CITY GOVERNMENT TO UNDERGO SURVEY IN STATE-WIDE PROJECT Mayor W. Bernard Allsbrook an nounced today that the WPA Mu nicipal Government Survey which is sponsored by the North Caro lina League of Municipalities and the Local Government Commission, would start here within the next two weeks. The Survey has al ready gone through practical tests in several towns including Raleigh and Durham during the past few weeks to prove its workability, and the program is now ready for state-wide operation in each in corporated municipality as rapidly as workers can be assigned to the project. Research workers will be select ed from the WPA certified em ployment rolls and will be assigned by the area WPA office. Since the Survey is technical in nature, each worker will receive special training. Miss Ruby Wood, City Clerk who is Secretary of the Municipal League’s Local Administrative Committee will be in charge of the work here. The purpose of the Survey is to make available to all officials a comprehensive study of municipal practices with charts and compari sons that will enable them to defi nitely improve their service to their local citizens, based upon ac tual experience in other municipal ities. This is the greatest under taking of its kind ever attempted, and has attracted national atten tion. Manifold advantages are rea sonably expected from the comple tion of the Study. Ebenezer Mrs. M. P. Crawley has returned from a recent visit with her son, Alvin, in Richmond, Va. Doris and Fred Bulow. of Wil mington, Delaware, are guests of relatives here, Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell and family. Mrs. William Grant of Garysburg was a recent visitor of Mrs. Nora Crawley and family. Little Ellis Barnes celebrated his 4th birthday at his home Saturday night, July 22rJ, with an ice cream party. "Miss Audrey Hux visited rela tives in Portsmouth, Va. last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cullom spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Macon Hux. Mrs. Nora Crawley and daugh ter, Nora Hazel, spent last week with relatives at Caledonia. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dickens of Caledonia visited Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Barnes Sunday p.m. Miss Sarah Crawley spent Sun day p.m. with Misses Anita Anne Mitchell and Doris Bulow. Mrs. Curtis Hardee of near En field was the guest of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Crawley, last week. Miss Gladys Hawkins visited her sister, Mrs. M. P. Crawley, Jr., last week. Mrs. Milton Dickens and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hyder Crawley and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tay lor and son, and Miss Audrey Hux were guests of Mrs. Nora Crawley and family Sunday. Mrs. S. E. Hux visited her daugh ters, Mrs. Edward Faucette and Mrs. Loftin Moody in Roanoke Rapids Sunday. Mrs. Robert Brantley and son of Whitakers are visiting her family here. Friends of Mrs. L. R. Cox are glad to know she’s returned from the hospital and is getting on so well. Mr. and Mrs. West Heame of Macclesfield, and Chester Langley of South Carolina visited Mrs. Inez Taylor last week. Glamor Girl, 1940? f fHere is a recent portrait of blonde 'and pretty Mary Steele, most feted debutante in New York City and considered the logical successor to ^Brenda Frazier as the glamor girl ,of 1940. Miss Steele is five feet, ten inches tall. "Canning Fruits" By Miss Virginia Blount, Home Service Director of the Virginia Electric & Power Co. Success in canning fruits starts in the orchard. To secure good re sults fruit must be sound, firm, mature, well ripened, uniform in size, shape and color. When fruit is canned it should be: 1. Clear 2. Firm 3. Tender 4. Natural Colored 5. Original Shape retained 6. Attractive pack with econom ical use of space 7. Good flavor Success is practically assured if you follow directions carefully. When you use your electric stove for home canning, to sterilize the contents of the jars simply place them in the oven, set the thermom eter and turn on the current. The hot air in the oven does the pro cessing. You are then free to do other Work while sterilization is going on, because as with other oven cooking with electricity, it is not necessary to watch the food. It is the most practical, modern, up-to-date method of home can ning. The temperature for oven can ning is 250 deg. F. and the length of time for processing ranges from 45 min. to 3:& hours according to whether we are cooking fruits', vegetables or meats. FRUITS Canned apples, peaches, pears and apricots may be prepared centers either seeds or kernels. Slice as desired in halves usually. Pack fruit into the jars, have thin syrup ready, fill jars % inch from the top, screw lid loosely and place in preheated electric