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ON TWO OCCASIONS this column has made a prophecy and a sug gestion. The prophecy was that Axis agents would be unable to bring about discord among us on the North-South issue, and that they would try to promote ill feel ing between whites and Negroes. In five different towns this col umnist has heard the same rumor circulated, mostly whispered or "Do you know . . ?” It is a rumor calculated by the enemy to cause resentment in the mind of any per son who hears it. It is a rumor that is supposed to have sprung spontaneously from the Negro peo ple in each town. The Someone who started this rumor wanted to start a trend of emotion, and hoped that the trend would continue in uie stune uucuuuii even alter uus particular rumor lost its effect. A surprisingly large number of intel ligent people hav» believed this rumor to be true. In believing it, and in becoming angry over it, they have proved themselves to be as gullible as they were supposed to be . . and by repeating it they have given aid and comfort to the enemy. The best way to meet such a line of propaganda is to refrain from becoming angry over it . . and to ask the teller the source of his in formation. We have previously advocated in this column the formation of a Committee to Combat Rumor. Such a Committee must be composed of the citizens who have most influ ence in the community and the widest field for contact with people. Ministers and teachers (white and Negro) for instance, reach the larg est number of people in the most efficient way: by public address. The first time we wrote on this subject was after a riot in Eliza beth City. The riot was caused, as we remember, by a mistaken idea . . a rumor . . a rumor that was not verified before action was taken. The main purpose of a Committee to Combat Rumor would be to act as a bureau of verification or de nial . . That is, John Citizen, hear ing such a rumor as the one that “sprang up’’ so strangely in five towns, could call a member of the Committee and ask if the rumor were true. The Committee would verify or deny the rumor, would at tempt to find out the source of John Citizen’s information, would act as a sort of barometer to reg ister the spread of the rumor, and would report to the FBI. The FBI would have a fairly good picture i of the spread or shrinkage of a rumor if each town had a Rumor , Committee. Wide publicity would have to ( be given the Committee to Com i bat Rumor. Each person in the community must be made aware * that the answer to a rumor is ) inquiry, not anger. Each person, 1 white or Negro, must be shown S that a definite campaign is under i way to create ill feeling between i us. We must go “more than the I mile” to have understanding in i our everyday relations with each 1 other. We must be overly careful I not to imagine that the other per t; son has an antagonistic attitude. ! In the final analysis, the safety I and well being of our country de , pends on the innate courtesy of each individual white and Negro in the South. IT’S AN OLD ONE, but we still like it: the young church usher was perturbed to see a large dow ager sail down the church aisle and sit in, someone’s family pew. He dashed up and apologized: “Mardon, me padam, but you are I accupewing the wrong pie. Let , me sew you to another sheet!” SENT IN: ‘T would not change this world of mine v for all the tropic seas, . i L Nor would I give a single damn For all your foolish pleas. I cannot flee, I will not flee To hills of sanctuary, • For here I live and here I die, This is my mortuary. Don’t sing your song so lightly, dear, Don’t beckon me afar . . . I’m awfully tired of shooting high . . . What the hell do you think I am, a star?” W. R. W. SORRY that this is our last col umn in the HERALD . . . We started Closs’s Column in the Her ald four and a half years ago . . but we’ll see you in the other papers anyway . . . LITTLETON Miss Dorothy Farmer of Nor folk, Va. was the week-end guest of her mother, Mrs. A. P. Farmer. Mesdames T. R. Walker, J. H. Thrower and Ozella Keeter were visitors in Roanoke Rapids on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. tuverett Dickens and son of Richmond are spend ing some time in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walker. Misses Martha Cutchin Farmer and Annie Farmer returned home Saturday after spending a week in Norfolk. Joe Shearin of Savannah, Ga. was a visitor in town over the week-end. Mrs. W. T. Threewitts and Miss Blanche Threewitts visited in the home of Mrs. C. R. Edmonds in Roanoke Rapids on Friday. "Brother” Thrower has returned home after a week’s stay in Wil liamston. D. B. Jones was a visitor in Richmond last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Riggan and children of Norfolk were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stokes. Mrs. Riggan and children remained to spend several days. -Mr. and Mrs. Macon Moore Jr. and Nancy spent the week-end in Norlina. Miss Gertrude Egerton of Wil mington was the week-end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clin ton Egerton. Jack May of Washington, D. C. visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aiiuiew iviay, over me weeK-ena. Mrs. A. P. Farmer spent Tues day and Wednesday in Emporia as the guests of her mother, Mrs. Abbie Bobbitt. Miss Esmond Bradley of Raleigh is spending this week in the home of her mother, Mrs. Rufus Brad ley. Misses Marion and Charlotte El lis of Greensboro are spending several days here with their grandmother, Mrs. Ozella Keeter. Bobby Patterson of Wake For est spent the week-end Here with his parents. Miss Emma Lee Garris and Ken neth Garris of