it Home Sphere
Edited by
2#iISS FLORENCE COX
Home Demonstration Agent
jliss Estelle M. Edwards
Assistant Home Dem. Agent
lereencv War Food Assistant
unt Available to Towns:
Miss Margueritte Ricks of
,iern Carolina Teachers College
I Selma, N. C., will be associat
wi(h the Home Demonstration
tents for the remainder of the
nmer She will be available for
honstrations on Food Conserva
n to town women in Halifax
["omen in the towns of Scotland
•I; Enfield, Weldon, Roanoke
pids and Littleton who wish
uonstrations on canning, brin
or drying should write or call
Home Demonsration O >
Halifax at oi. ■ Reci us * it
late in 1 • " ‘ '■■'■•■ic.iiukei >
the towns i.iioulii gel up then
, groups or work through some
iting organization. Plans for
dace for the demonstration as
1 as the group should be in
led in the request for the ser
.s of the Emergency War Food
rker. This detailed information
lecessary because of the short
. of the time the Emergency
rker will he available, and
idules must be made up seve
days in advance.
JJarguerilte Ricks, Emer
.y War oFod Worker:
iiss Margueritte Ricks comes
he Halifax County Home Dem
otion Department from Sel
N. C. She is a graduate of
tern Carolina Teachers Col
i at Greenville. N’. C. and holds
lachelor of Science Degree in
ae Economics. Miss Ricks will
located at the Home Demon
ition Office in Halifax and
work in various phases of the
ne Demonstration Program
j special interest in Food Pos
ition in the towns of Halifax
nty. We are fortunate to have
s Ricks with us until the end
kugust. She will add fresh in
$t and enthusiasm to the coun
program and will be glad to
lerate with any individual or
ip who wishes to contact her
Weather Meals—
of us are more comfortable
cool. Here are few suggest
for summer meals. First, keep
s balanced so that the family
be well fed. Second, keep
,s simple, using foods that
ire little or no cooking. Bak
leuts up the cook and he kit
so cut down on baking on hot
; third, fruits and vegetables
natures summer foods. They
neither too rich or excessive
giving. Raw fruits and vege
s give cooling food to the eat
nd does not heat up the cook,
th, serve iced beverages but
ot forget ice cold milk drinks,
drinks give needed nourish
us well as the cooling effect.,
add more salt to the diet,
lose salt through perspira
If more salt can be added any
way put a little salt in the
ing water. Sixth, watch for
poisoning closely. Seventh
ahead and cook in the early
ing hours for the remainder
e day. Try not to heat up
itchen three times per day
t weather. Eighth, eat sum
meals on the porch if it is
that way but do not make
ousekeeper make many t*ips
rom the kitchen. Let each
«r of the family go to the
in and serve his or her own
Self service will enable the
? to eat in a more comfort
place hut will not add extra
to the already heavy work
it homemakers.
parents -
! urge parents to take time
i young children to recogn
|n Ivy plants. Many childi
palifax County have had
|r front Poison Ivy rash si
IScause the parents have n
ken the trouble to teach tb
leognize the plant. We hi
l°rth Carolina only 3 plai
[aie poisonous to the tou
roison Ivy is our worst i
The other two are poi:
which is very rare and s
■encountered, and the ordin;
Itch vine or trumpet vine. 1
f w poisonous to only a v<
People and to the remain!
• it is no more than any otl
I that climbs over fences. I
[°ue should beware of poii
pS poisoning from it may
I uncomfortably and painful
V more thing about this cc
iPomonous plant. It has
P ability either to grow
Km|01 tlimb aS a ff
1 d ‘'“thing to climb on
a,bush and we North <
L.,’s the>' “all it Poison 0
L.• ’ P°lson oak is noth
, tW -Vy if is S‘ven sot
Ifhntt lt.may use to climb
fcj8on 61 is a bush and c:
bi ;vv0a,^ ,01' a vine and cal
md .ls the same old •
koenb dren Sh0uld be tau'l
rgmze ‘t on sight.
Sac/kMed/fye/:/
BUV Meat THAN BEfORfJ
Seventy-Eighth Year
Published Every Thur.dy _ Weldon, North Carolina
THURSDAY, JULY 13th., 1911
Questions And Answers
On Used-Car Regi:!:*.!::::
■Raleigh, July 9th~The follow
ing questions and answers, ex
plaining how the used car regula
tion will affect buyers and sellers
after July 10 were issued today
by the Raleigh District Office of
Price Administration.
