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I Roanoke Ramblings era Id In Brooklyn The following letter was re ived from Mrs. Leon Lucoff, 12 Mortense Street in Brook n. New York: “Dear Sir: enclosed you will id a money order for a sub ription to the Herald. I have en receiving your paper from y mother, Mrs. Pearl M. Byrd, 10 no longer resides in your [ want to continue getting the per and hope you will be so id as to send it to me each jek. We enjoy your paper and id it a good means of keeping with the home town news, lank you.” wanis Education The Kiwanis Education Com ttee, composed of Rev. Vv'ill wens, chairman, J. E. Mc Gee, Epps Ready, Alonzo Akers and R. W. Vaughan, will have charge of the program at the regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club tonight. Each member will discuss, “What it Means To Be Jl Kiwanian”. Locke ReEnlists William D. Locke, son of Mrs. Hattie Locke of near Enfield, who had been honorably dis charged when World War II end ed, has recently re-enlisted. Locke, who was commissioned a captain, has been sent to Pan ama City, Florida, where he will do clerical work. He and Vis wife, who resided at High Point, left a few days ago for their new home. Good Cage Battle Emporia was the scene of a great cage battle last week, re ports Jerome Cook. Cook saia the barnstorming Cherokee In dians really showed quality a bility at getting the ball in the opponent’s basket. They played *fne Richmond Barons to a stand still in the first half, but tired in the last half to lose by 05-52. Thq^score, sa’.d Jerome, didn't take anything away from the way the Indians passed the ball ail over the court. Northampton Drive Head Rev. J. E. Garlington of Con way is heading the overseas re *>ef drive for Northampton coun ye among the Protestant church es over there. This news comes from state headquarters. Rev. W. R. Stevens is Halifax County ( hairman and Rev. John Walker is city chairman for Roanoke Rapids. ^ k NCSES Meet at Greenville Gilbert Baugham of the local office of the North Carolina State Employment Service was ®Rown at Greenville last Wednes day, Thursday and Friday for installation of the General Apti tude Test Battery in the Green ville office. Observers were also present from Kinston, Washing ton, New Bern and Elizabeth City . Vets To School L. W. Pullen, C. D. Clark and -Buddy Wrenn, all ex-service *men, have enrolled at Wake Forest College. Sleds In Action Rufus Britton said he saw Mayor Allsbrook pulling a sled up and down Roanoke Avenue Sunday. He said he offered to sell the mayor a goat and the mayor said he was the goat him self. The Rambler saw Buster jfSeay having a high time giving his youngster a ride Sunday night. In lieu of a sled Buster was taking the lad around in his wagon. Here and There Lynn Tudor, 20-month old son j of Mr. and Mrs. Hall Tudor, was: very ill Tuesday night. Had his Dad busy running for the doc tor...Mr. Junius Wrenn said he * Relieves Governor Warren of California would be the dark horse Republican presidential nominee. Several of us were talking about national politics down at the barbershop Friday evening. Note to members of that del egation that went to Raleigh last fall about the patrolmen case... Jesse Helms told the governor he wasn’t very popular in Hali % lax and Northampton counties. The Governor, who was planning a trip to Norfolk, said he was willing to go under, over or around the two counties. When interviewed today, one of the delegation members said it might be best if he went under. Getting Stuck Merits Prises Says our society correspond oent: “There are various and sun dry ways of winning bridge pri zes but it remains for two young ladies of our acquaintance t o think up the dizziest manner to date. They won prizes at a bridge party for getting stuck in the mud just outside the city limits. Three of the club mem bers went for another who lives just a little way out of town. The car got stuck close to her P home and the efforts of the man of the house to get the car out proved futile so he started walk ing to town for help. Not far down the road he found another car stuck in the mud. In that vehicle were three more mem bers of the same club. They had gone in search of the first four. Finally, at a little past 11 o clock both car* were out. Undaunted, (Continued