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The ROANOKE News Published by The Roanoke News Company, Inc. i; F. Tl RNER. Editor-Publisher ONE YEAR tBy Mail) POSTPAID SIX MONTHS _§1,50 •75 Entei cla»' Mail matter. All S . >scr:i'ti' Payable In Advance y of Weldon, N 'rth Carolina as seeond , H ..-klv Newspaper devoted to the material, . , of Halifax and Nort ani| r t m -____—-— Prospective Planting inereast •! ‘ ■ above that >: last year. Reports fro;a all parts of the increase production rotwitk-:n. i • ing difficulties. If March plans ramie.i ul about as completely a- ms i t he acreages planted :• ;»■■!!]- and Peas - crops mode i a- -u is itutes for meal will crease I Id and 3 percent, respectively, over the acreages planted last vm.r. On the same a-.-, nnvag. - f soy beans. peanut.-- ..■ •! t ax-.), need ed for the;, i's ami mlne-uls will be increa-'-d i ■, PI 1-h d 1".) per cent, re octi !• ana i s in S xpi t : > obtain more h es frosi toe cr .ajfu 3I pm the soi>8titut inuts an soy ben* » iv? . tta, fnnsera exp acreage of 0© «. Reports on X .•■•g-tnolos ; the Southern S: m 1 bout a third or • .;•• com r.ercial vegetable- gru 1 fo: fresh market show plantings 11 percent below the acreage harvested last j ear, the chief red ct nns iit .rig .11 the early crops of onions, tomato s, peas and cabbage. Problems of harvesting the slightly increasetl a rouge of -.reps this year may lie serious if yields Want Ads DYNAMITE FOR SALE-Our magazine is full of dynamite caps and fuses for Eastern North *'a rolina. Pierce Whitehead Hard ware Co., Weldon, X . tf. FURXI.'HED APARTMENT for RENT —B Sui Kit and bath. Xe-.v refrigerator and electric stove. I*nor • W-l-1-1 Mrs. C It. Chittenden. FOR RENT—rpstairs Apt. Four rooms and bath, centrally located. Apply to Mrs M Armistead, Phone 159-W., South Hill, Ya. FOR SALE—N ic fat fryers. Call T. J. Canipe W 5931 We Del ■ er. 4t. WANTED--In Roanoke Rapids and Weldon several men for ordinary and industrial insurance. Good salary and commission. Experien ce not essential. For apointment phone R-602-6. 4t. PERMANENT WAVE, 59c! Do your own Permanent with Charm Kurl Kit. Complete equipment, in cluding 40 curlers and shampoo. Easy to do, absolutely harmless. Praised by thousands including June Lang, glamorous movie star. Money refunded if not satisfied. SELDEN’S PHARMACY I are again high. VV.tii just av • ago weather, however, crop yields per acre are likely v be about 1- ner ve nt below the exceptionally high records set last year. Allowing for this piobability of lower yields, fo; imliea: b •!•... a -l;g: ' i . used acreage harvest) i and for ■? slight shift towards more ;rops, the presei j is for aggregate crop production this season of about 1) percent be. In-a the las' year'.- output. This w> isi : not mean a corrospon ling decrease in the labor required for harts -ting, but it would tend f> keep :he harvesting problem local and seasonal rather than nation al. In spite of the indicated decrease in crop production, total fo. d pro. ably will bt« wii.it larger than last year, be cause of the large increase "X| led i : \ e stock production. Offer Short Courses At State College i Raleigh. April 17th..-A new <e (vernment final com si s offering technical train ing for vital war work will start at North Carolina State allege dune 7, Director Edward \V. Reg gies ,>f the College Extensl ■ Di vision announced today. The courses are open to men and women with high hchool lu cation and the only expense to the student is subsistence. The college has trained over 8,000 men and women since the program began two years ago as a defense meas ure, an,} practically all of them went on war jobs immediately up on completing the training. New classes will open dune 7 m aircraft inspection, aircraft production and maintenance, arch itectural and marine drafting, chemical