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THE ROANOKE | . tf- 0/9 TABloid More No*os — Man I Picture NBWSpaper Advertising — Man " •- AU Home-Print — Pa^ BuOscrttmm s_^ VOLUME XXXI ~_ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.,THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1945 NUMBER 1 Textile Mills To Increase Wages (Jigher Rates And Pay For Vacation Will Be Effective Sunday, Sept. 9th Increased wages for textile work ers in Roanoke Rapids was an nounced this week by Patterson Mills Co., Roanoke Mills Co., and lij^emary Manufacturing Co. The increases become effective Sunday, September 9th. The three mill companies had filed application with the National War Labor Board on August 1st asking for authority to voluntar ily increase wages and the approv al came through this week. The new wage scale includes a ',^&iimum wage of 55 cents per hour to all workers except learn ers and handicapped workers; an increase of 5 cents per hour for all workers whose wage rates are now 50 cents or more per hour; a premium wage for all hours worked on the third shift, 8 hours pay for 7 hours work; and one week’s vacation with pay for all employees with a year or more ' sfrvice with the company. The first vacation period will be during July and August of 1946. Vacation will be computed at 2 per cent of the straight time earn ings for the preceding 12 months. The above schedule of increase applies to all piece rate workers as well as hourly rate workers. Stores Stop Half Holiday The merchants of Roanoke Rap ids have ended the schedule of the half holiday which has been ob served every Wednesday after noon for the past three months. The half holiday period ended this week with all the stores open all day for business, except the gro cery stores. These firms, as in the past, will continue to close at 12 noon throughout the year. Office Hours Of Board Changed The War Price and Rationing Board will be open to the public from now on from 9 until 12 in the mornings, and from 2 until. 4 in the afternoons, from Monday through Friday. The office will be closed all day on Saturday. — Clyde F. Page Returns To Duty Clyde F. Page, 1204 Roanoke Ave., 1/c Chief Petty Officer of l.he Merchant Marine, was called back last Monday to Boston, Mass., to his ship, after spending a few days with his wife and daughter here. £apt. Robt. Pattison Sees Much Battle Action In War Capt. Robert Pattison, III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pattison of Paoli, Pa., husband of the form er1 Miss Ann Elizabeth Akers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Akers of Roanoke Rapids, is here on a visit with his wife. Capt. Pat tison, a veteran of 20 months jjlerseas in the European theatre, has seen plenty of battle action, having participated in many en gagements and wears six battle stars and the ETO ribbon. He is the possessor of unit citations and commendations from Brig. Gen. E. W. Timberlake and General George S. Patton, commander of the famous Third United States Army, and also has a personal commendation from Lt. Col. Per Priest, commanding officer of the '129th AAA gun Battalion, with which Capt. Pattison was con nected, Capt. Pattison’s outfit, called I the, “all-purpose” battalion, gained praise and commendation from high-ranking army officers for service in 98 aerial engagements, destroying 46 enemy planes, be ing in 42 ground engagements, de stroying over 80 enemy tanks, ignored and motor vehicles, as well as many bridges, bunkers, ammunition dumps and other in is. He has seen action in fend, Normandy, Northern Trance, Belgium, Normandy, Hol land, Luxembourg, Germany and Wofvttwi&d on page 8—8ect AJ Car Wrecks Order of Day; Sailor Killed A sailor is dead as the result of a number of automobile accidents that have occurred in the last few days. The sailor, whose body is at Williams Funeral Home, and whose residence is said to be in Wheeling, W. Va., and was sta tioned at Hampton Roads, has been identified but his name is withheld. The accident occurred on the sharp curve on the highway just outside Jackson Wednesday night about 8 o’clock. Three other car accidents were reported to have occurred at the same place within a very short time of each. One of them involv ed a soldier stationed at the War Prison Camp here. He was treated at Roanoke Rapids Hospital and later taken to Camp Butner, and is reported to have been injured seriously. No information as to his name or home could be ob tained. Cause of the accidents are be lieved to have been wet roads causing the automobiles to skid (Continued on page 8—Sect A) Capt. Patt ison ^ A veteran of many campaigns in the European theatre of op erations, Capt. Robert Pattison, above, has seen plenty of action. Here On Visit/ a——m i n Major William C. Holadia, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Holadia, 61 Washington Street, is home visiting his wife, the former lone Rhea, and his parents. Maj or Holadia is with the Eighth Air Force and for the past 35 months has served overseas. Land Sales Are Booming In This Section, Say Reports An unprecedented saie ui iarm lands and city properties seem to be in the offing, according to a survey made