on page #-^Sect. A) * * * THE ROANOKE RAPIDS ¥ + * What Roanoke Rapids Makes -Makes Roanoke Rapids Herald ClaB8i.fied AdvertiBin« ^ ^ Gets Quick Results •k k k VOLUME XXXIII ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1948 ~ NUMBER 13 Weldon Chief Says He Is Not Quitting Four County Delegates Halifax County Farm Bureau will have four voting delegates, in addition to a sizable contin gent of regular delegates, at the annual convention of the North Carolina Farm Bureau in Asheville, February 1, 2, 3 and 4, B. B. Everett, county president, has announced. "The number of voting dele gates representing a county Farm Bureau is determined by the total membership of the local unit," Everett pointed out. "In all. there will be 344 vot ing delegates at the meeting, representing the state wide membership of 70,805. "Voting delegates are elected by the county units to act on resolutions presented t,o the an nual meeting by the 75 county Farm Bureaus in the state. The resolutions, submitted be fore the state organization only after full consideration on the county level, touch upon vari ous problems and policies af fecting North Carolina agricul ture. Without doubt, the work of the voting delegates is as important as any action taken at our annual meetings, for their decisions touch upon the organization's whole program for the year to come." Auto Owners Warned Purchase City Tags City automobile owners have only until January 31st to obtain their city license plates, the po lice department pointed out this morning. Any motorist caught without the plates on or after February 1st may expect a citation t o court where a fine of $1 and com pulsory purchase of the tag will be meted out. So far 915 have been purchased at the city office. The cost is one dollar. : “57 Much speculation was going on in Weldon this week as to reasons for the filing of a suit by George C. Green against the Weldon chief of police, mayor and members of the Town Board of Commissioners. The complaint, filed by the Weldon attorney in Halifax Coun ty Superior Court Saturday, Jan uary 17th, asks the recovery of funds paid police chief P. R. Kit chin while he was attending the FBI National Police Academy in April, 1946. Not Board Member Other defendants named in the action are Mayor J. T. Maddrey, and town commissioners Walker Campbell, W. A. Pierce, C. R. Turner and Pierce Johnson. Friends of Campbell say they cannot understand his inclusion since he wasn’t a member of the board at the time Kitchin was at the school. Kitchin Not Leaving Most Weldon taxpayers ex pressed surprise at the action, and one observer commented that it may have been prompted by rumors that Kitchin had ac cepted a position elsewhere. These rumors, Kitchin told the Herald, are not true and he is definitely not leaving. Green said he was filing the suit for himself and all other taxpayers of the Town of Wel don to recover the funds—$675 in salary and $425 for expenses— which he claimed were paid Kitchin illegally. Cost bond for plaintiff was signed by S. M. Page of Halifax. Stuart Smith of Scotland Neck signed the com plaint as attorney for plaintiff, while Julian Allsbrook of Roa noke Rapids has been retained as counsel for defense. Probably April Term Allsbrook said the defendants have 30 days in which to file a demurrer to the action and that the case probably would not be tried until the April term of court. Yellow Jackets Journey To Kinston Tomorrow; Face Washington Here Next Coach Danny Cagle’s Roanoke Rapids Yelow Jackets travel to Kinston Friday night for a loop tilt with Coach Bill Fay’s highly talented Red Devils; and return home Wednesday, facing a well drilled Washington quint in an other Northeastern Conference battle. Kinston is currently leading the Northeastern Conference with a record of six wins against no losses. The Red Devils are led by sharpshooting forward. Doug Bruton and six foot, five inch center Bobby Hodges who has averaged 15 points per game. Coach Fay’s quintet will be favored to cop their seventh straight because of their brilliant defensive play. In their five games thus far, the Red Devils have limited their opponents to an average of 18 points a game. James Bryant, six foot, five inch center and veteran guard Kerr Protests Clause In New Trade Charter In another