testing and inhpeetion, diesel engineering. engineering drawing, engineering fundament als, fabric testing and inspection industrial safety engineering and radio communication. Classes in surveying and engi neoring drawing will start at Wake Forest on the same date tinder auspices of the State College ox tension, and clashes in engineering fundamentals will begin in thai lotte and Asheville. The course- will last from 10 to dO weeks. A new booklet de scribing the courses and contain ing an application blank may be obtained by writing to the College Extension Division. Director Ruggles issued a spec | ial invitation to women to enroll. | saying: "Ah women must perform | jobs in time of war that are u ' sually performed by men, they are urged to enroll in any course in which they can meet the qualifi cations for admission. The courses are financed by the Federal government as part of its program to provide technically trained workers for war jobs. ,, Emma L. Nash of Phiiadel is the guest of her daughter L. B. Strong. 1 FSA Employees Buy Many Bonds War Bonds a nd Stamps totaling ' ,__,ool. nave tn.a n pu.chaheu > employees ol tlie farm Secur ..v Aumimstrauon, m tins o-stuie g . iprii l. ine figures were received ln-1'0 irem regional hem. iiuarters by Thomas J. Swain, 1' SA c-upervisei tor lialiiax Count.,, individual purchases amounting | '.o 277,2dtj were made through an iganmed agency campaign, to August >1. Ill 1- and $14t>.ddo wot. tli have soon added since that date through the voluntary salary al lotment plan. The averag ■ 1’ SA worker, at present, is investing per month in bonds. lhe total average bouglit to date is ap proximately 24-.lid per winker, l'liih region includes North Caro lina. Tennessee, Kentucky, Vir ginia and West \ a. Local Farai Security employees are taking part 100 per cent, Mi Swain saiii. Mrs J. K. Boyce and children and Laeretia keeter hpent the week end with Mrs William Hi zelvcood. The Book Club | Mrs. George l'. Green entertain ed members of the Book • lub on Tuesday afternoon at her home .> i Syvam : e Street. After a short business st-ssion. Mrs. W. A Pierce announced the program. Mrs .1, W. Brown read! a paper on Civilian Defense. Mrs, W. L knight gave a review of the work of the Red Cross both nat ional and local. Mrs. ('has R. Limy talked to the club about the Mood pla/.ma bank and the mobile unit being formed to be used in the war effort. The club voted to give donations to this worthy eaase. Lovely spring flowers decorated the home. ( OI K I \ K\\ S with tiit- death of hie infant .-on Ronnie Blanton. Le i:.: .a- Bryant, colored of Scot lane. Neck "as charged with rape : at when the case was called it appeared that Bryant had mar ried Myrtle Louise Pickett on whom the act of rape was cum in :ted. Judgment was continued on payment of costs and upon con dition of a- good behavior for the next three years. San. Smith, colored of Scotland Neck, plead guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in con nection with the death of the 6 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hardy of Scotland Neck, whom he ran over while driving a truck. He ha- not been sentenced, Aden Richardson, white of R. Rapids, possecuted on a charge of assault on a female with intent to commit rape, on the person of Elizabeth Maybell Culberson who - twelve years of age was sen tenced to fifteen years. 1 IRVING \ carload of dehydrated onions, ' p[ied from California to New York, will ave 54,1)00 car-miles, statisticians say. Here is a fer vent wish that they do not start 'lying watermelons, not this sum mer any way. SUGAR It is reported that banana boats will bring in an extra 200,000 tons of sugar so that there will be plen ty for canning this summer. SOLDIERS Well fed soldiers remain health ier and recover sooner from fati gue and wounds; they can fight iftener and throughout it longer period, reports the Army Medical Service. One man and one mule, using •he new combination fertilizer dis [ tributor and planter called the "Once-Over”, can do the work uf five men and five mules. The ma chine is now being demonstrated *vor the State by the AgriculHirn' Extension Service. 