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Halifax County War Fund Drive Starts Moiiuay, October 16th.
AILIN' THROUGH-1;
unds and Ins', of loved ones
, orphaned refugee smiles
in her arri\ il in the safctv ol
lerica. National War Fund
mboi agencies have rescued
„tless thousands of adults and
Idren from war-torn Europe.
ie Rome Sphere
Edited by
MISS FLORENCE COX
Home Demonstration Agent
Miss Fotolle M. Edwards
issistant Home Dem. Agent
County Winners—
t the ('" ■ 'y run otf 4-H Club
ss Revue held in Roanoke
lids oil Saturday. October 7th.
s Asm- KU> m of Knfiehi won
t pUke f r iiie Senior Clubs,
prize is a >_!■>.00 \\ nr Bond
ated by LeeyeUs Department
re of Roanoke Rapids. Miss
in will enter her costume in
District (Mutest,
he Jim >r 1-11 dirks also held
less Hot . ■ ii. i though they
too youne to enter the State
test. The ex; erience they are
ling will . efficient training;
the vaiuitis Contests when
|r are oUi enough to enter. Win
i in tlie Junior Dress Revue
e Miss Su’.di Ann Butts ol
■elian Sprint; first place of
0 in cash. Second place went to
all Ann Joyner of Weldon.
'0 in cask uid third place was
en by Pu’-y Moore of Roa
e Rapids. stkOO in cash. First
second prizes were donated
Leggetts Department Store of
lioke Rapids.
kittle Information —
you need a cook stove, re
gions h . loosened up a lit
- ■ might pay you to
stigate.
ofcs your Vacuum Cleaner
ing machine or washing ma
« need new parts? If so you
be able to get them as the
Panys can now begin to man.
ture some spare parts,
little sereet wire is also lie
manufaetured, but don‘t get
®u high hopes of new screens
over your home as there will
ably not lie anything like e
;h to go around,
may b, a little easier for
to get i tton ready to wear
leas dresses, underwear, night
tas, children’s clothing and
and boys shirts but cotton
draprios and upholstery
trials will probably be more
!■ The factories are eonvert
mto the making of ducking
tent materials for war uses.j
ittern Companies are now sell
patterns for house dresses
were designed by the Bureau,
iome Economics and Human'
ition. rl hey are designed for
comfort of the women doing
h*r house work and are at the
1 time attractive and becom-j
to the wearer.
Home ( aimers —
he courage, the U. S. Depart-;
of Agi ieulture tells u s that
| "ill lie <1,'10,000 pressure
frs manufactured within the
nine months. That means
J’ou may be able to get that
lUle cooker that you have so
"anted l.y the next canning
*• All the canners will be
1 of aluminum.
! are asked to warn you tc
Pae up glass jars of home
s food double deck fashion.
[ . the lower jars may be
•n if you do this. The best
?e ls on shelves built close
; ei, in a cool, dry, dark place
e the product will not freeze
le winter. If this cannot pos
e done store the filled
‘ Jars in the original card
Joxes and label the boxes
5 so that each product may
asil>' located.
I
W. H.
aughter
s
Anthony is viisting
in Suffolk this
THE ROANOKE NEWS
ESTABLISHED IN 186« — SERVING HALIFAX AND NORTH AMPTON COUNTIES
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KEEP FJMTi,
iby buying \
WAR BONDS
Seventy-Eighth Year
Every Thursday — Weldon, North Carolina
THURSDAY, OCT. 12th.. 1914
Important!
V AM) I) HOOK (1ASOL1NK
RENEWALS:
Application forms for tho renew
al of your “A” and “D” gasoline
'••• ■ : now available at thi
r.DMiias Motor (’o., Weld >n, N
C.
Clark's E-'so Station, Wchion
\\ C.
Carolina M tor Service, Ron
lioke Rapids, N. C.
Perkinson’s Service Station
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Tri-City Motor Co., Roanoke
Rapids, N. C.
Hudson’s Elsso Sation, Roai.uki
Rapids, N. C.
L. Y. Humphrey's Esso Sation
Roanoke Junction.
