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n I * Roanoke | Ramblings OUR COLLEGE LIST GROWS: Jacqueline Ann Murray, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. Cotter Murray of Roanoke Rapids is attending St. Mary’s College in Raleigh. . . Rus sell Dickens, son of Mrs. Catherine Dickens, of Route 1, is up at Chap el Hill attending the University of North Carolina. He graduated with tlie Class of 1947 at Roanoke Rap ids High School . . . Jack Williams ' left Monday for Raleigh where he entered State College. . . . Thanks to their moms for sending us the info. Arc there any more colle gians? Overheard in the hallowed halls of learning—Sophomore: "Did you ever take chloroform? Fresh man: “No, who teaches it?” As wc said before, are there any more collegians? ANOTHER OF THE NAME of Dickens, Pvt. Joseph A., to be • more specific, is now stationed at the Fourth Replacement Depot southwest of Tokyo, Japan, while serving with the Eighth Army on Honshu. Joe is from Halifax, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dickens and he graduated from Weldon High School. Word reach lllg HCic ijaja w.v - -- outfit that processes all incoming end outgoing personnel for that - theatre of occupation. He attended • Wake Forest for two years before entering the Army in April of this year and he got his basic one-two three-four at Fort Lewis, Wash ington. Fort Lewis was also his port of embarkation and he reached Japan in August. Now he’s • a medical technician in the unit dispensary . . . Another Joe from Halifax is Joe Butts, formerly sec retary to Rep. John Kerr in Wash » jngton and who is now up there in ® connection with activities of the legal firm of Call and Lane, rep resentatives of a non-subsidjzed Riverton, Virginia, corporation. Joe got into the news this week when he registered under the lobbying act. Said he didn’t know for sure whether his activities made such registration mandatory or not, but to be on the safe side—he regis tered. I SAILING, SAILING — Carlton M. Black, fireman second class,: USN, is now serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Princeton. Uncle’s navy has notified this columnist that Carlton, who is the son of Mrs. H. M. Black over at ilb Madison Street, has been awarded the World War II Vic tory Medal in ceremonies held aboard that “flat-top" recently . . . More navy scoop reveals that i) James W. Medlin (his folks are Mi. and Mrs. C. E. Medlin*. a seaman first class, has returned to his base in California prior to going overseas. He spent his pre embarkation leave here with his parents. IN PASSING ALONG we might relay a bit or inside dope mai came our way this week when we lunched with A. F. Fields and John W. Wilson, the former patrol men. Fields said that despite a Raleigh daily’s story to the effect that John had a wife and three children, he (Fields) would still claim them for his very own. Seems that John, who is still single, has been having a difficult time explaining how he acquired a Wife and family. Maybe. John, this will help you out. At any rate, the mme writer who probably wrote that, said recently that Leesville, Mississippi was the headquarters for GI's during Louisiana maneu vers ‘‘way back when.” My! Didn’t that storm move things around down there last week! Last time we were there Leesville was .n Louisiana. SEATED ANOTHER DAY AT THE TABLE we breakfasted with Bill Carter. Bill, like many of our friends and relatives, likes horses. H( has two saddle horses and he takes them out every so often for a little exercise. (Bill admitted that he. also gets some exercise from tho jaunts.) THE WEATHER reminds us of football season's presence and football reminds us that Jesse Par ker, the Weldon High School grid mentor, was one of the people we met this week in our rambling3. Jesse also played quite a lot of baseball for Franklin during this past summer. We overheard a Sea board baseball fan tell Jesse that they well remembered one long home run.he hit out of the Sea board park. WHILE STROLLING AROUND Wo saw Ernest Lynch taking it easy in his car parked down on the Avenue. Ernest is taking a well deserved rest after selling out his Second Street lunch stand. SOMEBODY TELLS US Hugh Godwin has a beautiful new home on Vance Street. Hugh and the Mrs. had visitors last week when Capt. and Mrs. David W. Pearsall of Ann Arbor. Michigan, spent the week-end here. Mrs. Godwin and Mrs. Pearsall were roommates at Woman's College in Greensboro. IF YOU LOOK AROUND