step to improve the diminishing export market for tobacco. Congressman John H. Kerr has lodged a formal pro test with the Secretary of State against a clause in the proposed. Charter for the International Trade Organization. This Char ter. drafted at a recent interna tional conference in Geneva, Switzerland, and now under stu dy at a similar one in Havana, Cuba, provides that the present U. S. restrictions against the ex portation of tobacco seeds be lifted. A number of years ago. Judge Kerr discovered that British exporters in this country were sending tobacco seeds to Eng land, which were then distribut ed in India, China, Japan, Man churia, New Zealand, Australia and Canada in order to grow a substitute for the tobacco which makes our oigarettes. In 1940, Kerr was successful in having a bill placing an embargo on the exportation of these seeds enac-, ted into law. Will Happen Again The proposed charter, if ac cepted, will lift these restrictions. Obviously, if the embargo is lif ted, forgein countries, now un able to buy any great quantity of tobacco because of the dollar shortage, will secure the seeds and raise their own tobacco. The tobacco produced from our seeds in foreign lands would produce our type of tobacco for only one or two seasons, then would re vert to the native type of these [ countries. Sam Wood, who have been out of action for a week have re turned and will strengthen the Jackets attack for the coming tilts. Friday night’s scrap with the Red Devils will mark one of the few times since the open ing game of the season that the Jackets will have been at top strength. On Wednesday, February 4, Coach Bill Sweel’s Washington Pam Pack will invade the hard wood camp. The Pam Pack de fending conference champions who only lost by one point to Mount Airy in last year’s state championship game, will be out for revenge in Wednesday night’s test for they well remem ber the 38-35 setback handed them by the local Jackets ear lier in the season. Washington has a well bal anced club and now occupies second place in the conference with a 51 record. The Pam Pack’s attack is paced by cen ter Hallet Ward, forward Shep Grist, and guard Adrien Bowen who have been the chief point makers in the games thus far. If the Jax display the same shooting accuracy shown against the Pam Pack in the first out ing, it should be a high scoring affair. Cagle has not yet indicated as to who his starting lineup will be Friday night, but#it is highly expected that he will call on forwards Billy Clemmer and James Warren; center James Bryant; and guards Earl Rook and Walter Myrick to answer the opening whistle. Bad weather conditions forced postponment of the Edenton game, scheduled for this past Tuesday night. Athletic officials announced that it would be played at a later date on t h e Edenton court. Police Investigate More Meat Thefts Police were still investigating the theft of five hams and three shoulders from the home of Hen ry T. Davis at 1010 Jackson St. last Thursday night. Two of the shoulders were re covered when they were found in a wheelbarrow abandoned on a side street near the Davis home. The wheelbarrow was lat er identified as one stolen from the home of a neighbor, Lynn C. Shell. Results of experin\ents i n chemical drying of seed grain, using calcium chloride as the drying agent, conducted this last year justify further investiga tions of this method, according to the USOA. . _ ' '4. jZf, Boone Draws Three Years For Thefts Robert Boone, 29 year o 1 d Roanoke Rapids Negro, original ly charged with first degree bur glary, was sentenced to not less than one nor more than three years on a lesser charge in one of two cases heard at the Janu ary term of Halifax County Su perior Court Tuesday. The court was recessed at noon Tuesday after hearing only two cases, both those of jail prison ers unable to furnish bond. The sessions had originally been post poned from Monday till Tuesday on account of Judge Clawson Williams’ inability to get to Hal ifax because of icy road condi tions. All other cases on the docket were postponed until the April term of court. Boone had pleaded guilty to the first degree charge in May or’s Court in Roanoke Rhpids on Monday, January 12th, and was transferred to the Halifax County jail the following Wed nesday. He had admitted