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VOL. II, NO 17
Mrs.W.H.Smith
Died Thursday
Funeral Held
Monday
The family and friends were
deeply shocked and grieved over
the passing of the beloved Mrs.
Wilhelmina Holmes Smith on
Thursday, March 25, 1943, at L.
Richardson Memorial hospital.
She was born in Greensboro,
' N. C., December 12, 1912, passing
at the age of 30 years and
three months. She was the
daughter of the late Mr. W. Calvin
Holmes and Mrs. Ella L.
. Holmes.
She attended the public
schools of the city and was graduated
from Bennett College for
Women in 1933, being the valedictorian
of her class, president
of her class and president of the
student Council at that time.
She taught in several schools
in North Carolina and waS"dOite
active in all civic and church affairs.
She was a loyal member of
St. Matthew's Methodist
church, having been connected
ever since her birth.
Her life was characterized by
sweetness, mildness, loyalty, devotion
and humility. This we
find true of other members of
the family.
In 1934 she married Mr. Elworth
E. Smith, of Mount Airy,
N. C., Rev. Mr. Brice officiating.
To this union .two sons were
born.
She was a devoted wife and
mother, a dutiful daughter and
a loving sister.
Survivors: Her husband, Mr.
Elworth E. Smith; one son, Elworth,
E. Smithy H; her mother,
Mrs. Ella L. Holmes; one sister,
Mrs. HClen Booker; one brother,
Mr. Harold Holmes, of
Chapel Hill, N. C., and a host
of relatives and friends.
Funeral service was held Monday,
March 29, 1943, at St.
Matthew's Methodist church at
3:30 p. m., Rev. J. E. Brower,
pastor, officiating.
The program follows:
Hymn, "In the Hour of
Trial," Bennett college choir.
Old Testament lesson. Rev. J.
T. Hairston.
New Testament lesson, Rev.
H. C. Miller.
Prayer, Rev. J. W. Shuford.
Selection, Bennett college
choir.
Acknowledgement of messages
of condolence, Mr. A. H. Peeler.
Obituary, Rev. P. A. Taylor.'
Solo, "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought," Miss Carolyn Booker.
i Brief Remarks, Prof. J. A.
Tarpley, Rev. R. W. Winchester,
Rev. S. A. Peeler, Rev. J.
Brice, Dr. D. D. Jones.
Eulogy, Rev. J. E. Brower. "I
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GREEN!
Voluntet
j Relieving the' shortage of reg
throughout the country. Part of
Washington, D. C., includes (first
wood Cundiff, Miss Doris Stevensc
i ,row) : Mrs. George M. Johnson, caj
JSgK: ,Mr,
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MRS. WILHELMINA HOLMES
SMITH.
know that all things work together
for good for those that
love the Lord."
Selection, Bennett college
choir.
Hymn,. "O Master Let Me
Walk With . Thee."
The vast numbers of friends
attending these services, the
large number of beautiful flowers
and the numerous messages
of condolence received showed
that the Holmes family had won
the love of many people.
"1 cannot say and I will not say,
That she is dead,
She is just away."
A NTJOUNCKMENT
Mr. and Mrs. James Fuller,
1917 R. Market street are the
proud parents of a baby boy,
William Lewis, born Tuesday,
March 23, at 1 a. m. Mother and
son are reported doing nicely
at their home.
?THE?
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3BORO, N. C., SATURDAY, APRI1
irs Relieve Registerec
CTORS IN CHIETIL
istered nurses. Volunteer Nurses' Ai
the class of Senior Volunteer Nurs
row, left to right): Mrs. Gertrude S
>n, Mrs. Arthur Randall, Mrs. Martii
stain; Miss Susie Freeman, Miss Floi
NEGRO CHILDREN
PARTICIPATE IN
PRICE CONTROL
The families of approximately
500,000 Negro children in 14
Southern states will be brought
into active participation in the
price control, rationing and
rent control programs of the
Government through a project
whch is being undertaken immediately
by the Southern Education
Foundation, Washington,
XI. C., in cooperation with the
r?~ Av. ?r
fjuucaiiuu oex vines Diitiiuu ui
the Office of Price Administration.
Material about the wartime
measures will be distributed to
15,000 Negro teachers in the
South who will in turn pass it
on to pupils to be taken home
and read to their families. A
preliminary announcement of
the project was sent to all
Jeanes Teachers and to State
Directors of Negro Education
last week by Dr. Arthur Wright,
president o fthe Southern Educational
Foundation.