down WANTED TO RENT 2 Houses A 3 or 4 room house, preferably just outside the city, or as far as a mile outside. A 5 or 6 room house with 2 or 3 bedrooms. Good Location. CALL DEBNAM Herald Printing Co. PHONE R-320 _. ~ * * * THE ROANOKE RAPIDS What Roanoke Rapids Makes . * * _ Herald Classified Advertising —Makes Roanoke Rapids ^ ^ Gets Quick Results ★ ★ ★ VOLUME xxxn ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C„ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1947 NUMBER 47 Lions to Sponsor White Cane Sale For Aid Of Blind Joe Talley, president of the ltoanoke Rapids Lions Club, announced today that the 1947 White Cane Sale for the benefit of the blind will be held in the city during all of next week. Last year, Talley said, the local Lions^did not actively sponsor a White Cane Sale although they have long made substantial contributions to the North Carolina State Asso School Board Election To Be Held October 7 A School Board election for three members of the nine member Roanoke Rapids City School Board will be held Tues day, October 7. The three mem bers whose terms are expiring are: \V. T. Hodges,<1. N. Taylor and A. O. Pendleton. Of these three, Hodges and Taylor are filing for re-election but be cause of personal reasons, A. O. Pendleton has decided not to file for re-election. In addition to Hodges and Taylor, the only other person to file for election to the School Board so far is It. J. Tucker, Jr., an engineer with Roanoke Mills, No. 2. The registration hooks for this election are the same books that have been used in previous school elections and will be open for registration at the high school through Sat urday, September 27. The reg istrar will also receive, until this date, the application of anyone who wishes to file for election to the School Board. Saturday, October 1, will be challenge day and the elec tion will he held on Tuesduy, October 7. Funeral Rifes For County Forester Are Held Sunday Charles T. Lawrence Is Victim of Heart Attack Friday Charles T. Lawrence, 62, forester for Halifax County under the De partment of Conservation and De velopment, died of a heart attack in Scotland Neck late Friday after noon. Funeral services were held from the home in Scotland Neck Sunday afternoon at five o'clock with the Rev. Douglas M. Branch, pastor of the Baptist Church, officiating. Rev. John W. Drake, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church assisted. Interment was in the Baptist Cemetery. Survivors include his wife whom he married June 10, 1907, the former Eliza Tripp Shaw, of Wash ington. N. C.; two sons, Dr. Charles T. Lawrence, Jr., of Wil mington, Del.,, and John Lawrence of Scotland Neck; one daughter, Mrs. W. B. Saws, of Statesville; three sisters, Mrs. J. P. Wimberly of Battleboro, Mrs. Carolina L. Coats and Mrs. Sam A. Dunn of j Virginia Beach; two brothers, | James of Virginia Beach and W. O , of Scotland Neck. WAS CHIEF OF POLICE Mr. Lawrence was educated at Tinup Hall Male Academy in Scot-, land Neck. At the age of twenty1 he had to take over the large farming 'interests of his father who died at that time. For many years he continued in this occupation but , Inter gave up farming to become police chief at Scotland Neck. H. held that post until about 15 years ago when he resigned to accept a position with the State as gam ; protector and forest warden. Mr. Lawrence was a member of the Scotland Neck Baptist Church, a Mason. Knights Templar an 1 Shriner. He was also a member of the Clark Gun Club. ci&tion for the Blind, state spon sors of the event. This year, however, under the guidance of T. M. Bullock, chair man of the Lions’ welfare com mittee, and R. C. Brown, co-chair man, the local civic organization will ask citizens to contribute to those handicapped by the loss of their eyesight. Not only, however, does the State Association aid those who are already blind, but it is also concerned with the conservation of sight - free examinations, eye glasses and eye operations for underprivileged children. Bullock said one-third of the funds derived from the sale of the White Cane buttons will be retained by the local club for use in the program of its own blind aid and sight conservation com mittee, which is the major project committee of all Lions Clubs. Sam Alford, of Henderson, Pres ident of the N. C. State Associa tion for the Blind, said in a let tci to Lions here that "Never be fore in the history of North Caro lina Lionism was its name more enriched in