going to the home of another local Negro, Ernest Price, a taxi driver, (while Price’s family was as leep in the house) and stealing two middlings of meat. The theft occurred on Saturday night January 10th. Clara Hearne P. T. A. To Observe Founder’s Day Program Feb. 4th A Founders’ Day program, with Mr. I. E. Ready as the chief speaker, will be presented by the Clara Hearne Parents Teachers Association on Febru ary 4th, at 8 o’clock, in the Clara Hearne School auditorium. The theme of the program is “Know Your, School System ’’. Brief talks will be given by Mr. E. Tell’ga on “Facts about the ^~..ool Board” and by Mr R L. Towe on “The School Bud . u Following these, Mr. -'^a uy vfrill speak on “Looking tO*the Future,” under which head he \yill tell of some of the future plans and hopes for the school. After the program, there will be a P. T. A. birthday party, having as honor guests the School Board members Mr. Rea dy, and Miss Clara Hearne. All the patrons of the school, partic ularly the fathers, are urged to attend this meeting, which will be one of the most entertaining of the year. Funeral Services Here Today For J. D. Miles Joseph D. Miles, 42, of Roa noke Rapids, was found dead in a trailer in Maxton Tuesday morning by Deputy Sheriff Pur cell of that county, who said he apparently died of a heart at tack. Purcell phoned local police who notified Miles’ people in Roanoke Rapids. Funeral services will be con ducted this afternoon from the Williams Funeral Home at 2 o’clock by the Rev. B. Marshall White-Hurst and burial will be in Ceuarwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Estelle Swain Miles; four stepchildren, Beulah Mae, Thel ma and William Ernest Beasley of Norfolk and Mrs. Hazel Mur phy of Snow Hill; one sister, Mrs. Julia Rainer of Roanoke Rapids; and four brothers, Rob ert and Reaf of Roanoke Rapids, Charlie of Kannapolis and Dan Miles of Raleigh. The campaign of the Indiana American Legion aided by many other organizations to r a i s e $300,000 to purchase ‘the Shades,” a scenic forest tract, as a state park, has passed the $175,000 mark. 18th Annual Kiwanis Minstrel Set For 18th March, Club Discloses “Sawdust and Spangles”, the 18th annual Kiwanis Minstrel, will be staged here March 18th and 19th, according to Ned Man ning, minstrel chairman. This has been the main pro ject of the club for raising funds for various charitable causes ov er the past 17 years and this year, the circus feature will be the main minstrel attraction for yeungsters as well as grownups. 15 Year Attendance At the regular meeting last Thursday night, Billy Norwood was given a 15 year attendance tab for having attended every club meeting for the past 1 5 years. Ten other members were awarded tabs for from one to nine years of perfect attendance at the meeting. Jimmies Mayfield and Vigil McDowell demonstrated the “Mechanical Man”, showing the different lifting calibrations. One hundred pounds was made to weigh three hundred by im proper calibrator, Billy Norwood. Building Up To $44,575 For January Three building permits (in a mount of $10,700) issued this week brought the total for Jan uary to date to $44,575, $31,700 for six new homes. The breakdown for this week was $8,000 in new home permits and $2,700 in other construction. For the month so far, $31,700 was for homes and $12,875 for other building. Permits This Week Permits issued this week were: To Will P. Taylor, for an ad dition of two rooms to his resi dence at 420 Hamilton Street at an estimated cost of $1200. To K. F. Adams, for a one story storage and service house on Williams Street at an estima ted cost of $1500. To'J. E. Crutchfield, for a one story residence on Washington Street with six rooms and bath at an estimated cost of $8,000. Local and County Scouting Leaders Making Plans For Boy Scout Week, Feb. 6-11 Roanoke Rapids Boy Scouts, in company with the more than 2,120,000 members of the organ ization throughout America, will observe the 38th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America dur ing Boy Scout Week which be gins next Friday, Feb. 6th, and continues through Thursday, Feb. 12th. To be celebrated in every city and town, in most villages and hamlets throughout the nation and its possessions, the anniver sary is America’s largest birth day celebration