GIRL SCOUT HEWS
TROOP OFFICERS MEET
A meeting of troop officers held
on Friday proved that the Scouts
rehlize their part in being pre
pared in our democracy. Among
the suggestions given by them for
“getting a good start” as troop
meetings are resumed were:
1. Know your troop officers and
their duties.
2. Scouts who accept the respon
sibility of an office should know
and carry out the duties of the
office.
3. Cooperate with officers in
troop.
4. Begin meetings on schedule
and be present at that time.
5. Practice parliamentary pro
cedure so that business can be
cared for quickly and efficiently.
6. Learn more about Scouting.
7. Learn more about First Aid.
8. As the Hut belongs to the
Scouts for their use, each Scout
should feel a definite interest in
her part of the “clean-up”.
9. Scouts should remain until
the end of the meeting. Arrange
to do jobs at home on a day other
than troop meeting day.
10. Conclude meetings on time.
Scouts attending the meeting
were: Rae Martin, Violet Jeffers,
and Miriam Mountford, Troop 2;
Doris Sue Wilson and Jean Hasty,
Troop 3; Martha Ann Starke and
Shirley Shell, Troop 4; Margaret
Lou George, Patricia Wilson, Jo
Ann Frank, Annette Edwards and
Mary Frances Allsbrook, Troop 6;
Lois Churchill, Marie Harbour, and
Jean MacKenzie, Troop 8.
Troop Leaders Together Again!
Mrs. L. G. Shell, Jr., Program
Chairman of the Local Council,
and Miss Frances Newsom, Girl
Scout Executive, informally en
tertained the Girl Scout Leaders
on Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Shell.
Vacation highlights, additions in
equipment, and achievements dur
ing the summer’s program proved
interesting conversation. Miss
Margaret Watson, drawing the
lucky number of the afternoon,
was presented a pot of “flowering
defense stamps”. Others present
were Mrs. A. O. George, Mrs. Dale
Haverstock, Mrs. Murrell Hudson,
Misses Eileen Fisher, Katherine
West, Louise Brown, Margaret To
lar, Estelle Knight, and Agnes
Gregory.
ATTENTION PARENTS!
If your daughter is a Scout,
> know the day her troop meets. If
she must leave before the meeting
is over, let the troop leader know.
She will be glad to cooperate; but
remember, a Scout finds it diffi
cult to maintain her interest if
she cannot attend the whole pro
gram. Discuss this with your
scout. This is a year when Scouts
can render service to their com
munity and country as never be
fore. Attendance at meetings of
fers opportunity for training in
service as well as in recreation.
Help your Scout make the most of
these opportunities.
LEADERS’ MEETING
Girl Scout Leaders will hold
their first regular meeting Wed
nesday, September 16, 7:30 p.m.,
at the Scout Hut. Leaders are re
| quested to bring Troop Record
Books and the Girl Scout Hand
book. Officers for this group are:
Miss Louise Brown, president;
Miss Estelle Knight, vice-presi
dent; Miss Eileen Fisher, secre
tary.
First Methodist
Church
DANIEL LANE, Pastor
Services for Sunday, September
13:
Church School, 9:45 a.m. A. Ed
win Akers, General Superintend
ent.
Morning Worship 11:00. Pastor’s
Sermon Theme: The Christian
Has Wings.
Youth Fellowship Devotional
Meetings 7:00 p.m.
Evening Worship 8:00. Pastor’s
Sermon Theme: Making Our
Dreams Come True.
There will be a call meeting of
the Roanoke Rapids Ministers
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Monday in the Pastors’ Study,
Presbyterian Church, at 10:00. All
the local ministers are urged to
attend.
Whitley - Register
On Thursday afternoon at 5:00
o’clock Miss Clarisa Rose Register
of Whitakers became the bride of
Mr. Marvin Whitley Jr. of Halifax
and of Fort Devins, Boston, Mass.
The wedding took place at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Whit
ley and was witnessed by only
the immediate families and a few
close friends. The impressive ring
ceremony was performed by Mr.
Frank Walters, pastor of the
Methodist Church in Halifax. The
bride and groom entered together
with no attendants.
ihe bride was lovely in a tailor
ed suit of light blue with navy
accessories. Her flowers were a
shoulder corsage of pink and
white roses.
Mrs. Whitley attended school in
Whitakers.