the hearts of the citizens of our state than it was when some 7.000 Lions realized their responsibility to the blind of North Carolina and staged the first statewide White Cane Sale and Membership Enrollment for the N. C. State Association for t-li c Blind and thereby collected over $18,000." All Lions in the city will par ticipate in the White Cano Sale this coming week in Roanoke Rap ids. Citizens are urged to con tribute generously. Drivers License Examiner Arrives Here Next Week Irwin K. Weeks, of Scotian 1 Neck, will arrive sometime new week to take over the drivers’ !:• ense exaaminations for Roanok'. Rapids and vicinity, the HcraU was told by Cora S. Rice, publicitv director for the State Department of Motor Vehicles, in a telephone conversation late Tuesday afte~ noon. Weeks, one of three new exam iners appointed last week by Major Samuel L. Gaynor, Jr., director. Highway Safety Division of the motor vehicle department, is train ing at the office of the Raleigh examiner this week preparatory to taking over the duties of the local office. Weeks succeeds John Ruck, of Roanoke Rapids. Fall Football Service Assured For Listeners It you're worried because you didn’t get tickets to “those big games”—relax. You can sit in your easy chair and hear them over the radio. Station WCBT will broadcast the following games: September 27 (this Saturday! Carolina vs. Geor gia; October 4. Texas vs. Carolina; October 11, Wake Forest vs. Caro lina; October 18, William & Mary vs. Carolina; October 25, Duke vs Wake Forest; November 1. Ten nessee vs. Carolina; November 8. Carolina vs. State: November 15, Wake Forest vs. State; November 22, Virginia vs. State; November 2i, Wake Forest vs. South Caro lina; November 29, Virginia vs. Carolina. Halifax County Fair Plans Speeded Up: Carnival Crew Starts Setting Up Sunday Preparations are proceeding rap idly for the Halifax County Fair tc be held in Roanoke Rapids all oi’ next week with announcement that the Majestic Greater Shows will arrive Sunday. Majestic will furnish the “Pleas ure Trail” for the fair which is being sponsored by the Veteran^ of Roanoke Rapids, Incorporated, and crewmen are expected to stan setting up the many shows, rid's and other attractions soon after arriving. James Rappl&, who is in charge of the advance crew for the shows, stated today that a crew of 50 men, in addition to the regular show crew will be needed to ser. up the equipment Sunday and Monday. The sponsors of the fair poin: out that ten big acts will be pre sented under one tented theatre in Bancroft’s “Show of All Na town you’ll see that Harold Bloom has almost got his nifty new build ing finished and that Tom Brown 1« doing some remodeling to his ■tore front* tions.” In addition there will be a miniature musical comedy; a daredevil act in which teen age boys and girls perform seemingly ■impossible feats while riding motorcycles on a straight up and down wall at speeds said In bo in excess of 60 miles an hour. Scotland Neck Group Confers oil Hospital Members of the Scotland Neck Civic Clubs Committee last Sat urday attended a meeting in Ral eigh with officers of the Medical Care Commission of North Caro lina for a joint discussion of the procedure to be followed in the establishment of a 20-bed hospital m Scotland Neck. The county commissioners of Halifax County have adopted reso lution whereby the county would be financial sponsor of the hos pital in the amount of $65,000 (o? 28.3 percen. of the total cost). The county will also take into consid eration possibilities of assuming the operating deficit of the insti tuttgn 4urln( its tint two years. Memberships Available North Carolina Symphony The annual membership drive of the North Carolina Symphony So (_iety, sponsored by the Weldon Roanoke Rapids Music Club, js now underway and will close Fri day, October 3, it is announced by Mrs. W. A China, chairman. "In view of the highly success ! ful appearances of the Orchestra j last season, the Committee is con I fidont that it will have the sup port of 'industrial and civic or ganizations and individuals who see the ‘vision of excellence,’ " the chairman said. "The enthusiastic reaction of the children who attended the special program given for them last sea son indicate how much fine music can mean to them when they arc given the opportunity to hear it," she continued. The Orchestra -has achieved nat ional recognition under the leader snip of Dr. Benjamin Svvalin, who ha.s tried to bring the best of