1 I N THRILLS IN TWO RIO COLOR SECTIONS For the world's greatest comics and adventure features be sure to turn to the Comic Weekly 'Puck” and the bright tabloid suplement distributed every week with the BALTIMORE Sl'NDAY AMERICAN \sk Your Dealer To Reserve Your Copy HOCSEWIVES LEARN TO SAVE RATION POINTS Housewives who want to stretch their ration points and still pro vide appetizing meals for the fam ily will find m any helpfulsug gestions in the Food Almanack, a regular feature of The American Weekly The Big Magazine Distributed With The BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN Ask Your Dealer To Reserve Your Copy TREE SEEDLINGS Jackson County farmer- ' >l l''‘, ly set out more than 10>M " ‘ ><■>■ : | lings of white pine, Cnnrt pine, black locust and black wa. ( nut. The pines and l"°u- ' ' • - were used to prove;.: . Specialist Treats Peanut Seed For All Tests Plots H. R Garris, Extension V Pathologist of State Police ■ ducted two peanut seed treat n • t demonstrations in the County i . April 21’. The purpose of the ,le n onstration is to show how treat peanut seed w ith Aras m v i duee seed decay and ii.ct stands and yields, thus ine.n. a! the farmer’s profit per acre and, enlarging his contribution to tl: war effort, by peanut product Twenty six farmer- from var-j ious sections ol the t ounty at tended the meeting n Mon:- M - Williams’ farm near Drupet *- ’ Road- Using the urrel type 11 N , ture, 5t> pounds ot peanut seed u , sed in the demonstration. I'm , Specialist explained various '>11 ot machines o r utt tisil.- and mn tet als that can bt ' • peanut seed. County Agent . U Davis and Mr, Troy Fergus,e,. I x tent ion District Agent, wit! • . the occasion. They gave some help ful information relative to . he success of carrying out the tes\ The second demonstration conducted on Janie- il Davis'j farm near Allen Prove LKiiv.;j whe-e 112 pounds t peanuts wci e | treated. AJarge group of inf ed neighbors assisted and e n 1 suited the Specialist for e’.bel j peanut disease pi Jems. Untreated and treated -e. 1 win be planted in separate plots m uniform soil so that a eompatison of stands and yields can be mad ■ ■ later. D. J. Knight, Negro County A-' gent will supervi- the .v u - with planting and .. u vesting t:.e cheek plots. 1). J. KNIGHT, Negro Comity A. Halifax County Training School Commencement 1943; Wm. K. Davis. Principal P. T. A. Reception, April >' 8 P. M.; Glee Club Recital, April 29, at 8 P. M.; Demonstration Home Economic - Department, April 29, at 9 P. M.; Faculty o' u Senior Reception. April 29. at 9 P. M.; Primary Operetta - "In Giants Garden". April Id, i 8 P. M.; Educational Sermon--Rev. C. C. Staton. May 2, at 2 P M.: Senior Class Night, May 2, at 8 p M.; Jfigh School Graduation. May 4, at 8 P. M. Address by Mrs. A. Peels Home, Director of Biology, Hump'on In stitute. LITTLETON News Miss Esmond Bradley of Ral eigh spent the Easter Holidays with her mother. Mrs. Rufus Brad ley. James Threewitts of the U. S. X. is spending a 25 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. \V, T. Threewitts. Miss Vera Bobbitt of Washing ton, D. C., visited her parents fm the week end. Miss Evelyn Newsome of Ral eigh spent the Easter holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Newsome. Bunch Wesson, student at State College spent the Easter holidays with his mother, Mrs. Bessie Hud son Wesson. Mr. and Mrs. George McMahan and son of Washington, D. C., spent the Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Bobbitt. Arthur