with the possible exception of July Fourth. Local Plans Underway It was announced today b y John H. Hines, local district council chairman, that Roanoke Rapids, Littleton, Weldon, Hali fax, ^'."ield and Aurelian Sprinsg Scout leaders are formulating plans for commemoration of the occasion. The theme of Boy Scout Week this year is, “The Scout Citizen at Work - In His Home - In His Community - In His Nation - In His World”. Scouting activities for the year, beginning with this celebration, will be related to this theme. Roanoke Rapids and its Boy Scouts will join in the celebration with activities to ac centuate the theme and rededi cate themselves to the Scout Oath and Law. Vance Street P. T. A. Has Regular Meeting The Vance Street PTA held its regular monthly meeting Jan uary 21st at 3:45 p. m. in the school auditorium. Mrs. J. N. Seaver, president, presided. The fourth grade, under the direction of Miss Margaret Gar ris, public school music teacher, sang several numbers at the op ening of the meeting. Miss Thelma Garris, program chairman, arranged the progr am for the afternoon. Mrs. H. E. Williams conducted the devo tional, followed by the main speaker. Mrs. W. R. Stevens. Mrs. Stevens’ topic. Building for Better Family Foundations, was a continuation of the sub ject for the year, Building Bet ter Foundations. Her talk was very interesting and inspiratio nal. A short business meeting was held, after which refreshments were served by the entertain ment committee. An unusually large number of members attended the meeting. Rotating your garden spot is just as good a practice as ro tating field crops. --, Signaling ' BOY SCOUT WEEK 1 FEBRUARY 6th- 12™ Deaths ROBERT J. HUBBARD Robert Joseph Hubbard, 45. died Monday night in Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Funeral serv ices were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock from Le banon Church by the Rev. W. N. Vaughan, pastor of the Garys burg Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lucille Poarch Hubbard; three daughters, Ger trude. Paluine and Barbara Ann Hubbard, all of the home; three sons, Robert, Jr., Franklin D. and Tommie, all of the home; his stepmother, Mrs. Rosa Lee Hubbard of Gaston; six brothers, George, Frank. Edelyn and Wal ter C. Hubbard, all of Roanoke Rapids; Calvin of Newport News, Va.; Howard of Gaston; five sisters, Mrs. J. N. Massey, Mrs. V. H. Daughtry, Mrs. Pres ton Eason of Roanoke Rapids, Mrs. H. E. Roughton of .Gaston, and Mrs. Charles Nohe of Bal timore, Md. EMERY T. DAVIS Weldon.—Emery Thomas Da vis, 71, died at the home of his daughter near Gumberry Mon day afternoon. Funeral services were conducted from Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Wed - nesday afternoon at 3 o’clock by the Rev. E. J. Rogers, the Rev. J. B. Dailey and the Rev. J. P. Pegg. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are his dau ghter, Mrs. V. L. Little of Gum berry; two sons, A. J. Davis of Roanoke Rapids, E. Turner Da vis of Jackson; one niece, and several grandchildren. INFANT SPAIN v Funeral services were held last Wednesday afternoon for James Allen Spain, four months old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Spain of Littleton, who died Tuesday in Park View Hos pital in Rocky Mount. The Rev. Julian H. King, pastor of the Littleton Baptist Church, offici ated. Survivors are the parents and his Grandparents on both sides: Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shearin of Vaughan and Mr. and Mrs. Herley Spain of Norlina. BPWC Favors Special Legislative Session At the regular business meet ing January 22, the Roanoke Ra pids Business and Professional Women’s Club gave its complete endorsement to the Department of Superintendents and the Board of Directors of the NCEA in re questing the Governor to call a special session of the Legislature for the purpose of making addi tional appropriations to the pub lic schools of the State in order to increase the salaries of school perStnnel and safeguard the ed ucational opportunities of the children of North Carolina. Many farmers take the life out of their fences by stretchinf wires too tightly. That’s espe daily true with woven wire fenc es and nearly 40 per cent of al fences are of that type. The Local Week... | !l » BODIES ARRIVE Charlotte, Jan. 26 — The