music within the reach of every citizen in North Carolina. "Memberships are available for two and five dollars and up and your membership will admit you t. all adul- concerts given any tea dining the concert season,” . ;.,ul Mrs. China in urging local citizens to take advantage of the opportunity. Anyone desiring to obtain mem bership may write to Miss Rutli Transouv co-chairman and finan cial secretary, and interested per sons are asked to write immedi ate !y so that the loeaj group can attain its goal of SJH50 and close the Campaign Friday, October 3rd. Last season the Orchestra gave 115 concerts in 59 North Carolina It whs as compared to 104 con eerts in 48 towns the year before. Altendajn.ee l ist year was 150,000 .• itn 100,000 children and 50,000 adults in the final analysis of the toiai. The year before only 100,000 attended the concerts. Mayor Chase Endorses N. State Symphony In a statement this week, Major d. T. Chase, of Roanoke Rapids, end . u me work o* the North Carolina State Sym phony Society. “if you are interested in fine music for your children, in vest in the future of Roanoke Rapids and the State of North Carolina by supporting the North Carolina Symphony Or chestra under the direction of Dr. Benjamin Swulin. It is a most worthwhile project. “The cause of the Symphony is the cause of great music it self.” Sneak Thief Snatches $149 Makes Escape An :is yet unidentified thief, ac cording tu police* entered the back door of Sandlin’s Flower Shop ’n the vicinity of 829 Jackson Street sometime around two o’clock V. ecir.csila;. aflemoon and made ac""i hi.- departure with an amount said by police to have been $149. It was the second occurance of this nature within the past two weeks as “back door thieves" made off with some $275 from a busi ness establishment on East 13tn Street owned by Mack Johnson on September 16. Police are investigating both robberies and local citizens are cautioned to watch all*places of entry into their homes and busi ness places. Plans Announced Eastern Regional Nutrition Meet .'-Vptemb. r lit, at the office of Miss Floreiw Cox, home demonstration agent, plans were laid for an east > rn regional meeting of the State Nutrition Committee, to be held in Greenville. Friday, October 24. At a meeting in Greenville, Aug ust 10* representatives from the Extension Division, the health de partments, the welfare depart ments, the department of educa tion, the department of agriculture, and the Farmers’ Home Adminis tration derided that a meeting of naturally interested persons to dis miss nutrition problems peculiar to this part of the state and ways of working together would be of much value to this section of the state. Miss Florence Cox, elected i imirman of the committee to plan for the meeting, called together "ii Friday afternoon the following appointed to serve with her: Miss Connie Rabun, Superintendent of Public Wei fate of Edgecombe County. Tarboro, N. C.: Mrs. Mar-1 .. Dosher, Farmers’ Home Ad ministration. Raleigh. N. C.; Mrs. aane McCoy, Health Educator. Health Department, Wilson* N. C.; Mrs. Faye Coleman, Vocational Home Economics teacher, Black Creek. N. C.; Mrs. Paul Daven port. Parent-Teacher Association, Pactolus, N. C.; and Miss Virgi nia H. Blount, executive secretary of the State Nutrition Committee. It was decided that there should ne time on the program for both speakers and opportunities to share ideas and successful projects. School Of Missions Will Be Held Here A School of Missions \ ill be I conducted at the Rosemary Baptist | Church beginning Monday night, September 29. and continuing through Wednesday evening, Oct ooer 1, it was announced today by the Rev. B. M. White-Hurst, pas tor. Classes in age groups will be taught and the faculty will in clude: Mrs. John Priest, teaching the adults; Mrs. Zum Gwaltney, the young women; Mrs. Charies Daniels, teaching the Junior an*1. Intermediate g.rls; Mrs. Fleetwood Sullivan, the Junior and Interme diote boys; and Mrs. Marv'in Barnes, primary boys and girls. Featuring in the program will be inspirational addresses by Rev. Raymond Gallimore who will speak to the school personnel every evening at 8:15. Rev. Gallimore was born Dec ember 29, 1885, in Lexington, N. C. He attended Wake Forest and received a B. A. degree from that school in 1909, and his M. A. de gree in 1910. Completing the course at the Southern Baptist Theologi cal Seminary in 1915 with receipt of the Th. M. degree,, he was ap The Local Week... | POLICE