Halifax County Names Chairman and NC Defense Council Organizer
Governor Broughton and T S Johnson secured a presidential approval from Roosevelt and La Guardia for the appointment of Halifax County's new Chairman and Council of National Defense organizer for North Carolina. Mr Hux will lead Civilian Defense with other Halifax citizens serving without pay while continuing their civilian jobs. Details inside.
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Halifax County
Council of National Defense
North Carolina
Broughton
T. S. Johnson
Roosevelt
National Defense
la Guardia
New York
Hux
Appoint Bardin as New Roanoke Rapids Health Official
Dr. M. C. Maddrey resigns as Roanoke Rapids health officer effective July 1 1941. Dr. R. M. Bardin is appointed city health officer, bringing five years prior as Richmond County health officer experience. Board also leases Rosemary Manufacturing Company pool for summer recreation program with public liability insurance secured.
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M. C. Maddrey
Roanoke Rapids
R. M. Bardin
Maddrey
Kelly Jenkins
City Board of Commissioners
Dr. Maddrey
Bardin
Richmond County
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Draft board vows to prosecute next draft evasion attempt
Officials will prosecute any registrant who tries subterfuge to avoid service. A Negro dosed himself with liquor and drank coffee to spike blood pressure before a physical, then was escorted for a second exam by a deputy sheriff. He passed a third exam and was deferred for non medical reasons. warning issued against future evasion.
Draft Board Probes Marriages to Avoid Draft Evasion
Halifax County Draft Board No 1 in Roanoke Rapids will interview two couples next Monday to determine if recent marriages by registrants were intended to dodge military service. If marriages result from normal courtship they will be deferred. if evasion is found, other action will follow. Clerk M McRae Faison announced separate interviews with husbands and wives.
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Draft Board
Halifax County Draft Board No. 1
Roanoke Rapids
Army
M. McRae Faison
Leggett Opens Enlarged Department Store Today
Leggett's opened its newly enlarged department store to throngs of shoppers this morning with expanded floor space new fixtures and fluorescent lighting added. Officials estimate thousands more will visit over the weekend as the expansion draws widespread interest and showcases added specialty departments.
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Leggett’s
Five men get suspended sentences in Riverside Inn riot
In Northampton County, five white men Elbert Moody Edward Clemmons Ashley Smith Troy Livesay and Waddell Norwood were convicted of assault and affray for a drunken riot at the Riverside Inn cross the Roanoke River on Gaston Roanoke Rapids Road. They received 60 day road sentences suspended on costs and good behavior for two years. Jimmy Shaw remained at large and Wilson the beer license case was continued next week. Moody Clemmons and Smith were bound over on $200 bonds each with Livesay and Norwood on $100 bonds each. The case was bound over from a Gaston magistrate hearing.
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Northampton County Recorder’s Court
Jackson
Riverside
Roanoke River
Gaston
Roanoke Rapids
Elbert Moody
Edward Clemmons
Ashley Smith
Troy Livesay
Waddell Norwood
Eric Norfleet
Jimmy Shaw
Wilson
Northampton Recorder’s Court
E. P. Hyman
Moody
Clemmons
Smith
Livesay
Norwood
Shaw
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A. Leonidas Hux
Leggett
Leon Walters
Hugh Wood
Roanoke Avenue
Walters
Wood
Northampton
A. L. Wilson
Hyman
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