bod ies of 71 North Carolinians in cluding two from Halifax County (Pvt/ James G. Whitby of Roa noke Rapids and Pfc Lester L. James of Littleton) who died in the fighting around historic Om aha Beach in France, arrived today at the Charlotte Quarter master Depot for distribution to next of kin. The bodies arrived in New York on the Army Transport Er ic G. Gibson, which brought the third group of war dead from Europe. TO PRESENT SHOW The William R. Davie High School will present a March of Dimes show Saturday night at 8 p. m. Hillbilly music talent from radio station WCBT will be on the program. BOARD MEETINGS I Th« board of city commiwiaa » ers of Roanoke Rapids will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock for their regular monthly meet ing. The county commissioners will meet Monday in Halifax and the Weldon town board is sched uled to meet Monday night. WSCS MEETINGS The circles of Women’s Socie ty of Christian Service of the Rosemary Methodist Church will meet in the church Monday ev ening February. 2nd, at 7:30, PARKING METERS Bases for the new parking me ters have already arrived in the city, according to city clerk Mrs. Dorothy Shearin. The con tract for the meters was signed on January 8th and the repre sentative of Kar-Park Corpora tion promised that delivery would be made within 20 or SO days from that date. __. New Feed Mill To Open In City Soon Tenant Farmers Needed There are four openings for farm families listed with the local office of the North Caro lina State Employment Service, Fred W. McNeil, Jr., manager of the office, stated today. The openings are for tenants on farms raising peanuts, cot ton, corn and livestock, McN«il added and it is suggested that tenant families, who are not situated on farms for the 1948 farming season and who desire a farm to rjnt. come to the NCSES office located at 216 Roanoke Avenue and make ap plication. Eslon Y. Brickhouse, farm placement interviewer stationed here, is available full time to give assistance to tenant farm ers seeking farms and to land lords seeking tenants in Hali fax, Hertford and Northamp ton Counties, the local manager announced. McNeil said that since the Farm Replacement Program was transferred back to the Employment Service January 1, 1948, the organization is en endeaveaoring to give the same service to agriculture workers as is rendered for industry and industrial workers. Political Winds Blow As Two Hertford Men Announce For Senate Political winds are blowing in Eastern North Carolina. Last week, Julian Allsbrook of Roanoke Rapids announced his intention to probably seek reel ection to the State Senate. This week, Jodie Blythe, incumbent solicitor of Hertford County, joined previously - announced J. N. Vann in the race for the State Senate seat filled for the past two term^ by Charles H. Jen kins of Aulander, who has an nounced that he will not seek re election. Vann, a former legislator from Hertford County, and Blythe are seeking one of the two Senator ial seats while W. I. Halstead of Camden, has signified a willing ness to accept the other senate seat from the first State Sena torial District. The two men are the only Her tford Countians actively cam paigning for offices that are to be decided on in the elections this spring and fall. Blythe has held the prosecu tor’s office for one term. He is a World War II vet and veter ans service officer for the coun ty as well. Vann, a farmer-businessman,~ has served three terms in the lower house of the General As sembly. When placing curtain ties, pull the window shade down to the desired height and use it for a marker to get the tie-backs even. A new feed mill, one of the largest in eastern North Caro lina, will be built soon near the location of the old fair grounds, it was announced today by Ike Rochelle, secretary of the oper ating company, Roanoke Valley Milling Co., Inc. The mill will be about 40 feet long and 100 feet wide and at its greatest height will be the equivalent of a four story build ing. The company will buy corn, wheat, rye, barley soya beans and hay. Custom grinding will be done for farmers, milling mixed dairy feed, hog rations, poultry feed and other feeds. Nationally advertised standard brand products will be sold by the organization. Construction of the mill will start as soon as