri. He also was formerly employed by the Roanoke Mills 1 prior to going into service, and is now stationed in Kansas. Woodrow is with an anti-air craft outfit, while Paul is in the Signal Corps. Both boys are sons of Mrs. Mar tha Aycock, 209 Monroe Street, Roanoke Rapids, and are gradu ates of the local High School. Grandmother Joins WACS NELSON NOW DEP. MASTER GRAND LODGE H. Will Nelson, Roanoke Rapids, has been appointed district deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A F & A M, Fourth District, which is compos ed of Northampton, Halifax and Warren Counties. He belongs to the Albert Pike Consistory No. 3, Jackson, Miss., the Wahabi Tem ple, Jackson, Miss.; also a mem ber of Raleigh Chapter and Enoch Council of York Rites. In addition he is the Worthy Patron of the newly organized Emera 119 Chap ter of the Eastern Star at Roa noke Rapids. Mr. Nelson came to Roanoke Rapids in 1934 under the auspices of the North Carolina Industrial Education Department. He became affiliated with Widow’s Son Lodge, No. 519, in 1936, and has served in official capacities ever since. He has been master of this Lodge since January, 1940, dur ing which time he has effected a 58 per cent growth in membership and substantial increase in the general treasury and in Orphanage (Continued on page 8—S$ct A) » Mrs. Minnie H. Hedgepeth, 44, 308 Madison street, Roanoke Rap ids, mother of four children, has joined the Women’s Army Corps of the Army of the U. S. Born in Johnston County, Mrs. Hedgepeth has been a resident of this city since 1915. Her children are: McDonald, 17; John Linwood, 20; Staff Sergeant William A. Hedgepeth, 24, and Mrs. Naomi Jenkins, 27. The two youngest sons are former members of the Navy, both being given medical discharges. William is now “some where” in England. He was at first in the Marine Corps, but was discharged on medical grounds, and later joined the Army. Mrs. Hedgepeth has two grandchildren, a boy and a girl. The “Grandmother” recruit, a spinner employed by the Patter sen Mills for 27 years, requested parachute packing, under the sta tion and job assignment plan, which gives her the privilege of choosing her job and station in the WACs. Private Hedgepeth left today for Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, where she will receive her basic training. At the end of this training period she will attend the school for Par achute Maintenance at Fort Ben ning, Georgia, and will be assign ed there to the Airborne Com mand. _- ■ — - - -.. - • ■» ORDER TO GO INTO EFFECT ON JUNE 12TH By orders of the government, Roanoke Mills Co., and Patterson Mills Co. will go on a 48 hour week starting Monday June 12. Rosemary Mfg. Co. has been on the 48 hour week for some time. This action has been deemed necessary because of the textile shortage and it is hoped that the extra day’s work will bring pro duction up to the requirements of the armed forces and essen tial civilian needs. All first and second shifts will work six 8 hour days per week. Bottleneck departments will ruf a third shift. These are the de partments needed to run three shifts in order to keep' two fiill shifts operating in the rest of the plant. The following notice went up in the mills yesterday: 48-hour Week—Textile Industry War Manpower Commission General Order No. 12, designating the Cotton Textile Industry as subject to Executive Order No. 9301, establishes a mandatory 48 hour week in the Cotton Textile Industry. Ac Mr Finn/. I \Ta1eom m, man of the War Production Board, so apt.y expressed it: “WE ARE TODAY THE WEAVERS OF THE WORLD,” and, as such, we must shoulder this great re sponsibility. We must meet this responsibility fully, but the loss of manpower which we have sus tained, with the constant loss of production, brings us face to face with the cold fact that we are not producing at a rate that will satisfy requirements and must, therefore, use every means at our disposal to increase production. The designation of the Cotton Textile Industry as one of the few industries subject to the 48 hour week is a clear indication of the essentiality of cotton products in the war effort and is a chal lenge to the management and em ployees to bend every effort to wards greater production. I am confident that this challenge will be accepted and met, in keeping: (Continued on page 8—Sect A) VISITS HOME FIRST TIME IN 12 YEARS Master Sergeant Curtis E. Brit ton, son of Mrs. B. G. Britton, and the late Mr. Britton, of Gas ton, is visiting his mother for the first time in 12 years. Sgt. Brit ton has been in the Army for 20 years, and has been doing over seas duty since the outbreak of the present conflict for 29 months. Britton was at Pearl Harbor when the United States was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1942. He has seen service in seven foreign countries during his army career. .—.— —***
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