Red Cross Goes Over
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Roanoke Rapids Chapter
Passes Quota Set With
Final Report Friday Night
The Roanoke Rapids Chapter of
the American Red Cross Went over
the top and passed its goal, ac
cording to returns made tonight to
Roll Call Chairman Frank C. Wil
liams, with tomorrow night set
for final reports. A total of $1,
280.89 had been reported tonight.
Roanoke Mills Co. No. 1, with A.
O. Pendleton as major in charge
of the Roll Call there, led other
units with a report of $237.15; Pat
terson Mills Co., Clyde Liske Ma
jor, reported $185.00; Major How
ard Pruden for Rosemary Manu
facturing Co. reported $181.27; Ma
jor Wm. T. Hodges for Roanoke
Mills No. 2 reported $146.00; Major
Fred Wilmer for Halifax Paper
Co. reported $119.16; Major Frank
Sherry $65 from the Virginia Elec
tric & Power Co.; Major Ollie
Horton $42 from Manchester Board
& Paper Co.
Major C. W. Davis reported $78
from the school teachers; Mrs.
Fred Wilmer $45.21 from the Post
Office Red Cross booth; Mrs. W.
L. Medlin $37; Mrs. Martha Gur
ley $37; Miss Ruby Wood $24 from
the Fire Dept, and Municipal
Building; Mrs. Dr. Stephenson
$23.10; Miss Janie Lassiter $20.50
from the Hospital; Mrs. F. G. Jar
man $19.50; Mrs. J. P. Grizzard
$10.00; Mrs. C. L. Wilson $8.00;
Rosemary Drug Co. booth $3.00.
Some of the above had not made
complete reports tonight nor had
a report been heard from Mrs. R.
H. Ward, chairman of the Little
ton branch of the Roanoke Rapids
Chapter. It is now thought that
complete returns will show the
Roll Call reaching nearly $1,400
which is better than last year.
Chapter Chairman Gordon L.
Price tonight said he wished to
take this means of thanking the
workers who raised the funds in
the Roll Call and all those who
joined and contributed, thus mak
ing the 1938 one of the best Roll
Calls in the history of the Chap
ter.
Calvary-Thelma
Norman House and Miss Juani
ta Taylor of Roanoke Rapids vis
ited Mrs. H. A. House Sunday.
We are very glad to know that
John House of Thelma, who is in
Roanoke Rapids Hospital, is im
proving.
Mrs. Tom Myrick, Miss Maud
Shaw and Mrs. H. A. House shop
ped in Roanoke Rapids Friday.
Robert Jenkins spent the week
end in Franklin, Va. with his fa
ther.
Miss Rachel Wells spent the
week-end in Roanoke Rapids with
her cousin.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Etheridge of
Roanoke Rapids were visitors of
Mrs. Frank King Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris and
family were visitors of Mrs. Whit
Morris Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myrick of
Weldon were visitors in the com
munity Sunday afternoon.
Mesdames Frank King, Jack
King, Harvey Myrick, Bryant Reid
and J. F. Mitchell attended the
surprise birthday dinner of Mrs.
H. L. Faucette and Miss Virginia
King Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mitchell and
family were visitors of Mrs. W. T.
Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hawks and
family of Norlina were visitors of
Mrs. Clyde Myrick Sunday night.
Mrs. J. F. Mitchell spent Satur
day night with Mrs. Whit Morris.
H. S. Harper of Siler City spent
the week-end at his home here.
Miss Sarah King of Halifax
spent the week-end with her par
ents here.
JENKINS-NEWSOM
Miss Frances Jane Newsom of
Littleton to Elmo Jenkins of Lit
tleton Saturday, Nov. 19, 1938. At
home, Littleton, N. C.
The Epworth League was enter
tained Saturday night in the home
of Miss Louise Morris. Many
games were played which were en
joyed by all, after which a salad
course was served to the follow
ing: Margaret Thompson, Dora
Alice Myrick, Dorothy Jenkins, Al
lyne Faucette, Mamie Jenkins,
Louise Morris, Edith Jenkins, Eth
el Bobbitt, Billy Myrick, Gordon
and George Johnston, Rob Myrick,
James and Harold King, Edward
Jenkins, Eddie Blake King, D. S.
Shearin and Harvey Morris.
Howard Taylor and daughter,
Ruby, visited Mrs. Mary Hall at
La Crosse, Va. Sunday.
TO PAINT PICTURES
HI SCHOOL STAGE
Famous Artist And Daughter To Give
Program At Local High School
Auditorium
For more than a week now Prof.
Christian Nielson and his daughter
have been engaged in redecorating
the stage sets at the high school.
Prof. Nielson is a nationally known
mural painter and scenic artist.
His career as an artist has attract
ed attention throughout this coun
try and Europe. He is a native
of Denmark.
On Thursday and Friday eve
nings, December first and second,
Mr. Nielson, assisted by his daugh
ter, Beverly Nielsen, will give a
program of entertainment in the
high school auditorium. The mu
sic department will assist in this
program.
The program will consist of dra
matic sketches and interpretive
dances by Miss Beverly Nielsen.
Miss Nielsen is a graduate stu
dent of the Russian ballet dancer
Sschernikoff of Washington, D. C.
All of her appearances will be in
costume. Mr. Nielsen will do twb
complete paintings. The theme of
these paintings will be taken from
the familiar old songs, “Little Old
Church in the Valley” ahd “The
2nd of a Perfect Day.” Both
paintings will be accompanied by
the music of these songs and a
realistic lighting effect that will
lend beauty and realism to the
act. The complete picture is actu
ally painted.
Program
Opening—High School Orchestra
Act. I. The Vagabond Prince
(Spanish Dramatic Sketch of
14th century—Gypsy Camp in
Seville, Spain.)
Act. II. Painting—“Little Old
Church in the Valley”—Chris
tian Nielsen
Act. III. Comedy Sketch—Interpre
tive Dance
Act IV. In Grandmother’s Garden
—Dramatic sketch, setting in
old-fashioned garden
Act V. Moonlight Waltz—Inter
pretive dance
Act. VI. The Rag Doll’s Lament
Dramatic sketch and dance
Act VII. “The End of a Perfect
Day”—painting—Christian Niel
sen with music accompaniment
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