TRUCKS AND BUS
OWNERS MUST
FILE INFORMATION
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The North Carolina Highway
Traffic Advisory Committee,
through the county offices of
Civilian Defense, is still attempt
ing to get all truck and bus owners
in the State to fill out and return
questionnaires received by such
owners during the past two months,
Ijeonidas Hux, County Civilian De
fense chairman, said yesterday.
At the present time there are
about 20,000 bus and truck owners
in the State, and many of them
in Halifax county, who have not
yet made their reports, according
to Hux, who stated that it was
necessary for those in Halifax
county to complete their reports
so that the information could be
properly filed in the highway of
fices in Raleigh.
Hux said that the inventory of
trucks and buses in the State was
designed to give the War Depart
ment readily available information
on transportation fac ilities
throughout the nation for use dur
ing a period of emergency. Statis
tics thus gathered, he said, may
be used also as a basis for deter
mining the production of trucks
and buses and repair parts “for the
duration”.
He urged that each bus and
truck owner in the County fill out
and return the questionnaires re
ceived by them, in the event such
questionnaires have not already
been filled out and returned.
DEFENSE
CONTROL
CENTER
The city commissioners’ room
in the Municipal Building has
been selected and is being fit
ted up as a control center by
the local office of Civilian De
fense, it was announced yester
day. Windows of the room
have already been blacked out,
it was said, and will be ready
for occupancy within a short
time.
Within a short time the
control center will be manned
by a telephonist and clerks,
with this force being on duty
24 hours a day, according to
Commander Frank Sherry.
With this in mind, Com
mander Sherry has asked for
volunteers for duty as clerks
and telephonists to work in
four hour shifts, starting with
in the next few days. Volun
teers who offer their services
should get in touch with Lyle
Wilson or W. L. Medlin, who
are in charge of the center.
It W'as also announced that
persons wishing to properly fix
up their refuge room could use
the new control center as a
model. Inspection of the room
in the municipal building is in
vited.
Mass Meeting
Of Ladies
Called Feb. 26
Mrs. W. A. Thome, chairman of
Emergency Food and Housing
Committee of the Civilian Defense
Organization in Roanoke Rapids,
announced yesterday that a mass
meeting of ladies will be held in
the high school lunch room on
Thursday of next week at 3 o’
clock, at which time plans will be
made for nutrition and canteen
courses to be conducted by Miss
Virginia Blount, home economist
of the Vepco.
In planning for Civilian Defense
the local organization realizes that
well-nourished men, women and
children are needed to strengthen
the human defenses of our democ
racy, and the nutrition courses
which will be offered will be help
ful to all women who have the
responsibility of providing good,
low-cost, well balanced diets for
their families.
The courses will be given to all
women and the Emergency Food
and Housing Committee states that
these courses will afford an oppor
tunity for all who registered for
Emergency Food and Housing to
participate in the Civilian Defense
program.
At the meeting Thursday after
noon, plans for the classes will be
set up and members will be en
rolled.
It is urgent that all ladies in
terested in the program be present
for the meeting so that a good
start and a large class may be
had.
First Methodist
Church
DANIEL LANE, Pastor
Services for Sunday, Feb. 22:
9:45 a.m. Church School. Harvey
Woodruff, Supt.
11:00 Morning Worship Sermon
Theme: The Real Father Of Our
Country—God.
6:45 p.m. Youth Fellowship
Meetings.
7:30 Evening Worship. Sermon
Theme: The Arbiter of the World’s
Destiny.
The public is cordially invited.
Christian Science
Society
930 Roanoke Ave.
Sunday service, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Reading room open every Tues
day and Friday from 3 to 5 p.m.
The public is cordially invited to
attend our services and visit our
reading room.
Subject Sunday: “Mind”.
Monday Nite Club
Last week's meeting of the Mon
day Night Bridge Club was en
joyed as the guests of Mrs. J. E.
McGee. Four tables of players en
joyed the progressions of contract,
at the conclusion of which the
scores were added and prizes a
warded. Miss Elizabeth Clark was
winner of the club prize and Mrs.
R. P. Beckwith the guest prize. A
delightful salad plate was served
at ten fifteen.
Mrs. McGee’s guests included
Mesdames Howard Pruden, H. S.