Initiatnon of the project began
about February 18 with a
campaign of education on the
point rationing program concerning
which a letter went to
the 475 Jeanes Teachers from
Dr. Wright. This was followed
by general instructions to
Jeanes Teachers. Also distributed
were 15,000 copies of an outline
on "How to Teach War
Ration Book Two" for all teachers
under Jeanes supervision,
and 15,000 copieB of a Guide
for Volunteer Field Workers on
point rationing.
The third in the series of
pamphlets will be issued about
March 5, and will deal with
food production and conserva
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JTL(
\j 3, 1943
I Nurses ]
B 1
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ides are being recruited in hospitals '
>es' Aides of Freedmen's Hospital, .
tone, assistant captain; Mrs. Lyn- .
i Beleno, Mrs. Robert Ming; (second
rence Grant, and Mrs. Louis Lucas.
OFFICIAL OWI PHOTO BY ROGER SMITH ^
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| The Food We Eat j
Roca T. Winchester.
MILK ]
For Growth and Health !
Eat It?Drink It.
When building a house it is 1
necessary to use good materials 1
if you want that house to look
well and to last well. The same 1
is true when building a body. '
Strong well formed bones and
teeth and well developed mus- 1
cles are just as essential for a
strong body as are good materials
and good workmanship for
a well built house. Then, too,
like a house, our bodies undergo
wear and tear and both must be
kept in repair if we are to en1
A** t V* YYTVY t /\ *V| Yl fllllnni
juy biiciu tu uic luiiusu
Milk is one of the best foods
for building: strong bodies and
for keeping them in the best re- |
pair.
Try this one:
Soft Cooked Custard. I
4 eggs
4 cups milk
1-3 cup sugar <
1-8 teaspoon salt 1
1-2 teaspoon vanilla. 1
Method: i
1. Beat eggs slightly, add
milk, sugar, salt and mix well, i
2. Place in top of double boil- i
er, cook gently over boiling water.
. '
. 3. Stir constantly until the j
mixture coats the spoon.
4. Remove from fire imme- i
diately and place in cold water. ]
5. Add flavoring and mix i
well. ;
tlon, nutrition and wartime sav- i
ing. This will be distributed to i
the familee of pupils in rural 1
Southern Schools. <
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The Future Outlook! ^
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PRICED 5c v*-;
. r- "
18,000,000 i
Women In War
Work This Year
Pointing out that women ' -H
corkers are unsuitable for only 'J;
i6 out of 1,900 war occupations, . >"?
3aul V. McNutt, chairman', war '
nanpower commission, declared .
his week that approximately ?
.8,000,000 women will be em- 'i
iloyed in war production and esiential
industry jobs by the end
>f 1943.
Opening an exhibition of
'Women in War Work" at the
franklin institute in Philadel
'"'"i iwi. iuuiun ui gcu
lousewives, school girls, college *
graduates and all women whose
iamilies can spare them to prejare
to enter industry,! ,
The exhibition, sponsored by
:he Franklin institute in co-op-!
jration with The Ladies' Home
Fournal, includes a number of
pictures of Negro women in war
work. It also calls attention to
the fact that Negro women are
low employed in war plants as .
electricians, welders, sheet metal
workers, assemblers, machine
tool operators, lathe hands, drill
press operators, power machine
operators, aircraft production
workers, explosive operators,
rubber workers and in other
skilled and semi-skilled capacities
in aircraft factories, ordinance
plants, shipyards and garment
factories.
Many of these Negro women
are employed in the Philadelphia
area, of which Mr. McNutt said:
"As of February "1, 330 war
activities employed 113,000
women. There will be, a need
for about 100,000 more women
in essential jobs in this area by
December 7, 1943.
"In the period from July,
1942, up to the first of this '
month, 37 per cent of the new ,
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Better Health
Means Better
Citizens "f
f
Good "health is the bulwark
of the two fronts of today: the
battle front and the home front.
Conservation is the watchword '
of the hour, therefore it is im- >
portant for us to carefully consider
the foods that we eat, in
order that the proper vitamins
may he secured. Along with ' V
proper food, go rest, exercise *i
and work. Each does its part j
to make healthy, happy whole- . d
some lives. Do your part to make Ji
National Negro Health Week ?
success and keep it tip' all: the tfv
year and in the years to come. )'.
rhe,.'dividends will accumulate
so rapidly that yon will have
only one regret that you did not
begin the program before yon
did. ' '
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