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1 llllim ""lipi'" P'!!! "HP" "U'H l,|"|p,|Jl* ROBERT E. MAY MARVIN WILLIAM SCOTT WINFIELD HASTY ||||||^ illlillll . ll ■■■ M ... .. "! ...II I 1 B H. McCOMMONS WILLIAM H. CAMP JR. DANIEL E. FAISON ifi *A ll .Jixi»::: ..mi.. ,M, .lilil *****w- sss oboveb 'voodrlff robebt ,kk moore n mik THE ROANOKE I , ’A f ^® TABloid j More Veto* — More 1 Picture NBWBpapei J Advertising — More \ « j- «, CAROLINA'S FIRSf^y ■ M I Paid Subscriber* . \-r - * ^ TAB/oirf Jm*b NEWS/m/wj. A-' VOLUME XXIX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 8,1944 NUMBER 44 m--—--:---1 ■ ‘mm "V" War Loan Opens «,Campaign To Get Started Next Monday The Fifth “V” War Loan cam paign of the United States Treas ury will get underway next Mon day, June 12, throughout the Na tion and in Halifax County at a ^ most favorable time. Halifax County people, under the chairmanship of H. E. Lee, will be asked to purchase a. total of $1,657,000 in War Bonds during the next few weeks. |L', The response to the Treasury’s call for more money to finance the war has already been given im petus by the opening of the in vasion second front in France which began last Tuesday morn X 11V/ X VUVbiVm XXX XVV/U11UXXV x«Uf/ ids to the invasion was one of quiet and sober thoughtfulness and prayers for the young men from this section and throughout the ~x world. There was no jubilant dem onstration whatsoever over the news all day Tuesday. However, on the contrary, church bells of the city tolled and the doors of the edifices were opened for earn x ^ est prayer by people here. * In view of the fact that D-Day has actually arrived, coupled with the natural patriotism of the peo ple throughout the nation it is be lieved by those in charge that the Fifth War Loan will be over sub ’*• scribed before it hardly begins, Among business men in Roanoke Rapids the opinion was expressed that there will be no need for “high pressure salesmanship” for ,, the bonds at this time because of the fact that most people now realize that the war against the enemy is in full swing and that its successful conclusion depends upon support by the people at home in every possible way. d ' There are many firms in Roa (Continued on page 8—Sect. A) PAYDAYS TO REMAIN .FRIDAYS When Roanoke and Patterson Mills Co. go on a 48 hour week next week pay day will remain Friday, according to a notice post ^ed in the mills this week. The six day week in the tex tile industry has been ordered by the War Manpower Commission under President Roosevelt’s ex ecutive order because of textile shortage for war and essential • civilian needs. The local notice is as follows: b8-Hour Week - Textile Industry It has been called to our atten tion that paying off on Saturday would cause a g :at inconvenience ,.V3 and hardship „o .'lose of you who (Continued age 8—Sect. A) INVASION NEWS 1 IN PARAGRAPHS The greatest news of the war “broke” about midnight last Mon day night when Allied Troops began the invasion of Continental Europe with History’s greatest Military undertaking. Briefly are a few of the important news paragraphs of the beginning of the invas ion and its progress until noon today (Thursday): Wednesday, June 7—Masses of Allied sea and airborne troops, which landed in France against little opposition, were fighting their way inland early today along a 100-mile stretch of the Normandy coast between Cherbourg and Le Havre, while heavy reinforcements were being rushed across the channel in the face of a falling barom eter. n_• j_-t n_11 *_ _a._a._i.1_S__i __ «X __« M. iV31UV>UV JIWVOOTV1V) 111 111 a JLU>1V lUJ/VlV WIV M.MM. w V* V* »» Europe, said today that operations are running “up to schedule”— which, he added, is saying a mouthful—but he warned the nation against becoming overconfident because neither the invasion nor the war are over by any means. In the second day of the great invasion, landing beaches in Nor mandy were cleared of the enemy Wednesday and some were linked by extending the flanks, while steady reinforcements poured in by sea and air, said a headquarters communique issued shortly before midnight. German resistance is stiffening, and fighting is expected to in crease in severity as more enemy reserves come into action against the advancing Americans, British and Canadians, headquarters stated. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, Thursday, June 8.—Allied invasion forces have captured the Nazi-fortified cath edral town of Bayeux and have cut the highway to Caen, 18 miles east—southeast, in generally heavy fighting, supreme headquarters announced early today. Striking from cleared and consolidated beaches, the United States, British and Canadian troops were officially declared to be “doing? bet ter than expected” against ferocious armored counterattacks by German reserves. City Board Commissioners Held Its Meeting On Tuesday The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners o? the city of Roanoke Rapids was held in the Commissioners Room last Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kelly Jenkins with the following members present: A. N. Martin, V. E. McDowell, R. I. Starke and W. P. Taylor. After minutes of the last meet :ng were read and approved the 'ollowing business was heard: Ray Stephenson appearing be 'ore the board on behalf of the Bion’s Club asked that payment of privilege license on the annual T ion’s Club Carnival be exempted, giving as the principal reason the oroceeds from the show will be usea ior cnaritame purposes. Al ter some discussion the board a greed to exempt