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Option Taken On Mercy Ship By Old North State Fund That the gift of an airplane am bulance to the people of England from citizens of North Carolina will soon become a reality was indicated today by Judge Freder ick O. Bowman, State Chairman of the Old North State Fund, which has been conducting a statewide campaign to secure ap proximately $75,000 for the pur chase of the gift. In a report to Governor J. Melville Broughton, Bowman announced that an op tion on an amphibian, twin-mo tored Grumann plane has been ex ercised and a substantial payment made on the purchase price. Faced with an acute shortage of planes suitable for ambulance use, officials of the Old North State Fund have experienced difficulty in locating a mercy ship. With the cooperation of the British American Ambulance Corps of New York, an option was finally secured on the type of plane de sired, an exact duplicate of the mercy ship which toured the State during early summer. “The U. S. Government has taken over the production of principal plane plants,” states Bowman’s report, “and we were quite fortunate to find a ship suitable to our needs.” Requisitioned By OPM “Shortly after the mercy ship came into the possession of the Old North State Fund, the Office o f Production Management i n Washington, issued a call requisi tioning practically all privately owned planes. When informed of the purpose for which our plane was bought, OPM officials readily gave permission for our organiza tion to keep the plane with the understanding that it could not be sold nor used for any purpose other than as a gift to the people of England. At present, the plane is at Roosevelt Field where it will remain until suffiicent funds are available to complete the final payments,” states the report. Many Counties Reach Quota “Among the 100 counties of the State, the majority have already reached or exceeded quota,; how ever several counties have not ap proached their respective goals; consequently the Old North State Fund faces the possibility of lack ing $8,000 to $10,000 to complete the purchase of the mercy ship. Among the counties which have fallen short of quota are two or three of the largest in the State and we are hopeful that these counties, and others which have not produced quota, will come in during the home stretch so that the plane can be presented to the people of England without further delay.” “It is hoped that no difficulty will be experienced in completing the Old North State Fund’s finan cial campaign,” concludes Bow man’s report, “and we feel confi dent that our citizens will not al low the presentation of the mercy ship to be postponed when our goal is so close at hand. Our Treasurer, Hon. Geo.. Ross Pou, is regularly receiving volunteer con tributions to this cause from cit izens who did not make contribu tions during their county cam paigns and from others who wish to supplement their original con tributions. If this kind of sup port continues, another mercy ship—The Old North State—will undoubtedly be on its way soon to cheer and aid the British.” Breaks Wrist Curtis Higgins, 11-year-old boy of 21 Hamilton Street, fell from a stump Sunday and broke his left wrist He was taken to the local hospital for treatment, and then allowed to return to his home. EMPLOYED HERE Clyde E. Gilbert has accepted a position with Williams Funeral Home of this city. Formerly em ployed by the Brown Funeral Home at Raleigh, Gilbert will move his family here soon. Two Hunters Bag Deer On Mills' Outing Forty-seven local sportsmen go ing on the annual deer hunt of the Roanoke and Patterson Mills com panies at Nags Head over the week end reported an enjoyable trip to day. The group left last Friday and returned Sunday, and two deer were killed. J. R. Meikle of Patterson Mill and Bill Thorne of Roanoke Mills No. 2 turned out to be the lucky hunters, and each bagged a deer. Many in the group enjoyed fishing during the outing, and a couple of large catches were re ported. So far as could be learned no shirt-tails were lost on the expedi tion. Hunters getting a shot at a deer and missing the animal usual ly have to submit to the indignity of having their shirt tail whacked off by others in the party. Those making the trip were F. C. Williams, James W. Sears, C. A. Irby, J. R. Burton, Jesse Lee, T. J. St. Sing, R. L. Wrenn, L. W. Clem