SHERRY PRAISES
CIVIL DEFENSE
WORKERS IN CITY
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Says Corps Here
Now Established
On Firm Basis
Frank M. Sherry, Commander of
the local Civilian Defense Corps,
yesterday issued the following
statement in commendation of de
fense workers here, and cited es
pecially the work of those people
taking part in the Emergency
Food and Housing Corps, the De
fense Control Center in the mu
nicipal building, and the Service
Sections of the local Defense
Corps.
“Approximately fifty ladies in
the Emergency Food and Housing
Corps, have recently completed a
20-hour course in nutrition. They
plan to follow this with a 10-hour
course on canteen cooking, a 5
hour general subject course, and a
2-hour course in the use and care
of gas masks. Hiss Virginia
Blount is the instructor in nutri
tion and canteen courses. When
this group has finished its in
structions, the group will be as
finely trained as any.
CONTROL CENTER
“The control center, including
regular and relief workers, in
cludes some 120 workers. They
are fast becoming proficient. Test
calls are frequently made to test
their alertness and they in turn
are making test calls to station
chiefs to find out if those answer
ing the phones know the proper
SERVICE STATIONS
"Industrial groups in Roanoke
Rapids have secured volunteers to
fill approximately 80 per cent of
the ranks of the auxiliary police,
the bomb squads, auxiliary fire
men, rescue squads and clearance
crews, road repair crews and de
contamination squads. Under the
direction of Training Officer
Shearod Crumpler and his instruc
tors, these men are receiving re
quired courses such as first aid,
fire defense, gas defense and gen
eral subjects, at their industry. Al
so the volunteers not connected
with industry here are receiving
training in groups.
"Meanwhile, for the next two
months, the section chiefs, togeth
er with the staff corps, will go
through skull practice exercises at
the control center, simulating ac
tual bombing conditions, and the
movement of the relief squads to
the stricken areas.
“At the end of this training pe
riod, actual exercises with the en
tire personnel will be conducted,
first in daylight and then in black
outs, to test the efficiency of the
entire organization.’
Commander Sherry and Kelly
Jenkins, Defense Coordinator for
the city, stated that they were
well pleased with the organization,
which is established on a founda
tion more firm than most cities
the size of Roanoke Rapids.
St. John's
Catholic Church
Rev. Peter M. Denges, Pastor
2nd Sunday after Easter is Good
Shepherd Sunday. Sunday Masses
8 and 10 a.m. Week-day Mass, 7
a.m. Saturday Mass for Children,
8 a.m.
Confessions are heard daily be
fore Mass. Catechism will be im
parted at the home of Mrs. Frank
Rabil in Weldon on Monday at
3:30 p.m.; in Roanoke Rapids at
the church on Saturday morning
after Mass. Choir rehearsal will
be held at the home of Mrs. Ameal
Rabil in Weldon on Wednesday
evening at 8 oclock.
The ladies of the Altar Society
will meet in the rectory on Tues
day at 3 p.m. with Miss Nannie
Gary presiding.
Wednesday will be the great
Feast of the Solemnity of St. Jo
seph. A special Mass will be cel
ebrated at 7 a.m.
The Feast of St. Mark, an Evan
gelist, will be observed with Holy
Mass on Saturday at 8 a.m. The
Litany of the Saints will be re
cited.
Father Denges extends a hearty
invitation to the public, especially
our brave Soldier Boys, to attend
all Catholic services.
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Miss Ruth Barber left Saturday
for Jacksonville, N. C., where she
has accepted a position.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardee Rowe of
Norfolk spent the week-end with
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Underwood of
Greenville were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. I. Wyche over the week
end.
Miss Edith Mae Alston spent the
week-end at her home here and
had as her guest Miss Frances
Copeland from Fremont. They re
turned to E.C.T.C., Greenville, Sun
day p.m.
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returned to Greensboro College
after spending Spring holidays
with their mother, Mrs. Frank
Moore.
Miss Margaret Anne Gore left
for Greensboro Monday after
spending last week at her home
here.
Miss Kate Garrett returned
home from a visit to Washington,
D. C., last Wednesday.
Garland Cornwell Jr. is a pa
tient in a Petersburg, Va., hos
pital.
Mrs. Haywood Cochrane, Mrs. A.
L. Durham, Mrs. Blackwell Pierce
and Mrs. Bennett spent Thursday
in Richmond.
Mrs. Bennett returned to Wades
boro Friday after a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Blackwell Pierce.
BOOK CLUB MEETS
On Tuesday evening the Book
Club met in the home of Mrs.
George Green with fifteen mem
bers present. The president, Mrs.
