SCRIVENER IS
PROMOTED IN
SCOUTWORK
J. A. Gaskin, Scout Executive of
East Carolina Council, announced
Monday the promotion of Norman
Scrivener from Field Scout Ex
ecutive to Assistant Scout Execu
tive. In his new capacity as As
sistant Executive, Scrivener will,
of necessity, spend a greater por
tion of time in the Council office
at Wilson, and will, in addition,
cover a wide area in the Southern
portion of the Council. The Scriv
eners will make their home in
Kinston, North Carolina, moving
to that city shortly after the mid
dle of the month.
Mr. Gaskin stated that a new
Field Executive for this area has
been selected by the Council Per
sonnel Committee and will report
for duty the latter part of the
month.
Scrivener, in commenting on his
promotion and transfer, stated
that Halifax District occupies at
the present time an exceptionally
high place in the Council picture
“with one of the most active and
interested District Committees I
have ever been privileged to work
with. Oportunities for even great
er progress are plainly evident for
1943, and my executive and I both
feel that the closing months of the
year will find this District with an
even higher status. Our Scout
masters are all doing a splendid
job in building character and train
ing for citizenship among the
youth of this area, while the Scouts
themselves have presented an en
viable record in Civic and Victory
Service Activties. It has been a
wonderful privilege to work with
so splendid a group.”
Scrivener came here a little ov
er a year ago from Asheville,
where he was connected with the
advertising department of the
Asheville Citizen-Times. He and
Mrs. Scrivener have made many
friends in the city, who regret to
see them leave, but congratulate
Mr. Scrivener upon his advance
ment in his chosen field of work.
MRS. HARRISON HOSTESS
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 25th,
Mrs. A. S. Harrison of Enfield
was hostess at a bridge party.
When guests arrived she served
refreshments after which five pro
gressions of contract were played.
Mrs. Robert Whitaker won the
high score prize and Mrs. E. L.
Petway the bingo hand prize. Oth- 1
er guests were Mrs. Eugene Wood, 1
Miss Annie Mae Sherrod, Mrs.
Sammie Goode, Mrs. W. F. Dick
ens, Mrs. R. T. Beal, Mrs. R.
Hunter Pope, Mrs. Samuel Pierson, i
Mrs. D. Mac Johnson, Mrs. Hugh
Sherrod, Mrs. Leonard Matthews,
Mrs. J. B. Britt, Mrs. Ivey Watson,
Mrs. R. E. Shervette, Jr., and Mrs.
Holt Evans.
Home Nursing Is
One Of Major Red
Cross Activities
The home nursing course, under
the efficient direction of Miss Ev
elyn Tillman, is one of the major
activities of the local chapter of
the American Red Cross. Miss
Frances Grant has served as the
instructor for this group. Miss
Grant is a registered nurse, the
requirements of the Red Cross re
quiring that a R. N. (okayed by
Washington) serve in this capa
city.
The Standard National American
Red Cross text was used by the
local chapter in conducting its
classes, and Red Cross certificates
were given some 28 adults, while
83 high school students received
certificates.
Practical work given the ladies
in training included instructions
in (1) taking temperatures; (2)
making up bed with patient in
bed; (3) bathing patient in bed;
(3) preparation of food for ill
person in the home; (5) bathing
the baby; and (6) care of various
diseases, etc.
Clabrone E. Page
Receives Petty
Officer 3-c Rate
i
Clabrone E. Page, better known ,
here as “Bunny”, now a Petty Of- ,
fleer 3rd class in the United States (
Coast Guard, received a promotion ,
last week from the rank of Sea- ]
man 1/c to the present rank. ,
Petty Officer Page entered Curtis ,
Bay Training Station, in Mary
land, December, 1942, with the .
rank of Seaman 2/c but he re- ,
ceived first class rate soon there- (
after. He graduated February 25 j
and has received his orders to re- i
port to Norfolk, Va., for active
duty.
He is married to the former
Betty Spivey. They have one child
and live in this city. A native of |
Durham, he has made his home ,
here for several years, and has ,
been employed by Patterson Mills (
Co.
Shoe Rationing
Is Clarified For
Chicago Dealers
Chicago — Shoe rationing does
not contemplate the purchase of
three pairs a year by every person,
Seymour Shane, regional miscellan
eous products rationing representa
tive of the Office of Price Admin
istration, told a large gathering of
Chicago retailers at a recent meet
ing at the Hotel Morrison. The
meeting was sponsored for retail
ers of the Chicago area by the
National Shoe Travelers and the
Shoe Travelers’ Association of Chi
cago. ,
Mr. Shane, who was formerly
/ice-president and general manager
3f the Boston Store, Chicago, stat
ed that there had been much mis
interpretation of the three-pairs
i-year ruling. The OPA intends,
le stated, that every person shall
3e entitled to two pairs of wear
ible shoes at all times. In addi
:ion, persons such as industrial
workers requiring work shoes may
have one pair of those.
x iiv line* pi eiaxiim liicll aiiuea
would be rationed at three pairs
i year resulted from the fact that
ration Coupon 17 was made good
tor purchase of a pair of shoes
luring a four-month period ending
rune 15. He pointed out that af
;er the coupon has been surrender
id, any person who still does not
lave two wearable pairs of shoes
:an go to his rationing board and
?et a certificate entitling him to
>uy another pair. “If you wear
>ut a pair of shoes in six weeks,
wu can go to the board and get
mother pair. If you work in a
var plant and need six pairs of
ihoes you’ll get six pairs.”