Q. What types of used passen
ger e:i> ...o ’overed by the new
... .iii types, makes and mod
els.
Q. Do all makes and models
have specific dollars and ceuts
ceiling prices?
A. Dollars and cents prices are
listed in the regulation for 2.1
makes and about 6,000 models
manufactured from 1037 through
1942. This represents most pas
senger cars manufactured since
1937. (The regulation provides
methods for setting ceiling prices
on other models not listed with
specific prices.)
Q. Does the regulation apply to
individual buyers and sellers of
used cars as well as dealers?
A. Yes. Any person buying or
selling a used car on and after
the effective date of the regula
tion is subject to its provisions.
Q. Wrhere can 1 see a copy of
the regulation listing the prices
and explaining other details?
A. At your local War Price and
Rationing Board or at any auto
mobile dealer’s.
Q. How do I find the correct
ceiling price of a used car"
A. Give your local board the
facts about the make, model, year
manufactured, and extra equip
ment, such as radio, heater and
“built-in” equipment. The price
clerk will then tell you the correct
ceiling price.
Q. What will this ceiling price
represent ?
A. It will be either an "as is”
price or a “warranty” price.
Q. What is meant by an "as is"
price ?
A. This is the base price listed
in Appendix B of the regulation,
plus the specific allowance for ex
tra equipment (if any.)
Q. What is meant by a “warran
ty” price?
A. A “warrenty” price is a price
that may be charged by a dealer
for a“w arranted” car.
Q. What is a “warranted” car?
A. A “warranted” cat, is a used
car in good operating condition
with which the dealer making the
sale furnishes a written “warran
ty” that the car will remain in
such condition for 30 days or 1,
000 mlies driving -- whichever oc
curs first.
A. Yes. In case the car does not
remain in good operating condi
tion for the time specified, the
dealer must make with reasonable
promptness any necessary repairs
or replacements at a cost to the
purchaser of not more than 30 per
cent of the normal charge for such
repairs and replacements. The
normal charge must not be in ex
cess of OPA ceilings.
Q. Does the “warranty” extend
to all parts of the car?
A. No. The “warranty” does
not extend to tires, tubes, paint,
glass, upholstery or to anv re
pairs or replacements made nec
essary by misuse, negligence or
accident.
Q. Who may charge a “warran
ty” price?
A. Only a dealer as defined in
Section 15-b of the regulation.
Q. How is a seller qualified as
a dealer under the used car reg
ulation ?
A. A dealer is a person engag
ed, in whole or part, in the busi
ness of buying, selling, repairing
and reconditioning of used cars
and who maintains a plan of bu
siness for the display, sale, re
pairing or reconditioning of such
cars. (If a seller has all these
qualifications except the mainten
ance of a place for repairs and
reconditioning, he may be approv
ed as a dealer by OPA if he has
established and can maintain, a
working arrangement with a repu
table establishment for the re
pairing and reconditioning of the
used cars he sells.)
Q. How much additional may a
dealer charge for a “warrantee
car? ,
A. Dealers who fulfill the war
ranty requirements may_ sell
“warranted” cars at either 2o per
cent above the total of the bi.,e
price and the allowance for extra
equipment that may be charged,
or $100 above the base price and
allowance for such equipment.
Q. What are the maximum per
missible additions for extra e
| quipment?
1 A. $10 lor any heater. $30 for
any radio, and dollars and cents
Pi'icea, ranging from $10 to $100,
tor a specified list of “built-in"
items such as over drive, vacuma
tic transmission, etc., listed in Ap
pendix D of the regulation.
Q. Can additions be made to
ceiling prices for extra acres-u
ries such as mirrors, extra wind
shield wipers, locking gas tank
caps, etc?
A. No. The specific juice- 1. t
ed for radios, heaters and the
“built in" items are the only
charges which may he made f n
“extras.”
Q- May taxes on sale- u u-c!
cars be added to the ceiling ju ice .'
A. Yes. Any chargeable tax on
the sale or use of the used car
may he added to the ceiling ju ice.
Any portion of any unexjiin I u e
tax (such as $5 Federal tax) may
be added.
Q. llow are ceiling prices
determined for models of cars
manufactured before 1937?
A. Cars older than 1937 models
may not be sold at prices above
that established by the regulation
for the most comparable IP.17
model.
Q. How are ceiling prices com
puted for cars manufactured in
1937 or after, that are not listed
in the regulation with tjiecifie
prices?
