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was established in 1889, consoli
. ,aied with the Washington County
News in 1829 and with The Sun
.n. 1937.
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Thursday, March 2, 1944
Dollars Or Blood Plasma
Recent statistics from the Army
Surgeon General's office to the effect
that far less men are dying of war
wounds than in World War I, means
much to us here in Washington
County, for it is a promise that more
of four sons will be home with us
again.
We are told that one of the great
est reasons for this lower death rate is
the discovery of blood plasma, and
its use on the battlefield.
For this plasma we can thank mil
lions of blood donors over the na
tion, and the American Red Cross
which has been since before Pearl
Harbor, the collection agency. Like
its work in teaching First Aid, and in
serving a community in time of dis
aster, the Red Cross has done this
task well.
Many of us have not been able to
donate our blood to Red Cross blood
banks, for despite the fact that there
are processing stations in thirty-five
cities and 60 mobile units working
across the country, technical reasons
will not permit blood donor centers
in every town.
We can, however, give our dollars
to the Red Cross War Fund, know
ing that many of those dollars will be
used in supplying the life-giving blood
plasma to the boys from this city
who are wounded. If we can't give
blood, let's give dollars to bring
those boys back home!
For Women Only
By Ruth Taylor
One day out in the Middle West I
was scheduled to speak to a women's
club on "fighting ideals." But un
fortunately at the luncheon before
the meeting I happened to tell a few
incidents dating from my days as an
editor of a fashion magazine. Im
mediately I was asked to change my
topic to "How to become a fashion
expert.”
It was rather a bad break for any
speaker. I didn't know how to say
no—and yet I did feel that the ques
tion of democratic ideals was more
important than fashions. So I com
promised.
I talked first about fashion- m d
then I said, “Now if I had told yc i
of some new styles, you could have
made it the vogue here in your town
—because you set the fashions.
Thereore I say to you—if there is
hatred, prejudice, ill will among the
youth of this town it is your fault—
because you could make it the fash
ion to be kind.”
Maybe that was preachy, which is
something I try to avoid doing, (I
don't like women preachers either),
but it is a subject that is so close to
my heart that I'll have to ask you to
bear with me.
It is because the women of the
community, the mothers, have this
tremendous power of leadership that
their responsibility is so great. Train
ing in friendliness must begin at
home. Training in fair play must
begin at home. But all that any
woman has to do is to train one fam
ily for life—train one family in un
derstanding. And the first thing to
do is to begin at home—with our
selves.
Let no child hear you speak un
fairly, show hatred or prejudice for
any group. Let no child see you act
unfairly or with discrimination. This
does not mean a wholesale opening of
the doors of your home. It does mean
demonstrating that you can respect
people and be fair to them, without
living with them or making them
your personal friends.
Don't be patronizing-—don’t teach
a child to be kind to “poor” people.
Teach him to be kind—period. Half
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the class consciousness of this coun
try would vanish if we would stop
being charitable to the poor, trucu
lent and “stand-offish” to the rich.
You must make your children thor
' oughly aware of the fact that hates
j and prejudices are things not tole
rated by anyone of good breeding,
j any more than eating peas with a
knife, that that sort of thing just
j :sn t done by ladies or gentlemen in
America.
It can't be done? Xonsense! There
isn’t a woman among you who doesn’t
know that you can make anything
the fashion, anything the habit.
A child who hears no swearing,
does not swear. A child who is taught
politeness by example and precept is
polite in times of strain. You do not
allow your children to play with those
children who habitually lie, or steal
| or use bad language. Why let your
children be exposed to contact with
the diseased minds of those who are
intolerant or who hate?
There is a way that you and I can
help to wipe out prejudice. We can
control hatred at its very source, and
substitute good feeling and under
standing. We can do more to influ
ence our children than any other
group. We must teach them the fal
lacy of hatred, the peril of prejudice,
the deadly evil of generalizations. On
ly in this way can we conquer the
virus of group thinking, which has
Pleasant Grove
Mr. and Mrs. Deward Chesson, their
I son, William of the U. S, Army, who
Is stationed at a camp in Texas and
Iis, Mary Stillman of Philedelphia
tore the guests of vfrs. Lina Chesson
and Miss Eva Chesson Wednes
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Barnes, Mrs. Joe
White and son Joe Jesse visited rela
tives in Edenton Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Knowles went
to Williamston Sunday to see Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Chesson.
Miss Ceder Roy Phelps, of Roper,
spent the week-end with Misses
Ciiristine and Katherine Grey.
Rev. Lee Phillips, of Plymouth, and
Miss Mary Elizabeth Knowles were
the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. T.
W. Tarkenton Sunday.
T. W. Alexander and Mrs. Pearl
Spruill motored to Virginia Tuesday
to visit Mr. Alexander's sister, Mrs. I.
A. Ambrose.
Mrs. Louis Temple and Mrs. Willie
M. Coy. Mrs. I. A. Ambrose accom
panied them while there they attend
ed the launching of the Shangri
La. Mrs. Willie McCoy returned
home with them.
Mrs. Dennis Chesson. Marian and
Merlin Chesson were the guests of
Mrs. W. B. Chesson, Mrs. Frances C.