Donn of the l'. S. Coast Guard spent the week aid with Mrs. Donn. Claude Alston of Columbia. S. C. is spending some time with rel atives here. Mrs, Alma P. Sloan spent East er with Mrs. Luther Bobbitt. Mrs. Roy Spain and Miss Doro thy Farmer has returned to Nor folk, Ya., after spending >evi ral days with their mother. I Miss Edith Harris of Norfolk, Ya. spent the week end with Mr. ^ and Mrs. John Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Perkinson and baby of Newport News, Ya.. spent the week end with l'.is par ents. Harold King of the V. S. X. is visiting his parents. Pvt. Freeman Myriek of South Dakota is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Myriek. W. T. Threewitts, Jr., of Ral eigh visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Threewitts. Mrs. Milton Umphlett left on Thursday for Tampa, Fla., to vis it her husband for several weeks. Private Umphlett is stationed there. Miss Lily Barnes of Vaughan spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. E. L. Hale. Miss Martha King is spending tinvt' week- in Tampa Mrs. Raj • >• Vaughan spent W> town. M s M ei Sn Rapids spent Sunday ' Mrs \\ -I Benton. Mrs. 1 . K. Matthew Kapiii was a week , Mr. anil M1 W. 1* Bow t'upturn A I*, t 11,1 : '■ Hut!" r V!' |' e I week end. Spotwoods and Harm M Bowel's, sta.ii li!.- W i College spent the E er with ” parents. Mr. and Mr . 1 I* Mi tnd M s. - ■ Fr< ul< . ehildtvtl ol’ Norfolk. V a.. Sunday guests ■'!' Mr. nn-l M i' doe Atkins. Mrs. Evei i1 Riehmot - v Mrs. .lack \\ alki ■ Mr. m I Mrs. J daughter Bamara d. ,n ot \ folk, Va.. an g 11 c !l B bill. B:'ibara •' of the graduating' eh; ..fie 1 tleton High School. Mr and Mr-. R. K Wright ot U asiiingt m. D i'.. - at th • v. k end with Mr John \Viig Bi.lv Morgan "f Ni w per: No.. . V S m ■ Miss r . B an1, el Ai • hie spent the Easter ays \\; 1 I mother, Mi s. Kui'u- E ad ■ , Mr. and Mi of Lanham, Md., "eek end with relatives. Hal Bobbitt o! N .. Va spent tile week end v.-a • - ily Miss Jessii1 M> ■ . a, t M . i.;,s 1 on, 1). t was a week end guest of her parents in Vaughan. J. 1. Wright. <1.1 it K i am: children were guests -1 tw in South Hill, Va., Mrs. Moll;.. 1’itel.: •: . Wa renton is visiting Mr ldavi i L 'b bitt. Ernest B- : ' and Edwin 1! ibiutt -t W : est were called 1 .. ia i, field Kor Wed nesdaj on :., ,. . illness of tia-it . 1 H. Bobbitt. Miss Har.e. 1’ folk. Ye... w.is a • i i ' ll!' her parent.-. Mr. . M' d- - Perkinson. M rs. d -ai < lark a:. u 1' mond, Va.. Mrs. > un V ' 1 daughter of Norfolk, \ a.. di ■ Ralph I>av: ol 1' • 1 ■ were guests in the m Mr. and Mi - Howard Chav. d ing the past week end. l.rm.Ei'oN HP'ii si liooi. pin \e un ns Commencement exorcises o; Littleton High Scho. . "I v. .: i-. H. Easoi. is prim t al. • egaii a l Wedm la; A Day Exei »es. Sunday, A] the Baccalureate Sermon to the Graduating Class was delivered ■ e Rev. Albert Simms, p to of the local Baptist Church. The graduating exercis ■- > held Wednesday e vin: g a: v - time brief address, s were deliv ered by five grad iat, -. R Phon as Cut , Rud i I Blair My rick Leigh Gl:isg Dorothy J nston, ead 1 address by a guest speaker a has been the custom in the pa;' 1 liploma- to th< gradual presented by J. Edward Ar Superintendent d Warren 1 Schools. THE COMMON DEFENSE ttoligion \er-u- Dictatorship I he lievercnd Henry Smith l.eiper. |i D. l'\cculi'c Secretary l niter ~;l| ( histian < oiitteil I" l.ile anil \\ 111 K. \t vy h ork t it> . \. ofte , the case with •. o.gs -he mdci standing • dein m-raey by its friends is being en , lianeed today through the violent ;i• miosities el toes. Soinetim'-s would s< ::. as ' fascists weri ■re aware of tm vital connection ii'-tween Christianity and demo cracy than are the . • sens the free democracies. The reasons for tnc opposition which totalitariat.s make to both .1 . in :11 a.i'i i infs .unity ought n ■: to be hard ; > understand. These aiths - one in their origin anti ■ m in their has.e reading* of hu man destiny assert that hum in j i . anility i- -ai red, that man - a- man - lias certain inalienable : a lit s. This • 'a totalitarian - vi* 1 nei;l !y dm y lh. se taith- assi'i't ! t: at the gfvei of those .