Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], October 29, 1942, SECTION A, Page 8, Image 8

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ROTARY CLUB ENDORSES
ESTABLISHMENT OF BIRD
SANCTUARY IN THE CITY
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To Hohl Joint Ladies
Night With Weldon
On November 9tli
At a meeting of the Rotary
Club held on Tuesday in the Blue
Room of the Rosemary Cafe, Ma
jor Newsom had charge of the
program. He introduced Miss
Clara Hearne, Vice-president of
the North Carolina Bird Club, who
spoke on the establishment of a
bird sanctuary in Roanoke Rapids.
In reference to the work and aim
of the North Carolina Bird Club,
she said, “The Work of the Club is
to conserve all wild life, to furnish
information and work toward leg
islation to aid in establishing bird
sanctuaries.”
A motion was made and passed
unanimously by the Rotary Club
that they endorse the establish
ment of a bird sanctuary in Roan
oke Rapids. Miss Hearne stated
that there are bird sanctuaries at
Mattamuskeet, Swan Quarter, and
Key Island. She displayed a book
on North Carolina birds, published
by Dr. Pearson and Doctors Grims
ley.
Mr. Dick Cadelle from Rocky
Mount was a visitor at the meet
ing. The Club sent flowers to
McRae Faison, who is in the Ro
anoke Rapids hospital. Next week
they are going to sponsor a scrap
drive by presenting a show. Ad
mission will be a piece of scrap
iron. On November 9, there is to
be a joint ladies night with the
Weldon Club.
LITTLETON
Capt. Archer P. Farmer who is
staioned at Camp Butner, was
home for the week-end.
Miss Evelyn Newsom of Raleigh,
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert L. Newsom over the week
end.
Mrs. W. H. Threewitts is visiting
her mother, Mrs. J. W. Baker, at
her home in Hilton Village, Va.,
this week.
Billy Edgerton left Sunday to
join the service of the U. S. Navy.
Mrs. Clinton Edgerton recently
attended the funeral of her broth
er-in-law in Cameron.
Miss Dorothy Farmer of Nor
folk, Va., visited her family last
week-end.
Misses Maxine and Maryleen
Cole of Norfolk, Va., spent the
week-end with their mother in
Littleton.
Jim Moseley of Washington, D.
C., visited his son,, Norman Mose
ley last week.
Misses Mary Faucetts Rick and
Rebecca Johnson of Norfolk, Va.,
were at their home for the week
end.
Mrs. J. A. Butts of South Hill,
Va., was in Littleton visiting rel
atives last week-end.
Mrs. Clarence Edmonds and
nrp cnpnHin cr this WPPk
end with her father, Turner Three
witts, while Miss Threewitts is
away.
Little Jimmy Crawley of Hol
lister, is spending this week with
his grandmother, Mrs. Lee Riggan.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Bradley of
Kannapolis, returned after spend
ing the week-end with Mr. Brad
ley’s mother, Mrs. Rufus Bradley,
Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Eason spent
the week-end in Fuquay Springs
V»d Raleigh.
Miss Una Bradley of Ahoskie,
spent Sunday in the home of her
mother, Mrs. Rufus Bradley.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Acree vis
ited friends and relatives in Wind
sor for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Currin and
son, Robert Thomas, spent Sun
day in Henderson with Mrs. Cur
rin’s relatives.
' Mrs. M. L. Cole visited her
daughter, Mrs. Howard White, of
Henderson, Sunday.
NYA OFFICE
IS OPENED
HERE TODAY
The National Youth Administra
tion, under direction of the U. S.
Manpower Commission, opened an
office in Roanoke Rapids today for
the purpose of recruiting youths
for defense training in NYA cen
ters.
The local office, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Clalee M. Dunnagan,
will serve all of Halifax County.
The office is located with Miss Hit
chins of the County Welfare Dept,
on Roanoke Ave. between the Peo
ples Theatre and the State Highway
Commission.
Mrs. Dunnagan will be in the of
fice all day Wednesday and each
Saturday morning. The rest of the
week she will be in various other
towns of Halifax County.
All boys and girls, white and col
ored, between the ages of 17 and
25, who are interested in taking
courses in defense plant work will
be interviewed. Newest center to
open is the one at Scotland Neck
last Monday for white girls. Others
in this section of the State are at
Greenville for girls, at Rocky Mount
for colored boys, at Durham for
white boys.