J. II. Baucom, Littleton, N. C.
May’s Service Station, Little
ton, N. C.
Please secure your applicatioi:
blank from one of the abov ■ plac
es, follow instructions, complete
sir'll, attach your old book covet
and tire inspection record, ami
mail to your War Price and Rat
ioning Board at once. The Board
will process your application and
mail you the new gasoline boon,
Be sure your correct mailing ad
dress is clearly shown on the ap
plication.
EXPIRATION Ot' "B-3". -3"
AND 3rd. QUARTER "T”
COUPONS
These coupons expired for con
sumer use on September 3lhh,
Dealers may use such coupons on
hand to acquire gasoline from
their distributors on or before Oct
ober 10. During the same ten-day
period, dealers may present the
above expired coupons to their
Boards in exchange for ration
checks. Distributors may deposit
thees coupons in their bank a
counts on or before O&ober 20th.
Do not let these coupons expire
on your hands.
PCA Members
Make Financial
Progress
During the period 1938-194:
members of the production credit
associations in the Carolinas
Georgia and Florida have made
considerable financial progress
according to W. A. Minor, Presi
dent of the production credit cor
poration of Columbia, a unit ol
the Farm Credit Administration oi
Columbia.
Based upon information obtain
ed from an analysis of more than
2,000 records of respresentative
members over this five year per
iod, the number of debts the pro
duction credit association members
had outstanding decreased -14 per
cent, Mr. Minor said. Many of the
members not paying off all debts
have consolidated them.
At the end of the 1938 season
64 percent of the productions cred
it association members had out
standing debts other than real es
tate mortgage debts or carryovers.
At the end of the 1943 season this
figure had been reduced to 20 pel -
cent.
According to the Production
Ci edit Corporation President, at
the beginning of 1939, TO percent
of the production credit associa
tion members owed a real estate
mortgage debt, while at the end
of 1943 only 03 percent owed such
a debt.
“During the last ive years,
Mr. Minor stated, “real estate
mortgage debts of production cred
it association members in our Dis
trict have been reduced-^) per tent
in comparison with a reduction ol
six percent during the same per
iod of all farmers in the District.
It is most interesting to note that
the total assets of the product.on
credit association members were
24 percent larger at the end of
the 1943 season than five years
earlier, while the total liabilities
over this same period do.“-eased
30 percent, and the net worth m
creased 38 percent.’’_
Good Conduct
Medal
pfc. William E. Harris, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harris of
Garysburg has been awarded the
good conduct medal in the Doited
States Army. Pfc. Harris is now
stationed at Camp Pickett, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nines of Wil
son spent the week end with Mi.
and Mrs. J. McClenny.
Weldon Air Scouts Celebrate First Anniversary This Week
mm
The above picture is part of the
first Air Scouts Squavilron of Wel
don, organized in the East Caro
lina Council, consisting of twenty
one counties in Eastern Xorth Ca
rolina.
Air Scouting is a new branch
of the Boy Scouts. Its purpose is
to hold the interest of boys fif
teen years and older in the Boy
i Scouts o, America ami at t'.e same
! time teach a ground course in a\-^
iation. The local Sii-ianlir a now
has a membership o twenty touri
boys.
Ten membei's of tliis S'luardi on I
with their leader recently a .1 i
j a regional Air Scout mee: held iej
Atlanta, Georgia. This meet was
lit* filst and only Air Scout meet
>\ ■ held in t:ii - lounin . W
’eel duly pro id of our Sijuardr ji
■e'.ng the oni Squardreii rep re
• 11’ ia.our :•: • i -Late of Norti
darolina. We are ioodit’.y l'orwan
... i ext y.arV meet.
(d o m m u n i ea i iu n Scribe,
(Jeorge T. Melvin.
Looking Over Our
District’s Health
By 1>I{. \V. K. McDOWELL
District Health Officer
With the approach of the wint
er season, greater demands are be
ing placed on the already over
taxed time and energy of our lo
ci. pby.-; ana. 11 e .ehooc '1 of
us to take every precaution in pro
tecting’ our own health and that
of our children. Our children
should be protected against
whooping cough and dipntheria,
since both o. these diseases are
more prevalent during the wint
er.