He also cited cheap play shoes
is an example that the intention
inder rationing is to insure that
lach person would have at all
imes two pairs of wearable shoes.
f the customer can spend only
;2.00 for a cheap pair of play
ihoes, wears them out in four to
lix weeks and wants to go to the
rouble of going to the local OPA
ward to fill out a certificate, he
>r she will be granted the privil
ige of buying another pair. Chil
Iren, therefore, might be eligible
o have four to six pairs of shoes
n a ration period, but will have
o secure authorization from their
ocal boards.
Mrs. Elsie Langford spent last
week end visiting her parents, Mr.
ind Mrs. J. A. Hartsoe in Weldon.
Eugene C. Langford has been
stationed with the U. S. Army at
2amp McCain, Miss.
Mrs. D. P. Allen has returned
’rom Lexington.
Making Surgical
Dressings Major
Red Cross Work
The Red Cross Surgical Dress
ings whrk is one of the major
activities of the Red Cross in Ro
anoke Rapids. At Monday night’s
meeting Mrs. F. J. Jarman, chair
man of that important division
of the local chapter, turned in the
following report concerning their
activities for the past year:
“The Surgical Dressings work
for the Red Cross began in July
when I was made chairman, and
went to Kinston to a Red Cross
Institute for a few days to learn
to make them in order to teach
others.
“In August the Rosemary Mfg.
Co. gave the Red Cross the use
of the two rooms at 19th and
Henry Streets until the end of the
war; one room for the sewing and
knitting and the other for the
surgical dressings.
“The first meeting for the in
struction of supervisors was held
on August 25th at 3:30, with sev
enteen present. There are twenty
supervisors, and ten substitutes.
“We are finishing the February
quota tonight, or certainly by to
imniDw <xi. i.ci liouii.
“The surgical dressing work goes
on each week from Monday thru
Friday with a 2 hour work period
each afternoon and night. There
are two supervisors at each meet
ing to instruct workers and count
and pack the gauze dressings. We
make surgical sponges and prelim
inary dressings.
“A few times we have had as
many as 26 workers; at others as
few as three. If we could have:
ten good workers at each meeting
regularly, the work would run
very smoothly. A good average
worker can make 100 dressings in
an hour. Some make 200 or mdre.
We have about 60 regular workers.
“None of the dressings are ster
ile. We keep them clean and pack
them in boxes in a cupboard until
they are packed in paper bags
and put in big cardboard cartons
to be sent away. Later they are
sterilized where used. The Rose
mary Mill sends a worker to seal
the cartons with metal binders,
and address the cartons with a
stencil — since the Red Cross re
quires that for the Surgical Dress
ings work.
“We, the local chapter, are grate
ful to the Rosemary Mfg. Co. for
their kindness and generosity in
helping the Red Cross whenever
we call on them (and that’s fairly
often!)
“We sent off 84,900 dressings
packed in 29 cartons on February
2nd to New Cumberland, Pa., and
Halifax Farm
Security Board <<
Loses Griffin
W. H. Griffin, who has been
with the Farm Administration in
Halif&x for some time has left for (g
Raleigh. He came to Halifax
about three years ago although his
family never came here with him.
His fellow workers feel that his
going is a great loss to the Farm:
Securty for he has proven him- ,i
self very capable in this position.
No one has been named to his
post as yet. ,
A. Quesenberry
Plans To Start
Revival March 6
Pastor L. J. Brown of the Pente- u
costal Church of God, announces *
a revival to start March 6th at
his church here. Evangelist Albert
Quesenberry, of Pulaski, Va., will
lead the members in the services.
Mr. Quesenberry will have as part
of the program, some special music *
to be rendered by himself. The
services will start at 7:30 p. m.
and will probably continue for
about two weeks.
Evangelist Quesenberry is head g
of the Pentecostal Young Peoples "
Association in this district.
(Bellwood) Richmond, Va., Quar
termaster Depot (medical section).
"Mrs. Beckwith, the assistant
Production Chairman, and assist- ^
ant Surgical Dressing Chairman
has counted from our register the
number of hours in both work
rooms. We have worked 4,240’
hours. There are 270 different
names on the Surgical Dressing ^
register. We have about 60 reg
ular workers.”
"RELIEF RETONGA GAVE
ME THE JOY OF MY LIFE"
Joins Hundreds Of Grateful
Carolina Men And Women
In Praise Of Retonga.
Gives Retonga Full Credit
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in from well known men and wo
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for their happy relief from the
distress of indigestion, loss of
appetite, weight and strength, ner
vousness, weak, rundown feeling,
undernourishment, and similar
harassing symptoms. For instance,
Mrs. Delia Paylor, well known
resident of 207 Roxboro St, Dur
ham, N. C., declares:
“I suffered terribly with indi
gestion and distress from gassy
bloating, and felt so stuffy at times
I could hardly draw a deep breath.
My appetite was so poor I had to
force food that didn’t agree with
me and I lost weight and strength
until I was just a bunch of nerves.
Sound sleep was next to impossible.
I had to take strong laxatives for
constipation and I felt pain in ev
ery muscle from toxic clogging. I
doubt if anyone in Durham felt as
miserable and discouraged as I did.
“The relief Retonga gave me is
the joy of my life. I really feel
hungry, eat anything I want and
am relieved of the gas pressure
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MRS. LELIA PAY LOR
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play-worn child and I have gained
four pounds. I don’t have to take
strong laxatives and I feel as en
ergetic and strong as ever. I
wish everyone suffering as I did
could try Retonga.”
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