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VOLUME XXX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C,THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1945 NUMBER 27
Davis Resigns As
City School Head
Superintendent
Mere 15 Years;
Going To Chapel
Hill End of Year
C. W. Davis, superintendent of
Roanoke Rapids schools for the
->• st 15 years, has tendered his
resignation, effective at the end
the T^kent school year.
Coming to Roanoke Rapids 22
years ago, Mr. Davis was princi
pal of the High School from then
until 1927. He then was named
business manager of the schools
and served in that capacity until
1929. Named then as superintend
ent, he has served in that position
for 15 years.
Mr. Davis will go to Chapel Hill
ft} Superintendent of the schools
Yn that city.
“It has certainly been a pleasure
all these long years to live in
Roanoke Rapids," said Mr. Davis
this morning, “and I know my
wife and I will miss our friends
here more than just k little, and
of course, we regret to leave, in
a way, but feel that the Chapel
Hill post has its advantages."
^During Mr. Davis’ long tenure of
office as superintendent many pro
gressive changes have been made
in the school system of the city,
which offers educational advant
ages comparable with the best in
the rftate.
Pfc. Wynn Is
Wounded
According to a message received
this week from the War Depart
ment by his sister, Mrs. R. L. Ben
son, Roanoke Rapids, Route 1, Pfc.
Batham Wynn is reported wounded
in action on January 30 in France.
Wynn has been in the Army nine
years, enlisting as ■; on as he
was of age. He has ster, Doris
Wynn, in the V 1 l’s Army
<Ql>rps, stationed at—>.ip Butner.
Two other sisters, Mrs. Earl Keet
er and Miss Janie Wynn, live in
this city. Pfc. Wynn is the hus
band of Mrs. Mae Wynn of Wash
ington, D. C., and. his father is A.
G. Wynn.
Attend Meeting
fai Greenville
Clyde Llske, Darrell faines, Wil
liam Rhoden and Howard Pruden
went to Greenville, N. C., Wed
nesday where they attended a
meeting of the Phillips Foundation
Fund, Boy Scouts, and an East
Carolina Council Executive Board
meeting. ‘
Asked For Mileage Record,
Tells Board: "Mine's Broke"
Remember that small white
printed form everyone received
when the new "A” gasoline ra
tion coupons were issued? Well,
Ration Board employes haven’t
forgot about them, even if you
have.
So, when applying for gasoline
for any purpose whatsoever, this
mileage record sheet must be
presented to the board if you ex
pect to get any gasoline.
Recently a fellow went in and
asked: “Kin I git some gas?”
He was told to fill out an appli
cation blank. After having done
so, the clerk asked him for his
mileage record. To which he re
plied: "Mine’s broke.”
Evidently, he was referring to
his speedometer. But it isn’t the
speedometer they want. It’s that
little white printed form you
should be carrying around in
your pocketbook.
Auto Hit By
Troop Train;
Woman Killed
Bertie Silver, negro woman,
about 50 years old, was instantly
killed last Thursday afternoon
when an Atlantic Coast Line troop
train crashed into the automobile
in which she was riding. The ac
cident occurred at a county road
crossing about three miles from
Halifax. Renzo Silver, the woman’s
husband, driver of the machine,
was uninjured. Bessie Silver and
another unidentified negro woman
were slightly hurt.
Dinner Meet
Of Merchants
Association
The annual dinner meeting of
the Roanoke Rapids Merchants
Association has been scheduled for
next Tuesday night at 7 o’clock
in the Rosemary Blue Room.
At this time results of the secret
balloting for officers and direc
tors will be made known. Voting
is being done this week by mail.
President Henry’ Loy urges that
every member of the association
be present at this meeting.
Pfc. Clary
Is Missing
Pfc. Samuel Shelton Clary, son
of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Clary of
Brunswick, Va., has been reported
as missing in action in Belgium
since January 8, according to
word received by his wife, Mrs.
Edith Clary. Clary entered the
\rmy in March, 1944, and was sent
overseas in October of the same
year.
Roberson Is
Installed As
Mason Head
Widow’s Son Lodge, No. 519,
ended a most successful year with
the installation of new officers by
E. A. Tellega who was assisted by
DDGM H. Will Nelson. The fol
lowing officers were installed:
Steve Roberson, master; Clifton
Grant, senior warden; Bennett
Hutchinson, junior warden; Earl
Daughtry, treasurer; Lewis B.
Jones, secretary; Ralph Higgins,
senior deacon; Shearod Crumpler,
junior deacon; Lewis Hasty and
Stanley Hutchinson, stewards; J.
O. Crumpler, tyler. Summing up
his remarks, Mr. Tellega stated:
"1944 was the best year that we
have ever had in the history of
the lodge, both from the Masonic
and from the financial stand
JA/UIM.
