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at Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, under Act of March 3rd, 1679
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EISENHOWER AND THE RED CROSS
The following statement by General Dwight
D. Eisenhower has been released by the War De
partment:
“During the current Red Cross Fund Cam
paign vast numbers of patriotic Americans have
responded generously to the cause. Already the
majority of chapters have reached or exceeded
their local goals. In some communities, however, I
understand the campaign is lagging, and I am
surprised to learn that one of the reasons given is
that complaints are being levelled at the organiza
tion’s overseas operations by returning service
men.
“For the most part these criticisms have
grown out of a Red Cross policy of making nomi
nal charges to our forces for food and lodgings in
fixed Red Cross installations abroad. These com
plaints are distressing to me since this particular
Red Cross policy was adopted at the request of
the Army so as to insure an equitable distribution
among all service personnel of Red Cross re
sources.
“I know the Red Cross. I have seen it in act
ion. Overseas it performed with the precision of
a well trained army. It would be a grave injustice
to the splendid work of the Red Cross if its cam
paign should be retarded anywhere by mistaken
criticism.
“In providing millions of pints of life-saving
blood plasma, thousands upon thousands of pack
ages for prisoners of war, in relaying countless
heart-warming messages regarding conditions at
home, bringing comfort and entertainment and
cheer to hospitals, leave areas and battle fronts,
the Red Cross accomplished a prodigious task. In
Africa, in England, later on the Continent, we
learned how much it meant to find the companion
ship, the friendliness, the link with home the Red
Cross managed to provide.
“The services or tne ±tea uross are as urgent
ly needed today by our occupation troops, our
men in hospitals, and our veterans as they ever
were by our fighting forces in time of war. The
Red Cross needs and deserves our continued sup
port. At the moment it is in the closing days of its
greatest peacetime campaign for funds. It stands
now in the shadow of the goal posts. I hope to see
it promptly pushed across by oversubscription of
its 1946 Fund Campaign."
the veteran in the news
In almost any edition of our daily publications
you will find at least one story of a mishap that
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befell a veteran of this war. By the same token
one may find at least one story reporting the mis
deeds of a veteran. The word “veteran” has be
come so repetitious in news stories that it appears
as though the ex-serviceman stumbles at every
crossroad or is trying to trip his fellow citizen at
each by-way.
The men and women who have just returned
from war are average Americans, no different
than any one of the one hundred and thirty-two
million citizens who live normal lives and pursue
their own ambitions. Of the fifteen million men
and women who served with our armed forces
during the war years we will find a cross-section
of America. All races, creeds and colors side by
side in our army of democracy. It is only natural
then that we find men and women from all walks
of life . . . “merchant, lawyer, beggarman, thief”
. . . successful citizens and those who are failures.
For that reason the average veteran resents the
publicity which tends to disprove the fact that, be
cause he is a veteran, he is different than his fel
low citizens The mention of the veteran in deroga
tory stories tends to place a seed doubt in the
minds of our citizens which grows until they be-1
oil irolpra n.Q I _
are questionable.
Mention in news stories is sel
dom made in the reporting of
criminal activities or illegal of
fnnses of the individuals by their
religion, fraternal organizations or
(reference to the schools they at
tended. To do so would cast a re
flection upon the particular group
mentionad and lean toward dis
crimination. The character of a
few is being reflected upon the
majority by the reporting of vet
erans who have become involved
in unfortunate or illegal incidents.
You cannot condemn a man’s
family because he did something
injurious to society, and by the
same token you cannot condemn
an army for the mistakes of one
man.
Realizing that veterans have
problems confronting them in their
normal pursuits to happiness with
out the disadvantage of unfavor
able publicity, The American
Legion has called upon the nation’s
press and radip to refrain from
publicizing the word veteran in
stories associated with unpleasant
incidents. He's a veteran, yes, but
first he’s an American.
The editors of our daily press
and radio commentators have done
much to champion the veterans’
rights and give him due credit
for his magnanimous deeds dur
ing tiie wor. Good taste, conside
ration and constant aid can be
given the veteran now by the
same press with their cooperation
of The American Legion’s request
that they report events without
associating the name veteran to
discredited individuals.
Miss Josephine Speight of Wash
ington, D. C., spent the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Speight
Pearson - Garris
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Garris an
nounce the marriage of their dau
ghter, Lois Elizabeth, to Algy Lee
Pearson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Pearson, last Sunday at I
9 o’clock in the morning at the
aome of Rev. and Mrs. J. D. itott
in Halifax. ^
A simple, but impressive ring
ceremcny was performed in the
presence of a few immediate
friends and relatives. The bride
wore a light blue crepe dress
with black accessories and her
flowers were red roses and lillies
of the valley. She is a graduate
of the Roanoke Rapids High
School and was connected with
the Rosemary Maufacturing Cmn
pany. The groom attended ^he
Roanoke Rapids High School and
has just returned from five years
U. S. Service in the army. He is
connected with his brother, Hay
wood Pearson who is an electrical
contractor here.
AfLtr a short wedding trip they
will make their home with Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Garris in South
Rosemary.
Bonsall - Collins 9
Pfc. Lillie (Maude Collins and
Pfc. Joseph Bonsall were united
in marriage Aptil 2, at Mitchell
Field, N. Y. Pfc. Lillie Maude Col
lins is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Kennie Collins, Route 1, and
Pfc. Joseph Bonsall is the son of
Mr .and Mrs. LeRoy Bonsall of
3133 W. Wendle Street, Philadel
phia, Pa. Chaplain Jack Moses
performed the ceremony at 7:0(Jf>.
M. in Chapel No. 1. Lt. Col. John
A. Hampton gave the bride away
and Pfc. Corrine Foxworth and
S/Sgt. Jim Phases were maid of
Honor and best man, respectively.
The bride and groom were in
uniform and the bride wore a tal
isman rose corsage, and the maid
of honor, yellow roses.
Gray - Pollard
Ed. Pollard of this city an
nounces the marriage of his dau
ghter, Marjorie Lee to Nathan J.
Gray of this city. The marriage
took place April 15th at Emporia,
V'a. The bride and groom will
make their home here.
Engagement
Mrs. Elizabeth Murray announc
es the engagement of her daught
er, Leila, to William Hegamyer,
son of Alexandria W. Hegamyer
and the late Lula Hughes Hegamy
er of Richmond. The wedding will
take place June 1st.
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