THE ROANOKE RAPIDS
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ROANOKE RAPIDS, NORTH CAROLINA
CARROLL WILSON, Owner and Editor
Entered as Second Class matter April 3rd. 1914. at the post office
ef Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, under Act of March 3rd,, 1879
Published Every Thursday Afternoon
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
On his 100th birthday an old gentleman put
into words his own thoughts for the future. He
told some hundred and fifty guests at his birth
day party at St. Joseph, Michigan:
“I have lived through four wars, five major
depressions, many calamities, personal and nation
al. After each of these there were voices raised in
anguish . . . the nation had suffered a shock from
which it could never recover, the economic system
had been damaged beyond repair, the American
way of life, as we know it and understood it, was
gone forever.
“And, yet, each time I have witnessed the
pendulum of public spirit swing slowly from
despair to hope. Each calamity has taught us
some lessons that we have managed to put to good
use and the spiral of national progress has wound
steadily upward.
“I am convinced there is one particularly im
portant reason for this continued national prog
ress. The world has sent us its most daring, its
most aggressive, its most imaginative people. Out
of all these elements we have brewed a race that
cannot be defeated by adversity, and it is upon
this that I base my profound hope for our continu
ed welfare and progress in the centuries to come.”
His eyes are still on the future.
CASH FOR CHRISTMAS
Christmas Clubs in banks throughout the
country will set a new record this year with dis
tribution of $635,000,000 to members, to Com
mence Nov. 25. This represents a 15.7% increase
over 1945 and constitutes the largest annual pay
ment in the history of the 36-year-old savings
plan.
A concomitant increase of 760,000 members
has brought total membership to 8,360,000. Aver
a.ge payment per member will be $76 for the entire
country. . , .
Leading the 5,000 participating banks in dis
bursements will be San Francisco’s Bank of
America N. T. & S. A. with $12,500,000.
In addition to Christmas Club payments,
$124,557,464 will be paid to depositors by other
Christmas savings funds in mutual savings banks.
AMERICANS MUST THINK
The greatest question mark in contemporary
-world affairs is not the Russian enigma, but the
inability of the American democracy to make up
its mind on foreign policy. The penalty of being
ihe world’s most powerful nation is the responsi
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j The Port of Missing Men
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Halifax, N. C.
November 4, 194&^
Dear Sir: 9
Am still wondering just why
Roanoke Rapids hasn’t (if It
hasn’t) erected, or at least plan
ned, a fitting memorial to our
precious boys who gave their lives
for democracy.
There were probably more from
Roanoke Rapids than any other
town in North Carolina (of its
size) to make the supreme sacri
fice. Halifax County is amply ablA
to do something in a big way. Ir
we didn’t already have a hospital
I think that would be what they’d
most appreciate . . . something
for suffering humanity. Even a
wing on the one we have. Its too
small and can’t always accommo
date all who would like to be
hospitalized. Beautify the Avenue
and name it “Memorial Ave.” with
a monument on it.
Both of mine—all the children
I had, were killed. So, Mr. Wil- <■
son, you can understand why I’m
doubly interested. I’m not influ
ential, but I shall be glad to have
a part, personally, and can help
financially too, in a small way.
Haven’t yet seen anything. But
truly hope to very soon.
Yours very truly,
A READER.
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Murphrey..
Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Maddrey ana
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Crew attended
the Wake Forest-Carolina football
game Saturday
Card of Thanks
The family of Mrs. Alice Hop
kins wish to take this opportun
ity to express their sincere thanks
and appreciation to relatives and
friends for their kindness, service^
and beautiful flowers sent her
during her recent illness and
death.
bility involved. Our capacity to assume responsi
bility depends ultimately upon the power of decis
ion of the collectivity of American citizens.
We are faced with but two choices in this
atomic age. Either ]we must devise the means
whereby an effective organization of world peace
shall be assured or must resign ourselves to the
inevitable destruction of civilization as we know
it, through World War III. There can be no middle
ground between these two extremes. Modern peace,
like modern war is an all out proposition.
That is why the present impelling desire of
the average American for “freedom from thought”
has become so alarming. Unless something can be
done to arrest it, unless the average citizen can be
made to see that he has a personal stake in our
foreign relations, nothing can prevent America
from again losing the peace it fought for.
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