Ayden are visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. McPherson this week. Miss Virginia Pike spent Sun day at Ocean View, Va. Misses Maxine and Marylyn Cole of Norfolk were guests of Mrs. Cole over,the week-end. Mrs. M. L. Cole spent several days this week in Henderson with her daughter, Mrs. Howard White. Miss Annie Mocock is visiting relatives and friends in Richmond this week. Mrs. J. A. Hudgins of Roxboro was the guest of Miss Blanche Threewitts on Tuesday. Captain A. P. Farmer of Camp Butner spent the week-end here with his family. Mr. Farmer has been transferred to Atlanta, Ga. Charlie Moore of Camp Shelby, Miss, was a visitor in town over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Edmonds of Roanoke Rapids were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Threewitts. Miss Ruby Wall spent several days last week as the guest of Mrs. Richard Thomas. Miss Dorothy Johnston has re turned home after spending some time in Raleigh as the guest of Miss Jane Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Perkinson of Bluefield, West Va., spent the week-end with relatives here. Mrs. Young Bobbitt Jr. of Nor folk was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bob King. Miss Ella Walker of Richmond is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Walker. ur.-i ir_r>_rr;__Ti derson were last week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. King. Friends are sorry to learn that Miss Joan Alston is a patient at Duke Hospital, in Durham. Mrs. E. L. Riggan returned Mon day from Suffolk after spending several days with Mr. Riggan. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bobbitt spent the week-end in Smithfield as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bob bitt. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Bonney and Miss Emma Bonney visited Miss Harriet Harvey, who is in Roa noke Rapids Hospital, on Monday. Friends are glad to hear that Harriet is improving. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Howard White of Henderson announce the birth of TOWN TALK Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Jarman are spending their vacation at White Sulphur Springs, Va., and in other parts of Virginia. Pendleton Grizzard spent the past week near Nags Head on his vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Parker and son have returned from Hertford, where they spent a week. Miss Jeannie Hurst, who is a Senior nurse at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, spent me past week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hopkins. Lieutenant and Mrs. W. G. Hola dia left Tuesday of last week for Salt Lake City, after a ten day visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Holadia, and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Rhea. Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Howell of Washington, D. C. spent the week end here with Mrs.-H. E. Gibson. Fred Cooper and S. D. Brown of New River spent the week-end here. Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Adams spent Thursday in Raleigh. Miss Mary Louise Ray spent the week-end in Portsmouth with Mrs. E. M. Bidgood. Mrs. Stafford Bolton and Miss Dorothy Bolton of Raleigh spent the week-end here with Mrs. Lela Cooper. a daughter on Sunday, August 16. Mrs. White was before her mar riage Miss Kara Reid Cole of Littleton. BLENDA GAIL PORTER Mr. and Mrs. Benton Porter of Norfolk, Va. announce the birth of a daughter, Blenda Gail, on Wednesday, August 5th. Mrs. Por ter was Miss Kathleen Holloman of Wilson. A SON IS BORN Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Outman of Roanoke Rapids announce the birth of a son on August 5th. Mrs. Outman was before her mar riage Miss Martha Gray of Lit t.lpfnn. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Tyree Callahan of Annapolis, Md., announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday, August 9th. Mrs. Callahan was Miss Bes sie Phelps of Vaughan before her marriage. GETS COMMISSION John M. Bragg Jr., 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bragg of Lit tleton, has been commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army following completion of training at the Officers School at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Lt. Bragg was a Sergeant be fore attending the school. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina in 1938. “Bartender Ben” Rogers (Cuda hy, Wis.) gives free beer to any one who brings in rubber scrap. think!. # Keeping cars on the road de spite the acute rubber situation, is a vital problem. It is so vital that our entire sales and service or ganization is working day and night to equip and train Esso Dealers to render this remarkable new tire service. Thousands are ready now. Others are being added to the list every day. Ask the Esso Dealer in your neighbor hood to explain *!■« important new service. ■ This is the Tire Life Indicator-part of the new Esso Dealer Service. It gives your tires a new lease on lifet How would you like to discover that your present set of tires con tains far more mileage than you may have thought possible even with the best of care? This is not an idle question. Back of it is a new and scientific method of increasing tire life. Tests have already been made at a number of Esso Dealer stations. In 16 out of every 17 cases car owners were literally amazed at the ex tra mileage their present tires could deliver. The chances are that you can get a lot more mileage too. See the Esso Dealer in your neighborhood. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW KBSEY soves wetsi
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