North Carolina Newspapers

Home Sphere Edited by ■ISS FLORENCE COX Le Demonstration Agent L3 Estelle M. Edwards ■gtant Home Dem. Agent L^Tsurplus Chickens. L0U have the use of a pres Tlker it is an economical Tan surplus friers and I Poultry feed is too high i . feed to loafing chickens. L friers that are large e i to use on the family and (hat are not laying is a waste * feed. A canned chicken L|U more fet'd. Let the Crass Take Your [ Garden; [these blistering hot days it , to forget to keep the work the Victory Carden. Many L are allowed to pro n L a ml -i.., - tone ,at tjn toe u..in nand a L'rdener will work either for late when the sun is not 1 and keep each old crop dug ftnd a new one planted. Te summer vegetables can Jbe grown before '.trost. Then ■t is time now to plant fall English Peas, carrots, par ■ salsify, turnips, cabbage Lollards. Lettuce seed should [anted in a partially shaded J to he transplanted later to (d frame for winter use. [fact now is a good time to I and plant that frame-garden [the protection of several | of vegetables for winter [If you have never used a ^ garden you will be highly fd with the results. Boards, fill outsides or even logs may ied to build the sides of the > garden. Then hank the out with dirt leaving a drainage . Cross the top with sawmill to support the canvass or w frames. lew Profing -- you have shower bath cur or other cotton fabrics that antly are receiving wettings may now he mildew profcd. information comes from the p. Department of Agriculture. the fabric thoroughly. Sub fce in soapy water and heat 20 minutes. Remove and jeze out soapy water then put [fabric into a solution of cop j sulphate. Make the solution Lsing 3 tablespoons of copper Biate tv each gallfc.. of water, use an enameled vessel. Heat I tic in solution 30 minutes iig out and dry without rins talciiniuni Chloride may be in the place of copper sul le Demonstration Clubs spon ir Community Gatherings embers of the Home Demon tin Clubs believe that neigh should get together more and we should all take time out ccasionally relax, play a little socialize with our neighbors, is especially true since trav. ! at will is prohibitive. As a it the Home Demonstration is are converting the August i .Uceting into community pic lo these picnics they are in ig their husbands and iami and friends and neighbors, laps after all the war is bring us hack to the best things in lives of our ancestors. Cer ly community people working socializing together is one o| most valuable American herit ott Favoring tpansion Plans »leigh, August 1st—At a meet °f the division heads of the e Department of Agriculture recently. Commissioner Kerr tt declared that he would “look ' favor" on any division’s is for the long range expan 1 of its services to the farm °f the State in the post-war rs. iscussing the preparation of divisions’ 1945-47 budgets for mission to the Advisory Bud Commission within a few *s> Scott advised the offic io keep in mind the return of lonnel from the armed services the adaptation a fagriculture ie o^eds of the farmer in the Ts following the war. Bird Is )und In State 'eigh, July 29-Dr. C. S. Brim atate Department of Agricul entomologist, said that a 0 fainted Buntings has found in Beaufort. r- rimley declared that, al 1 it has been known for 'me that this bird some if as far north as 1 » this is the first account Department ^as received of Bunting’s attempt to 'he n atmi y in Nol'tb Carolina. John V^c*1 y°Ung wer« found un Uffey and Tom Zapf, ‘8h school boys THE ROANOKE NEWS ESTABU&HKP IN 1866 — SERVING HALIFAX AND NORTH AMPTON COUNTIES THEY GIVE THEIR LIVES . . . YOU LEND YOUR MONEY! HUY BONDS Seventy-Eighth Year Published Every Thursday — Weldon, North Caroline THURSDAY, AUG. 3rd., 1944 Membership Maintenance Defended By Dr. Graham UNC President and WLB Member Says Provision Necessary in War Effort Chapel Hill, Aug. 2-“With Am erican in crisis on the home front in the midst of Western European invasioa, the maintenance of memhei-hip provision is necessary nr ...a-- piouuction and min .in.in innation,’’ President Frank 1'. Graham of the University of North Carolina, a public membei of the War Labor Board said here last night. President Graham spoke at a public meeting of University stu dents and faculty and townspeople in Gerrard Hall. The address was under the auspices of the Carolina Political Union, non-partisan stu dent organization. Re ferring to the attitude of Montgomery Ward in a recent de cision of the War Labor Board, President Graham said: "Montgo mery Ward is blasting at the foundations of maximum product ion. “Responsible leaders of Ameri can labor and of American busi ness have condemned irresponsi ble defiance and obstruction of the war policies of the nation. “We bow our heads in prayer and sorrow, appreciation and hope because of the heroism and death of our finest youth on the islands of the Pacific, the beachheads of France, the fields of Europe. “We bow our heads in shame and indignation because of any profiteering, black market, wild cat strike or an irresponsible cor porations’ defiance of the war policies of the nation. The nation i.r lifted up by heroism and sacri fice. The nation is let down by strikes or defiance.’’ President Graham said the maintenance of membership pro vision is “vital to the production front and the battlefront . . . The American home front, with its stii*.ondous production, is the mighty base for winning the war on all of our six main battlefronts. The two great responsibilities of the home front are maximum production and minimum infla tion.” aoi a i losea onup Before Pearl Harbor, but on the eve of America’s entrance in to the war, President Graham pointed out, “the nation was shaken and production threatened by the bitter stubborn struggle over the open and closed shop . . The answer was found in the pro vision for the maintenance of membership. Out of the shock of Pearl Harbor was born the no strike, no-lookout agreement of patriotic lal|>r and patriotic man agement to settle all disputes by accepting the decisions of a trip artite War Labor Board. “It is the national policy made necessary by the war to substi tute for the nation wide conflict over the open and closed shop the nation wide acceptance of the board’s decisions on the merits for the maintenance of a volun tarily established membership in a responsible union. This provis ion i& not a closed shop, is not a union shop, and is not a preferen tial shop. “The employer has the right to hire, fire and direct the working force. No new employe has to join the union to get a job. No old employe has to join the union to keep his job. If already in the union, a member has 15 days within which to get out of the u nion and keep his job. This free dom to join or not to join, to stay in or get out with fore-knowledge of being bound by this provision to maintain his membership in good standing, as a condition of employment during the contract provides for equity, liberty and security for war production. ’ Is National Policy “It is also the national policy made necessary by the war and the competition of more consumer dollars :lor less consumer goods to substitute for strikes over wage decisions of the War Labor Board. The workers thus have two ceil ings over them. The national pol icy, in the interest of a concen tration on the production, has placed a ceiling on the bittei struggle over the closed shop. The national policy, in the interest of protecting all people against the, cruel demoralizing disasters of in-| flation, placed a ceiling on the struggle of the unions for in creased wages above the stabili zation line. “With two ceilings over the workers there should be a solid floor under the workers as a mat-1 ter of simple justice, common de-i Scott Asks Ceiling For Sweet Potatoes Raleigh, August 1--Agriculture! Commissioner Kerr Scott declared that he is eager to obtain from Marvin Jones, administrator of the War Food Administration, in formation on tlie support price of green sweet potatoes to be mark eted in this State during Septem ber, October and November. He said that, although floor prices have been established for cured sweet potatoes for next December, January, and February, the uncured variety—which con stitutes approximately 50 per cent of the commercial crop—has re ceived no attention as regards a support price program. Pointing out that the Steagal Amendment and Public Law 7*. approved in October of 1942, make it mandatory that support lie con tinued on a commodity when an increase in production has been requested, Scott asserted: "I am at a loss to understand why the support price for the months of September, October and Novem-1 ber, 1944, and lor March, April, May and June, 1945, has not been announced.” Scott said the goal requested for sweet potatoes this year is 1, 000,056 bushels, an increase over the 1943 goal. ‘'The War Food Administration is morally and legally responsible in supporting the price of sweet potatoes in the green stage as well i^s the cured ftock”, said Scott. He stated that since the support price for eggs is on the basis of' fresh eggs, not dehydrated eggs, and for hogs is on the basis of live hogs, not cured hams, the support price for sweet potatoes —liktr^that for peanuts, soybeans, and wheat--should be on thu basis of the natural sweet potato and should run throughout the entire season. The support price for green potatoes this year, Scott said, should be not less than $1.25 per bushel. J. D. Hartsoe Officer] At Pilot School Courtland, Ala.