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(All The News Hung Out To Dry)
— By —
BLOYS W. BRITT
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THIS 'N THAT: Last week the
Herald carried a news story, the
headline of which read: “Draft
Board States Status Of Married
Men In Age Limit”. We could
have shortened that headline up a
bit with the word “Tough” . . . In
cidentally, the note we received from
the draft board the other day
didn’t sound any too good. So,
in order to sorta get things
straightened out we sat down and
called the clerk long distance,
whom we had always considered a
good friend of ours. \cs, he said,
"it’s the truth. The Army can’t get
along without you any longer. Pre
pare now, for the road is broad . . .
etc”. We hung up, for many is
the time we’ve heard that story . . .
And always it meant that someone
was going to get a khaki uniform
in the not too distant future.
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HERE ’N THERE: Ted Speight,
who knows more about electric ap
pliances than he does golf, as he
frankly admits, has expressed his
willingness to take us on for a
round or two of the favorite sport,
having heard that we play a bet
ter-than-the-average game, never
shooting less than a crack 125.
However, things being as they are,
we felt ourselves duty bound to
tell him a little story a friend of
ours once pinned on us. It ran
something like this: “Britt is one
of those fat fellows who, when he
gets close enough to the ball to hit
it, he can’t see it; and when he
gets back far enough to see it, he
can’t hit it”. Which tells the story
and, incidentally, is an alibi for any
hot afternoon on the golf course.
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PURELY PIFFLE: Which is
the prettier in Spring: Roanoke
Avenue or Hamilton Street (the
down-town ends)? . . . Have you
ever noticed the uniformity of the
two-story houses on Washington
Street across from the Hamilton
street playground? . . . Take a
look across the playground the next
time you pass that way . . . And
also take a look at the Chevrolet
automobile in the yard of one of
the houses in the 500 block of
Hamilton . . . The tires on that
automobile are chained so tight to
the automobile that even the Rus
sians couldn’t pry them loose . . .
Certainly, they will be there when
the tire ban is lifted.
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TIMELY TALK: Somehow we
wouldn’t associate Bill Alligood
with anything else but softball . . .
But we understand he is a right
good hand at handling steaks . . .
If you ever chance to see our auto
mobile please don’t comment on the
red color of our tires . . . Those are
the tubes you’ll be looking at . . .
Note to Ted Speight: Read above
lines and have a heart . . . Next
time you are in the clerk’s office
over in Halifax, take a look at the
pretty girls in the office . . . Inci
dentally, we had always associated
Leonidas Hux with pretty girls. .
We have been trying for the pas!
two weeks to learn the operatior
of the office Speed Graphic cam
era, but have come to the conclu
sion that the guy who made i
couldn’t operate it
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NEWSPAPERS: A recent col
lege graduate in the Middle Wes
says women and newspapers ari
much alike, because:
They have forms.
They always have the last word.
Back numbers are not in de
mand.
They are all well worth lookini
over.
They have a great deal of in
fluence.
You cannot believe everythin]
they say.
They carry the news whereve
they go.
Everybody should have one o
his own and not try to borrow hi
neighbor’s.
ON THE STREET: If the gov
ernment puts any more work on
the postoffice workers, hospital in
surance brokers will have a field
day . . . The crowds at the three
Roanoke Avenue theatres each
night about 7:30 .. . The congenial
bunch around the city hall and the
fire department . . . The way I like
to drive on Hamilton street . . .
The tales I had heard about the
odor of the paper mill, but which
haven’t come true as yet and prob
ably never will . . . the friendly
folk who make up the office staff
at the hospital.
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EDITORIAL: “God grants liber
ty to those who love it, and are
always ready to guard and defend
it” . . . Daniel Webster . . . Remem
ber, we Americans have never lost
a war, and a united people will
not lose this one.
LOCAL GIRL
SCOUTS
IN MEETING
On Wednesday night of last week
the monthly meeting of the Girl
Scout Leaders was held in the
Girl Scout Hut. The meeting was
called to order by the president,
Miss Louise Brown. After the
minutes were read by the secre
tary, Miss Eileen Fisher, the first
business on hand—the approaching
Cookie Sale—was discussed, and
plans for the Sale are as follows:
From January 30th through Feb
ruary 7th the Scouts will take or
ders and deivenes will be made on
February 13th and *14th. So ‘keep
an eye out’ for the Scouts during
that time.
With the defense program so
prominent these days, Scouts have
been asked these questions:
1. What can the Girl Scout
Leaders do in defense?
Answer to that question was:
Keep on with the work in Scout
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2. What has a Girl Scout pro
gram to offer in making girls
more prepared?