INVESTIGATE ROBBERY Polite this week were investi gating the theft of about $275 l'rom a business establishment owned by Mack Johnson and lo cated on East 13th Street after Johnson reported the sum missing when he cheeked up shortly after tight o'clock Tuesday, Sept. 16th. According to police, Johnson told them he presumed the money was taken sometime during the after noon on that date. DELEGATES TO UDC MEET Enfield - Delegates from En f.eld to the 51st Annual Conven tion of the North Carolina Divi sion of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Rocky Mount, October 7-8-9 are: Mrs. Thomas Moss* Mrs. L. C. Marshall and Mrs. R. E. Shervette, Jr., with Mrs. G. C. Howell. Mrs. W. A. Pope and Mrs. Donald V. Holliday, as alter nates. QUITE A FEW WEEKS Someone has pointed out there are more than 52 weeks in a year. October 5-11 has been proclaim*! eh 1 > “National Employ the Handicapped Week,” and 2) “Fire Prevention Week” by President Truman. September 28-October 5 is “Re ligious Education Week ’ for Prot estants throughout the United States and Canada, under spon sorship of the International Coun cil of Religious Education. October 12-18 has been proclaim ed “National Letter Writing Week” in whioh citizens are urged to re member that “any personal letter yov write is your own work of art. U is your common carrier of hap piness. The only cruel letter is the Unwritten Letter." ATTENDS YD CONVENTION Lunsford Crew, Roanoke Rapids attorney, attended the convention of the Young Democrats in Ral eigh this past week-end. Crew quotes Hoover Taft, newly elected state president of the or ganization from Greenville, as hav ing said, "By virtue of my name I ve had to work twice as hard as anyone else at being a Demo crat." i ENFIELD YOUTHS TRAIN Enfield — Approximately 130 young men, including two from this community, have enrolled for training at Chapel Hill by the In stitute of Government. J. W. Sykes, son of Enfield's chief of police, and Horace Brown, sor of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Biown, passed the rigid physical and mental tests for entry and arc enrolled in the course of training for State Highway Patrol duty. They will be instructed in motor vehicle law', public relations, use of firearms and arrest tactics. ROSEMARY PTA MEETS The Rosemary School PTA will hold its regular meeting Wednes day, October 1, at the school. There will be a social hour from three o'clock to three-thirty in the after noon followed by the regular meet ing from three-thirty until four thirty. The program will be on the evaluation of our schools. PTA offioial* urge all parents to at tend. pointed on June 6, 1918 to do edu cational work. He worked for 20 years in this field in cooperation with the preachers and laymen of the East River Baptist Association, with headquarters in Waichow, China. His efforts among the Hakkas of the East River section were one of the most challenging phases of work for refugees in Canton until Americans were repatriated .n August, 1942. Since Mr. Gallimore ha.s been tn America, he has done editorial work, worked in schools of mis sions and has been engaged in many other phases of endeavor tnat have helped the cause of for eign missions. On Sunday evening, at the even ing worship service, a motion pic ture emphasizing medical mission ary work will be shown. $14,030 Goal Announced For Community Chest 1947 Contributions in City Roanoke Rapids will be joining the rest of America in holding its annual Community Chest campaign for the support of Red Feather services. Henry Akers, .Chairman of the local drive, announced that the Roanoke Rapids campaign will be held from October 9th through October 18th. The goal for this year locally will be $14,030.00. First, the Red Feather represents the Community Chests of America. It was chosen be cause in the history of the world, it has stood for generosity, courage and kindness. The Roanoke Rapids Community Chest Campaign is held on behalf of 6 Red Feather services. These are: Associated Charities, Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts, City Library, City Recreation Committee, and the School Lunch Fund. The Community Chest brings together 6 poten tial campaigns in one annual effort. It makes for greater efficiency and economy of ope ration. It conserves the time of the unpaid volunteers who work in the campaign to raise New Radio Apparatus In Police Headquarters In the process of being in stalled in the Roanoke Rapids police headquarters