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VOLUME TWENTY-SIXROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 26,1941 NUMBER 49
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4-H Club Health Royalty
Theodore Ray of Roanoke Rapids and Miss Sara Lane of the William
R. Davie School community are the Halifax County 4-H Club “health
royalty”.1 Ray was judged King of Health in the county competition
with over 140 other 4-H Club boys who were examined by Dr. Robert
Young, county health officer, and his assistants. Miss Lane was judged
Queen of Health among the girls.
At the recent health pageant staged by 4-H Clubs in the county,
Ray was crowned King of Health and Theresa Boswell as Queen of
Health. The substitution of a Queen of Health was necessary because
Miss Lane was unable to be present at the exercises, and Miss Boswell
was runner-up among the girls.
DELEGATES TO ANNUAL
LIONS CONVENTION AT
ASHEVILLE BACK HOME
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In order to cooperate with
. post office officials and to in
sure the arrival of The Herald
to subscribers and advertisers
about the usual time next week,
the paper will be published late
Wednesday afternoon.
Correspondents and advertis
ers are urged to cooperate with
the Herald advertising and ed
itorial staff in getting the paper
out earlier than usual by hav
ing their copy in the office by
noon on Wednesday of next
week.
The Rev. Andy Burke, pastor of
the Pentecostal Church of God
I here, will be in charge of the big
1 camp meeting of the denomination
' scheduled to be held here July 1-15.
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Delegates from the local Lions
Club to the 19th annual State
Convention of North Carolina
Lions Clubs were back today with
reports that it was one of the
best conventions ever held.
A necrology service with an
address by Dr. Paul H. Clyde,
Duke history professor, on the
subject, “Our National Morale in
an Unlimited Emergency” featured
the opening session of the three
day convention Sunday night at
Asheville. Judge G. H. Hastings
of Winston-Salem, introduced the
speaker.
A flag ceremony in which em
blems of the eight nations in
which Lions have clubs was held.
The standards were carried to the
rostrum, and young ladies dressed
in the native costumes of those
countries participated. The coun
tries are Colombia, Costa Rica,
Panama, Cuba, China, Mexico,
Canada and the United States.
The necrology ceremony honored
Lions who died during the year,
among them being John M. Smith
of Roanoke Rapids and R. S.
Fountain of Weldon.
Monday’s session opened with
messages of greetings and intro
ductions. Dr. H V. Duckett of
Canton spoke on “Fund Raising";
E. E. Butler of Clinton discussed
“Blind Work in Its Community”.
V. J. Ashbaugh of Durham, chair
man of the state committee for
the blind, made a report of the
committee. District luncheons fol
lowed. Monday night a buffet
supper was held at 6:30 o’clock,
and was followed by a mountain
music folk lore variety show and
a dance.
(Continued on Fage 8, Sec. A)
SHELL IS
OFFICER
OF ASS'N
C. C. Shell, prominent local
merchant and civic leader, was
elevated to the first vice-presi
dency of the North Carolina
Merchants Association’s 39th an
nual convention held at High
Point on Monday and Tuesday
of this week.
Shell, who has long been active
in the State organization, served
as second vice-president last year
and on the board of directors.
His election as first vice-president
for the coming year puts him
in line for the presidency at the
convention next year, which will
be held in Raleigh.
George W. Dowdy of Charlotte
was elected president of the asso
ciation for the ensuing year, and
other officers elected included:
second vice-president, F. S. Stout
of Greensboro; treasurer, T. C.
Hinkle of Lexington; executive
secretary, W. L. Dowell of Ral
eigh; field secretary, R. B. Rom
linson of Raleigh.
A resolution pledging absolute
co-operation with the national de
fense program was passed un
animously at the closing session
of the convention, and the asso
ciation also pledged all within
its power to keep prices down.
Speaking of “The Retailer and
the Congress”, Paul C. Kelly of
Washington, vice-president of the
American Retail Federation, told
the delegates that “individually,
association members can do little
during these trying times and
(Continued on Page 8, Sec. A)
TEMPORARY
RECEIVER
FOR CREW
Judge C. R. Daniel of the Hali
fax County recorder’s court has
been appointed temporary receiver
of the estate of J. Winfield Crew,
Jr., Roanoke Rapids attorney and
extensive property owner, upon or
der of Judge John J. Burney.
Daniel was named receiver of the
estate in accordance with a request
contained in a complaint brought
by the Citizens Bank & Trust Com
pany of Roanoke Rapids, which
has filed suit in Halifax Superior
Court to recover several thousands
of dollars which Crew allegedly
owes the corporation.
The plaintirf in the court action
alleges in the complaint that Crew,
as president of the bank, executed
and delivered to the bank a pro
missory note for $4,200, and gave
no security “either collateral or
by way of endorsement, nor was
said loan approved by a majority
of the Board of Directors, nor
was any resolution entered upon
the minutes of the Board or Di
rectors, and signed by them showing
the amount of the loan and a brief
description of the security upon
which said loan was made, nor was
a certified copy of any resolution
attached to the note evidencing the
indebtedness.”
The complaint sets forth that
now due the plaintiff by the defen
dant on account of the note $3,753.46,
and demanded for payment has
been made and payment not satis
fied.
(Continued on Page 8, Sec. A)
STORES
WILL BE
CLOSED
Merchants Ass'n
Meets To Make
Plans Today
At a meeting of the Roanoke
Rapids Merchants Association here
this morning the organization vo
ted to follow the rest of the na
tion in observing the Fourth of
July by closing local places of
business, along with other estab
lishments and enterprises hero
which will be closed.
A quiet Fourth of July ia seen
for the city with the announce
ment that stores and offices, the
local mills, banks, and Roanoke
Rapids Post Office will be closed
on that day. Bank officials have
also announced that the banks
will be closed on July 5, too.
No special patriotic celebration
has been planned by civic .and
social leaders here, and the maj
ority of local citizens are making
their own private and personal
plans for observance of the day.
In voting to close on July 4,
the merchants this morning were
of the unanimous opinion that
of all recent years to observe In
dependence Day—1941 is the year.
“With a good part of the world
resisting aggression and possible
slavery”, a spokesman said, "now
is the time we should reaffirm
our independence by joining in
celebration of the declaration of
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LEADERS IN USO DRIVE HERE
Local leaders in the recent USO drive conducted in the county tor benefit of enlisted men in the United
States armed forces are shown above. They are, left to right, O .G. Barton, F. C. Williams, C. L. Johnson,
T. W. Mullen^ F. M. Sherry, W. J. Norwood, Thornton Wilson, Boy C. Thompson, A. O. Pendleton, and
W. T. Hodges!
The group was responsible for raising in Roanoke Rapids over $1,800 of the total rmount contributed
in the drive, which was more than the county quota assigned Halifax.