-.acred r.a Is w.ts tile re ltor win* "ma i ■ ni..n in his own image and breath ed into his nos! ails the been h ol !. ■ a." The tol alitai ailis d.-H;. ' in i -a nee of a universal er at >r * i- above all races, nations and ..111• i .. These faiths assert that .el .. n are brothers in the one fami of (I ni. The totalitarian* want nothing to do with universal bro therhood and are intent upon de stroying the very concept. These lith assert t it theer is a fun datm ntal moral law in the universe which was ordained by the will of Co l and which represents his u'liv.-i-al and unchanging nut pose. T talitai ians ii.• ]>:.-e any such vi. w and set up as the final law tlie arbitrary will of the dictator who is supposed to be above eiati e;-m, himself the supreme moral me of all tilings. Judaism and (m listi: ity b. iieve that force is i . ■ r rs own jns: ifieatien ar.d • . when i; i- used it must be i * r the * .ntrol of law and em ■ Vi ; a a ea . tbat is just. '1 o ;all• :iri:i- as.-ert that the power ;.. use force is the only .justifiea n *( i:*-.j for its employment. •In isism and Christianity see man the sinner as the subject of G.i.i's mercy nmnirp'g redemption he may ri i into newns-s i f life from his error and wrougdo ing. The nazis >■; ion nf coward? I'Cul.i think that in;,, demption. The plain the selves lomplete all arc i restitutes universal rclicrioTi, •ji. the modern form of the .r <i •Intry - streamlined and ah ditioned. The things vrh worship - thees are they seek to destroy ; •«li the til >re the yj ideas in any civilized Sys; 1 human relationships. ' ' 1 1; is a curious and tremendj ly important fact i mt these now nedangeiv.l are ideas v j Jew and Christians have in fJ mo*:. They are the ideas esi#;j to tiie existence e! democrat | 1 THEAtfRE m LITTLETON. N.C. Week of May 3rd, MONDAY. TLESDAY I’reston Foster-Richard Dii AMERICAN EXPRESS Admission—Children 9c. All ad.n down stairs 23c. Balcony 20c, it chiding tax. \\ EDNESDAY Tint Holt BANDIT RANGER Admission -- Afternoon and Nijli 9c and 20c, including new tit via a« Cn Um aw 1 Um Ml Uu art aw of Uu yd etl pn mil qw foi ltd 1 rol vie tai W1 an mi THURSDAY and FRIDAY Hot tit* Grablo-John 1’avne FOOTLIGHT SERENADE stairs 25c. Balcony 20c, b ng tax. Ml thi til hu of Hi th raj SATURDAY Range Busters • ait of BOOTHIL BANDIT * Serial Fnds-New serial, Trailer^W| __C* - * I I PEPSICOLA BOTTLINO COMPANY OF LITTLETON stffK &&.C7K (43 S 5?*’ -3 S S . £"¥• — — "Makes me feel extra good hear in' you talk that way, Judge...never realized I was contributin' to the war effort in the way you mention." "You certainly are, Hank. Part of the grain you farmers grow is used by the bever age distilling industry to make alcohol for war purposes. Hundreds of millions of gal lons are required every v for smokeless powder, medical supplies, c mical warfare materials, shatterproof gl. s lacquer for camouflaging equipment, fuel to propel tor pedoes and in the making of critically needed _ synthetic rubber. But, Hank, the grain urh in distilling this alcohol is not thrown l vay. It is processed and conies back to the I'xn again in the form of dried grains or cii i:d solubles which you use for dairy feeds, ho? supplements and [xniltry mashes. Thi; > -'* alone it is estimated 1188,030 tons o' much needed feed stuiTs will be pro.:need by the distillers.” 5 "I can see now. Judge, ;."Ip »• :'t so • * i mighty goad thing we have a < -• 'l industry in tunes l.ke these."
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