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Help Them Help Themselves
Throughout Europe in cities, towns and suburbs, are
millions of little gardens, cultivated after working hours
by non-farming families.
Produce from these gardens in Germany, for exam
ple, must bridge the gap between rations of 1,200 calories
a day, and the 1,500 needed to avoid starvation.
But garden seed is scarce this year. A bad winter
killed most hardy crops, and the summer’s drouth re
duced the seed harvest from annual plants.
So, many little gardens must lie idle in the spring, un
less seed from America is forthcoming to plant them.
Two pounds of garden seed, sown in average soil, will
grow five to ten tons of vitamin-rich vegetables. Is there
any better or more efficient way to help your friends
abroad than to send them a gift of seed?
This has been made easy by an organized program.
Almost any store handling seed will accept your order
for a two-pound ASTA Official European Seed Assort
ment, packed for export and delivered abroad prepaid.
Varieties, quantities and quality of seed in these as
sortments were fixed by the U. S. department of agricul
ture. If you know no individuals abroad, recognized
charitable institutions will accept your gift and insure
that it reaches those who need it.
While we plant Freedom gardens at home, we can
help the industrious people abroad to grow their own
Freedom gardens.
good attendance.
Mrs. Tharrington in introduc
ing the guest speaker, Mrs.
A. B. Douglas, told of the many
activities Mrs. Douglas took
part in the Bethel Heroes Chap
ter of Rocky Mount, and that
she won four Essay prizes at
the State U. D C. Convention,
which was held in Rocky Mount
last October.
Mrs. Douglas read one of her
prize winning essays on the Klu
Klux Klan, which was very in
structive and entertaining. She
stated that the Klu Klux Klan
was at first organized as a So
cial Club at Paluski, Kentucky,
but later accomplished much
good during reconstruction days.
Old-Fashioned Revival
An old-fashioned revival will
begin at the Roanoke Rapids
Church 01 God Supday, Februa
ry 29th at seven p. m., it was
announced today by the pastor.
Rev. Floyd A. Boger.
Rev. Boger said there will be
special music and singing each
evening at the church, located
at 200 West Eighth Street, and
that the Rev C. E. Allred of
Gastonia will be the evangelist.
To be comfortable on house
cleaning days dress comfort
ably; have music from the
radio; plan for a rest period if
you have lots to do; renew
your energy or change your pace
by stopping to eat an apple,
banana, or something light, or
to drink a glass of fruit juice;
change your shoes to rest the
feet; plan so that order is re
stored in some way by the time
the family gets home at night.
C. Guest Speaker
Vood in Enfield
Miss Ala Mae Mediin
Weds Samuel Oakley
Miss Ala Mae Mediin, daugh
ter of Mrs. Elizabeth Irene Med
iin and the late James Lafayette
Mediin of Weldon, and Samuel
Watkins Oakley of Oxford were
married on Sunday, February
15th, at one o’clock in the home
of the bride. The Rev. Ben H.
Houston, pastor of the Weldon
Methodist Church, officiated at
the double ring ceremony in the
presence of the families and
close friends.
The bride wore a dress of
dawn blue crepe fashioned with
draped skirt and bodice with
cap sleeves. She wore white el
bow length gloves and a small
white flower trimmed hat. Her
shoulder corsage was of pink
roses.
The bride’s mother wore a
dress of Navy blue printed silk
with hand made lace vestee.
Her accessories were of black
and a corsage of white carna
tions. Mrs. Oakley, mother of
the groom, wore an Alice blue
crepe with black accessories
and a corsage of white carna
tions.
Immediately after the cere
mony, the bride’s mother and
sister entertained at a luncheon
In the dining room, floral de
corations were white with burn
ing white tapers in crystal hold
ers. The lace-covered table was
centered with a three-tiered
wedding cake topped with a
miniature bride and groom. The
cake was served with the
dessert course and after the
first slice had been cut by the
bridal couple. Miss Lucille Med
lin served the guests.
Mrs. Samuel of Dixon and
Mrs. Grady Medlin assisted in
receiving and serving.
Later, Mr. and Mrs. Oakley
left for a wedding trip to south
ern points. For traveling the
bride wore a tailored suit of
brown gabardine with petal pink
blouse and brown accessories.