A. Take the base price listed in
the regulation for the most com
parable car as to model year, body
type, passenger capacity and
wheel base.
Q. What is meant by “most
comparable” car?
A. Typical examples are listed
in Appendix C o:' the regulation,
Q. Are ceiling prices uniform
for all parts of the United Mat
es ?
A. No. Ceilings are established
for three geographical regions,
A,IS. and C. The ceilings for Re
gion 13 are higher than those for
I Region A and the ceilings tor Re
gion C are higher than those f< i ■
Region 13. I
Q. Why do the ceiling prices dii'-l
fer among regions?
A. The ceilings established for
cadi of the regions merely pre
serve the customary difference in
jn-ices charged for used cars in
different areas of the country.
Q. How are the regions d vid
ed ?
A. Region A includes all States
east of the Mississippi River; Re
gion C covers tiie States of \\ asn
ington, Oregon, California, Neva
da. Arizona, Idaho and 1 * till; and ^
Region 13 includes till other Stat
es.
Q. Can 1, as a private, individual
charge more for my own car by
selling it to an individual buyer
rather than to a dealer?
A. No. Your ceiling price is the
same, regardless of the . lass of
purchaser.
Q. My car is in good shape. Can
I sell at the warranty price if I
give the buyer a written guaran
1 tee that the car is in good comli
I tion ?
I A. No. although you may give
the buyer a guarantee, warrenty
! prices may be charged only by
! dealers.
j Q. Are ceiling prices establish
ed by the regulation a guarantee
bOME of tb gala in every fleck think they h-long
to pre-war aruocracy— they eat aplenty hist they
won t lay l/iuci, if any. Wasting feed is a pretty bad
offense now. The remedy is a quick trio to mar!.-::
Weed out your:ui!r ' ■ r- ‘y hens, and early msai .
i alt Horn the laynjr Hoc'; all
liens that are not hying, broody
hens, overly fat hem, amt those
that are beginning :• mouV, say?
Clifton Parrish, in (large of Ex
tension poultry at ttute College.
i an some lor home use
! the surplus, ft is a seriou
, to waste feed on non-j•
A pound ol feed saved is
1 of ; eed gained.
a no sci
s 0 flora a
sod users
a pounc
Looking Over Out
District’s
?
BY DR. W. K. MiDOYV l.LL.
Health Officer
POLIOMYELITIS
The present poliomyelitis epide
mic in the Piedmont section of
North Carolina continues to he a
source of grave concern, not only
to persons in the involved areas,
mt to everyone in he entire state.
Die uncertainty which surrounds
this disease is one of the most dis
Lressinji features and one '.hat
finises so much anxiety.
As nearly everyone knows IT out
repeated press and radio notices,
the exact means ■■£ the spread of
the infection is ir--t known. The
most generally accepted theory is
yjat one gets the infection thru
contact with an infected person
or carrier. It is quite possible,
however, that raw sewage polluted
by the body wastes of a patient
and contaminated food and drink
play a major part. Unquestionably
proper sewage disposal and pio
tection of the water, food and milk
supply are " tremendous value in
control of tile infection.
Poliomyelitis, as with nearly all
diseases, varies much in the sev
erity. During an epidemic some
cases will be s ■ mild that it is. im
possible to make the diagnosis,
while others will cause severe ill
ness and even death. Inicct on
with the causative organism, a
virus, mav only cause the usual
symptoms id a "bad cold, while
in others there will be headache
nausea and vomiting, sthfuess i:
the neck and back muscles, mus
cular tenderness and eventually
paralysis. It, should not be aasum
that cars will tell for these pric
es '!
A. No Pri. es c -tabilshed are the
highest at which sales or purchas
es may be made. Sales and put
chases may be made below the
ceiling prices.
ect that anyone Having any o
these symptoms has poliomyelitis
for other diseases can give th
same evidence of disease.
Although predominantly a di
sea.se of childhood adults may b
infected, so none are immune t
the infection.
We have bean fortunate to hav
| escaped the present epidemic an
I everyone hopes we shall continu
to di. so. It. is essentially a wan
• her d i e and every sum me
there have been some cases re
ported in North Carolina, so it \vi
not be surprising if we havea le<
suena in Itiis stu-Uinn of ft e stat
this year. Last summer there wet
three cases reported in the Edge
combe-1 lalifax District.
Certain things can be done t
help in the prevention of the it
feet ion;
1. Keep children away fro)
crowds and crowded pjapes -espei
ially crowds indoors.
