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■ On ..4dfiesaay id^ht, i.:arch 21st,, the p. vuvMCS V.ivis honoreci the.
old anci new officers at its first cumiversary dinner c.t the Co;;i;riunity
House*’ A^iaor to th3 dic^noi, ...rs, J. ... Carstarphen, Jr., presided ovnr
a .ousiness meeting, durin- which the tov.Ti■ chv^irmen of the Cri.,;pl,ed
ahlldren's drive, i.,rs. Worth dicker .*rs. C. I. ..cst,^>expla.ined the j'
plans Ox tuc-drive, - Tiie rerivainder of the iiieeting was devoted to election
of''officers♦ A,.rs« 3t^iios; Ko'.jard, Jr., was elected presic'fint; ..rs, C, I,
..est, vice-president; *TS..ya.i Collins, Jr., secretary-treasurGr.^
At the be,:jirini.>j: of tha dinner raeetln^^, ..rs. Caret/^rphen thanked Uie ‘
club for its cooperation pjid support, ilothino, she said, could have b3en.
acconplished v/ithout it, ' She then officially gave the chair .to the ncv; ,
president, .>.rs,.'iov/ard exprjssed her thanks to the club lor the honor of
the pr-jd'iency and aaked th_t the cooperation and support of the'club be
continuod,. After reco^Td:^n.i the new/member.;, the ijuosts, of honor, and :
th^ first pr3Sident'of the club, she briefly reviewed the organization and
the work of the '3^ii7ICI ..TV.3 for the past year ^nd noted'its grpv;th in ■
' jnembei’ship from 19 to 65#
In .recofjnition of ...rc» Carstarphen’s tireless efforts and splendid
leadership in the 3,>.‘i.VxCii activities in the Tobacco ..urehouse Dond '
drive, the Sixth >-ar Loan drive, the iiia>i^-iuration of the Victory rund^ U^Q
entertaia.ient, the ;ied Cross drive, the Crippled Cnildren’s drive, thv^? .club
presented her a :?trinfj of pearls as -a .neaenlo of their love ;uad esteenU' ' At
the tirae of presentation all the meinbers san." ’’..arian CTr%'", a sjon^ written,
in her honor, ^ .
The speaker of the ^Svenin: v;as S^,t. Bud Sliook, recently rebui'ned from
a convalescent hospital after beip.^j wounded ovsrseas, (le gave a vei*y ; .
interestinj and vivid talk on his experiences,, His sense of hui^ior and
genial i^ood nature in his discussion ;aade a '‘turn-about pla y” on his
listeners in that he 'was li real raorclebooster for thei;i, ^ After tHe club
voted thai'iks to the speaker, to the dinner chairmen, ...rs, Jiscoe Mov/ell, 'Jr.,
and v.rs, Don Gordon, the moetinfj adjourned. Guests of the club were .ar, c^nd
i.'.rs* Lyn,'3ond', .,*rs. nobert ..ai’tin, ...rs. .t, A. Harper, :.rs. .-at S/rioot, Jr,,
and the ne\/ raeiabers, *..rs, Gilbert Finch, ...rs, Chc.rles ..illets, ..^;rs, A.ont.,
..*ro, ilushni.an, 1 rs. x^red Davis-, J:-’,, *..rs« Job Parker and i:rs, .Jajiies ».ebb,
BOYS. Sm^ER BOYS) ■
We' had an excellent intervlev; with S/S Bud Shoolc how home from
Tuscalopaa hospital, and has this giiy got the old pep. Terribly
woi.mded in the mountains of Italy by a German T)otato«*masher i^'pe
grenade, in the dead of tlie night, Bud had the stuff, to stumble
ba:ck a counle, thousand yard-^ to a dressing station. V,Multipl e
fractures in both hands and arms, and getting, doi/n a; mountain^
side In pitoh darkness, is beyond our concextition,; A. grand p,pay
,,wlth. a GDlendid sense of humor, Bud says itSais V .Okey "that lih^
'take him ' back foractiva duty- but., no limited stuff . Either • do
or don't, is his tiQket. If every felloT'^ could pack his troubles
like this guy,, the f;trmy or nothing else Kould prove a barrier.
It is with'regret that we notify you of the loss of one pf the
finest boys to go , from hero- Joseph Spxton, son, of, meroliant
J. R, Sexton, Joe graduated from High School la^t .year, went
away,in September and; was killed in the European theatre In March
In the Infantry,►Joe said ho was satisfied and really wanted ,to
go over, About school he was very popular and'during off timv^ he
worked for the Southern Cotton Oil Co, And not only did this ter
rible misfortune visit this fine home, but Mr, Sexton's sister
enroute from , Enfield to visit this bereaved famj,ly,, was suddenly
^killed i^.n ,an auto accident on the outskirts of I’arbqro. Joe's
brothers, Robert and Hudolph, are both in the Bervl'ce.
The P^d ;Cross drive is featured by contributions from Hunnynede
, of |45,50, with an additional J?100,0C e:?irected, Mayo's Mill rais
ed v532.95. 1'hese mills had formerly given the equivalent of one
day' s Hork but shortage of material, etc., halted this ol.an, The
Hart Kill Co, gave'$50^*^0, but the report from, its emToloye6a- )ias
not come in, , It . usually is very good. It Is stated in the gc?nor
al canvajBC t}iat iprominent mention is given to the Service Wives
Organization under the direction of ^*rG, ’’Bit)" Carstarphon a nil to
Mrs, Mary E, Godfrey of the Merciiants Association who raiqed over
000,00 in downtovm Tarboro, The Carolina Telephone Co, and
its employees, gave a total qf ijl,300.00 v/hich is most noteworthy,.