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« VOLUME XXXI ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. &,THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 1946 NUMBER 52
Seventh District Parents and
Teachers In Annual Meeting
“Laying Firm Foundations was
the theme of Annual conference
of the Seventh District, North
Carolina Congress of Parents and
A Teachers, held in the High School
building, at Rich Square, last
Friday. Counties participating were
Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, John
son, Nash, Northampton, Wayne
and Wilson. ,
Representing Roanoke Rapids
schools at the conference were:
Vance Street School P.-T.A., Mrs.
Lunsford Harris, Mrs. Mary Seav
er, Mrs. V. M. Daughtry, Mrs.
W. B. Rhoden. Clara Hearne, F.
(# T. A., Mrs. W. H. Proctor. Mrs.
J. J. Thompson, Mrs. Reginald
Harris, Miss Elizabeth Tait. Cen
tral School P.-T.A., Mrs. D. E.
Bennett, Mrs. T. J. Taylor. Rose
mary School P.T. A., Mrs. Lewis
Johnson, Mrs. R. H. Wood, Mrs.
J. E. Mausteller.
After the report oi trie vaauuj
P. T. A. presidents, an address
was made by the state president,
Mrs. E. N. Howell, subject: “The
,9 Strength of The Foundation.”
Mrs. Howell emphasized the fact
that the state program could func
tino only through the help of the
local Parent-Teacher Association
and depended largely on the mem
bership rather than on the presi
dent alone. Each member is an
important cog in the wheel. Rela
tive to the State program, Mrs.
Howell mentioned the following:
-v 1. Health and Safety (a nption
al project).
2. Parent Education (stressing
the need for good planners and
thinkers and calling attention to
the fact that the P.-T. A. is set
up for adult education).
3. School Education (including
character building and the spirit
ual education of the child.)
Mrs. Howell also stated that the
Parent-Teacher Association is vi
tally interested in the solution of
the teacher shortage and the tea
* cher housing situation. The state
president’s address was followed
by a conference hour led by mem
bers o£ the state board.
Tne luncueuix *** -
High School cafeteria afforded a
pleasant hour of relaxation and an
opportunity for members to min
gle end get acquained.
The highlight of the afternoon
U session was an address by C.
W. Phillips, second vice-president,
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, on “The School and
The Community Together.” Mr.
Phillips handled his subject in a
capable and interesting manner,
with facts and statistics under
standable to all. Particularly did he
stress the appalling shortage of
teachers, urging recruitment of
young people to the profession of
j§ teaching.
At the close of the meeting, the
District Magazine Cup, formerly
held by the Central School of
Roanoke Rapids, was awarded to a
Rocky Mount School.
Three Round Trip:
} Is Daily Schedule
m A schedule of three round trip!
4 daily has been inaugurated by th«
J Trailway Bus Lines between Nor
/. folk and Roanoke Rapids, via Sea
board, Boykins and Courtland, ac
cording to an announcement mad<
today.
Officers Get
Big Still, 12
Barrels Mash
Sheriff Harry A. House, Depu
ties A. J. Brigman, Leslie Crowley
and Rodwell Crowley captured a
300-gallon capacity copper still
last Saturday afternoon.
The still was found near the
Nash county line between White
Oak and Glenview, and had not
been operated at its new location,
it had evidently only recently been
moved and set up. Instead of hav
ing a “worm” the still was equip
ped with a large condenser.
A negro man has been arrested
in connection with the raid. He
was not found a,t the still, how
ever, officers said.
After loading the still to bring ic
out, 12 barrels of mash were de
stroyed by the raiding party.
Infantry Unit In
National Guard Is
Planned For City
Mayor Kelly Jenkins and Francis
S. Kemp, called on General Van
3. Melts by appointment at his of
fice in Raleigh last week. After
a two hour conference with the
general information received and
with the authority to publlish
it was that Roanoke Rapids is
listed for an Infantry Company
consisting of 128 men and seven
officers, the company will not re
cruit to full strength at once but
will recruit twenty five to forty
men and two officers as a basic
of organization and then have
from twelve to eighteen months
to reach full strength.