S. B. Pierce, opened the meeting
by reading a beautiful Easter
message.
After a business session the dis
cussions for study were led by
Mrs. W. O. Davis and Mrs. S. B.
Pierce on the “Free French Move
ment" and “Sir Stafford Cripps”,
“New Deal Man for India’.
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Mrs. Will Norman was welcomed
as a new member.
Mrs. Green served refreshments.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Miss Mary Anne Daniel was
hostess at a lovely dinner party
Wednesday evening celebrating
her fourteenth birthday.
A color scheme of lavender and
yellow was effectively carried out.
Following dinner numerous games
were enjoyed.
Those present included Misses
Ella May Shirley, Charlotte Jones,
Helen Rabil, Anne Nash, Doris
Williams, and Betsy Jane Ussery.
iNeeci I radesmen
In Navv Forces
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An appeal to men with trades of
use to the Navy was issued yester
day by Lieutenant C. B. Neely, of
Raleigh, officer in charge of Navy
Recruiting for North Carolina.
Qualified men will be enlisted at
once with petty officer’s ratings
and assigned to general duty. Ap
plications are no wbeing accepted
at all Navy Recruiting Stations in
North Carolina.
Types of duty open to men with
out previous Naval service include
both mechanical and clerical with
the fleet or air corps.
Lieutenant Neely said some of
the rates men are now being ac
cepted for include Aerographer, A
viation Machinist’s Mate, Aviation
Metalsmith, Aviation Ordnanceman,
Aviation Radioman, Baker, Cox
swain, Boiler-Maker, Bugler, Car
penter’s Mate, Electrician’s Mate,
Fire-Controlman, Fireman, Gun
ner’s Mate, Hospital Apprentice,
Machinist’s Mate, Mess Attendant,
Molder, Motor Machinist’s Mate,
Painter, Patternmaker, Quarter
master, Pharmacist’s Mate, Radio
man, Turret Captain, Signalman,
Ship’s Cook and Yeoman.
Men intending to apply for en
listment as petty officers were ad
vised to do so at once by Lieuten
ant Neely as he pointed out many
rates are being closed out daily.
Applicants will have to furnish at
least two letters of reference cov
ering professional experience and
ability. Navy Recruiting Stations
in North Carolina are now open
daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and
Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Re
cruiting stations are located in Ra
leigh, Charlotte, Salisbury, Ashe
ville, Greensboro, New Bern and
Wilmington.
4-H Clubs To
Raise Million
Home Gardens
One Million 4-H Gardens! That
is the goal set by 4-H Club boys
and girls on farms, and in towns,
villages and hamlets in every sec
tion of the United States, to help
win the war.
In addition to contributing to
the nation’s “food for freedom”
drive, the clubsters will have the
opportunity to win special recog
nition for meritorious service in
the national 4-H garden contest,
in which awards provided by
Sears, Roebuck & Co. will be given
for outstanding achievements in
gardening. These awards include
coveted Defense Bonds.
Gold-filled medals will be given
five representatives of the blue
award group in each county. Four
selected from the county winners
in a State will each receive a $25
Defense Bond. One of the four
State representatives will be con
sidered in selecting sectional and
national winners. There will bo
eight of the latter, comprising the
two highest scoring participants
in each of the four extension sec
tions, each of whom will receive
an all-expense trip to the National
4-H Club Congress in Chicago next
November, and a $100 Defense
Bond. The contest will be super
vised by the extension service.
John W. Crowder
Dies On Tuesday
In Hornertown
Funeral services for John W.
Crowder, 73, who died at his home
in the Hornertown section on Tues
day of last week after an illness
of about five months, were held
from the home of Mrs. J. A. Ham
by on Washington street last
Thursday afternoon. Burial follow
ed in the Roanoke Rapids ceme
tery. The rites were conducted by
Rev. Paul Fields and Rev. Daniel
Lane, Methodist ministers, and
Rev. F. W. Haynie, Baptist min
ister.
Surviving are the wife, three
daughters, Mrs. Betty York, Mrs.
Sara Stacey and Mrs. Nannie
Grubbs, all of Greensboro; two
sons, Johnnie of Greensboro and
Tommie of the U. S. Navy; four
sisters, Mrs. Betty Hall of LaCrosse,
Va., Mrs. Laura Tate, and Mrs.
Emma Denny, both of Reidsville,
and four brothers and seven grand
children.
Mrs. Addle F. Medlin of Norfolk
General Hospital, Norfolk, Va.,
spent the week-end at her home in
South Rosemary.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennie McCrary of
Newport News, Va., were week-end
guests of Mrs. Dora Hawkins.
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