Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], April 17, 1941, SECTION A, Page 4, Image 4

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DAVIE SCHOOL IS
DEDICATED DURING
EXERCISE FRIDAY
_________
Dean R. B. House
Makes Principal
Address Of Day
The William R. Davie School
building was dedicated to the
youth of Halifax County during
dedication exercises held at the
school building on Friday, April
Earl Parker, District Supervisor
of the WPA, made the formal
presentation of the building to
the county. V. C. Matthews, Coun
ty Superintendent, accepted the
building, stating in his accept
ance speech that the building
met one more need for the child
ren of Halifax County.
The principal address for the
dedication program was delivered
by Dr. Robert B. House, of the
University of North Carolina and
native of Halifax County. Dr.
House exhorted the children of
the school to follow in the foot
steps of William R. Davie for
whom the school was named. In
his address, Dr. House pointed
out some of the high lights of the
life of the colonial figure. In
conclusion he told the students
that two things were required to
make a successful life: work and
imagination. "Our object and ideal
in life is to work hard, be healthy,
get an aducation, get along with
our fellows, do something use
ful in the world, and to exercise
a proper sense of moral values”,
lit oam.
The program opened at 11:00
a.m. with the song “America”, by
the student body assembled in
the auditorium. Rev. Paul H.
Fields of the Rosemary Methodist
Church delivered the invocation.
The Tom Thumb orchestra, made
up of second grade pupils, played
"God Bless America” and “Home
Sweet Home”, under the direction
of Mrs. Blanche Lane. The gram
mar grade glee club under the
direction of Mrs. Alice Miller
sang the “Battle Hymn of the
Republic”, followed by “God Bless
This House”, by Mrs. Miller.
The principal speaker of the
day, Dean House, was then intro
duced by the William R. Davie
principal, James M. Dunlap. Fol
lowing Dr. House’s address, V. C.
Matthews, County Superintendent,
introduced Earl Parker who pre
sented the building to the county.
After accepting the building, Mr.
Matthews recognized the follow
ing people who spoke briefly: Dr.
Walter Wilkins, of the State
School Health Coordination Ser
vice; R. L. Applewhite, Chairman
of the Halifax County Board of
Education; Mrs. J. T. Thompson,
member Board of Education; A.
G. Wilcox, member Board of Edu
cation; Charles H. Byrd, building
contractor; Chester A. Elliot,
Superintendent WPA; Dr. Robert
Young, County Health Officer;
Miss McVeigh Hutchison, of the
State Board of Health; Miss Olive
Brown, Physical advisor. State
Board of Health; Miss French Boyd,
nutritionist, State Board of Health;
N. M. Hockaday, Chairman Wil
liam R. Davie School Board; Mrs.
Harry House, newry appointee
member of Davie School board.
The morning ceremonies con
cluded with the singing of the
school song and by a benediction
by Rev. Mr. Fields.
The guests and parents were
served lunch in the dining room
by Mrs. Freman Myrick, in charge
of the lunch room, and Miss Cath
erine Wright, of the home econom
ics department.
In the afternoon a program for
the grammer grades, high school
students and visitors was held in
the auditornum. This was the first
of a vocational guidance program
which will be made an annual e
vent. The program is titled "Life
Adjustment Day”. Dr. Walter Wil
kins made the keynote address of
the afternoon; his subject being
"Youth of Today”. He was intro
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duced by Edith Matthews, president
of the Davie student body.
The audience broke up into
groups to hear the following panel
discussions: Miss Jane Lassiter,
head nurse, Roanoke Rapids Hos
pital, "Nursing as a Career”; Miss
McVeigh Hitchison, “Teen Age
Problems and Adjustments”; Miss
Olive Brown, "Opportunities in the
Field of Physical Education”; and
Miss French Boyd, “Can Your Food
Affect Your Future”?
Preschool
Clinic
Schedule
Halifax County Health Depart
ment is in the midst of its pre
school clinic program. Preschool
children were examined and given
small pox and diphtheria immuni
zations in a "'•imber of schools last
week. It is very important that
all parents con re with their chil
dren to these clinics, so that the
greatest value may be derived
from the examinations.
Following is a schedule of pre
school clinics through April 30:
April 21, 1941—10:00 to 12:00 a.m.,
1:00 to 3:00 p.m., William R. Da
vie (white); 9:30 a.m., Quankay and
Piney Grove at Quankay School
(col.); 11:30 a.m., Everett and Lon
don at Everett School (col.); 2:00
p.m., Print and Weavers at Print
School (col.).