The success enjoyed by Widow’s
Son Lodge No. 519 in the year
1944 was due primarily to the
hard work and excellent leader
ship of H. Will Nelson, immediate
past Master, as well as to the full
cooperation of the lodge member
ship. Post Master Nelson has the
thanks and appreciation of the
lodge for his loyal and untiring
efforts in its behalf during 1944.
The lodge is in a good financial
condition owing no bills of any
kind and having a considerable
amount in War Bonds. It contri
buted to the Oxford Orphanage the
sum of $1,144.93.
A fine spirit of fellowship and
harmony prevails at all times and
attendance at all regular meetings
is exceptionally good. The mem
bers are looking forward to doing
even better in 1945.
Legion^ Meeting
The Robert E May Post Ameri
can Legion will hold its regular
meeting next Sunday afternoon at
3 o’clock in the Legion rooms at
the Armory. All members are urg
ed to be present.
Evans Had Been Reported As
Missing; Harris Died On Feb.
8th, According To Telegram
Private First Class Kenneth L.
Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. L.
Evans of Route 1, Roanoke Rap
ids, has been reported by the War
Department as killed in action in
France.
A telegram received by his par
ents last week said he had been
missing in action since January 25.
Another message followed that and
was received last Thursday after
noon saying he had been killed.
Pfc. Evans, a graduate of Roa
noke Rapids High School in the
class of ’43, entered the Army im
mediately afterwards. His wife is
the former Miss Mildred Flournoy
of Tulsa, Okla.
Pvt. Frank W. Harris, 25-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom B.
Harris, Jr., of Swan Quarter, wan
reported this morning in a tele
gram from the War Department,
as being killed in action in Ger
many on February 8. The message
came to his wife, the former Miss
Edna Harp, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Harp of Joyner, Va. She
resides in Roanoke Rapids at 912
Henry street.
Young Harris attended the pub
lic schools in Swan Quarter and
came to this city to live in 1941.
He entered the service in Febru
ary 4, 1942, and received his basic
training at Fort Knox, Ky.
All Red Cross Workers And
Friends Called For Meeting
Here March 2 On Roll Call
A meeting of all Red Cross
workers and all others interested
in Red Cross work has been call
ed for by 1945 Roll Call Chairman
L. S. Neal, to be held at the Muni
cipal Building in Roanoke Rapids
at 7:30 Friday night, March 2.
At this time, final plans will
be made for the 1945 Roll Call
in the Roanoke Rapids Chapter
which will be held here the week
of March 5th.
It is hoped the citizens of Roa
noke Rapids and others in this
Episcopal Church
Lenten Services
The Reverend Grey Temple,
Rector of the Episcopal Church of
the Good Shepherd of Rocky
Mount will be the visiting preach
er at the All Saints Episcopal
Church Friday night at 8 o’clock.
These Lenten services with visit
ing preachers will be held every
Friday night at 8 during Lent be
tween now and Easter. The pub
lic is cordially invited.
Children's Lenten services are
being held in the Episcopal Church
on Wednesday afternoon after
school at 4 p. m., with a discus
sion for older children and a
story telling hour for younger
ones.
Officer Praises
Infantry Spirit
“Enlisted men in the infantry of
the United States Army are the
best soldiers in the world, having
a full measure of courage, forti
tude, and fearlessness,” is the
opinion of Lt. Warren C. Shaw
of Roanoke Rapids, a 1913 gradu
ate of State College.
Lieutenant Shaw, who was
wounded after almost four months
of combat on the Western Front,
declared in an interview that “the
hospital treatment received by the
servicemen is the best that can
be given,” and declared that “the
highest praise should go to the
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Chapter will answer the Roll Call
this year as well as they did last
year when the response was such
that the following certificate of
honor has been awarded the Chap
ter: “This Honor Certificate is
awarded the Roanoke Rapids
Chapter for Distinguished Achieve
ment in the Nineteen FortyFour
War Fund. (Signed) Franklin D.
Roosevelt, President; Norman H.
Davis, Chairman; The American
National Red Cross.”
WAC Recruiter
At Postoffice
A recruiter for the Women’s
Army Corps will be at the Roa
noke Rapids postoffice every Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday each
week, it was announced today. Ap
plications to join this important
branch of the service will be re
ceived there.
Faison Is Head
Community Chest
At a meeting held last Tuesday
night, McRae Faison was elected
as president of the Community
Chest for the coming fiscal year.
He succeeds Dr. John Martin,'re
tiring head of the organization.
Special Services
Special services will be held next
Sunday at Tabor Methodist Church
at Aurelian Springe. This meeting
will be at 12 o’clock. Another meet
ing will be held at 3 p. m., at
Hawkins Chapel. Members of each
church are urged to be present
as business of importance will be
transacted.
Visitor Here
Otis Pearson, formerly connect
ed with the Bus Station here, but
recently transferred to Petersburg,
Va., was in the city this week. Mr.
Pearson will move his family to
Petersburg in the near future.