here this week. Many farm owners have put their land on the open market and the acute housing shortage in Roanoke Rap ids has caused a rush to real es tate offices to buy building lots on which to erect a house. Just to give a general idea of coming land sales Rochelle Real ty Company announces it is now arranging to hold “selling events’’ of the Charles T. Johnson farm just outside Roanoke Rapids. This will be subdivided into small tracts and building lots. It is a desirable place with a large two-story white house and many outbuildings on the premises. This sale, it is re ported, will be held either in Oct ober or November. Other property which will be put up for sale is the Joseph H. Rook farm, to be sold to settle the estate. This will also be subdivided. Part of the W. J. Long land in Gaston Town ship in Northampton County will also go on the market soon. The J. A. Pridgen farm in Northamp ton County will also be offered. The Bill Dickens property on the Thelma road is listed for sale. Lots in Emery Park and some property at the junction will be sold sometime in the near future. Dates of all these land sales will be announced later, said Mr. Ro chelle. The first of these sales to be held by Rochelle will be the P. S. Rook farm just across the line in Virginia which will go on the auc tion block Thursday, September 20, to settle the estate of Mr. Rook. And these are just a few of the many land sales that are in the “brewing” stage for this sec tion. Lexington Man Dies Suddenly Thanks Citizens Roanoke Rapids J. H. Wooten, West Rosemary, who is back home after 26 months’ combat duty, and for 10 months was hospitalized for treatment of wounds received in action October 26, 1944, writes The Herald to thank the people of this city for their war ef forts. Wooten says: “I want to thank the people of Roanoke Rapids for the good work they did during the war. Your efforts saved my life and the lives of many other boys in the South Pacific. I am sure they will never forget you and neither will I. And I want to add that the Red Cross did and is. continuing to do a wonderful job.” I Archie Gay Guest Speaker of Rotary State Senator Archie Gay of Jackson, was the guest speaker at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Roanoke Rapids Rotary Club. He was introduced by Dr. W. E. Mur phrey. I. F. Rochelle was in charge of the program. Mr. Gay talked briefly about post-war acti vities and issued an appeal for the people to stand united together more firmly than ever in efforts to win a lasting peace for the world and to end wars forever. D. v. Rowe Taken III At Local Bus Station; Dies On Way To Hospital D. G. Rowe, 37, of Lexington, station manager of the Carolina Coach Company at Petersburg, Va., died here Wednesday morn ing about 9:45 o’clock. Mr. Rowe, who had made his home in Lexington for several years, being terminal manager there before being transferred to Petersburg, about three months ago, was standing with his wife on the outside of the local bus station talking with C. W. Smith, terminal manager here. After sev eral minutes’ conversation Mr. Smith excused himself and went to a local bank nearby. Upon his return Mrs. Rowe asked him to get a doctor. Smith at once plac ed the stricken man in a truck and started for Roanoke Rapids Hospital, but the man died be fore reaching there. Mr. Smith stated this morning that Mr. Rowe’s death, he be lieves, was due to strangulation. He had been suffering from a throat ailment for sometime and had been to Lexington to see his doctor. He was on his way to Petersburg at the time he was taken ill and died. Funeral services will be held in Lexington. Mr. Rowe is survived by his widow and four children, Larry, Bobbie, Marian and Gra ham Rowe. Local Office Of The United States Employment Service Will Hold Open House Sept. 7 ine value of anything depends upon what use is made of it. For example, the machinery and gen eral policy of the United States Employment Service is the same all over the country and the pur pose is the same: to give its ser vice to all who need it—or ask for it. And there is the rub. If you don’t ask for it, you don’t get it, which is true of any ser vice organization. The local employment office is like a plant set up with machines and trained personnel ready to go to work, except that it cannot order materials (applicants), but must depend on them to come in of their own accord. On the other hand, unless it has orders in ad vance (job orders from employers;, it cannot operate. It is two-way service. So it is that an employ ment office can be no better than the community makes it by asking for its services. The more the employment in terviewer knows about the require ments of the job to be filled, the working conditions, pay, and op portunities for advancement, the better he can select an applicant Also, the more he knows about the interests, abilities, and past work history of the applicant, the better he is able to place him. Therefore, it is very important ' > (Continued on page 8—Sect JJ 31 Years Old The Herald is 31 years old today. C. L. Wilson has been editor owner since January 1, 1929.
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