2. Keep children away iroi
other children who have any - or
of illness, regardless of how mi
the illness may appear to be.
M. Do not travel Into those area
where the epidemic is wide.-prom
4. Do not travel by means t
any public transportation metho
—bus or train—through the are
where the epidemic is widesnoan
ion in jfj early age may get o
ion in an earl ystage may get o
the bus or train.
5. See that children get propi
rest and that diet is adequate an
j elimination normal.
' 0. At tile first sign of illne>
put the person to bed, call you
physician and keep children awa
from the patient._
Be sure there is a firm ham
r. 1 on at least one side of eac
| stairway in your home, sugge:
I Extension specialists at Stale Co
j lege. The stairyway is a goi
I place for falls.
For the Armies or invasion
(TITAL to an invading army, the production in
V Canada of military communications equipment
iunoed from $84 million in 1942 to $180 million in
1943. Total value of this production to date is $320
million and the production of this equipment con
’to be an expanding program of the Depart
ment of Munitions and Supply, in which the pea
has not yet been reached. Above, the Canadian wir<
less set No. 58 in production and in action. It is or
of the 67 types manufactured in the Dominion. Cci
ter (1. to r.) Gladys l&cholas, Isabel French ar
Betty Hill work on wiring of receiver and transmitte
and right, a Canadian soldier uses the complete
Walkie-Talkie. / -
Weldon Far Exceeds
5th Loan Drive Quota
j Major* Selden
Gets Air Medal
■•"or Enemy Flights
N. Nil,th A A!' Station, England—
i ' Littleton . Selden of Jaek
*Mi, \ f operations officer of
I -i Mon . \ , i i ossettuV Ninth
i I oi -. Haider Thunderbolt
■ ip, |,i• ■ rt tin page 2 of center
h. been awarded the A •
I• i 11 fur meritorious achievement
participating in aerial
• ii'lit- against the enemy. He
, . ■!'.or ItiOO flying hours to his
• i edit.
Major Selden entered ths mili
• vice at Fort Bragg in
| in 11. IV 11. He received his wings
s - : January, 1912 at Victoria, Tex
. :i:it) us flying' instructor at
Nelly Field and Moore Field in
ii a and (’loss City Field, Dale
!.,i.i •. field, Drew Field and Fort
Heyei: iii Florida. lie joined his
pro ent organization in November,
l.ila and accompanied it overseas.
From Thu Jackson News.
Former County
Doctor Sent
To Hospital Post
’j Lt. Col. Paul C. Carter, for 22
| years a member of the North Ca
I rolina National Guard and a vete
, ran of the World War, has been
’j transferred to Finney General
i Hospital Tom Fort Bragg, N. C.
J to become executive officer at
J Finney, it was announced by Col.
’ S. M. Browne, commanding offi
‘! cor.
'j Colonel Carter was a member
1 i of the :10th Infantry d^ion in
I World War 1. serving at WEtalion
J and later as regimental -surgeon
' in th*. 120th Infantry. t'.-e ne#r
, executive officer held the rank
of captain during the First Wor
ld War.
I After the World War, Colonel
. Carter joined the National Guard
in his home state, and was active
in that or; anization until return
- i:ig to the Army of the United
Slap's in 1940. In the National
a Guard, 1 ■ •as with the 105th Med
s ieal Regime it.
i] Colonel Carter was born in Ra
leigh, N. ('., January 18, 1890. He
s studied at Wake Forest College.
1. earning a degree as bachelor oi
I' science in 1914.
II lie then enrolled at the medical
a | school of the University of Mary
land in Baltimore, and in 1910 he
n ■ came a doctor of medicine.
! ; While a member of the Nation
I al Guard, Colonel Carter practiced
, medicine at Madison. N. C., where
1 he has made his homo.
Tlte new excutive officer is mar
Sl lied, and is the father of three
, t children. Two daughters, Grace
y I Carter and Rosina Carter, 21 anc
24 years of age respectively, arc
still in Madison, but will come tc
|_ Thomasville soon. A son Paul C
h Carter, Jr., 16 is attending Wake
it Forest College.
I_ Dr. Carter was for severa
,1 years the Halifax County Healtt
I Officer and resided in Weldon be
i fore going to Madison.
G. H. Smith
r neral services for Gradj
Henry Smith, at), of Halifax, wht
for the past, seven year:, ba s - :'
eil as guard at the Caledonia Siutt
Prison Farm near Halifax, won
held at 5 o'clock Monday after
noon from the home of his broth
er, W. L. Smith, near Red Oak by
the Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pastor ol
the Red Oak Methodist church
Burial was in the cemetery a'
Red Oak.