Enlistments of forming the unit
in Roanoke Rapids will not start
until after General Metts and his
staff visits Roanoke Rapids to
confer with the city officals,
management of industry and civic
clubs for support and co-opera
tion.
Or. Cooke To
Speak Here
The local unit of the North
Carolina Education Association
will present on October 14 at 3
o’clock in the Roanoke Rapids
High School Library, Dr. Dennis
H. Cooke. Dr. Cooke is the new
president of Eastern Carolina Tea
chers College and a native of
Maiden, N. C. For the past 16
years, he has been associated
with the George Peabody College
for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Cooke’s topic will be “The
Mental Hygiene of the Teacher”
or “The Teacher as a part of the
; Community.” /
The new president is prominent
in education circles of the nation
: and has gained great recognition
as an educator and as a author.
Books under his authorship in
clued "Psychology of Arithme
tics,” “The Teaching Personnel and
i General School Administration.”
The public is cordially invited.
Floyd's Death
Date Set Far
October 25th
Unless Gov. Cherry intervenes
on his behalf, Edward W. Floyd,
who was sentenced to death in
Northampton County for the slay
ing of his father-in-law, Wade
Cooke, at Cooke’s home about four
miles from Roanoke Rapids, on
Saturday night, November 10, last
year, will die in the gas chamber
in State’s Prison on Friday, Oct
ober 25. The death date was auto
matically set after the Stat^
Supreme Court yesterday found no
error in the trial.
According to the record Floyd
walked into the kitchen of the
Cooke home as the family sat at
the supper ta,ble and began shoot
ing. He killed his father-in-law,
and his sister-in-law, Rosa Cooke,
and wounded his wife and another
sister-in-law. It was in evidence
that he had been drinking but
was not “drunk or crazy.’’ He
pleaded mental irresponsibility and
introduced evidence showing that
he had two uncles who committed
suicide and a brother who died
in an insane asylum.
Everett Hurt
In Accident
The condition of B. B. Everett
of Palmyra, former State Repre
sentative, who was injured in an
automobile accident near Speed
Monday night, was reported as
satisfactory last night at Edge
combe General Hospital, Rocky
Mount.
Everett suffered bruises about
the left leg and side and shock,
his physician said.
The Palmyra man, whose wife
is State Democratic women’s
chairman, was returning home
after carrying a friend to the hos
.pital. He was driving alone when
his car collided with another au
tomobile driven by a Negro near
Speed. The accident occurred about
about 9:15 p. m. Monday.
Everett was able to get out and
walked away from the wreckage
of his car, but collapsed a few
minutes later and was taken to
the hospital.
WHY THE RED FEATHER?
Many years ago the red feather was used as a badge of cour
age and chivalry. Actually, history books tell us that in the Cru
sade days, in the 10th and 11th Centuries, the Black Prince
awarded the Red Feather to his men for unusual acts of valor.
The custom stuck, somehow, and Robin Hood bestowed the Red
Feather on his men for outstanding courage, courtesy and gene
rosity.
It’s strange how things get around. When the white man came
to America, he found the Indians decorating their fearless braves
with great eagle feathers, dyed red. That’s why, today, the Red
Feather is a symbol of our faith in man, our willingness to share
what we have with others, our desire to bring health, happiness
and opportunity to all the people in the community.
Red Feather services are scattered all over our city, iney De
long to the people of the entire community, and they are used by
them day after day throughout the year. The Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, Public Library and the Associated Charities are all year
round Red Feather services. The School Lunch Room and Book
Fund operates during the nine months school year, while the
Recreation Committee operates the swimming pool and the play
grounds during the summer months.
Wear the Red Feather as the symbol of your community
service.
Community Chest Drive
Gets Under Way Monday
Expect Big Crowd
At Football Game
Tomorrow’s the big day—the
big day for some lucky person
who’s been looking for a new
car without finding one.
