INDUSTRIAL
COMMITTEES
ARE FORMED
To Start Functioning
Help Determine Tire
And Gas Requirements
Through the co-operation of lo
cal industries, important commit
tees have been set up in the va
rious mills and plants here and
surrounding territory which will
greatly aid the local rationing
board in determining the merits
of requests of motorists for sup
plemental gasoline and tire re
quirements. The committee will
start functioning shortly, accord
ing to announcement made this
week by H. B. Speight, chairman
of the Halifax County Rationing
Board. N. C.-42-1.
In addition to determining the
merits of the requests of individ
ual car owners, these committees
will seek to investigate as to
whether the motorists are fully
co-operating with the “share the
ride movement.” The committees
are composed of men who are fa
miliar with the circumstances of
most motorists who apply for sup
plementary gasoline rationing I
books, or for tires or re-treads.
Chairman Speight said the com
mittees would be working within
a week, and that he anticipated
their findings would be of great
value to the rationing board in
passing on the merits of requests
from motorists who work in in
dustrial plants and who necessari
ly use their cars as a means of
transportation to and from work.
GIRL BITTEN
BY SNAKE AT
HOME HERE
Little Rosa Lee Sallinger,
daughter of Mrs. Rosa Lee Sawyer
of 232 Jefferson St., city, was
bitten by a copperhead snake last
Sunday morning at about ten o’
clock while gathering wood in
her back yard.
The child had gone out to gath
er wood and had just picked up a
stick when the snake attacked
her and bit her on her left hand.
A tourniquet was applied by her
older sister and she was rushed to
the local hospital where anti-ven
om was administered. The child
was released from the hospital
late Monday afternoon but the
swelling has still not subsided al
1 together.
When the snake was killed it
was found to be slightly over two
feet in length. This was the latest
j' of several snakes to be killed in
1 this neighborhood this summer, it
L was said.
; LIBRARY HAS
A RECORD OF
GOOD GROWTH
The Halifax County Library
which was started May 1 of this
year has grown from 0 books to
1,007 at the present date. When
the library was opened it was
with $1298 State funds and from
money which the Home Demon
stration Clubs had won as prizes
at the state fair. Books from the
central library here are distribut
ed throughout the county by 21
home demonstration clubs and by
the curb market in Roanoke Rap
ids. Mrs. Wheeler, County Dem
onstration Agent, takes the books
I the clubs and the members see to
the circulation of those books.
The Scotland Heck, Enfield and
Roanoke Rapids Libraries are co
operating with the Halifax Library
in that they lend and receive
books from each library.
The use of the library is free
to all people in the county and the
books are in constant demand. The
Library also serves as a war in
formation center and is building
up a collection of pamphlets and
books on civilian defense, war and
the allies.
The Library is located in the
Colonial Clerks Office and is open
from Mon.-Fri. from 8:30 to 3:30
and from 3:00 to 5:00 on Satur
days. Miss Virginia White of Til
lery is full time WPA librarian
and Miss Evelyn Mullen of Roa
noke Rapids is Supervising Li
brarian.
In July of this year the Library
was given an appropriation by
the state of $900 a year in
monthly appropriations to be used
by the Library for books, salaries,
etc.
Miss Mullen stated that as time
goes on they hope to be able to
give better service and also to
enlarge their book collection to
meet every request.
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Vaughn
entertained at bridge Friday eve
ning at their home in Halifax.
Punch was served the guests dur
ing the progressions, and ice
cream cup cakes and nuts were
served after play. Dr. and Mrs.
F. W. M. White scored high and
Miss Ida Mae Cheatham of Wel
don was given a prize. The guests
included Dr. and Mrs. F. W. M.
White, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh House,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boykin, Miss
Nannie Gary, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Travis, Mr. and Mrs. Quenton
Gregory, Fletcher Gregory, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Applewhite, Miss
Ida Mae Cheatham, Mr. and Mrs.
Caswell Shaw, Mrs. Turner Steven
son, Mrs. Emily Gary, Miss Edna
Campbell.
Floyd - Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Morgan of
Roanoke Rapids announce the
marriage of their daughter to
Corpl. Raymond T. Floyd of Roa
noke Rapids, now stationed at
Fort Jackson. The marriage took
place August 9 at Lexington, S. C.
MRS. HUX ENTERTAINS
Mrs. A. L. Hux entertained at
three tables of bridge at her home
on Thursday night. The play took
place on the porch and in the liv
ing room. High score prizes went
to Mrs. Raymond Millikin and
Mrs. Charles DuRant of Fort My
ers, Fla. Mrs. Durant was also
remembered with a guest gift.
Bingo prize was won by Mrs. W.
R Caudle. The hostess served a
salad plate to the following guests:
Mesdames Sidney Griffin, Charles
DuRant, V. A. Parks, P. C. Dra
per, Raymond Millikin, Milton
Read, W. R. Caudie, Swain Nor
man, Junius Tillery, W. L. John
son and Misses Clem Read, Effie
Avent and Elizabeth White.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
and heart-felt appreciation to Dr.
Martin, Dr. Kroncke, Mr. Wil
liams, Mr. Meikle, Mrs. Shearod
Crumpler, and to our dear neigh
bors and friends who aided us in
so many ways. Also for the floral
tributes and many other acts of
kindness shown during the recent
illness and death of our husband
and father.
Mrs. John Crew and children.
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Murphrey
have returned from Nags Head.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Traynham
were visitors at Nags Head last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thompson are
spending the week at Washington,
D. C.
JUNK RALLY
For ROANOKE RAPIDS
* AND vicinity
is now in >
full swing! ’
Junk helps make guns,
tanks, ships for our fight-.
ing men.
Bring in anything made
of metal or rubber ....
Get paid for it on the spot
Bring your family
Meet your friends
Throw YOUR scrap into the fight!
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JUNK MAKES FIGHTING WEAPONS
One old radiator will provide
scrap steel needed for seven
teen .30 calibre rifles.
One old lawn mower will
help make six 3-incli shells.
One useless old tire fffff j
rubber as is used m Agf *5^ vjf J
12 pas nissks. __ " ^ " f
ffff
One old shovel will n jj sy -
help make 4 hand jjq~LS jj&S
Let’s Jolt them with Junk
HALIFAX WASTE MATERIALS CO.
YARDS ON WELDON ROAD — LOOK FOR THE BIG SIGN
OFFICE 1324 ROANOKE AVENUE - DIAL R-315