Mr. Smith died suddenly oi t
heart attack at 11:40 Mon da;
morning while on duty. A nativi
of Franklin county, he is the sot
of 1). K. Smith and Mrs. Dollii
Hamlet Smith of Ililliardston anc
lias been a member of the Re<
Oak Methodist cturch for the pas
20 years.
Surviving Mr. Smith are hi
wife, Mrs. Lizzie Smith; one sor
Horace Smith, stationed with th
U. S. Army in New Guinea; :
daughter, Mrs. Elsie Ray of thi
home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs
D. K. Smith of Ililliardston; fou
brothers, T. A. Smith of Hilliard
stun and a. ?,1. Smith, J. H. Smit
: and W. L. Smith, all of near Re
Oak; two sisters, Mrs. R. H. Rack
c ley of Ililliardston and Mrs. W
E. House of Red Ooak.
d Members of the American Le
gion served as pallbearers.
APPROXIMATELY $160,000 OF
BONDS SOLD TO DATE
Approximately $160,000 worth
of War Bonds have been sold here
during thL. Fifth War Loan Drive,
according to D. W Seifert, local
Chairman.
$111,000.00 worth of bonds were
sold ut the Bond Rally and Auc
tion sponsored by the Levon Thea
tre here l«.st Thursday night.
Judge ('has. R. Daniel opened the
Rally program with a short
spech and introduced D. Mac
Johnson, Enfield attorney, Mr.
Johnson introduced Col. R. W.
Alston, who auctioned off various
articles to Bond buyers.
Col. Alston did a wonderful job
of auctioneering, especially in
view of the fact the Rally-Auct
ion came at the end of the Loan
Drive and most local people had
bought their quota of Bonds.
BACK FROM
THE WAR ZONE
Pvt. James Harp, son of Mrs.
Winnie Harp of Weldon, is spend
i g a 21 day furlough at home.
He recently returned from a tour
of overseas service as a machine
gunner, Pvt. Harp saw action in
three amphibious landings at
Sicily, Salerno and Anzio Beach
head. He was slightly wounded in
the Anzio, Italy fighting.
FIGHTING MEN NEED
PULPWOOD
War’s greatest need for lumber
and pulpwood is now! We must
not fail to supply our fighting
men with the lumber and pulp
wood necessary to box and crate
their old clothing, ammunition,
equipment, tanks and guns. Wo
dare not fail to s.. .y our filt
ers wu.h timber for building si*jps
and docks, now that the crucial
test has come. Farmers, your trees
are needed to light this war. Ask
your forester or county agent
how to cut your timber selective
ly.
Halifax Clubwomen
Active In Red Cross
In spite of the busy season on
farms in Halifax County, home
demonstration club women have
continued their work with various
phases of defense work, according
to the home agent, Florence Cox.
of the State College Extension
Service.
A partial list of activities for
the past month shows that these
women have folded 1,104 surgical
dressings, made (5(i kit bags, made
10 garments, made 26 pairs of
hospital bedroom mules, made
two lap robes for wheel chair
patients, and made two bed pan
covers. This work was all done as
part of the Red Cross program in
the county, Miss Cox says.
In addition the women donated
all the materials for the lap robes
and bedpan covers and donated
part ofthe material used in mak
ing the bedroom mules.
Among the knitted garments the
Halifax County club women made
four sweaters and three scarfs,
she reports.
They also contributed 200 c 500
pounds of scrap paper to the sal
vage drive and bought $3,871 wor
ui of war bonds as part of their
contribution to the defense pro
gram.
Father Of Local
Men Loses Fingers
J. N. Selden of Jackson, was
painfully injured Saturday morn
ing while working at Turner’s
Mill. The accident accurred when
, Mr. Selden caught his left hand
i in a shaping machine and severed
two fingers. He was taken to
1 Roanoke Rapids Hospital but was
: released after the hand had been
dressed.
Calvin B. Wall
i Funeral services were conducted
■ from Pleasant Grove Church near
. Gasburg, Va., Sunday afternoon
• for Calvin B. Wall, 31 who died
- in Roanoke Rapids Hospital Sat
i urday morning.
1 Mr. Wall is survived by his
- wife and four children, his parents
. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wall of Gas
burg, Va., and two brothers ,M. E.
- Wall o!f Gasburg and J. H. Wail
of South Hill, Va.