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News Notes
Tuesday morning, July 10, the
advance detail pulled out of the
Armory for a special school at
Fort Bragg. For the next three
days Captain Kemp, 1st. Lt. Dunn,
Platoon Sgts. Cox and Vaughan,
Mess Sgt. Moody, Cooks Moseley
and Casper and Truck Drivers
Hobbs and Beam underwent spec
ial training in order to instruct
the main body of personnel which
wouiu arrive un a.*. bvwAvrvru.
On Friday afternoon the Com
pany arrived in camp commanded
by Lt. White-Hurst. They were
■welcomed by sunburned, but effi
cient officers and non-coms.
Within a short while the company
was quartered and ready for in
struction. An orientation class was
conducted jointly by Fourth Ser
vice Command and State Guard
Brigade officers.
Field service began on Saturday
to continue throughout the follow
ing week with a break on Sunday
for Worship and rest. The drills
and instruction will include close
order, special operations, problems,
guard duty and marksmanship.
While the men are in camp they
are bound by the same duties
and responsibilities as are all men
in National Service.
Captain Kemp expresses his be
lief that when his men return the
recruits will have become inform
ed soldiers able to serve well their
Community and State. The Com
pany will return to the home sta
tion at the Roanoke Rapids Arm
ory on Sunday afternoon.
Sgt. Flannigan
Visiting Friends
First Sergeant B. W. Flannigan,
guest of Miss Elizabeth Camp and
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Blythe of
Gaston, arrived from Le Harve,
France, July 5, aboard the SS
"Calvin Coolidge.” He has served
overseas for a year and saw act
ion in Belgium, Holland, and Ger
many, and was awarded the Pre
Pearl Harbor medal, E. T. O.,
3-Campaign star ribbon, and the
Good Conduct Medal. He was at
tached to the Mine Explosion out
fit of the 9th Armored Division.
Sgt Flannigan will report to
Washington for further orders on
July 24.
.. . _
Those from this city who are
spending vacations at Virginia
Beach are Dr. and Mrs. W. E.
Murphrey and daughter, Misses
Margaret Singletary and Dorothy
Finch, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Trayn
ham, and Frances Wilson.
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evenings.
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presentations, as gay and
irresponsible as die light
headed, light-hearted fra
grance they contain.
Flacons. . . . from $1,10
Decanters . . .from $2.25
Plus Tax
Griffin Drug Co.
Phone R-382
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LETTUCE, 1 head.11c
FANCY WHITE OR YELLOW ‘
ONIONS, 3lbs.....27c
SWEET MELLOW
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PEPPERS, 1 lb....15c l
FANCY HOMEGROWN BLACKEYE OR CROWDER
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SMALL CRISP HOMEGROWN 5
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