is the new’ state receiver which will en able local officers to communi cate directly with Williainston headquarters of the State Highway Patrol. Heretofore, messages from the local department had to be relayed to the state patrol of ficers, but with the new ap paratus, messages can be both received and sent without use of relay systems. the funds. It spares the citizens oi Roanoke Rapids from being importuned for funds by each of these Red Feather services sepa rately, which is what would hap pen if they were not federated foi fund raising in the Community Chest. GOAL IS MINIMUM NECESSARY “The goal of the Roanoke Rap ids Community Chest this year is the minimum amount on which the Red Feather services can operate during 1948," Henry Akers, Chair man, pointed out. “The budgets of tiiese services are carefully scruti nized by committees of represen tative citizens. Not even in busi ness is such painstaking care ex Halifax District Scouts Plan Overnight Camp In Local Park Fri.-Sat., Oct. 24-25 An overnight camp for Boy Si outs of the Halifax District, to be held in the park adjacent to lhe First Methodist Church m Roanoke Rapids, was planned at a recent meeting of the District Committee, BSA. Starting Friday afternoon. Oct ober 24th, at four o'clock, the camp will include a Scout sing, supper, stunt program and short talks by leading scouters, perform ances by a blackface comedian and a magician before its close Satur day afternoon, October 25, at four o’clock. In releasing announcement of th3 event, Scouting executives issued an invitation to the puhlic to at tend the Friday night campfire stunt and song-fest. Under the direction of C. A. Irby, chairman of the camping committee of the Halifax District, ana his fellow committee members the Scouts will spend the night under canvas and conclude their activities on Saturday with the staging of various scouting events such as first aid, signalling, knot ty ing, potato races and a tug-of var. CAM District Meetings Announced by Shearin Scotland Neck — All ar rangements have been made for the fall district meeting of the State Council Junior Order I'nited American Mechanics, it was announced here today *"• Forrest\«l. Shear:*-. State Sec tary. « ■ district sessions will be attenu d by W aiter E. C’riss man, State Councilor, and other of the state council of ficers. including Shearin. District 3 meeting, held Mon day at Boone, started the series which will be conclud ed Friday, November 7, at Windsor when District 22 holds its session. At the sessions, reports of of ficers will be made, new dis trict officers will take over from those whose terms expire and reports will be made on the work of the State Council and the status of the Order throughout North Carolina. City To Be Decorated *' For Christmas Season Christmas planning by the Roa noke Rapids Merchants Associa tion’s Christmas decorating com mittee is moving forward witn rapid strides. Proposals are that lamp posts from First to 11 Streets will be strung with garlands and colored electric lights to remind local cit izens that the Yuletide season looms closer day by day. Tying the two business sections of the town together with decora tions will, the committee feels, bring more people to Roanoke , Rapids and make a more lasting I impression on their minds. ercised in the expenditure of funds, and the cost of operating tne Community Chest,, both year round and through campaign amounts to only a very small per cent of the money raised. Any business would be happy-to ope rate on such a low overhead. “Ail but a handful of profes sional people who work on the campaign are unpaid volunteers. Much of the work of the Red Fea ther services also is possible thru the use of volunteers who are willing to give their time and tal ents without charge. “Community service made pos sible thru the annual Community Chest campaign are of benefit to everybody in the community. Studies indicate that four out of 10 families benefit directly each year from Red Feather services. Everybody in the community bene fits when families are held togeth er, sickness is cured or prevent ed, young people are kept from being delinquent and the aged are given care. “Since everybody does benefit, then everybody has a responsib 1 it> to contribute to the support, nf Red Feather services. I hope that the response to the Community Chest campaign appeal this year will be so great and spontaneous that there never will be any doubt that we will surpass our goal." PROGRAM FRIDAY NIGHT President Truman will address the Nation on September 2(* .a a iiaJuje ,y> the - iunteer workers o£.