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?
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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.
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& 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
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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.
Symptoms of disturbed kidney func
tion may be nagging backache, persist
ent headache, dizziness, getting np
nights, swelling, pufflness under the
eyes — s feeling of nervous anxiety
and loss of strength and energy. Other
signs of kidney
or bladder dis- THE REASON DOAN1*
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be burning, Ail over tha reentry
scanty or too grateful people tell
frequent urina- other* i "Docn’e have
tion. helped meg M rerom
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