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_ null uhhm |*»4»«i|»mmi |I»U|| IHIIJUUIH Vernon Edgar Whitley, Marvin William Scott, William H. Camp, Jr., Robert E. May, R. H. McCommons, James W. Whitby, Hi w I mil I i» , Hill It j Grover Woodruff, Winfield Hasty, Daniel E. Faison, Robert Lee Moore, Curtis E. West, Edgar H. King, Robert Lee Ingram, 111 k||| I ■■■II |m I ■llll Ik i Thomas A. Cooper, Marvin F. Matkins, James G. Whitby, Thos. H. Cook, Jr., Elmer E. Chambliss, Randall White. IHII lillllll IhihiIhHHiI lllllll minllllhll Robert L, Harris, Joseph A, Crouch. p THE ROANOKE RAPIDS More Now — Mon Advertising — Man! CAROLINA'S ■ M I **•—••• t TAB/ofe/mftHYXiSpapov . * v-r ^ VOLUME XXX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.,THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1944 NUMBER 12 *********************** iRamson Reported Killed Committee Will Appear On j •Monday Before The County Board Of Commissioners As a natural result of post-war planning an Airport Committee *as been organized and definite plans have been made for secur ing a site for the erection of an air field for Halifax County. Members of this committee were jiamed from various civic clubs of ®he city of Roanoke Rapids, and/ representative citizens outsid.e the clubs and the city. This committee will appear be fore the Halifax County Board of Commissioners at 11 o’clock next ^Monday morning seeking financial aid from the county in the pur chase of a proposed tract of land on which it is hoped to build the air field. This tract of land contains <§about 200 acres on which an op tion for purchase has been obtain ed. It is situated about 4 miles west of Roanoke Rapids on the Littleton Highway; about, 6 miles ’from Weldon; 10 miles east of Lit tleton, and a little over 12 miles from Halifax. In selecting this site those interested in the pro ject took into consideration the fact that it was as nearly central ized as any place in the county rfJwhere sufficient land could be ob tained for the field in order to comply with the Civil Aeronautics Commission. In connection with the proposed airport icpicocutouvco x*vr*** ~ w (|big air lines have already been to Roanoke Rapids and investi gated the possibilities. They were: Truman Miller and Dan Wiggs, representatives of Serv-Air, Inc., of Raleigh, and H. G. Hassett and J|A. M. Lockwood, associates of the ^ Southeastern Air Service of At lanta, which is an affiliate of ' Southeastern Air Express, also of Atlanta. Mr. Hassett has been here three times, speaking to civic a clubs on the subject, and Mr. ™Lockwood has been here once. Both these gentlemen were civil ian pilots engaged in training Army fliers at Bennettsville,. S. C., and Jackson, Tenn., until a ^short time ago when the Army ^discontinued the two schools. George Hatch who is connect ed with Hawthorne Flying Ser vice, Rocky Mount, has also been here looking into the project. Mr. ^Hatch, however, was interested "only in leasing the field for com mercial flying training. At an enthusiastic meeting held by the committee last Tuesday afternoon,in the Municipal bund ling, it was suggested that instead Vof making the airport a Roanoke the air field will be selected after (Continued on Page 8—Sect A) Xk/.X Ho More Sugar For Canning Is Order Of ORA Owing to a nation-wide short age, which is very acute, the Of fice of Price Administration has ordered-War Price and Ration ing Boards to discontinue issuing canning sugar for this season as of November 1. The order is now in effect and further applications for canning sugar will be denied by ration boards. Congressman Kerr Backing The Airport Congresman John H. Kerr is backing the proposed Halifax County airport project, and in this connection has written the fol lowing letter addressed to Director of Airports, Charles B. Donaldson: Warrenton, N. C., Oct. 23, 1944. Mr. Charles B. Donaldson, Director of Airports, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Washington, D. C. My Dear Mr. Donaldson: In my Congressional District, in (Continued on Page 8—Sect A) — Reported Killec^/ Shown in the picture on the ie& is Pfc. Robert L. Harris, son of h/Lra. Octavi* Woodruff,, V of- Gaston, .who was reported. iMBt weeft tefiefr'lk a«tlOh op, srs.’Msaraaa Harris’ “buddies.” In The Pacific ^ Curtis Jack Callahan, pictur ed here, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Callahan, 1017 Roa noke Avenue. Jack enlisted in the Navy August 14, 1943, and took his “boot” training at Bainbridge, Md. He was then sent to Charleston, S. C., and came home for a brief visit in March of this year. He is now “Somewhere” in the Pacific and has seen some action in battle. 