THE HOME SPHERE
Senior 4-H Camp ! c
Monday morning, June 28, 3*7
boys and girls who are mem- E
bers of the Senior 4-H Clubs of1
Halifax County will go to Camp £
Manteo for a week of instruction
end recreation. While there they ;
Will have classes in handicraft,
and swimming and supervised
recreation. They will go sight
seeing and attend the "Lost Col
ony" drams. The week will be
filled with activities for each of |
the club members present.
The following girls and boys j
from Halifax County will be in
imp or June 28-July 3.
J( annette Wommack, Emil
illups, Tudy Staton, Pat Statoi
oris Strickland, Barbara Allc
taton. Jeannette Faison, Stel!
raxton, Shirley Ann Whit<
ead. Faye Harris, Patrie
rovvn. Judith Faye Phillip
erry House, Opal Jones, Ha/,
arlyle, Evelyn Rae Harris, Sy
ia Vaughan, Donald C. Mai
rey. Joe Howard Burt, Ralp
lardee Rives, D. S. Moss. Wr
Hazelwood. Jr.. Johnnie Bas
:obert I. Weathersbee, Robert
Jlsbrook. Harold B. Tippctt
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Peck, Merchants
Win Warrenton
Softball Games
'' J Warrenion — The Warrentoi
Λ Softball league played two game
a i Tuesday night.
~ ! In the first game of a doubl
header the Merchants beat th
'j Veterans in a close and excit
ing game 8-7. The Merchant
scored 8 runs off 10 hits an
^ three errors and the Veteran
1 scored 7 runs off 5 hits and thre
.. errors. The score was tied i
the fourth 6 all and the Mer
chants gained their winning run
_ in the bottom of the 5th. Bal
Dan B. Moss, James E. Condrev
Ernest D. Shearid, Jr.. Lorenz
W. Locke. Johnny J. Burt. Jr
George D. Phillips. Colema
Best. Eddie Roebuck. Edwar
Warren, and Wayne Bosemar
a
teries for the Merchants were
Gamble and Drake for the Vet
erans Poteat and Bottoms.
Vets 000 610 0—'
Merch 032 120 x—1
In the last game the Peck:
L ran off with a onesided victory
over the Lions 20-8. Peck col
lected their runs off 24 hits anc
12 errors on the part of the Lions
. The Lions who seemed to havi
trouble all night fielding the bal
gained 8 runs off 9 hits and .
errors committed by Peck.
Raines was the big man of th·
night. He hit two home run
for Peck, one with no one oi
ι and the other with two on. Bat
teries for Peck were Flemin,
and O'Neal and for the Lion
Reid. Harris and Read.
j Tony Harris had to relieve Ή
P. Reid on the mound in th
fifth inning when Reid was hi
on the hand by a line drive. Mr
1 Reid received a good hand whei
i j he left the box. Most of the spec
tators were for him. He is 6
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! Noted Actor Has
Role In Lost
Colony Drama
HARRY IRVINE
Manteo, N. C.—Harry Irvine,
noted British India-Born a c t or
now a naturalized citizen of this
country will have the role of his
torian'in THE LOST COLONY,
i Paul Green's exciting and roman
tic drama opening for its eigh
j th season in The Waterside Thea
tre on Roanoke Island July 1
! and continuing through Labor
i Day with shows each week, Wed
nesday through Sunday nights.
1 Irvine is a graduate of Oxford
! University, playing his first thea
trical engagement with Sir Her
bert Tree in Richard II.
I Later he came to America in
Forbes-Robertson's farewell to
j in 1915-16. He has played i η
; Walter Hampden's last perfor
mance of Hamlet and was a lec
turer and teacher during a 10
year period ending in 1826.
' He returned to Broadway to
play Thomas a' Becket in T. S.
Eliot's "Murder in the Cathe
dral." He is president of the
American Shakespeare Founda
tion. His book. THE ACTOR'S
ART AND JOB, was published
by E. P. Dutton in 1942. Last
j season on Broadway he appear
ed in Joan of Lorraine, Dear Ju
, das, and Skipper Next to God.