>i e Co. tmunity Chests of Aiue nea. The President's talk will be carried by ail major networks dur ing the couhse of a half-hour pro gram from 9:30 to 10 P. M„ local time, opening the fund-raising campaigns of Community Chests throughout the country and will be heard here over station V,\ 3T. Henry Akers, Chairman of the local campaign, will conclude the program responding to the Presi dent on behalf of the local volun teers charged with raising $14,030. iOC for the Roanoke Rapids Com [munity Chest Fund. This is the amount needed to keep Roanoke Rapids' 6 Red Feather health and welfare services functioning thru 1948. Starting at 9:30 P. M., a nation wide hookup will bring in Chest workers and entertainment from all sections of the Country before the President speaks. Along w (a the President of the United States this program on Friday night wi.l feature Jack Benny, Edgar Ber gen, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Margaret O brien and James Stew art. Don't forget to tune in Friday night for this program, and when the Roanoke Rapids Community Chest Drive gets underway don t forget to do your part. “Renu m ber! Everybody benefits—Every body gives.” The Navy makes a man an ex pert in radio or in any one of S3 other trades and pays him while ht is learning. $2400 Goes to Scouts from fund The following letter, addressed | U, parents of Roanoke Rapids Bov | Scouts is released this week by I Roanoke Rapids Community Chest officials: On July 2nd, during the Semi centennial Celebration, Roanoke Rapids had a parade in which its Boy Scouts gave a good account of themselves. Although the floats, bands, etc., were very attractive, n<'t a person with whom we talked after the parade failed to remark on the showing made by the Boy Scouts. Your son, being a Scout, %an take pride in this, and—of course —we are sure that you, as his parent, take a deep pride in him and his various activities. Since Scouting is important to your Brunswick Stew Dinner Benefit Parish House All Saints’ Episcopal Church of Roanoke Rapids announces ja Brunswick stew to be held at Rose mary Mill Park opposite the bus station on Friday, September 26 from 12 o’clock noon on. The min imum charge will be one dollar. All profits made from this stew will go to the building of a parlsa house which is badly needed for the various church organizations. If the weather does not permit the stew to be held Friday it will be given on Saturday, September 87—the same place and time. son now and is training him for the future, we would like to give you an idea as to how the Boy Scout program is made possible here in Roanoke Rapids. The Roanoke Rapids Community Fund sponsors the Boy Scouts as ont of its Red Feather services Lr the community. This year, the fund is investing S2400 in your son and 362 other Scouts. We feel that this is an investment not only in future citizens, but also an in vestment in the future of Roanoke Rapids. Along with the sponsoring of the Scouting programs, there are five other Red Feather sendees operat ing each year to make our town a' finer, more healthy, and happier place for our citizens and their children to call “home.” I hope that this letter will give Local Amateur Keeps Communications Open A local ‘‘ham" (amateur radio operator), Eddie Murdoch, was one o:' many keeping communications open from New Orleans to New York and all points east and west during the height of the hurri cane last week. Murdoch, an engineer for local commercial station WCBT, spent all night at his set last week while relaying messages from all points tv> amateur stations in the storm trees. You a closer insight into the work cf your Community Fund, and with this knowledge, we feel you aie in a position to assist the Fund in maintaining its objectives by familiarizing others not as close to it as you with its various services. Sincerely yours, HOWARD PRUDEN, __Commissioner. Red Feather Combats Juvenile Delinquency "... They might have continued from one innocent prank to another . . . until they were no longer inno cent • • . they might easily have become delinquents. j Youngsters need under standing, trained guidance, character building play and j responsibilities. . . » For the full dramatic story of how summer camps (one of the many Red Feather services) are ing of k i
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