For tomorrow, the Junior
Chamber of Commerce will give
away a new 1948 Ford sedan
during the half of the Roanoke
Rapids-Oxford high school foot
ball game which will be played
at the high school athletic field.
The car is being given away as
a part of the Jaycees’ project of
raising funds for the high school
athletic association. Tickets for
the game axe being sold by every
Jaycee, and each ticket is good
for a free chance on the auto
mobile.
The football game will get un
derway at 3:30 tomorrow, and
should be one of the classiest
grid games scheduled here this
season.
Pr. ft m Peachy
Dies of Injuries
Dr. Robert S. McGeachy, 74,
head of the Craven County Health
Department, died yesterday morn
ing in a New Bern hospital from
burns received when he went into
his basement early Tuesday morn
ing to investigate gas fumes. It
is not known what caused the
fumes to ignite, burning him sev
erely about the face and hands.
Mrs. McGeachy died suddenly of
a heart, attack 12 days ago, Sep
tember 27.
Dr. McGeachy, a native of Rob
eson county, served with a medi
cal corps in the 30th division dur
ing World War 1. After the war
he entered public health work
serving as health officer in Green
ville, Kinston and Weldon.
Mule Killed When
Struck by a Bus
A mule belonging to Paul Whit
son was killed Monday night when
hit by a Trailway bus. The acci
dent occurred on the Littleton
highway near the William R.
Davie School. The bus, a “dead
head”, en route to Raleigh from
j Norfolk. !l_
The Roanoke Rapids Community
Chest drive gets underway Mon
day. This is not just another so
called drive, but it is your oppor
tunity to help your fellowman, and
to assist in making your city a
better community. One of the best
descriptions of what the Commu
nity Chest drive stands for has
been written in a letter from the
President of the United States,
Harry S. Truman, to Dr. Thomas
S. Gates, Chairman of the Com
munity Chests of America. The
following is a quotation from the
President’s letter:
“The voice of the Community
Chests of America speaks com
pellingly to every American, di
recting thought and conscience
to the health and welfare needs
of his own home town.
“It is a voice to which we should
all listen thankfully, for in this
aftermath of a bitter world war
it speaks of man’s humanity to
man.
i minit or me community
Chest and its Red Feather services
as a clear expression of the vol
unteer spirit, the animating force
of citizenship in our democracy.
In a thousand Community Chest
campaigns we see a heartening
demonstration of democracy at
work. We see men and women of
all religious faiths and political
parties, from all ranks of busi
ness, industry and labor, uniting
voluntarily to plan, work and give
together for the common good.
When we give to the Community
Chest we do not give ‘charity1
in any narrow sense of that fine
word. Rather, we give opportunity
—for health, for education, for
wholesome and happy living —
to all people. We help build the
good community. And on the good
community rests the hope of -a
good nation.”
The President’s letter continued,
but the above paragraphs give a
true meaning of the Community
Chest and its Red Feather servic
| es.
*jiyae martin is now putting
the finishing touches on a huge
Red Feather indicator which win
be placed in front of the Roa
noke Rapids Hospital to keep
the public informed as to the pro
gress of the campaign.
The indicator consists of a dial
with markings from zero to $14,
000 with a movable pointer in the
form of a Red Feather. The Red
Feather will be initially set at
zero on Monday morning and mov
ed around the dial each night to
indicate the total donations re
ceived to date in the Campaign
Reports will be received each
night from the dozens of volun
tary workers scattered through
out the various industrial plants*
business sections, and outlying
areas, and those report will indi
cate the progress.
Watch the big Red Feather in
dicator move towords its gom*
and feel proud that you had on
opportunity to help it move along:
For an example of an actual
case handled by the Associated
Charities, the following report is
given:
Recently the case worker for
Associated Charities was request
ed by an official of one of titm
local mills to visit the family of
one of its employees, a patient at
the hospital at that time. Steer
there were several children, Ite*
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