The ‘common cold” seems to bej
sweeping our country. Aside from
following general rules of health,
including an adequate diet, plen‘\
of sleep and relaxation, we should
avoid crowded, over heated places.
In spite of precautions, some oi;
us are victims of colds”. We should
protect others by staying away
from school or office while the cold
is most contagious. It is more
contagious during the forty e:gn',
hours following the onset.
The time to get busy and build
up the body’s defense forces is
during the first few days o a
cold. Rest. Stay in bed or indoors
for the first day or so if you can.
At least, get as much rest as pos
sible. Keep comfortably warm and
dry. Drink plenty of milk, fruit
juice and plain water.
A cold gets its name from the
fact that “catching cold” is often
associated with the experience of
getting chilled in cold or damp j
weather. We know that simply be
ing cold is not enough to make a
person “catch’ cold. I he direct
cause of a common cold is an aet
ive virus, which irritates the mu
cous membrane lining the nose
and throat. A body weakened by
atigue, under nourishment, or ill
ness is predisposed to cold germs.
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Battle, super
vising nurse ot the district, attend
ed the annual meeting ol the A
merican Public Health Association
in New York City last week.
Mr. Leonard Hockaday. agricul
ture teacher of the William h.
Davie School, and two students,
j presented the regular radio pro
! gram this week.
For the past eight weeks the
County Nutrition Committee m s
presented skits on the Basic Sev
en Next Wednesday, October 18,
at 10:45, A. M., Mrs. Lester Wheel
er, Chairman of the County Nutri
tion Committee, will present the
last in the series of programs. Le
sure to tune in._m
Whit Morris
Whit Morris died at his home
near Littleton, Sunday morning af
ter an illness of two weeks, fu
neral services were conducted fiom
Calvary Methodist Church Mon
day afternoon.
Survivors include his wife, one
daughter, Miss Louise Morris and
two sons, Harvey Morris who is
with the Armed forces in Italy
and Clyde Morris oi Huntington,
I W. Va. 1
Mrs. Sallie Williams I
Mrs. Sallie Williams, fit), wid
ovv of the late T. C. V. . .
Littleton died at the inane l her
(laughter., in Richm n d. Saturday
:ght '.[owing t .■ t> den heal t
attack. Funeral services were con
ducted coin the Littleton Mer.hu-1
dist Church Monday afternoon
and burial followed in Sunset Hill
cemetery.
Survivors are three daughleis.
Mrs. T. Meredith Puller of Rich- ’
ntond, Va.; Mrs. R. L. Carr of
Staunton, Va.; three sons. J. J.
Williams and T. C. Williams of.
Essex, Tasker F. Williams of |
New York, one sister, Mrs. Ruth
Ballance of Norfolk, \ a., and
twelve grandchildren._
Eastern Storm
Does Some Good
Raleigh, October 10th--F. E.
Miller, director of the Test Farms i
division of the 5jtate Department I
of Agriculture, said that the re
cent storm which swept over 1. (st
ern North Carolina saved the De
partment a tremendous labor bill,
thus adding strength to that old ;
saw to the effect that it s an id ‘
Wind that doesn't do somebody i
some good. |
The mammoth old barn at i'iej :
new Tidewater Experiment Station 1
was scheduled to be town down to
morrow. 1
You guessed it-the storm pulled •
the barn down. 1
For a long: time he looked like a
'EFORE—AND AFTER skeleton. haggard and hungry—but
„dav thanks to the aid of Greek War Kelief, member agency ol
ihe National War Fund, he approaches normal health again.
PROMOTED
•lack I’ojji'. >11 c Mrs-. H. V
■'ope of Wi 1<ton. lias been nromot
;c! t.> the rank of T. Sgi. in the U
litetl Slut s Army and has alsc
een awarded the good conduct
uedal. Sgt. Pope is now stationed
n India.
Birth Announceemni
S. k. J c and .Mrs. Frank C.
1 aylor announce the birth of a
laughter, Nancy Josephine on
Wednesday, October llth in Roa
loke Rapids, Hospital.
Mrs. Taylor is the former .Miss
Man Anthony of Weldon.
