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VOLUME XXX " ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C./THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1944 NUMBER 18
Halifax County's Quota Of
$1,281,000 Oversubscribed
More Than Million Dollars
Killed In Action/
Above is Sergt. Davie L.
Harper, 34-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Harper,
62 Madison street, this city
who was reported last week
as killed in action on Leyte
Island in the Philippines.
^ The people of Halifax County
showed they are backing the war
against Germany and Japan to
the limit during the past Sixth
War Loan Campaign which ended
on December 16.
The county’s quota, placed at
$1,124,161.25. The total amount of
bond sales was $2,405,161.25.
This announcement was made
today by F. H. Gregory, Halifax
County War Finance Committee
chairman. Mr. Gregory added,
however, that sales of “E” bonds
are still lagging, the quota of
$451,000 for this type of security
for the county being short
$106,135.75. He stated that the cam
paign for the sales of “E” bonds
would continue until the end of
this month and it is believed that
the quota will be reached,
Christmas Party
On Friday Night
The Roanoke Rapids Lions Club
will hold its annual Christmas
party for needy children of the
city tonight (Friday) at 6:45
o'clock in the First Baptist Church
Dinner will be served and gifts
distributed. This is one of the
many charitable projects sponsored
each year by the Lions.
Three-Day Holiday Will
Begin Here Next Sunday
The Christmas holiday season
will begin in Roanoke Rapids next
Sunday, Christmas Eve day, and
will last through Tuesday with
many business firms and in
rustries.
Many of the merchants have an
nounced their stores will be closed
for three days, the banks will also
be closed until Wednesday morn
ing The cafes and filling stations
art’ planning to take off two days
reopening on Tuesday morning.
Regardless of the war business
in the city has been • at a high
peak for the past several days,
many firms reporting heavy sales.
Stocks of merchandise, while near
ly complete in many stores, have
now dwindled and many itims
have been completely sold out.
The heavy buying of Christmas
gifts and other needed articles;
however, in no way retarded the
sale of War Bonds during the
Sixth War Loan, the county’s
quota being heavily oversubscribed.
Despite many homes that will
feel sadness during the holidays
there still prevails much of the
old-fashioned Christmas happiness,
joy and celebration.
Bond Campaign In Schools
Brought To Close Friday
Roanoke Rapids High bchooi
brought to a close the Sixth War
Loan campaign last Friday in a
program given by students in
Junior and Senior high school
under the direction and supervision
of Miss Ada Edwards. The high
school band, Ray Finley directing
and the glee club and mixed
chorus conducted by Miss Jose
phine Johnson presented a very
effective program of patriotic
music and songs.
The pageant was made up of
three parts with tableaus con
cerning our “National Hertage”,
our “Regional Heritage”, and
“Sharing Our Wartime Work”.
Vail Hope was narrator. Sonny
Hines, Junior High, and Douglas
Sanford, Senior High, were honor
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ea ior seumg cue muot uuimjo.
Mrs. Chris Lambert’s 8 1-A and
Lloyd Sandlin’s 12-2 home rooms
were highest in bond and stamp
sales.
A bond auction was staged in.
the armory last Thursday night,
with R. B. Butler and Ike Roc
helle auctioneering the various
articles contributed by merchants
in town, $15,375 in bonds being
sold and credited to the high
school. Douglas Sanford, senior
high student was chief instigator
of the auction.
The goal for Roanoke Rapids
High School was $60,000, an in
crease of $5,000 in the Fifth War
Loan Drive. C. W. Davis, super
intendent, stated he is highly
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Rosemary Baptist Church Men's Bible Class
The above picture represents about two-thirds of the membership of the Men’s Bible Class of the
I''/* Rosemary Baptist Church. The class is working to have 100 regular attendants every Sunday morning,
I ' A and also issues a challenge to other Men’s Classes in the various churches of the city. W. B. AUsbrook is
l?s, ™ teacher. Assistant teachers are W. J. Norwood and J. K. Giles. Officers of the class are: President, C.
C. Shell; secretary and treasurer, Urill PowelL___
'Wounds Fatal
To Pvt. Rook
Private Brutas W, Rook, Jr, 19
§ years old, and only son of Mr. and
i i Mrs. Brutas W. Rook of Gaston,
ItHs dead from wounds received in
battle "somewhat” in France, ac
cording to a telegram received
by his parents Wednesday.
I Last week a mesage was re
®ceived from the War Department
by Mr. and Mrs. Rook confirming
4 that their son had been seriously
§’ wounded.
I Young Rook was a graduate of
^Gaston High School and entered
^the Army in May, of this year. He
trained at Camp McCellan, Ala
bama, and went overseas last
October.
Prior to going into service he
^was a student in a Richmond (Va.)
^business school.
Grocery Stores
% Closed Two Days
All grocery stores in the city
will be "losed all day on Monday
-itfesday, December 25 and 26,
according to an announcement
^made this morning.
CELEBRATION
STARTS EARLY
Christmas celebration started
early this week, according to the
number of offenders hailed into
Mayor Kelly Jenkins’ Court last
Monday afternoon.
His Honor had a big docket,
but it consisted mostly of plain
drunks, there being 26 of these
to face the Mayor. There were
four drunk and disorderly charges
and one assult case also disposed
of at the same time.
Lawson B. Tilley
Lawson B. Tilley died Wednes
day morning at his home in Char
lotte. Funeral services will be
Tilley was a brother of Rev. Les
ter Tilley, pastor of the First
Methodist Church here. Rev. Tilley
left Thursday afternoon for Char
lotte. Funrela services will be
held at 3 p. m. Friday.
DR. MURPHREY
IS NOW HOME
Becoming suddenly ill after a
hunting trip several days ago, Dr.
W. E. “Willie” Murphrey of this
city was taken to Johnson-Willis
Hospital in Richmond where it was
discovered he was a victim of
rabbit fever. Dr. Murphrey will
return to his hoihe today (Friday)
considerably improved. According
to a prominent Roanoke Rapids
physician, this is believed to be
the first known case of rabbit
fever in this community.
Trucks Come In;
Liquor Unloaded
The 'Run1 Starts
Trucks bringing liquor sup
plies to the local ABC stores
this week were eagerly watch
ed for by many people who
wanted to “buy a little of the
spirits” for holiday celebra
tion. <
The last two coupons in li
quor books, being good for
two quarts instead of the us
ual one, caused a “run” on
the stores as soon as the
trucks came in. Lines ex
tended for many yards Before
the “spirits” wefe unloaded.
Soon as shelves were replen
ished the stores did a landslide
business.