weather per mits, Mr. Rochelle said. Con tract for construction has been let to the Roanoke Engineering company. Machinery and equip ment has been purchased and is now stored in this city. It is of the latest type. The mill will be located be tween Weldon and Roanoke Rap ids on part of the former T. J. Prince property near the old fairgrounds. Officers of the company in ad dition to Mr. Rochelle are: M.S. Benton, president and J. R. Allsbrook, vice president. Two Local Men Among Returned 1,753 War Dead The War Department has no tified Mr. and Mrs. Grady Whit by, of 902 Rapids Street, Roa noke Rapids, that the body of their son, Private James G. Whitby, has reached the United States on the Army Transport Corporal Eric G. Gibson. Also among the 1,753 returned war dead on the transport, of which 71 were from North Ca rolina, was the body of Pfc. Les ter L. James, whose next of kin was listed as Joe W. Neal, Rt. 1, Littleton. Young Whitby, who entered the service October 27, 1943, was a member of the 28th Inf antry Division at the time of his death. The body was returned from St. Laurent Sur-mer. He received his basic training at Carhp Wheeler, Georgia and on March 16, 1944, he was sent to Fort Mead, Maryland. March 25th of that year he was sent to New York and reached England in April. He was sent to France in June and was killed July 11, 1944 in the establishment of the Norm andy beachhead. He was 18 years old at the time of his death. Survivors include his parents and two brothers, Herman Whit by of the home, and Leroy Whit by, 106 East Frances Avenue, Tampa, Florida. Committee Lists Expenses Of Halifax Polio Chapter Showing Disposition Funds - ---- With only two days of the campaign left, the March of Dimes committee of the Roa noke Rapids Lions’ Club today urged all citizens who have not as yet contributed to the fight against infantile paralysis to do so right away. The committee pointed to the following tabulation of expenses of last year of the Halifax Chap ter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis as an in dication of where the money contributed goes: 1947 Cases Listed Feb. 5 — Mark Thomas, En field, $143.45; Feb. 13 — James Fenner, Enfield, $40.00; March 24 — John E. Walker, $7.50; 4>ct. 20 — Fred Barrett, $30; Pat sy Bowers, $50; William Pitts, $143.23; and W. P. Atkinson, Weldon, $80.00 (for a brace and I shoe). These, said Rev. Fr. Peter M. Denges of Roanoke Rapids, Chap jter treasurer, were all cases aid ed by the March of Dimes and, in addition, Halifax contributed $1300 to the Raleigh Polio Unit in a project in which a number of other counties chipped in to raise the required $10,000.00 to buy an iron lung. The chapter also contributed $135.36 to send the county health officer, Dr. Robert F. Young to the Knicker bocker Hospital in New York for a special training course on po liomyelitis. Total expenditures by the Hal ifax Chapter during 1947 were $1929.54 — all of it spent to fighl infantile paralysis. tyeat production under Fed •ral inspection for the week end l ed December 13. totaled 413 mil Uon pounds. Can’t Skate On Thin Ice, Kids Are Told A warning that may save some child’s life was issued this morning by the police depart ment. “Skating on thin ice” is an old phrase but it’s true. And there is plenty of thin ice down near the river and around the canal. Chief Pete Davis said this morning that a lot of kids have been skating in that area and, without thinking about the melt ing of the ice, may still think they can skate on it. However, the chief pointed out, the ice can’t be more than two or three inches thick there now and the water beneath is pos sibly 18 or 20 feet deep. Through out the state there haire been tragedies of late causd by im proper supervision by parents and the chief hopes local parents will keep their kids away from that area. “The kids might think they can skate there now just the same as they could Friday night when it was freezing cold,” Dav I is said, “but we don’t want any of them doing it.” RECOVERS AUt£> Andrew Derrickson of Balti Md- recovered his stolen 1948 Pontiac coach automobile in Roanoke Rapids Tuesday. The abandoned vehicle had been found by local police about three weeks ago, on Seventh Street to Baltimore rereirt*.
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