Loy, Carroll Wilson, Ned Manning,
Frank Hawley, Rives Manning, Al
len Zollicoffer, Julian Allsbrook,
Scott Benton, A. N. Martin, Gor
don Berkstresser, R. P. Beckwith,
Mrs. Cole, Miss Elizabeth Clark,
Miss Ruth Transou and Miss E
lizabeth Griffiths.
ENTERTAINS
Mrs. Bernard B. Woodruff enter
tained last Friday night, Feb. 13,
at her home on Jackson St. with
a miscellaneous shower given for
Mrs. Cebron Jordan. Cards were
played and prizes won by Mrs.
Robert Massey and Mrs. Nettie
Morris. The Valentine motif was
used and a salad plate with coffee
was served to the following
guests: Mesdames Roland Massey,
Zell Burnette, Mamie Burnette, Al
ice Moore, Brutus Rook, E. P.
Hyman, W. W. Grant, Jr., J. M.
Ingram, A. J. Lassiter, Clyde
Camp, Lloyd Bryant, Nettie Mor
ris, Joe Wood, W. H. Woodruff,
and Misses Allie Moody, Mary
Norwood and Betty Wynne and
Margaret Anne Ingram.
Here’s New U. S. Marine Helmet'
The United States Marine Corps has adopted this new type of
helmet. Designed and tested by the Army, the headpiece is made in
two parts. Without the steel shell, it serves as a sun helmet. The
rifle pictured here is the new semi-automatic Garand.
Billy Burton of Fort Jackson is
home on account of the illness of
| his niece, little Miss Shirley Rose
| Burton, who is a patient in Roa
noke Rapids Hospital again with
pneumonia.
John Connor of Fort Jackson
was called home this week on ac
count of the illness of his mother,
Mrs. John Connor.
Mr. and Mrs. Garland McGee
spent the week-end in Henderson.
Miss Gwendolyn Coburn of
Greensboro spent the week-end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. M. Coburn. j
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Women9s Circle Meets
•
The Business Women’s Circle c
the First Presbyterian Church me
last Thursday evening in the hom
of the Misses Wood on Jackso
Street.
The meeting was called to orde
by the chairman, Mrs. John Bucl
who gave the Scripture readin'
and also led in prayer. The mir
utes of the previous meeting wer
read by the secretary, Mrs. Grf
ham Shell. Miss Mildred L€
Moore gave the treasurer’s repor
Business both old and new wf
discussed and subscriptions to tl
“Presbyterian Survey” were take
by Miss Margaret Wood. Mi:
Gladys Morris was in charge <
the program and gave a most ii
teresting talk, the topic for th
month being, "The Christian An
bassador”, and was assisted 1
Miss Nellie Morris. ' The Bib
Study was conducted by Mrs. Gr
ham Shell. At the close of t*
meeting the hostesses, assisted lj
Mrs. Ollie Wood, served delicio
refreshments. Those attending tfc
meeting were: Mesdames C.
Wyche, T. J. Clifton, John Buc
Graham Shell, Cy Wood, Rupe
Hardy, George Davis, Edwa
Hutcheson, Hubert Parrott, a’
Misses Nellie Morris, Leila Mt
ray, Margaret Robinson, Gertru
Wood, Mary Lillian Meade, Jes:
Wood, Gladys Morris, Margai
Wood. Mrs. David Clark, pre.
dent of the Womans’ Auxilia
was the guest tor the evening. .
♦ IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR DESIRE TO GIVE YOU -
l THE MOST COMPLETE SERVICE
♦ WE COULD POSSIBLY RENDER ON -
| AMD EIRfT AID EQUIPMENT
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with this thought in mind we have recently
ENLARGED Our Prescription Dept.
You will not notice a great deal of change in the
actual appearance of our store — tho’ it does give
us an addition of some much needed space at the
front of the store ....
^ No stream-lined or chromium plated fixtures
^ (/or one thing—the government needs the metal)
♦ but we have added greatly to our facilities to bel^spp^p-:^
J of the utmost of service in correctly and promptly
♦ filling your prescriptions.
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J Altho’ we pride ourselves in offering a most
4 modern and up-to-date line of cosmetics and drug
? gist sundries, we never lose sight of the fact we
^ are primarily a drug store and prescriptions come
♦ first!
t OUR JOB IS PRIMARILY TO SAFEGUARD I
| AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF YOUR FAMILY I
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♦ ously, and we will always welcome the opportuni B
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t We Dehver! 1 M. C. SAVAGE, Proprietor