| Mr$and Mrs. Eugene White
* ad and little son of Emporia
j. ent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
I U. Vaughan.
Mrs. Bill Howard of Kinston
ent a few days with Dr. and
rs. W. G. Suiter.
Mrs. Whitley Draper is spend
1 g a short time in Datona Beach,
!j iorida.
I Mri^ Anna Boseman who has
I' sen quite sick is improving.
Miss Jean Tilghman of West
linister Choir School is spending
i le spring holidays at her home
sre.
Mrs. Jennie Williamson of Old
hurch, Va. ,is tvisiting friends
sre. (
i R ,M. Robinson of Skippers, Va.
m rG 4-^/3 tv/Ttio xxr T. Alo_
n fjiturday.
j Mrs; Milton Underwood and sons
I : Norfolk, Va., are guests of Mr.
r id Mrs. D .C. Johnson.
Lt .Carl Duglas of Fort Melvoir,
a. .visited his family here re
intly.
T. R. Manning attended an
tents meeting of the Railway Ex
cess Agents at Florence, S. C.
list week.
Is. 1/c Murray Craven of Nor
»lk.afc'a., spent the week end with
IJs pirents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B.
Jraven.
. W. G. Shaw of Goldsboro vis
ted relatives here recently.
Mrs. J. T. Ben spent Monday in
Norfolk.
Mrs. Roy Lee Ferrell has left
To Wilson where she will join her
lusband and they will make their
some.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Alston and
son ^Charlie visited Mr. and Mrs.
W. Alston Sunday.
Mrs. Sally Vick is spending this
week in Norfolk.
Mrs. Claudia Dowten has return
ed home from a three weeks visit
t oher daughter in Fayetteville.
Elliott Clark of Norfolk spent
St few days here recently.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Cochrane of
Jackson visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. Wyche Sunday.
M>, and Mrs. Eugene White
heaSTof Emporia visited Mr. and
^trs. J. U. Vaughan on Sunday.
—
Skywriting" By
Plane Done Here
“Skywriting” of advertisements
ffor the McPherson Bros., Bever
age Company, Littleton, bottlers of
Pepsi-Cola, by an airplane here
this^vveek created much interest
am® the citizenry. The plane
flew at a high altitude and the
“writing” could be read for sev
eral miles away.
Cowboy Star Will
Play Henderson
Ernest Tubb, Hollywood’s new
est cowboy star, will appear in
person in the Henderson High
School auditorium Tuesday night.
April 2. There will be three per
formances, 6:30, 8 and 9:30 o'clock.
Appearing with Tubb will be the
entire Grand Ole Opry gang,
Texas Troubadours,. Jemo Short
and Jack Drake, all Republican
action picture stars. Rear Ernest
Tubb sing “Walking the Floor
Over You,” “You Nearly Lose
Your Mind,” Soldier’s Last Let
ter”, “Careless Darling,” “It’3
Been So Long, Darling,” and
many other selections. Admission
to the show will be $1.00, in
cluding all tax.—Adv.
HALIFAX
NEWS
_-*
Miss Jean Gregory of Hender
son spent last week end with her
mother, Mrs. A. W. Gregory.
Mrs. Fred Cates of Durham
spent last week With Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Hux.
Mr. and Mrs. L H.. Pearce, and
daughter Glenda of Williamsburg,
Va., spent the week end with
Mrs. Mary Read.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Rodwell,
Jr., of Warrenton and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Vincent and sons
of Murfreesboro spent Sunday
with Mrs. Mary Read.
Sidney R. Williams of Essex
was e visitor here Friday.
James Weeks who was recent
ly discharged from the army has
returned to State College to re
sume his studies.
HOSPITAL NEWS
The following are patients at
the Roanoke Rapids Hospital:
Homer G. Boykins, Weldon; W.
B. Browning, Littleton; Mrs.
Charles W. Dickens, City; Mrs.