ents, Paul Harris, A. O. Pendleton, Clyde Liske, Edwin Akers, R. L. Ferrell, Hugh Bugg, J. R. Meikle, J. T. Forreste, M. M. Moore, L. B. Brown, G. R. Cross, J. B. Hutchin son, Howard Wood, A. Meikle. Jimmie Curran, Dot Bennett, Harvey Woodruff, Bill Thorne, J. K. Dixon, Thurman Bullock, Alex Thomas, Shearod Crumpler, Em mitt Clary, Bill Hodges, Gordon Berkstresser, Houston Fuller, John Dunn, Wilmer Collier, William Medlin, Jesse Harrell, Frank Kemp, L .S. Neal, W. S. Dean, Dr. F. G. Kroncke, Jack DeVane, Hoot Gow en, R. L. Crowder, R. E. Ward, Mike Woodard. Bride-Elect Honored Miss Lillian Cooper, daughter of Mrs. F. L. Cooper of this city, whose wedding to Lt. Stafford Bolton will take place in Novem ber, was complimented by Miss Dorothy Bolton of Raleigh at the home of her mother, Mrs. R. L. Bolton, in Rich Square, on Satur-1 day evening when she entertained with a bridge dinner party. Thirty-two places were laid for guests, who were welcomed by Miss Bolton, Miss Cooper, Mrs. F. L. Cooper, Miss Dorothy Marks, Miss Jerry Phifer, and Mrs. R. L. Bolton. After a three-course dinner, bridge was played at seven tables and Rook at one. High score prize for Rook was won by Miss Ka trinka Collier, the high for bridge by Mrs. J. P. Boyd, and low for bridge by Mrs. Vernon D. Strick land. Both bride-elect and her mother were remembered with gifts. Attending were Mesdames F. L. Cooper, Manning P. Cooke, Janie Lehew of Williamston, Grover Lee Vann, J. Archie Browne, C. E. Lassiter, J. Edmund Underwood, Leonard G. Bolton, James T. Wooten, J. Allen Shoulars, Em mett Bolton, Robert B. Outland, N. L. Turner, Alton Wade, S. G. Baugham, James Bolton, J. P. Boyd, Robert B. Bolton, Brady F. Traylor, Lenly G. Connor, J. Bux ton Weaver, Vernon D. Strickland, Albert L. Vann, Donald Vann, Misses Lillian Cooper, Alice Har rison, Katrinka Collie, Mary Lee Gardner, Bernice Elliott, Sadie Futrell, Dorothy Marks, and Jer ry Phifer. _ Northampton Peanut Goal 60,000 acres of peanuts to be planted in 1942 is the goal for Northampton County farmers, ac cording to an announcement by County Agent E. L. Norton. This would mean 25,000 acres for oil purposes, in addition to the normal 35,000 acres generally grown for the edible trade. Red Cross Course For Northampton A course in “Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick” is being conduct ed through March, 1942, by the Northampton County Chapter of the American Red Cross in con nection with the National Civilian Defense Program. The course is designed to pro vide education in home hygiene to improve the capacity of the stu dent as a homemaker, to equip her to take better care of her home and family under normal as well as emergency conditions. It covers sucn subjects as family health, per sonal hygiene, healthful home en vironment, care of the sick, the chronic case, the aged, mothers, babies, small children, minor ill nesses, emergencies, and communi cable diseases. Any group of adults or young people who wish to avail themselves of this course may communicate with the chapter secretary, Mrs. Eric Norfleet, Jackson, or Mrs. por othy Outland, R. N., Rich Square. NORTHAMPTON COTTON A census report shows that 10, 798 bales of cotton were ginned in Northampton County from the 1941 crop prior to October, as compared with 6,430 bales for the crop of 1940. Are You Still iai ILove with Your KYife? WW/E MEAN the real basically Import^ wW ant love with a capital "L" ... the kind of sentiment that makes you think every now and then that you'd like to do more to make her life easier, happier. Perhaps you haven't thought for a long time about what keeps the wheels turning In your household ... about the hundred and one things your wife has to do every day to make your home comfortable, con venient, attractive. So maybe you haven't thought for a m long time ... how much Electricity can do, for so little! Modern electrical servants will give her the time and leave her the energy to be e full-time wife instead of a household drudge. And you don't need to be a modern Croesus. Modern appliances are thrifty, Electricity is cheap. In fact, anv woman who does what Electricity will do r working for a few cents a day! Are you still in love with your wife? Ma! her know it, mister! YOUR ELECTRICAL DEALER OR VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPAN
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