, Roanoke Rapids include We s t er
ι Union Telegraph. the Carolina
j Telegraph Company with a mod
ern dial system, and 10 incom
! ing and outgoing mails daily.
The peach crop in the 10
early Southern States is estimat
ed to be a third smaller than
last year.
J Card of Thanks
To ail my friends in Roanoke
Rapids who so generously con
tributed to the government
bonds which were presented to
me on June 11, I want to ex
press my sincere appreciation.
Every contribution, small or
large, is of equal significance to
me because I believe it came
from the hearts of my friends.
For all the kindnesses shown
me while I worked with you,
and for this provision for my
future pleasure and enjoyment,
I wholeheartedly express my
love and gratitude to every
child and every adult.
Sincerely,
Clara Hearne
years old and is considered one
of the best pitchers on any or
the teams. His injury was nol
considered serious and he said
he would be ready for the game
Thursday night.
Peck Ill 169 1—20
Lions 113 030 0— 8
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Veteran
News
The Veterans Administration
has opening for nurses in hos
pitals and regional offices in
Virginia, North Carolina, West
Virginia and Maryland. Begin
ning salaries range from $2,644
to $5,902, depending upon train
ing and experience.
Nurses who wish to apply or
who want more information
should write to the Chief of
the Nursing Division, Veterans
Administration. 900 North Lom
bardy Street, Richmond 20, Vir
ginia.
Veterans are urged by the
Veterans Administration to use
official VA premium mailing en
velopes when paying National
Service Life Insurance premi
ums by mail.
Use of the yellow envelopes, j
VA said, helps expedite handling
of G. I. insurance payments
since full information necessary ■
to process the payment already
is included by VA before the |
envelope is mailed to veteran
policy holders.
Q. If I filed a change of ad
dress with the VA hospital or
regional office where my
claims folder is on file, will the i
same change by made on my in
surance records.
A. No. Change of address for
purpose of compensation or pen
sion is not a notice of change
of address for insurance pur
poses. VA Form 889, "Change of
Address," should be executed by 1
the insured to notify the Insur
ance Service at 900 North Lom
bardv St.. Richmond 20, Virgin- 1
ia.
Q. When may a veteran de
cide whether he will pursue
training under the Servicemen's
Readjustment Act (G. I. Bill) or
under the Vocational Rehabilita
tion Act?
A. After eligibility has been
established uiader both laws.
j The daughter of a civilian
I employee at the Naval Air Str
, tion, Jacksonville, Fla., had a
1 chronic case of hiccoughs so she
ι was taken for a ride in ι plane
which zoomed, rolled and snap
ped in an effort to scare her ou*
of them. The ride didn't euro the
girl, but it made her father
pretty sick.
I In 1945 North Carolina's 77
j principal crops had a total va
I lue of $613.037,700.
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Timely Farm Questions
QUESTION: When ι h ο u id
ime be applied to pastures?
ANSWER: At any time when
abor is available and you can
jet on the field with the spread
er. However, if there is danger
.hat the limestone may wash j
iway, it should be put on at a J
ime when this danger is at a
ninimum.
QUESTION: What are the
nost practical types of silos?
ANSWER: Permanent silos
ire of two types. The upright
ower silo, which is more com·
non. is usually cylindrical. Its
liameter usually ranges from ι
?ight to 20 feet, and its height,
;rom 30 to 50 feet. The oth'.-r :
lype is the trench silo, which
nay or may not be under- j
'round. It ranges from a width .
>f five to seven feet at the bot
tom, and seven or more feet
1eep, to any suitable length. Tho
important thing is that it must
oe well-drained.
QUESTION: Is the mulching
Df new pasture seedings advis
able?
ANSWER: Yes. Spreading a
small amount of manure or
straw per acre is valuable in
protecting new seedings.
Navy top - bracket ftbô11
teams will meet in Ne»v Ye. k
City the week of Sept. 5. 19-1D.
in compétition for the All-Navy j
Softball Championship.
AUCTION
SALE
Wednesday,
June 30
11:00 A. M.
Rebecca Johnson
House
1219 Washington St.
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Owner Has Decided
To Sell—Leaving City
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