Hutchins and Rebecca Hutchins on
Sunday.
Dennis Chesson and Miss Eva Ches
son went to Belhaven Sunday to visit
Jim Snell who is still very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davenport, of
Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ches
been the source of wars since the be
ginning of time.
ROPER
Miss Myrtle Peacock, of Oxford,
spent the week-end with her sisters.
Mrs Louis Sitterson spent last
Tuesday in Rocky Mount with her
mother, Mrs. Henry Freeman, who is
in a hospital there.
Mr. and Mrs. Layton Owens, of
Norfolk, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. O. Highsmith Thursday.
Mrs. Mattie White Ls spending some
time in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Poole, of Marion,
announce the birth of a son, Charles
Bryant. Mr. and Mrs. Poole made
their home in Roper for several years.
Mrs. Pete McAllister and Mrs. Bill
Marrow were in WUliamston Fri
day afternoon.
Mack Marrow has returned to
Washington. D. C., after spending
two weeks here.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Wilkinson, of
Norfolk, spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hooker.
Miss Irene Davidson spent the
week-end in Norfolk.
Miss Winflred Dozier was called to
Gereensboro last week on account of
the illness of her mother.
ROPER BRIDGE CLUB
Mrs. Bob Armstrong was hostess
to the Roper Bridge Club at a dinner
son and children, Marian and Mer
lin were the dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. Collins last Sunday.
Mrs. Evelyn Lamb has returned
from the hospital in Washington and
is confined to her bed at her mother’s
home Mrs. Clarence Wilson; Mrs.
Lamb is slowly improving.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Furlough were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Chesson Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Monroe spent Sunday in
Elizabeth City with friends.
The PUBLIC Forum
ANSWERING “MRS. R"
To the editor: Today I received a
letter, signed “Mrs. B , Roper, N. C.,"
relative to the Roper school; and I
wish you would run the following an
swer in your paper, since no name
was furnished and I am unable to
write her personally:
“Mrs. B.. Roper, N. C.: Replying to
party on Monday evening. The room
was decorated with spring flowers.
After three progressions it was
found Mrs. Aubrey Phelps held high
score; Mrs. Bill Marrow was second
and Mrs. Isa Johnston low.
rour letter, beg to advise that your
:eachers are nominated and elected
:o the various schools by the local
school committee in the township
wherein they teach.
"I presume that the teacher in
juestion was elected by your local
rommittee. However. I am not the
chairman of the board of education
tny longer, having resigned on Feb
ruary 7th.
“Yours very truly,
P. M. ARPS. '
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JUST LIKE YOU-£these North Carolina girls
wanted to do more—to feel they were part of this war!
Now, they are doing more —they are manning stations as
members of one of America’s most important
services — the WAVES of the United States Navy!
Why these North Carolina girls tell you
T D A If Cl Annep'isdale of Rocky Mount had
I ll A ■ tL always dreamed of travel to far, in
teresting places. "Now I'm actually
here in fsJew York,” she says, "and I'm looking for
ward to seeing many other interesting places during
my Naval service.” You will, too —when you're a
WAVE of the United States Navy!
SPORTS
Here’s Eula I.ipe of Winston-Salem
v.ith 'Lt. (jg) Helen Hull Jacobs,
farmer American singles tennis
champion, at the U. §. Naval Training School (WR),
New York. "You'd be surprised now manj sports
champions are in the'WAVESt” shfc says. "Swimming,
tennis, why, there isn’t any sport you could name that
we WAVES don’t enjoy!” You’ll enjoy sports —with
interesting people - u,btn you’re a WAVE!
EXCITEMENT
Dull, commopplace work
couldn’t satisfy Faye
White of Gastonia. She
wanted an important, exciting job. "I’m training for
it now,” she writes. ”1 want to operate a Link Trainer
— teaching men 'blind flying.’ It’s exciting work and
I wouldn’t trade it for any other job in the world!”
Nor would you!
'n 01 fj P Put yourself in this picture—as another
f |f m t North Carolina girl doing a grand job
—helping win the war—as a WAVE!
You’ll find it the best job you’ve had—more exciting,
more important, more appreciated, with more chance
for real advancement! Yes, you’ll take pride in being
a WAVE —backing up North Carolina fighting men
as North Carolina women have always done—in every
war our country has fought!
O II A DTlirPP Like every girl, Marjorie Guil
Qiyill|\ | n Luu l°ry (left) of Whiteville loves
pretty clothes. She’s weari ng them
in the WAVES! ’’Every one of my uniforms was designed
by Mainbocher —and you know what that means in fash
ion!” she says. "No wonder every style authority —and
every man —has said that our WAVES’ uniforms are the
smartest of any service in the world!” You’ll be just as
proud of your WAVE uniform!
HUNDREDS of North Carolina girls are now serving
their country as WAVES . . . but America needs
thousands more—and needs them now!
So it's squarely up to you ... to do more towards
winning the war... to take your place beside North
Carolina's fighting men in the Navy ... as a uniformed
member of the WAVES.
Now—this very minute—send for your copy of the in
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question you want to ask—from
1 rate of pay to the interesting work
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Don’t delay...Join the WAVES today!
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