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Veteran Of Corregidor *!n Enfield Enfield — John B. Underwood, Chief Petty Officer, USN, was a visitor here a few dayse ago in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Mac Johnson and Miss Ella Johnson, his auilts and uncle. Officer Jack was one of the many forced to surrender under the leadership of General Wain bright to the Japs on Corregidor. After the surrender he was made a prisoner on the Island of Luzon, and from there was taken to Hongkong through dangerous sub marine waters where British and American subs were operating. However, he got through and lived t-rt foil thp talfl. Some time berore the Armistice with Japan he was taken to Japan fwid was there when the Japs ask Vd for peace terms. He worked un der Jap guards, was at times treated roughly and lost consider able weight due to improper diet. According to Underwood, Swiss authorities who handled American interests with the enemy would come around occasionally to see how American prisoners were be ing treated. On these occasions the crafty Japs would do a little win dow dressing and make things ap pear better than usual. Lack of grease, meats and even nuts caus ed sickness among the soldiers. Whenever chicken was served it would probably mean about four chickens divided among a thousand prisoners. The same with rabbits, a small number of rabbits being divided among several thousand prisoners. Jack stated that he had eaten dog meat, which sounded so ^pugnant that a newspaper re porter asked him the taste of it. “Not so bad, somewhat the taste of goat,” he replied. Underwood left for Fayetteville, and then probably visited his old home at St. Paul’s in Roberson County. Whitaker - Thomson # Enfield—On Monday evening of last week, Mrs. Robert Norman, and Miss Nina Whitaker, enter tained in their home honoring their sister, Miss Emma H. Whit aker, and at the same time an nouncing Miss Whataker’s engage ment to Lt. J. Curtis Thomson, Jr., of Atlanta, Oa. Four tables of bridge were in play. Place cards with a silver ring attached, and upon which was ^written' ‘Emma and Curt” an nounced the engagement. In the bridge game Mrs. Her schel Murphy won high score prize and in the bingo games Mesdames Fred Hoyle, H. C. Murphy, John D. Beavens and Wiley Bradley won prizes. The bride-to-be was presented North Carolina Entries i *Win Junior Garden Awards; Mildred Jester Sheldon Murdock Marcelene Simmons 3 TWO North Carolina girls and one boy captured major awards for efficient production iand marketing in competing with [youths from 46 states in the fifth 'annual scholarship contest of the National Junior Vegetable Grow ers Association. Marcelene Simmons of Mt. Airy, jMildred Jester of Durham, and [Sheldon Murdock of Troutman were named southern sectional |winners by the association’s adult i advisor, Prof. Grant B. Snyder of Massachusetts State College, during the junior growers’ 11th ■ annual convention in Cincinnati, 'O. The three champions received $100 awards from the $6,000 in ■'ontest scholarships provided an nually by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. In addition to the sectional win ders, a North Carolina boy and girl were named recipients of $25 ; Victory bonds at the convention. Gerald D. Mann, 16, route 2, New port, and Ethel Compton, 17, route 2, Collinsville, were the bond win ners. Marcelene, 17, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Simmons, crystal salt cellars, and Mrs. W. A. Hart, of Tarboro, (nee Miss Mary Shaw) a recent bride, was given a remembrance. A congealed salad with hot cof fee and salted nuts were served to the following guests: Misses Catherine Parker, Kiki Andleton, Elsie Kimball, Frances Nofler, Cor mne Hofler, Anne Pope, Eunice Cuthrell and , Mesdames W. H. Garnett, Jr., J. H. Norman, III, Herschel Murphy, W. A. Hart, John Parker, John David Beavans, vViley Bradley, Eddie Copeland and Fred Hoyle. “By the way, who is that long and lank girl standing over there?” “Hush. She used to be long and lank, but she’s just inherited $100 000. She’s tall and stately now.” route 