April 22, 1941—10:00 to 11:30 a.m.,
Hardrawee (white); 1:30 to 3:00
p.m., Darlington (white); 9:30 a..m.,
Twilight and Diololia at 'Twilight
School (col.); 11:30 a.m., Edgewood
(col.); 2:00 p.m., Airlie and Tabron
at Airlie School (col.).
April 23, 1941—9:00 a.m., Hobgood
(white); 9:30 a.m., Pleasant Hill
(col.); 11:00 a.m., Bear Swamp
(col.); 1:30 p.m., White Oak and
Silver Hill at White Oak School
(col.).
April 25, 1941—10:00 a.m., Ward
(col.); 1:00 p.m., Spell Branch
(col.).
April 28, 1941—9:00 a.m., Halifax
(white); 9:30 a.m, Goldmine (col);
11:00 am, Hollister (col); 1:30 pm.,
Wayman (col.).
April 29, 1941—1:00 to 3:00 p.m.,
Aurelian Springs (white); 9:30 a.m.,
Roanoke Rapids (col.); 1:00 p.m.,
Weldon and White Hill at Weldon
School (col.).
April 30, 1941—10:30 to 11:30 a.m.,
Ringwood (white); 1:00 to 2:00
p.m., Hollister (white); 9:30 a.m.,
Enfield and Haywood ,at Enfield
School (col.); 11:00 a.m., Draper
and Hardrawee at Draper School
(col.'; 1:30 p.m., Eastman (col.).
Clinics for Roanoke Rapids are
being planned for the first week
in May.
I TOWN
TALK
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hux of
Speed spent Sunday here visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hux.
Misses Audrey Hux and Mabel
Cullom spent Monday with Miss
Sarah Crawley.
Mrs. Roy Crawley and child
ren spent Monday with her father,
W. C. Dickens .
Max Dickens and Haywood
Hux, Jr., of Washington, D. C.,
visited relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. Rufus Dickens and Miss
Lucy Dickens spent last week
with relatives in Washington, D.
u.
Miss Bertha Mae Harris of
Halifax spent the holidays here
visiting Miss Virginia Barnes.
Mrs. Nora Crawley and Roy
Crawley and daughter, attended
Services at Tarbor Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Teddie Dickens
and Joe Crawley spent a few
hours in Roanoke Rapids Sat
urday night.
Mrs. Jack Taylor and son, Ro
bert, of Heathsville, spent Friday
night and Saturday here with
her mother.
W. T. Crawley spent Saturday
night with Grady Hux in Roanoke
Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Early Dickens,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brantley, and
son, Miss Bessie Dickens, Wil
liam and N. B. Dickens visited
Wes Hamill and family in Dur
ham Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dickens spent
last week-end in Norfolk visiting
her sister.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Dickens
and sons, Mrs. T. O. Barnes and
daughter, Virginia, Bertha Mae
Harris, Mr .and Mrs, Russell
Dickens and sons, spent Sunday
here with Mrs. Nora Crawley and
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Miss Annie Barnes visited her
sister in Weldon Thursday night.
Mrs. Roy Crawley and child
ren, and Miss Nora Crawley
visited Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Dick
ens Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Taylor,
Mrs. Hazel Rook and son, Janies
Morris, Mrs. James Barrett and
son, Garland, Mrs. J. M. Ingram
and son, Jimmy, were visitors in
Bracev. Va.. Sunday.
South Rosemary
Club In Meeting
The South Rosemary Home
Demonstration Club held its reg
ular monthly meeting Wednesday
April 9th, 1941, in the home ol
Mrs. T. B. Turner. Mrs. Turnei
and Mrs. Robert Medlin were
hostesses. Mrs. M. E. Faison,
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After the local business was dis
cussed, the meeting was turned o
ver to Mrs. Hazel E. Wheeler,
Home Agent, and Miss Lydia Dey
ton, assistant home agent, who
gave a lesson and demonstration
on preparing poultry dishes. A
chicken pie was baked and served
with cranberry sauce, Ritz and
coffee to the following members:
Mrs. Wheeler, Miss Deyton, Mrs.M.
E. Faison, Mrs. uora Hawkins,
Mrs. C. T. Johnson, Mrs. C. W.
Cook, Mrs. Robt. Parrish, Mrs.
Robt. Powell, Mrs. Pittard, Mrs.
V. B. Carter, Mrs. Eugene Ether
idge, Mrs. R. E. Merritt, Mrs.
Johnson, Mrs. Roy L. Ferrell, and
Mrs. David P. Wike.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hayes and
daughter, Betty, were week-end
visitors in Graham and Hillsboro.
Mrs. L. J. Meade was called Sun
day to the bedside of her brother,
George F. Tucker, who is seriously
ill in the Veterans Hospital at Fay
etteville. Mr. Tucker's home is at
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