Mr. Whitley is the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Whitley. He
attended school in Halifax and
Weldon and for the past several
months has been with the U. S.
Army and at the present is sta
tioned at Fort Devins, Boston,
Mass.
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NEW COUNTY
AGENTS TAKE
OVER OFFICE
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Miss Florence Cox, formerly of
Hertford, has taken office as the
new County Home Demonstration
Agent, and Miss Estelle Edwards
has been named as her assistant.
Both ladies assumed their new
posts the first of this month, and
are now settled in their offices in
the Agricultural Building in Hali
fax.
Miss Cox replaces Mrs. Hazel
Wheeler, of Roanoke Rapids, who
recently resigned her post as
County Home Demonstration A
gent because of ill health.
Safe Landing
Mrs. D. M. Campbell of Halifax
received a letter this week from
her son, Don, reporting that he is
well and is somewhere in Great
Britain. The exact location could
not be revealed. Mrs. Campbell
had recently received a cablegram
from the war department stating
that he had landed safely.
To make one pound of alumi
num requires the use of as much
electric current as is used in the
average American home over a
period of more than three days.
AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION
STATION FOR CITY WITH
GEORGE TAYLOR CHIEF
The First Interceptor Command
has requested that Roanoke Rap
ids install and man an Aircraft
Observation Station, and in ac
cordance with this request the lo
cal Civilian Defense Council ap
pointed George N. Taylor as Chief
Observer. The Army officials ex
plained that this observation sta
tion in Roanoke Rapids would
take the place of former rural
stations where it became difficult
to keep attendants on a 24-hour
basis due to tire and gasoline ra
tioning.
Mr. Taylor explained today that
he will set up a definite observa
tion post just as soon as he has
completed enrollment of Volunteer
Observers. This is one branch of
Civilian Defense which is direct
ly connected with the U. S. Army.
Mr. Taylor explained that he was
going to recruit his observers from
Veterans’ organizations and older
men not subject to immediate mil
itary duty. He plans to have two
observers on duty for 6-hour pe
riods, one day per week. Anyone
wishing to volunteer for this ser
vice can either call Mr. Taylor
at his business or home address
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or call the Herald, stating their
name,, address, age, number of
dependents, and hours available
for duty.
The object of an Aircraft Ob
servation Station is to observe
and report to the Filter Center at
Norfolk all flights of aircraft
either seen or heard from the
post. The post will have to be in
such a position that it can com
mand a full sweep of the horizon,
and Mr. Taylor plans to have each,
observer pass an eye and ear test
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posts are being manned all around
Continental United States so that
the Army can be immediately ad
vised of the flight of enemy or un
authorized planes. Mr. Taylor ex
plained that it is one of the few
jobs in Civilian Defense where
there is some activity, as from 12
15 planes pass over this area every
24 hours. Anyone who has asked
himself the question “What can I
do?” can answer it by volunteer
ing for this most important work
in National Defense.
Mrs. Mollie Lonnbarg of New
York is spending this week with
her sister, Mrs. Lewis Grimmer.
WANT TO BE
SURE OF YOUR
NEXT WINTERS
COAL
QUESTION: “How much fuel oil ivill be
available for heating my home next
winter?”
ANSWER: No one in authority can
answer that question now. We believe
that the supply will be rationed.
QUESTION: “In that case, how can I
keep my home comfortably warm?”
ANSWER: Fuel can be stored outside,
arrange for auxiliary heat by putting in. a
good supply of coal for fireplaces and
stoves.
There’s only one thing to do—and that is ORDER
WITHOUT DELAY! Not that this country faces a
coal shortage . . . there’s plenty of it . . . but the time
is fast coming when every speedy means of transporta
tion will have to be harnessed to keep the machines
and the men of war moving! When that happens,
civilian needs will have to be put aside. And though
there are many things you can do without—you can’t
do without adequate coal for winter heating.
Dial R-416-1
FOR "SPEEDY"
DELIVERY SERVICE!
HI QUESTION: “But suppose I have no
H facilities for storing such fuel. What
B about that?”
SI ANSWER: .Fuel can be stored outside
1 WE URGE YOU TO TELEPHONE
jg§ US AND DISCUSS YOUR PROB
fS LEM WITH US, OR WE WILL
i? COME BY TO SEE YOU AND
SUGGEST THE BEST STORAGE
FOR YOUR OWN PARTICULAR
■ NEEDS.
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