Answer: The Girl Scout program
is so well rounded that any Girl
who is a Scout, can qualify in any
of these ten fields that make up
the Scout program: Nature, Sports
and Games, Community Life, Lit
erature and Dramatics, Arts and
Crafts, Music and Dancing, Inter
national Friendship, Health and
Safety, Homemaking and Out-of
Doors.
Mrs. Graham Shell then gave
the qualifications for the Senior
Service Corps. The girl must be
sixteen years of age, have a writ
ten permission from her parents,
good health, and first aid training.
These and many other qualifica
tions will make her an asset to
her Community and her Country.
Leaders and other Scout offi
cias present were: Mesdames Na
than Reynolds, Lewis Langston,
Dale Haverstock, Wm. H. Thorne,
D E. Harbour, Murrell Hudson,
George N. Taylor, W. A. Thorne,
Graham Shell and Misses Eileen
Fisher, Louise Brown, Margaret
Watson, Estelle Knight, Frances
Grant, Agnes Gregory and Fran
ces Newsom, Scout Executive.
Party For Bride
A lovely announcement party was
given on Friday evening by Mrs.
H. E. Cameron at her home on
Monroe Street, honoring her sister,
Miss Willie Lee Harris, bride-elect.
Each guest presented the hon
oree with a recipe for the cook
book, then a contest followed. Im
mediately after the contest each
guest was asked to hem a towel
with Miss Viola Glover winning in
this contest.
Mrs. Cameron then presented
each guest with a match box and
read ‘‘You have been hearing ru
mors of Cupid’s sly work and you
have wondered just who was his
catch—well, untie the ribbon and
peep in the box and you will find
there an interesting match. Upon
opening the box they found—Willie
and Grady 1-17-42 at 5 o’clock.
Refreshments were cup cakes
and bridal ices in green and white.
Those enjoying the party were
Mesdames Lewis Johnson, J. P.
Little, J. C. Wells, Charlie Smith,
Ed Lewter, E. D. Harbour, Mildred
Fulghum, T. H. Cook, Crawford
Britton, Roger Cullom, T. R. Wil
son, Lillian Smallwood, Misses Ev
elyn Johnson, Clyde Fulghum,
Catherine Armstrong, Ruth and Vi
ola Glover.
South Rosemary
Woman Is Buried
Mrs. Emma Pearson, aged 77,
died last Tuesday at the home of a
cousin, Charlie Pearson, In South
Rosemary, following an illness of
several months.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday at 2:30 at Smith’s
Church, with Rev. Frank Walters,
pastor of the church, in charge of
the last rites. Burial followed in
the church cemetery.
/ Other than the cousin, with whom
she made her home, there were no
immediate survivors.
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ROANOKE RAPIDS GRADED SCHOOLS
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
12 Months Ended June 30,1941
BALANCE SHEET:
ASSETS:
Cash _1__$ T,OS».T#
Taxes Collectable- 78,165.41
Due From Halifax County Board of Education--- 1,707.58
School Property—Real Estate, Buildings and Equipment __ 693,261.20
TOTAL ASSETS_$780,223.90
LIABILITIES: t . ** *,
Accrued Salaries ---5
Advances E’rom Halifax County Board of
Education on 1941-42 ---T-—
Bonded Indebtedness ,-- 332,000.00
Surplus of Assets over Liabilities:
Operating- Funds ---sll’SSli*
Capital Account ---861,261
TOTAL LIABILITIES & SURPLUS -$780,22390
REVENUE & EXPENSES:
REVENUE:
Actual Budget Difference
Tax Levy—1940 (Less Reserve for
Uncollectable $2,000.00) -$101,623.12 $ 91,429.66 $
State Vocational Funds- 2,861.66 2,741.67
County Per Capita- 8,292.54 7,105.64
Miscellaneous_ 3,228.64 3,519.36_
TOTAL REVENUE_$116,005.96 $104,79693 $11,20093
EXPENSES:
Current Expense Fund-$ 57,856.22 $ 57,729.22 $
Capital Outlay Fund- 2,578.91
Debt Service Fund_ 50,015.31 44,006.06 _
TOTAL EXPENSES _$110,450.44 $101,735.28 $ 8,715.16
SURPLUS OF REVENUE „
OVER EXPENSES_5 • 5,555.52 $ 3,061.05 $ 2,494.47
TOTAL _ $116,005.96 $104,796^3 $11,208.68
AUDITOR’S OTluitAix*:
We have audited the books and records of Roanoke Rapids Graded
Schools for the twelve months ended June 30, 1941, and submitted to the
Board a detailed report thereof. From our detailed report we Prepared
the above summarized statements, which, in our opinioa, show the
financial condition on June 30, 1941, together with the correc. operating
result for the twelve months then ended.
A. T. Allen & Company
Certified Public Accountants
Raleigh, N. C.
December 15, 1941
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