the club from the license, provided it furnish necessary police protection with out the cost to the city. The Mayor and City Clerk were authorized to execute a lease be tween the city and Rosemary Manufacturing Company for the swimming pool this season. At the same time they* were author !zed to take public liability and oroperty damage insurance on the swimming pool in the amounts of '5.000 and 10,000 dollars respect ively. The Street Committee, in its re port, stated favorable comment had been heard on the condition of the alleys since the police depart ment had assigned a special of ficer to check them. The City Clerk read a letter to the Commissioners from the Po licemen of the city in which they asked that ihey be allowed one day off each weeK. The Board referred the matter to Chief of Police Dobbins but expressed the opinion that no officers should be allowed to be off on Fridays or Saturdays, except when absol utely necessary. The fiscal year for the city ends on June 30, and the City Clerk stated that she had received a bid from George G. Scott and. Company for the auditing of the city’s books and records. The price named in the bid was $200.00. The Board voted that the bid be ac cepted. i lci a. niutiun oy commissioner Starke that the financial report and the Police report for the month of May be approved and accepted was carried the meet ing adjourned until next month. Brother Dies Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lee went to Shelby, Monday, being called there on acocunt of the death of Mrs. Lee’s brother. They are expected to,, return the later part of the week. SAM JONES SCHEDULED TO DIE JULY 7; WAS CONVICTED TUESDAY ON MURDER COUNT % Assistant •v'-i Appointment of O. W. Hall as Assistant General Industrial Ag ent of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, with headquarters at Norfolk, was announced today by Dallas T. Daily, General Industrial Agent. A native of Portsmouth, Mr. Hall began his railway service in 1928 in the Commerce Department and has occupied positions of in creasing importance in the office of the Chief Freight Traffic Of ficer, office of the Receivers and Industrial Department. In 1924 he became Assistant to General Industrial Agent, from which position he is now being promot ed. Square Dances By The Firemen The Roanoke Rapids Volunteer Firemen are now sponsoring Fri day night square dances in the Old Town Hall in downtown Roa noke Rapids. These dances were formerly held by the Auxiliary Police. The local fire department is in need of certain essential equip ment and money derived from these dances will be used for this purpose. The firemen play an :mportant role in the preserva tion of life and property in the city and the public is urged to attend these recreational events each week. Former Citizen Dies In Norfolk Mrs. Geneva Bobbitt Burroughs, 68, who formerly lived in Roanoke Raoids, but several years ago re moved to Henderson, died of a heart attack last Saturday while visiting her sister, Mrs. C. F. Crumpler, in Norfolk, Va. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at four o’clock from the Herman Methodist Church in Henderson. Misses Ruth and Viola Glover of Roanoke Rapids, are nieces of the deceased. —-—-- - aara Jones, negro, anout T2. years of age, was found guilty on Tues day of this week in Halifax Coun ty Superior Court for the “Ice Pick Murder” of Lindsey Price, also colored, whose body was found in Chocoyotte creek near the John Chaloner Cchool and the road which runs from Tilgh man’s Cross Roads on Thursday, December 30, 1943. He was sen tenced by Judge Walter Bone, presiding jurist, to be executed in the gas chamber at State’s Prison in Raleigh on July 7. If Jones is executed on that date he will be the first man sen tenced to die from Halifax County since May 6, 1938, at which time Claud Bowser, another negro, was sentenced to die for the murder of a negro woman. Bowser, how ever, eppealed and his case was heard by the supreme court which upheld the sentence and he was later executed. In Jones’ case it is believed from authoritative sources that he will not die on the scheduled execution date. Price, a farmer for J. K. Giles on the old Simmons place in> West Rosemary, had previously worked for the local mills and was reported missing by his wife about nine days prior to the discovery of the body in the creek. He is said to have been carrying a considerable amount of money on his person at the time and this was established as a robbery mo (Continued on page 8—Sect. A) HARRIS UNDER BOND DRIVING WHILE DRUNK Hardy Harris, white, who was charged with driving while under the influence of liquor and as a result of which collided with the automobile of Eulas Branch, was bound over under bond of $300.00 for his appearance in Halifax County Recorder’s Court next Tuesday after pleading guilty be fore Mayor Kelly Jenkins here Monday afternoon. Branch’s auto mobile, it is alleged, was damaged to the extent of about $200.00. Har ris was arrested Sunday. Mayor Jenkins continued the - cases of Mose Turner and Charlie Hicks, both negroes who were charged with assault and with assault with a deadly weapon to ' June 15. The charges grew out of a fight between the negroes last week end. Hicks is said to have ' drawn a knife on Turner threat ening to cut him and Turner in retaliation picked up a soft drink bottle and threw it at Hicks. There were several other cases ; before the court, most of which were for plain public drunkenesa. , liiMttAdtoi.. - • V—^
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