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F ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. CL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1946 01 H3HKI1N
Lions Club Celebrates Its
Children's Christmas Party
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Lions Club celebrates Christmas
by giving a big party to “poor
' jlidren” in the city. The occasion
r? one the membership of the club
looks forward to with much pleas
ure. This year the club staged its
annual Christmas party for the
Kiddies last Friday night in the
lunch room of the High School,
where more than 50 children were
jpade happy with gifts of toys and
PpjKhing, large bags of fruits, nuts
and candies.
■i “Doc” Glover was “Santa Claus,”
, «ind Sammy Marks acted as toast
master.
The club members and the kid
dies sang Christmas carols,, after
which ice cream and cookies were
served. About 80 Lions were pres
ent to enjoy being hosts to ap
proximately 50 children.
In addition to the party the
JJons Club distributed this year 50
large baskets of food td needy
, families.
^Meeting Held
By N.C.P.A.
The Eastern North Carolina Per
sonnel Aassociation held an or
ganizational meeting at Rocky
Mount Cabins Thursday night,
December 12, at which time the
constitution was presented and,
upon motion of J. M. Mayfield,
'Divas unanimously adopted.
Frank S. Kemp, chairman of the
nominating committee, gave his
report and the following officers
were elected:
John M. Scott, President; Quil
len Ward, vice-president; Hattie
Saunders, secretary - treasurer;
Clyde Fisher, recording secretary
■ The board of directors included:
Frank S. Kemp, J. Laughridge and
C. F. Saville.
I Slight Damage Is
\ Caused by Flames
At 120 Jackson St.
; The telephone system and ‘Doc”
Glover were too fast Monday after
noon about 4:30. A Herald report
! er was calling the fire department
b“checking on news” when some
one in the department “bawled
out”: “Hang up, the Eveready
j Cleaners is on fire.”
Slamming the receiver down the
reporter beat the department tc
Ljne scene, xne n#vereauy wcauci:
v/asn’t on fire, but a Christmas
tree and its decorations in th«
home of Robert Oliver at 120 Jack
son caught on fire from an un
j known cause causing damage tc
I the living room furniture and th(
Qfront window of the house.
“Doc” Glover, operator of th<
cleaning establishment, rushed inti
his place, grabbed a fire extin
guisher and had the blaze out be
fore the firemen arrived. It wa
fast work all around—the tele
phone, “Doc” Glover, the reporte:
and the fire department.
Announcement
h The public, is cordially invited ti
^attend services at Guma Chapel ii
Kings Township on the Littletoi
Highway.
Services at 7 o’clock P. M. Sun
day. Sunday School at 2 P. M
Sunday. Services by Rev. E. 1
Morgan.
Lt. Harbour's
Citation Is
Permanent
Lt. Clarence Cornelius Harbour,
USNR, son of Dr. and Mrs. E. D.
Harbour of 1107 Hamilton street,
Roanoke Rapids, has received a
permanent citation for his Air
Medal from Secretary of the Navy
James Forrestal, for the Presi
dent.
Lt. Harbour, currently serving
with Torpedo Squadron 19 in the
Pacific, received the award for
outstanding airmanship against
enemy forces in the North Pacific
area. During the war, citizens were
temporary, or incomplete, for se
curity reasons.
Text of the full citation is as
follows :
“For meritorious achievement in
aerial flight as pilot of a torpedo
bomber in Torpedo Squadron 13,
attached to the USS Franklin, dur
ing action against enemy Japa
nese forces in the vicinity of the
Volcano and Caroline Islands, from
September l to 13, 1944. Partici
pating in numerous attacks against
heavily defended enemy bases, Lt.
(then Lt. jg.) Harbour carried out
bombing and strafing missions a
gainst gun emplacements, ship
ping facilities, troops, and tanks.
Pressing home vigorous attacks at
low altitude in the face of in
^ me, iic ttiueu
in the infliction of damage on .1
supply area and destroyed several
grounded aircraft. His skill, cour
age, and devotion to the fulfill
ment of each vital mission were in
keeping with the highest traditions
of the United States Naval Ser
vice.”
Ruby A. Moore Is
Given Discharge
, T/Sgt. Ruby A. Moore, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Moora,
of Gaston, has received her hon
orable discharge from the Women’s
Army Corps at the Fort Dix Sepa
ration Center, New Jersey.
Miss Moore arrived at Fort Dix
for processing to civilian status
from a 25 months’ assignment as
a supply sergeant at Halloran
General Hospital, Staten Island
N. Y.
(Continued on page 5—Sect. A)
i "1
Winter Arrived
Officially Sunday
Winter came to North Carolina
officially at 5:45 a. m. Sunday,
bringing with it some of the most
pleasant weather experienced in
the state for a week.
High temperature ranged in the
high 40’s or low 50's Sunday, with
early morning lows generally just
below the freezing point.
Linwood Lewis In
Jail; Breaks Jaw
Of Roger Cullom
Linwood Lewis is being held in
the city jail pending posting of a
$500 bond. Lewis is charged with
secret assault, growing out of r
fight with Roger Cullom Iasi
Thursday night. Cullom was treat
ed at Roanoke Rapids Hospital foi
a broken jaw, alleged to have beer
suffered in the affray. Both mer
are white. •
Roger Johnson Is
Held Under $500
Bond, Auto Theft
Roger Johnson, white man, ii
being held under $500 bond pend
ing his appearance in court on i
charge of stealing an automobili
belonging to Harold Brake. Th
theft of the car was reported ti
the police department Saturda;
night and officers made a quici
arrest about 15 minutes later
Johnson was found with the car
officers say, between Ninth an<
Madison streets.
Nomination
Of Trustees
Chest Board
The Nominating Committee of
the Roanoke Rapids Community
Chest, headed by Carl S. Thomp
son, chairman* has submitted the
following nominees for the com
ing annual trustees’ election. All
named have agreed to serve on
the board if elected. They are:
Dr. W. D. Hall, M. C. Savage, A1
Drew, Rudolph Williams, J. C.
Hoyle, W. H Carter and George
Nethercutt
Each year in January four
trustees are elected from the con
tributing members to serve on the;
board for a two-year period. Hu
four trustees whose terms expire
1 at the end of 1946 are: J. W. Tal
• ley, S. H. Crumpler, O. Griffin an£
l C. D. Liske.
, Additional nominations may he
’ made by petition signed by at least
: twenty contributing members ana
' presented to the president within
’ ten days after the list of nomian»
: tions has been announced
A copy of the official ballot sriK
, appear in a later Issue of thok
I Herald with the date of election l
announced at this time. '
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We Wish You All the
Very Best of
Everything! I
• I
Christmas is a wonderful time—
because it reminds us that no
matter how busy we are, no
matter how great our responsi
bilities, we can always find time
to be generous to and considerate
of others. And therein lies our
own greatest happiness.
THE HERALD
Paper Situation Is Serious
The Herald, like many other newspapers, is
now being “hit” by the newsprint paper situa
tion. For the past few months it has been diffi
1 cult to buy newsprint and the problem has be
; come increasingly more difficult.
This week and next The Herald prints only
16 pages. This is not enough pages to take care
> of our advertisers, but we are confident you
1 will understand and bear with us in this situa
1 tion.
FRANK R. THOMAS,
; Advertising Manager
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