—2nd Lt. Joseph D. Hartsoe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hartsoe, of First St., Weldon, N. G., has been assigned to the AAF Pilot School here as assistant engineering officer. A former student at North Ca rolina State College, Lt. Hartsoe was transferred here from Walnu^t Ridge, Ark. cency and stabilized production for winning the war. This floor is the maintenance of membership now well tested and reasonably secure for supporting the union against disintegration under the impacts of the war.” ' President Graham said that “to knock out this floor now would bring down in ruins the whole structure of economic stabilization ceilings and all. The struggle ov er the closed shop would be re viewed. Strikes instead of being wildcats and sparadi would be come uncontrollable and a men ance to the war. Inflation instead of being tied to stable anchors would run away, spiraled upward by the cruel race between wages and prices, with all people losing1 except the speculators and prof iteers.” Held Line in Coal Strike Two main assaults have beon made against the national war policies of the American home base, President Graham said. “In the coal case a terrific assault was made against wage stabiliza tion; but the line held. Four rep rehensible strikes with all theii threat to the war failed to break the line staunchly held by the War Labor Board. “The miners deservedly get in creased earnings for working time in digging more coal and in count ing travel time underground as working time in the computing of overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, all within the principles of the recent decisions of the highest courts. The mistak en insistence that the line was broken in the coal case, has been a most dangerous threat to that' line. It is important for the war that it be known that the miners received increasing earnings not higher rates, on their merits of their case, not by their strikes. Jere P. Zollicoffer Dies In Henderson Henderson — Funeral services lore Perry Zollicoffer, 53. in eminent Henderson attorney, were conducted Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Henderson. The rector, the Rev. Ray Holder was in charge of the services and interment was in Elmwood Cem etery. Mr. Zollicoffer died at his resi dence Thursday morning after a short illness. He was a native ol Henderson, the son of the late Al lison C. Zollicoffer of Halifax County and Temple Terry Zolli. coffer of Franklin County. As a young man he received his educa tion at the Horner Military School in Oxford, going i rom there to the University of North Carolina where he graduated. After pass ing his law examinations, he went to Columbia University for a course in post-graduate law and then returned to Henderson where he practiced with his father until he entered the U. S. Army during the First World War. After two years of service, during which he was stationed in France, he re turned to practice with his father until the death of the latter in 11*22. Since iy25 he has been as sociated in the law firm of Zolli coffer and Zollicof.er with his brother, John H. Zollicoffer. Surviving are his wife, the former Julia Bryan Jones of New Bern; a daughter, Julia Bryan Zollicoffer, and two brothers, A. A. Zollicoffer, and J. 11. Zolli coffer, all of Henderson. Veterinarian Warns Against Tetanus Raleigh, August 1--Dr. William Moore, head of the Veterinary di vision, State Department of Agri culture, warned farmers to be on the alert for tetanus during the j summer months. . Dr. Moore said that horses, stepping on rusty nails, are the most frequent victims. The disease is characterized by early spasms, and finally may >'esult in lock jaw. Proper cleaning anr care of the wound and administration of tet anus anti-toxin are usually recom mended, he said, adding, however that positive protection against the disease in horses may be ob tained by having a veterinarian inject them with tetanus tox oid. “The average farmer can make no better use of a rainy afternoon than to employ it in clearing his livestock yards and quarters of loose nails, old hinges, scrap met al and other objects on which his animals might injure themselves, said’ Dr. Moore. Local Officer Missing Second Lieutenant Harry Freid of Weldon, has been officially re ported missing in action over Yu goslavia since July 15th, his fam ily has been advised. He is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Freid. Lt. Freid entered the army on March 10th., 1042 and for a year was stationed at Gamp Polk, La. He then went into training for the Air Corps receiving his basic training at the San Antonio Air Field, Texas, Ellington Field, Childress Field and reecived his wings and commission at Higgs Field El Paso Texas. He was sent sent overseas early in July. Before entering the service Lt. Freid was in the mercantile busi ness with his lather here. New Staub Short To Honor Film Kids Now In Service Former child stars who grew up to enter the armed services will be honored in the new Co lumbia Screen Snapshopts sub ject, “The Kid Co To War” which Ralph Staub is now preparing The reel will include intimate shots from Staub’s private film library of Jackie Coogan at the time he played in “The Kid” with Charlie Chaplin, Jackie _ Cooper when he appeared in “Skippy,” Freddie Bartholomew during his “David Copperfield’ days and sim ilar footage on Robert Coogan, the Mauch twins, and Mickey Rooney when he was in Mickey McGuire comedies. When timid, retiring country women develop into progressive ca pable leaders and put their best efforts into community woi.k, look for the Extension home dem onstration agent. Halifax County Exceeds Fifth War Loan Quota United States Civil Service Examination The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competive examination for the position of Substitute-clerk for lilling vacancies in the Post Of fice at Littleton, N. C. Applications for thifc position will be accepted by the Director, Fourth U. S. Civil Service Region Nissen Building, Winston-Salem 3, North Carolina, until the needs of the service have been met. Competitors will be required to report for written examination, which will lie held periodically as the needs of the service require. Full information and application blanks may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Post Ofiice Littleton. Artists To Present Sacred Concert Here On Sunday afternoon, August sixth at 5:30 o’clock Josephine Hoback Pierce, saprano a n d Gregg Thompson Fountain, orga nist will give a program of sac red music in the Weldon Metho dist Church. Mrs. Pierce received her Bach elor of Music degree from West minster Choir School and Mr. Fountain has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University, Bachelor at Music and Master of Music degrees from Yale. For the past year he was organist at Bucknell. Weldon Air Scouts Attend Air Scout Meet In Atlanta, Ga. The ten following Air Scouts: Joe Nash, Z. P. Mitchell, Felton Parker, Paul Joyner, P. D. Med lin, Bill Melvin, Frank Williams, George Melvin, Wm. H. Joyner and Harry Johnson, under the leadership of Squadron Leader B. M. Richardson ieft Tuesday, August 1st to attend the first Air Scout meet ever to be hold in the country. The Weldon Air Scouts have been asked to present the even ing and closing ceremony at At lanta the Air Scouts will stay at the Candler Field Army Air Base. The purpose of this meet is to give a ground course in aviation to the newly organized Air Scouts. Air Scouts is a senior program for boys fifteen years of age and over. We have in our local squad ron ninteen senior scouts and hope to have several more in the near future. George Melvin, Air Scout Scribe. ■ Vague To Begin Two Comedies At Columbia Production on the first of two Vera Vague comedies, scheduled for the 1944-45 season, starts at Columbia this week. The initial two reeler as yet entitled, will be produced by Hugh McCollum and , directed by Harry Edwards. Im mediately upon its completion. Miss Vague will go into “She Snoops To Conquer,” which will he produced and directed by Jules White. Boy Scouts Enter Wastepaper Drive The War Production Board has called on the Boy Scouts of A merica to help overcome war mat terial shortage number one-Waste Paper. The Boy Scout Nationwide Waste Paper Program began on August 1st. According to B. I>1. Richardson, Scout Master, the local Boy Scout troops have entered the campaign and Wednesday, August 9th has been designated as the first day of collecting the waste paper in Weldon. All housewives, mer chants or anyone having any waste paper ts asked to cooperate with the boys and have it ready Halifax Girls Attend White Lake Club Halilaix—Sixty-eight 4-H club girls of Halifax County have re cently returned from a week spent at White Lake a club camp, re ports Florence Cox, home agent with the Extension Service at State College. The week was filled with rec reation, swimming, vesper servi ces, exercise and flag raising, Miss Cox says. Among the in structors attending the camp were John H. Harris, horticulturist with the Extension Service, and Eliza beth Williams, assistant Exten sion specialist in house furnish ing and home management who spent two days leading classes. The assistant home agent for Halifax County, Estelle Edwards, conducted two classes in Red Cross work every day. The girls worked on Christmas decorations for serv icemen overseas. Among t h e things made in these classes were 1,000 ice cream spikes, 250 favor cups, 700 Christmas cards, 100 standing Christmas trees and one large decorated centerpiece. Another important activity of the 4-H clubs of the county was a series of three 4-H Church Sun days held at churches throughout the county during the past mon th. Members of the William R. Davie Club held their service at Smith’s Methodist Church, the Enfield Club at the Enfield Bapt ist Church, and the Scotland Neck Club at the Scotland Neck Bapt ist Church. A total of 80 girls took part in the services, attended by approx imately 800 people. Purpose of these services, according to Miss Cox, other than to develop the spiritual life of club members was to