E. L. Dowes, Littleton; Walter
J. Falsey, City; Thurman Fly,
Conway; Mrs. P. F. Harris,
Littleton; T. E. Kidd. Bracey, Va.;
Sam Kidd, Bracey, Va.; Mrs.
Thomas Major, Littleton; Mrs. E.
W. Miles, City; Mrs. L. M. Parker,
Aulander; Mrs. Janies Paschail,
Vaughan; Mrs. Lonnie Robinson,
City; H. G. Ricks, Conway;
Charlie Shearin, Vaughan; Wal
ter Shearin, Littleton; Miss Joseph
ine Stansbury, Littleton; J. E.
Taylor, Conway; F. C. Wood.
City; Mrs. L. J. Warrick, Jack
.'On; Mrs. L. E. Wirglet, Anflum;
Mrs. Roger Warren, City; Miss
Merle Warren, Weldon.
Miss Marjorie Kidd of Wash
ington, D. C.,' spent the week-end
here with her mother, Mrs. Wil
lie Coggsdale.
Premeasurement
Tobacco Acreage
Been Provided
In order to speed up final
measurement of tobocco acreage
in Halifax County, and to give
the farmer the benefit of know
ing that he has not planted in
excess of his allotment, premea
surement has been provided, C.
L. Kelly, chairman, Halifax
County AAA Committee, announc
ed today. “Qualified persons have
been approved and are now avail
abje to do this work at only a
small cost to the farm operator,”
he said. Kelly pointed out that
premeasurement dimensions found
to be correct will be used in
the final check after planting.
Since there is such a brief time
between planting and harvesting,
he urged all farmers to take ad
vantage of this service so that
final acreages may be determined
on all farms and sales cards
prepared for issuance by the time
♦■he markets open.
TOWN TALK
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Walston
of Halifax spent the week end
with her mother, Mrs. Kate L.
Garner.
Mrs. Charlie Walston of Hali
fax spent four days of last week
wit hMrs. Kate L. Garner.
Mrs. Carrie Clifton is visiting
relatives in Norfolk.
Miss Susie Connor of Baltimore,
Md., spent the week-end with Mrs.
Wesley Little.
Miss Eleanor Anne White re
turned to Randolph-Macon after
spending the spring holidays with
her parents in the Patterson
Apartments.
Mrs. A. G. Spear has returned
to Norfolk after spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. All
mond White.
lAfollCollege Co^efor you I
TWITH EXPENSES PAID \
Here s important news for young
men 18 and over (17 with par
ents’ consent). Under the GI
Bill of Rights, if you enlist in the
U. S. Army before October 6,
1946, for 3 years, upon your dis
j charge you will be entitled to 48
j months of college, trade or busi
ness school education. Tuition
up to $500 per ordinary school
year will be paid. And you will
receive $65 monthly living al
lowance—$90 if you are mar
ried. Get the facts at your
nearest U. S. Army Recruiting
Station,
l), S, ARMS RECRUITING STATION
Armory Building
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.
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UP IN THE TROPICAL TREES.
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THAT IS IN THE CUPPED LEAVES.
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Are you aware that every
time we hand a patient a
finished prescription we give
him the benefit of years of
professional training? It is
our sincere wish that you
never have illness in your
home; but if you do, take
advantage of our personal,
confidential service. We’re
sure to please.
THE LINGERIE LOOK
ON DARK SHEERS
antu£jfaL*£e
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Destined to play an important role this spring is the look of lingerie freshness
on dark sheers ... as seen on the two antlie JQaurie originals sketched.
One has frosty white frilling touching the neckline and edging the full
peplum ... the other has wide lace motifs for a broadened shoulder effect.
Both have the new soft look of tiny waistlines . . . fuller hips . . . rounded
shoulders. Both are made of "Towncrepe" ... a famous 9ERLINGER fabric.
EXCLUSIVELY Aj
PEGGY ANN FROCKS
“It Costs So Little To Look So Lovely”
1005 ROANOKE AVE.