stove oven 2 inches apart for the processing 1 hour at 250 deg. F. Thin—3 cups of water to 1 cup sugar and bring to boil (use for acid fruits, such as peaches, pears apples and berries.) Medium—2 cups water to 1 cup sugar and bring to boil (use for cherries, rhubarb and goose ber ries). Heavy syrup—1 cup water to 1 cup sugar and bring to boil (use this syrup for fruits that are to be extra sweet). CANNING BERRIES Berries or cherries, sort wash both, pit the cherries and pack berries or cherries into containers, pressing them gently into place and cover with hot medium syrup to % inch from the top. Screw lid loosely and place in preheated electric stove oven 2 inches apart for the processing 45 minutes 250 deg. F. Paul Matthews Passes CPA Exam Paul Matthews, formerly of Roa noke Rapids, North Carolina, was one of the successful candidates who recently passed the C.P.A. ex amination in the District of Co lumbia. Matthews graduated from Roa noke Rapids High School. He en tered the day sessions of Strayer College of Accountancy and was awarded the Bachelor of Commer cial Science degree “with distinc ion” in July, 1938. He was elected president of the graduating class. Matthews has now completed the Graduate course and will receive the Master of Commercial Science degree at the commencement exer cises on July 25. While attending Strayer College, he took an active part in student organizations. He was president of Sigma Eta Sigma, Strayer Hon or Society, two years and vice president of Phi Theta Pi, nation al commerce fraternity. He is now employed by Mr. Paul Blocher, Certified Public Account ant, of Washington, D. C. Whitakers Woman Dies In Rocky Mount Mrs. Jessie Ruffin Denton, age 58, of Whitakers, died Monday morning at 5:20 in a Rocky Mount hospital. Funeral services were conducted by Elder J. C. Moore, W. O. Rosser and Rev. Mr. Gold ston at her residence at 4 o'clock Tuesday' afternoon. She is surviv ed by her husband, Mr. C. W. Denton; two sons, Dr. E. C. Den ton and Thomas Roy Denton, of Whitakers, and one sister, Mrs. G. C. Reid, of Rocky Mount. IN ALL THE WORLD-N© Safer Way To Save! * There has never been a SAFER, better-secured savings - investment plan devised than the one we offer. Year-in and year-out, your savings ^ . are AMPLY protected from loss || and provide LIBERAL earnings H for you. Ask for complete infornia '? tion that will be given without obligation. Roanoke Rapids Building & Loan Association 10 W. 2nd Street Phone R-527-1 THIRTEEN BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION Thirteen known buildings are un der construction in Roanoke Rap ids at the present time. Eleven of them are dwellings, one is a Sun day School building, and one is a store. Ten of the dwellings, being e rected in Chaloner Park, belong to J. Winfield Crew, Jr. The other dwelling, going up on Charlotte Street, belongs to Son Bray. A Sunday School building for the Presbyterian Church directly be hind the Church on Fifth Street and a store building, belonging to H. D. Allen, manager of the Econ omy Auto Store, and being erected on the Avenue between the W. C. Williams Funeral Home and Kidd’s lunch are the other two buildings. The dwellings are all frame, five room structures and are being built under the FHA plan. The nine room Sunday school and the one-story, 23 by 85 store will be of brick. Fred Forest and Company, well known local contractor who has recently completed the new build ing at the high school, is the con tractor for the dwellings and the store. Lonzo Garner, young con tractor of the city, has the Sunday School job. All of the buildings are expected to be complete in September or October. Mr. Forest is also building a fill ing station in Weldon for Robert Allen, Texaco dealer, and a num ber of tobacco barns on the farm of Jack Williams. In Hospital For Appendectomy Mrs. J. O. DeVane was admitted to the Roanoke Rapids Hospital Monday afternoon and underwent an appendectomy Monday night at 8:00 o’clock. Reports are that she is progressing favorably. Mrs. DeVane is the wife of the plant foreman in the Herald Printing shop. Mr. and Mrs. De Vane reside at 338 Washington St. NAGGING BACKACHE #VLS1A^tilr^TirrriIMfii linrCT ilfr Modern life with its hurry and worry, irregular habits, improper eat ing and drinking, exposure, contagion, whatnot, keeps doctors busy, hospitals crowded. The after effects are disturbing to the kidneys and oftentimes people suffer without know ing that disordered kidney action may cause the trouble. After colds, fever and similar Ills there is an increase of body impurities the kidneys must filter from the blood. If the kidneys are overtaxed and fail to remove excess acid and other harm ful waste, there is poisoning of the whole system. 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