S. k. 1 c Taylor is now with
lie U. S. Naval forces in Engl
and.
F ire Department
Sponsors Dances
The weekly square dances hel I
iach Wednesday night at the
Community center will be spon
iored in the future by the Weldon
7iiv Department it was announc
'd this week.
N'et proceeds from these dances
vill be used by the local volun
eer fire department to carry oa
ts activities [and the public is
irged to attend these dances an 1
iclp the firemen.
Wounded In Action
Pvt. A. P. Ellis, Jr., son of Mr.
md Mrs. A. P. Ellis, Sr.. >f Wel
on was wounded reecntly while
n action on the Italian front. He
cas struck in the stomach by a
nissile which punctured his intest
nes in 10 places and lodged a
.ainst Ids hip bone. He was able
o write his folks this week and
tated lie was getting along al
ight at the time.
Katmgs Ui ^aies
And Hotels Given
P. T. A. To Meet
i The first meeting o tin1 yeei
< f the We Mon I’, T. A. s'ill »«
I eld Mnruluy afternoon, October
1 ith in the High School library.
,-i’ member.-, those who wish to
j i ami \ isitors are urged to he
I resent at the meeting ami also
at the tea which will follow im
n. di. ; dy theio: fter honoring the
members of the school faculty.
PROMOTED
James \V. Thomason o Roanokt
i Rapid. . son of Mr. and Mrs. .J. T
i 1 homason, lias been promoted ti
the rank oi first lieutenant in tin
Army Air Corps. He is stationer
at Wright Field, Ohio. Lt. Thoma
son as a graduate of State Col
lege, Raleigh.
CONDUCTS SALE
I. I'. ROCHELLE
Pictured above is I. F. (Ike)
Rochelle. ] rominent Roanoke Rap
ids realtor, who has reecntly re
turned from taking a special
l auctioneering course at school. Mr.
| Rochelle is conducting several
j land sales this week and next in
' this vicinity.
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Loan Rate On
Cotton Increased
i
I On October 4, 1944, the Commo
1 dity Credit Corporation increas
ed the loan rate on 1944 cotton
1 from 92 1-2 percent to 95 percent
of parity, announced Mr. Crock
er, Secretary of the Cyunty AAA
Committee. “This rate,” Mr
Crocker stated, “is 53 points
higher than the 92 1-2 percent of
parity rate.”
The County AAA Secretary was
also notified by the State AAA
Office that the Commodity Cred
it Corporation will purchase 1944
■ crop Middling 15 Id inch cotton,
basis gross weight flat cotton, at
warehouses in western North Ca
rolina, at the following schools
o. prices; October 22.44 cents per
pound, November 22.49 eevbs pel
pound, December 22.54 reins i'Ci
pound, January 22.59 cents pro
pound. February 22.64 cents per
pound, March 22.69 rents per
pound, April 22.74 cents per
pound, May 22.79 cents per pound
and June 22.79 cents per pound.
The purchase price in eastern
North Carolina will be 5 points
“Purchasing agencies will be
approved by the Commodity Cor
poration. Agencies will be local
banks and other lending agencies
already approved under the loan
program. Request for approval
should be directed to the CO', Re
gional Of ice, New Orleans,
Louisinana. The purchasing agent
will pay the CCC purchase price
to the producer upon the tender
of warehouse receipts and * ales
agreement. An allowance of <
pounds will he made on bales cov
ered with cotton bagging. Cotton
will be purchased when stored in
warehouses approved by CCC, and
the producer will pay all charges
on the cotton until the date of
purchase. Producers who have
placed cotton under the 1944 CCC
cotton loan may sell the pledged
cotton to CCC by repaying their
loan and tendering the cotton tor
purchase in accordance with this
program,” Mr. Crocker stated.