1, Mt. Airy in Surry Coun-J ty, is- a. sophomore at Meredith! College. Her crops were raisedj on a small garden on her father’s! 70-acre farm and were worthi $623. A one-acre plot that produced! an income of $320.25 in vege-j tables was the project of top-1 ranking high school senior Mild-! red Jester, 17, daughter of J. C.; Jester, route 3, Durham. She has) been in 4-H club work for eight years. Thirteen-year-old Sheldon •j.) Murdock, son of Mr. John Carl Murdock, route 1, Troutman, worked a four-acre project on hisi father’s Iredell County 360-acre! farm. Plagued by a late spring,! a summer drouth and a heavy infestation of ear worms in his two acres of corn, Sheldon still managed to harvest produce Worth $439.50. James L. Ammon, 18, of Al-i bany, Ore., was named 1945 na-j tional champion and won the top1 scholarship award of $500. Jim Spell, 16, of Columbia, Miss., re-) ceived a $200 award as southern region champion. Ashley Garner Is Given Discharge Ashley Garner, 29-year-old son of Mrs. Kate L. Garner of this city, received his honorable dis charge from the army after serv ing for three years and four months. He was an antiaircraft automatic weapons crewman, and participated in the battles of Sic ily, Naples, Foggia, Romie Arno, Rhineland. Garner received the Good Conduct medal, Eemet cam paign medal with four Bronze ser vice stars, and one Bronze arrow head victory medal. Latin Americans get a new lead er by shooting. It is messier than our method, but it takes less lying and fewer worthless promises. Farm plans for the establish ment of Soil Conservation Prac tices have been completed for the following farms: Z. N. Thomas near Littleton; J. Clyde Myrick, Calvary Church sec tion; Johnston Harris,' Littleton; Hugh M. Sherrod, Enfield; Archie Williams, Community Center F. S. A.; B. A. Hux, on highway 561, 6 miles from Halifax; William Pearce, Ringwood, and J. S. Brad ley, Hobgood. Others are being completed and will be ready soon. Practices have already been estab lished on some of these farms. Others will be established as soon as Dossible. The Triple A will make pay ments to farmers for some soil conservation practices. A list of those will be published as soon as it is available. W. M. Shugart will come to Hal ifax County some time during December to take over the job of Work Unit Conservationist for the U. S. Soil Conservation Service. Mr. Shugart is well qualified for the job and will be glad to give as sistance where needed. Soil Conservation is claiming more attention everyday. Newspap ers and magazines are telling peo ple of its advantages and benefits and some Radio Stations carry special programs on Soil Conser vation. People as a whole are beginning to see and realize that the soil must be saved and taken care of because from it comes most every thing we have. Just stop a few minutes and think how many things come directly and indirect ly from the earth. Without whioh we could do nothing. OTTIS J. REYNOLDS Attorney And Connsellor-at-Law Roanoke Rapids, N, C. Kidd Building Announcing removal «f office; To 915 Roanoke Ave. Next to Tickle's Barber Shop New Phone R-6986 Closed Mondays until 5 P, M. Dr. E. D. Harbour Optometrist Roanoke Rapids, N. G. Now— sweeter, g tastier bread with ^ FLEISCHMANN’S Xt s so easy to bake delicious, smooth-textured loaves if you use Fleischmann’s active fresh Yeast. This fresh yeast is fall-strength. It goes right to work to help you get best baking results every time. IF YOU BAKE AT HOME—insist on Fleischmann’s active fresh Yeast. The cake with the familiar yellow label! De pendable—America’s favorite for over 70 years. _l CAPTION; P5S AS PIRCSTfcP NO COUPONS NEEDED FUEL OIL — KEROSENE -• ARE NO LONGER RATIONED. ; -• Let us fill your tank now and avoid the j Winter Kush. -•- I ROANOKE RAPIDS OIL CO. JAKE SPIRE, Mgr. 1314 Roanoke Ave. Phones R-315 and R-568-1 LASS FOR ALL PURPOSES ALL KINDToF GLAZING -• WE INSTALL WINDOW and PLATE GRASS l FOR STORE FRONTS ... MIRRORS -• ROSEMARY GLASS CO. JAKE SPIRE, Mgr. 1324 Roanoke Ave. — Phone R-315 or R-568-1 j
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