7 Now Overseas/" Above is Pfc. Garnie D. Beasley, son of Mrs. Morris, 1839 Argus street, Roanoke Rapids, who is now overseas. Beasley, a graduate of the local high school, entered the service in 1942, receiving his basic training at Camp Howze, Texas. He is winner of th'e Ex pert Infantryman’s Badge and the Good Conduct Medal. Vinson and Wall Are Said Missing Pfc. Albert L. Vinson, 21, only child of Dan D. Vinson, who lives just outside Roanoke Rapids on the Littleton Highway, has been Reported as “missing in action,” according to a telegram received by Mr. Vinson last Sunday. Date of action in which young Vinson is said to be missing was given as September 13, in France. .Pfc. Vinson entered the service in May, 1942, going into the in fantry, and has been overseas since October, 1943. He was last at home in the early summer of 1943, just before going across. Young 'Vinson attended Roanoke Rapids High School and was em ployed by Roanoke Mills No. 2 prior to joining the Army. He saw service in North Africa and Italy. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Wall, of Roanoke Rapids, Route 1, have also received a message from the War Department saying that their son, Pfc. Edgar J. Wall, has been missing in action in France since September 11. E. J. was inducted at Fort Bragg in January, 1943, and received his basic training at Camp San Luis, Calif. Later he was stationed at Camp Rucker, Camp Forrest and Camp Butner. He is believed to have been serv ing under Qen. Patton at the time he is reported as missing. A graduate of William R. Davie School, young Wall was 20 years old, and was formerly employed by Roanoke Mills, No. 2 I Sgt. Stephenson Reported Missing News Comes In Telegram Last Sunday Staff Sergeant Mat Whitaker Ransom, III, only son of Mrs. P. E. Ransom and the late Mr. Ran som, who resides on the Weldon Roanoke Rapids Highway, was re ported in a message Sunday from the War Department as having been killed in action over Ger many. Sgt. Ransom’s wife, the former Miss Doris Hurley, and ' her little son, Mat W. Ransom, TV, were visiting at the time the mes sage came with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Hurley of Snow Hill. She makes her home here with Sgt. Ransom’s mother. Ransom, the message stated, was killed while on a bombing mission October 12. A tail gunner on a Flying Fortress, Sgt. Ransom en tered the service, volunteering for the Air Corps in December, 1943. He had only recently been pro moted to the rank of staff serg eant and was winner of the Air Medal. He was the only grandson of the late Gen. Mat Whitaker Ransom, I, for whom he was named. Sgt. Ransom attended Roanoke Rapids High School, later attend ing State College, Raleigh; V. E. S., at Lynchburg, Va., and Augus ita Military Academy. Back In States Raiford Carl Greene, seaman 1/c, son of Officer Carl Greene and Mrs. Greene, is now back in the states after having seen eight months’ service with the Atlantic Fleet. He was in Roanoke Rapids last week for a short visit with his wife, daughter and parents. ______________________ \ veterans Of . Foreign Wars Plan Big Day Halifax Post No. 3702, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will sponsor an Armistice Day celebration Satur day, November 11. Plans are be ing completed for a parade with Veterans, State Guards, Boy and Girl Scouts and the High School Band participating. After the parade, public speak ing will be held at the Armory at 11 a. m., with General James H. Jenkins, Commanding Officer of the North Carolina State Guardi as the principal speaker. A barbecui dinner of the A.I,,,.,j will speaking and end the
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