In his quarterly inspection >f
the ca es and hotels of the coun
ty, Mr. it. H, Moody, Food and
Alilk Inspector, found these food
establishments to merit ratings
ranging from 92.5 down as low
as 2li.0. All cafes and h.-tels earn
ing a rating of 90.0 to 100.0 fall
in the Grade-A group; those be
tween 80.0 and 90.0 in the Giade
B group; those between 70.0 and
80.00 in the Grade-C group; and
all below 70.0 are closed. Some of
those in the following list that
were closed on the quarterly in
spection have been reopened on
reinspection. The ratings earned
are as follows:
Croatan Cafe, Roanoke Rapids,
92.5; Rosemary Cafe, Roanoke
Rapids, 90.0; Bus Station, Roanoke
Rapids, 90.0; Kidd Lunch, Roanoke
Rapids, 88.0; Blue Front, Roanoke
j Rapids, 82.0; Pulley and Pepper,
! Roanoke Rapids, 81.0; Davenport
Cafe, Roanoke Rapids, 80.0; Ray’s
Barbecut, Roanoke Rapids, 80.0;
McCrory’s Lunch, Roanoke Rapids
80.0; Forrest Service Station, Roa
noke Rapids, 80.0; Country Store
Cae, Roanoke Rapids, (closed)
00.0; Bakery Cafe, Roanoke Rapids
(closed) 04.0; Alike’s Place, Roa
noke Rapids (closed) 02.5; Pine
Street (col. closed) 49.5; Term
inal Inn (col) Weldon 90.5; T and
N. Cafe, Weldon, 90.0; Carolina
Lunch, Weldon 81.0; Ham’s Place,
Weldon, 81.0; Weldon Hotel Cafe,
Weldon, 77.0; Busy Bee (col.) Wel
don, 57.5 (closed); Southern Grill,
Enfield, 90.5; Service Lunch, En
i field, ”7.5; Brown Derby, Enfield,
01.5, (closed); White Kitchen, En
field, 59.5, (closed); Robinson
Cafe (col) Littleton, 83.5 (closed;
Young's lintel (col) Littleton,
i 70.0 (closed; Austin Cafe (col)
Littleton; Littleton Cafe, Littleton
71.5; Paul Jones Cafe, HalLax,
84.0; Oasis Cafe, Halifax, 83.5;
Nethery’s Cafe, Halifax, 83.5;
Brady Barbecue, Scotland Xeck.
81.5; Palance Cafe, Scotland Xeck,
72.0; North End Grill, Scotland
Neck, 62.5, (closed); Henry Val
entine, Tillery, 26.0, (closed; Roa
noke Hotel, Scotland Neck, 70.5;
Weldon Hotel, Weldon. 70.5
Sales Of Certain
Feeds Ordered
Discontinued
Raleigh, October 10th—The Sui
te Department of Agriculture has
asked feed merchants and handlers
in North Carolina to discontinue
the sale of all Top-N-Och pig and
dairy feeds.
In announcing the concellation
of registration of these feeds, D.
S, Coltrane, assistant to the Com
missioner of Agriculture, declared
the feed contains substitute ma
terials and feeds not listed on the
registration tag, omits valuable
items which are listed, and is mis
labeled.
The Lindsey-Robinson Company
of Roanoke, Va„ manufacturers of
this popular feed, will be granted
a hearing on October 9.
Mrs. Anna Kidd
Butler
Mrs. Anna Kidd Butler, 50
years old, died in the Roanoke
Rapids Hospital Sunday, October
8, 1044 after more than a years
illness.
She is survived by her hus
band, Mr. D. H. Butler, Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina; one sist
er, Mrs. R. L. Frazier, Yeaksville,
North Carolina; one brother. Mr.
E. P. Kidd, Burlington, North
Carolina.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at the Pentacostal ! lolli
ness Church, October 10, 1944 at
4:.'i0 by Rev. S. A. Fann, Rev. M.
J. Medford and Rev. Jerome Hodg
es.
Mr. and Mrs. Butler have lived
in this community since 1941. Mrs.
Butler was an active worker in
Church and civic affairs and had
a host of friends._
DECORATED
Master Sgt. Kennie C. Mabuary,
son of Mrs. Della M. Mabuary of
Littleton, has been awarded the
Purple Heart for wounds receiv
ed in action in France and has al
so received the Bronze Star for
gallantry in action. He has been
in the Army eighteen years. His
wife, Mrs. Eva Mabuary is mak
ing her home in Henderson.