acquaint people in the communities with the work of the clubs. Northampton Clubs Planning Fall Work Jackson—Four-H Club work in Northampton County has centered mainly on preparing contestants for the annual fall competition and in conducting 4-H Church Sundays, according to the assist ant home agent, Mrs. Lydia M. Booth of the State College Ex tension Service. She reports that 14 girls have made plans to enter the Dairy team Demonstration contests. These girls have worked with Mrs. Booth, collected their mater ial and are now preparing their demonstrations. So far, 10 Vhurch Sunday meet ings have been held by 4-H Club members in Northampton County. One hundred and sixty six club members took part in these pro grams and total attendance was 780. Also in club work, a meeting of the neighborhood leaders was held recently. It was reported that 11 leaders had met with their community groups and had reach ed about 100 members. Various subjects were taken up at these sessions, such as health, garden ing and home making. Wake County growers are plan ning to seed about f>00 acres oi alfalfa the first of September. It is often necessary to wet the floor of the tobacco barn to hast en the softening of the cured leaf. for them Wednesday, August 9tli. The aim of the Scouts is that each Scout will bring in one thous and pounds of waste paper dur ing this drive. Wastebasket scraps, brown bags wrapping pa|>er, jail corringated and cardboard boxes, magazines books and newspapers are all urg ently needed more every day by our hoys as they fight their way nearer to victory. Remember the date, August £ and help win the war. Help the Boy Scouts to strike a real blow for Victory. Surpassed All Prev ious Loan Drives Dur ing 5th War Loan F. H. Gregory of Halifax, Coun ty Chairman, announced today Halifax County far exceeded its quota during the Fifth War Loan Drive which ended Monday. The total amount of War Bonds bought during the drive amounted to $2,177,2(>4.f>(J with the quota $1,507,000.00 This county has exceeded its quota in all the Bond drives, but the amount sold during the Fifth i drive w)as greater than in any previous drive. “News” Now Well Established In New Home On Maple St. ‘‘The Roanoke News” is being printed in its new home this week one block from its old location on First Street. Last week’s issue was printed while moving of the equipment was underway and came out a few hours late. The “News” is now located on Maple Street next to the Boy Scout Hut about one block from the old location. The new building is about completed except tor painting, and most of the “News” equipment is in place and oper ating. Weldon Boy Is Killed In Italy Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cooper of Weldon have been notified by the War Department that their son, T-5 Thomas A. Cooper, Jr., waq killed in action on July 6, some where in Italy. He was inducted into the army at Fort Bragg on October fi, 1941. Receiving his basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, being sent overseas, with Company C., 701st Tank Destroyer B.N. in May 1942. He received training in Iceland and England before being sent to North Africa on November 8th., 1942. He served thru the African Campaign. He also served near Cassino and was on the Anzio Beachhead for four months. Besides his mother and father he is survived by the following sistei's and brothers; Miss Lillie Cooper of Franklin, Va., Mrs. C. B. Nance, Mrs. E. T. Dickens, Mrs. J. D. Freular and Mrs. C. W. Warren all of Weldon, also T-5 James E. Cooper ot the U. S. Army and S. 1 j c Willis G. Coop er of the U. S. Coast Guard, who are serving some where in the Pa cific war zone. S. A. L. Appoints New Official Appointment of Paul Scarbor ough, Jr., to the position of Spec ial Representative for the Sea board Air Line Railway, with headquarters at Norfolk, Va., was announced today by Warren T. White, Special Assistant to Re ceivers of the railway. A native of Franklin, Va., Scar borough is a graduate of the U niversity of Richmond. His duties with the Seaboard which will extend over the entire system, will be in the field of pub lic relations. Possessing an early background of newspaper wxirk, Scarborough has been connected with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company for the last fifteen years, being located at Lynchburg, Va., prior to coming with the Seaboard. During the period 1939 to 1943 he was stationed in Portsmouth, Va., where he was active in civic affairs. Following that he served for several months of 194b as a dollar a year man with the Treas ury Department and addressed numerous rallies in the interest of increasing sales of War Bonds. He was commended by the Treas ury Department for his effective work. Cpl. Clayton Sledge, Jr., spent several days here this week with his parents. He had as his guests Cpl. Carole Turney of Bedford, Indiana and Cpl. Herbert Shafer of York, Penna.