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0 THE ROANOKE RAPIDS r ] CAROLINA'S FIRST TABfoicf^B^NEWSpaper THE LARGEST NEWSPAPER IN HALIFAX COUNTY By Mail — $2. Yearly — In Advance ROANOKE RAPIDS, NORTH CAROLINA Mi _ i Bag I ✓Olonh Carolina svmss ASsociATinwvn ^ CARROLL WILSON, Owner and Editor %• Entered as Second Class matter April 3rd, 1914, at the post office at Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, under Act of March 3rd, 1879 OFFICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES • ADVERTISING - PRINTING - EMBOSSING m ♦ BOOKS FOR VICTORY • • Tomorrow, Friday, March 5th, has been de signated “National Victory Book Day.” A cam ? paign for the collection of old books for service men is currently being staged in the city. On Saturday the Boy Scouts will make a city-wide canvass for books. Meanwhile, boxes intended to receive them 0 have been placed in city drug stores, where they may be deposited with the assurance they will be turned over to the proper agencies for receiving them. * The 1943 Victory Book Campaign has been designated by the Army and Navy as the official agency for the collection of books to be distributed a^monf the nation’s fighting men. Sponsoring the * drive to obtain “more and better books” in 1943 are the American Library Association, the American Red Cross, and the United Service Organizations. In the 1942 Victory Book Campaign, which be 1 gan on January 12, 1942, and which ended on No vember 5th, quality and quantity were stressed with the emphasis upon the latter. The public re % spoiided by contributing more than eleven million books. Approximately 50% of these, after sorting for condition and for subject matter, were consid ered suitable for distribution. The campaign this .f year will stress quality and quantity, with emphas is upon the former. Hence no official quota will be publicly announced for this year, except in general terms looking towards the collection of millions , * of books for the armed services. The unannounced aim, of course, will be to reach or exceed the quota of ten million books announced for the last cam paign. % v* The basic strategy will be to present the new campaign in terms of books each individual can and is supposed to give to the individual soldier and sailor — rather than in terms of a staggering over all quota. The purpose is to enable the individual giver to identify himself with the reading needs of an individual soldier, sailor, marine or merchant man. mr * As part of the attempt to stress the import ance of quality, no attempt will be made to use the attic-cleaning psychology in stimulating people to contribute. It is the feeling of the committee that ^ Americans are not anxious to make insignificant sacrifices. They are anxious to make sacrifices, but they want to be sure that these sacrifices are worth - while. Hence, the final test will be stated as fol lows: “Any book you really want to keep is a good one to give.” Another basic theme is that the collection of these books is a national effort in which every * — - - -**■ Spiking! WNU Service) group interest and interest group are pulling to gether. Emphasis will be placed everywhere on the fact that this is not a drive of the Library alone, or the Red Cross alone, or the USO alone. It is a huge cooperative effort of every element in our society, working together to secure these books for the armed forces. • 1943 WAR FUND ENDORSEMENTS By the Honorable Frank Knox Secretary of the Navy • • “American sailors afloat or ashore cherish the American Red Cross. In peace or war they know that the Red Cross symbol means a link with home — prompt help in time of trouble. They know it carries the message of their loved ones to them in distant ports, and that it stands by their families in moments of distress. “The past year’s record of achievement of the Red Cross has revealed activities on an unprece dented scale. Through its services to the armed forces, survivors of torpedoed ships have been pro vided with clothing and Red Cross comfort kits as soon as they have been rescued. Emergency oper ations have been performed on shipboard, utilizing blood plazma collected by the American Red Cross. “Ashore, our Navy men have found rest and relaxation in the Red Cross clubs in foreign lands. At home, recreational and athletic equipment is provided at training stations, in addition to quick communication with families through Red Cross Chapters in case of a personal crisis. “Regardless of the task requested of it by the United States Navy, the American Red Cross has never failed. - That it may continue to fulfill this trust it must continue to have wholehearted sup port of the American people. I therefore commend its 1943 War Fund campaign as an opportunity, a privilege, and also a responsibility, for every cit izen to become a partner in this vital service to our men who bear the brunt of battle.” By General George C. Marshall Chief of Staff, United States Army • • “The Army depends heavily on the Red Cross as a vital link between its individual soldiers and their families. As the only civilian organization which operates on military reservations, the con tribution made by Red Cross workers and the highly organized assistance available to the Army through them, are of inestimable value to us in maintaining morale. \ “The fighting efficiency of a soldier is greatly enhanced when he knows that during his absence the welfare of his lbved ones is the subject of inter ested concern other than his own, and the service of the Red Cross is available to every man in the Army. Its representatives are scattered through out the world wherever American soldiers are sta —-^.'-- - .* - - - tioned, contributing to the comfort and care of convalescent soldiers in hospitals, maintaining clubs where wholesome entertainment and recre ation are available to men off duty — and pro bably most important of all — caring for their families at home when they are in need of as sistance. “Thousands of Red Cross workers are effici ently lending a helping hand to the members of the armed forces with their individual pro blems, and the opportun ity to share in this con tribution to the well-be ing of our soldiers is of fered to every man, wo man and child in the country. Gratitude and appreciation cannot ade quately be measured in dollars and cents, but dollars and cents are cer tainly necessary for the continuance of these services which are so vi tal a part of the war ef fort, and I strongly urge every citizen to assume a part in the responsibili j ties of this great organi j zation by contributing to I the Red Cross War Fund.” I By Paul V. McNutt Chairman of the War , Manpower Commission • “The 1943 American Red Cross War Fund campaign is a cause whose worthiness has no need of being pointed out. We are all aware of the enormous size of the task which the Red Cross has to accomplish, and we all know that it can’t be done without money. “I fervently hope that large quotas of our ‘man power’ will devote them selves to voluntary lead ership in this drive in all local communities, and see that the necessary funds are secured — con tributing themselves, and getting their neigh bors to do likewise. It is my privilege and I con sider it my patriotic du ty to endorse the ap proaching Red Cross ap peal.” About 70 per cent more employ ees in the converted automobile industry were engaged in produc ing war goods in October, 1942, than were making automobiles and auto equipment in 1939. I"!
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