She w’ore her wedding corsage
of pink roses. Upon their return
they will make their home in
Weldon.
Mrs. Oakley is manager of a
local five and ten cents store
and Mr. Oakley is connected
with the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad company.
Hotel Permit Vevoked
The permit of the Roanoke
Hotel in Scotland Neck was re
voked last week following an in
spection of premises by W. C.
Lackey of the North Carolina
State Board of Health.
No rooms will be rented to
transient guests, under the
ruling, at the present time,
although the permanent room
ers, numbering about seven, will
remain as usual.
Mrs. B. F. Burket, manager
3f the establishment, announced
that she would reopen the hotel
within the near future after she
had made a few repairs. The re
pairs had been plnaned for some
time, but bad weather con
ditions made work impossible.
One of the chief complaints
was the condition of the walls
which had been made worse re
cently by certain leaks in the
roof.
Total tobacco use in United
States manufacturers increased
from an annual average of 750
million pounds in 1925-29 t o
around 1,300 million pounds in
1943-47.
Scotland Neck
Gets Increase
In Current
Scotland Neck—Due to the ef
forts of the Town Board and th»
cooperation given by the Virgin
ia Electric & Power Company
sufficient electric current is now
being delivered to Scotland
Neck to handle all present
needs, according to tests by
electrical instruments.
It is also believed that there
is sufficient current to care for
expansion and that any addition
al expansion could be handled
without difficulty.
During the fall and early win
ter there was a great deal of
trouble with the electric current
system in Scotland Neck due to
low voltage caused by failure to
deliver enough from over
burdened generators.
With the addition of n e w
equipment, the power company
is now able to furnish sufficient
voltage to the community.
W"»iiS and wood trim should
be washed from the bottom up.
because when water runs down
a soiled wall it leaves streaks
It will not. however, stain a wall
that has already been moistened
and cleaned.
Deaths
CHARLIE PIERCE
Charlie Pierce, 76. of Weldon
died in Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Thursday night. Funeral serv
ices were conducted from the
Wrenn Funeral Home Saturday
afternoon at two o’clock by the
Rev. D. A. Hudson of Hamilton.
Burial followed in the family
cemetery near Oak City. Sur
viving are his wife, Mrs. Pearl
Pierce; four daughters, Mrs.
Julia Strickland of Palmyra,
Mrs. Allie Ezell of Columbia.
S. C\, Mrs. Naomi Ainsley of
Norfolk and Mrs. Lillian Trewin
of Cedar Falls, Iowa; two sons,
Jesse Pierce of Halifax anil
Gerald PPierce of Norfolk; a
step-son, Clarence Riddick o 1
Norfolk; and one sister, Mrs.
Millie Vick of Colerain.
If you have stove-pipes, when*1
taking them down place a paper
bag over each end and the soot
will not blow out into the room
during the process.
To clean under the upright pi
ano, take a yardstick wrap an
oiled cloth around it and wipe
out the dust.
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Mrs. A. B. Douglas U. D.
At Home of Mrs. Ira D. 1
Enfield—The February meet
ing of the Frank M. Parker
Chapter U. D. C. was held in
the home of Mrs. Ira D. Wood,
Sr., on Thursday, February 19,
at 3:30 o’clock. The George
Washington motif was carried
out in the decorations.
Mrs. William Dickens presid
ed, and called for a pledge of
allegiance to the U. S. flag and a
salute to the Confederate flag.
Miss Ella Johnson, who led the
devotional, read the 23rd Psalm
and a poem “He Leadeth Me”
following the reading with pray
er.
Mrs. Dickens gave a cordial
welcome to the visitors present.
During the business session it
was announced that all State ob
ligations and U. D. C. taxes for
the year, which amounted to
$100.00, were sent to the Division
Treasurer, Mrs. Preston Thom
as. Asheville, in January.
At the conclusion of the bus
iness and committee reports,
Mrs. Dickens introduced Mrs.
j E. H. Tharrington, Director of
District No. 11, of Rocky Mount.
Mrs. Tharrington during her
talk stated that District No. 11
would hold its meeting this
spring at Tarboro on April 8.
beginning promptly at 10
o’clock. She urged that chapters
give full reports, and desired a
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