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Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON, N. C., FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 1942
LOOK FOR A VISIT FROM YOUR
BLOCK, NEIGHBORHOOD LEADER
Quietly, during the last few
weeks, the Citizens Service Corps
has been organized to strengthen
the Home Front by coordinating
war effort. One of its major acti
vities is the dissemination of in
'fr.rmation through Block and
Neighborhood Leaders.
You’ll be hearing more about
this phase of Civilian Defense and
you’ll want to know your Block
Leader well. Welcome him or her,
and not only listen but ask ques
tions. The Leader will answer on
the spot if possible. If the an
swer isn’t known to the Leader,
the question will be passed along
to those who can answer it, and
the Leader will return for another
visit when the answer is received.
The Block Leaders serve in ur
ban areas, and as the name im
a leader has a block or its
^Pvalent for his or her territory.
Towns are divided into zones and
sectors, the plan being similar to
that along which air raid protec
tion is organized by the protec
tive branch of Civilian Defense.
Your Block Leader is a Volun
teer, giving time and effort to the
war effort.
The Neighborhood Leader is al
so a Volunteer, visiting homes in
rural areas. Neighborhood Lead
ers are organized under County
Agriculture Committees and are
cooperating with Civilian Defense
in the “Share-the-Meat” cam
paign.
Mrs. C. P. Rogers, director of
the Citizens Service Corps, an
nounces that Block and Neighbor
hood Leaders will visit every
household in the county during the
week of November 30th, with in
formation about the voluntary
meat rationing program and sug
gestions for using substitutes
without sacrificing nutritional
value.
More than 60,000 Block and
Neighborhood Leaders are engaged
in this campaign in North Caro
lina. They are carrying out the
largest single task assigned to the
recently organized Citizens Service
Corps, and the first assignment of
the Civilian Defense Block Plan
organization.
In Polk County alone, there will
be approximately 108 Neighbor
hood Leaders and 45 Block Lead
ers engaged in this campaign, the
local director stated.
The reason for the visits of the
Block and Neighborhood Leaders
is to explain it in greater detail
and also give to each househood a
pamphlet of recipes suggested by
the Government for using meat
substitutes.
The general program is under
the direction of the State Nutri
tion Committee of Civilian De
fense, of which the local commit
tee is headed by Miss Gladys Ham
rick. The Block Leader chief in
Tryon vicinity is Mrs. F. P. Ba
con, Mrs. L. L. Clippard in Salu
da, Mrs. Joe Wilson in Columbus
and Miss Helen Stearns will con
tact such areas as are not reach
ed by the County Neighborhood
Leaders. A list of the Block Lead
ers will be published’ later.