Littleton Meets
Warrenton Friday
In Football Game
Football teams of Littleton and
Warrenton will clash on the Lit
tleton athletic field Friday, Oct
ober 30, at 3:30 P. M.
“Skinny” Rothrock and Ted
Speight of Roanoke Rapids will be
on hand to officiate at the game.
B. F. Martin is coach at Little
ton and C. W. Bussey coaches
:he Warrenton boys.
After a lapse of several years,
these two teams renewed their
rivalry in the fall of 1939. That
y'ear the game was played in War
renton with Littleton winning 6-0.
Next year John Graham came to
Littleton to get beat by a score
of 13-7. In 1941, Littleton went
back to Warrenton to win 26-7.
Warrenton will be out for its
first victory in four years Friday
afternoon at Littleton.
Austrian Winter
Pea Seed Arrives
For Halifax Area
An additional shipment of Aus
trian winter peas for fall seeding
has been received by the Halifax
County ACA, announces C. H.
Banks, Jr., Secretary to the Coun
ty Committee.
The seeds are available to all
producers cooperating in the con
servation program. Any producer
needing the seeds should call by
the County ACA office in Halifax
as soon as possible.
The date for seeding winter le
gumes for credit under the 1942
program has been extended until
November 15, due to recent weath
er conditions.
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
Mrs. Warren Kidd was honored
Saturday night with a miscellan
eous shower, at the home of Mrs.
W. L. Kidd of Bracey, Va. Mrs.
Kidd was remembered with a
large number of gifts.
The guest of honor is the form
er Miss Virginia Bryant, a recent
bride.
Refreshments were served at
10:15 to about fifty people. Games
and contests were enjoyed by all.
MISSION WILL
OPEN SUNDAY
AT CATHOLIC
A Mission will open in St. John’s
Catholic Church Sunday, November
1st at both the eight and the ten
o’clock a. m. Masses. The retreat
master will be the Very Reverend
John F. Renehen, of New York City
a celebrated Redemptorist mission
er, who is the director of the Chap
el Motor Car that has been operat
ing in North Carolina during the
past few years.
Father Renehan will deliver a
forceful Mission Sermon every
evening at seven thirty, beginning
on Sunday, Nov. 1st, and ending
the following Sunday nigiht. A
Moral Instruction will be given
every morning at both the six and
the seven o’clock Mass. The chil
dren’s Mission will be held in the
afternoon at 3:45.
Jay Sanders, director of St. John’s
choir, has arranged a program of
ecclesiastical music in collabora
tion with Mrs Amen! Fnhil of
Weldon.
Leading soloists are Mrs. Michael
Rabil and Mrs. Thomas R. Man
ning, both of Weldon. The sanc
tuary decorations are in charge of
Mrs. Jay Sanders and Miss Mary
Sanders. Rev. Father John F.
Renehan will be assisted at the al
tar by Jack Williams, Jr., John
Leo Rabil, William Mussack, George
Mayton and Louis Rabil.
Father Peter M. Denges, pastor
of the Catholic Church, extends a
most cordial invitation to the pub
lic to attend all the Mission ser
vices both in the morning, afternoon
and evening. These spiritual ex
ercises are a gratis contribution to
the moral welfare of the commun
ity. Everybody is welcome; every
thing is free, including current
books and literature. There will be
no collection.
AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION
POST IS ESTABLISHED
BY CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Sanitary District To
Supply Observers For
24-Hour Day . Lookout
The local Office of Civilian De
fense announces that Roanoke
Rapids now has an Aircraft Ob
servation Post. It will be recalled
that an effort was made to secure
volunteers here last month, but not
enough people offered their ser
vices, so an appeal was made to
the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dis
trict, who maintains armed guards
on a 24 hour basis.
The Commissioners readily a
greed, and Ben E. Lancaster, Su
perintendent of the Water Works,
was appointed Chief Observer.
Mr. Lancaster has set up his
guards as observers and now,
whenever a plane goes over this
area, day or night, the Army is
iiYiwinrlinfnlir nnfifinrl
Industry and local government
in Roanoke Rapids have played an
important role in Civilian Defense,
with the furnishing of a ready
made air raid alarm system, the
furnishing of a complete Control
Center, the manning of the Control
Center, and now the installation
of an Aircraft Observation Post.
Mrs. Forest Lankford and Mrs.
Peter Weaver of Emporia, Va„
were among out-of-town shoppers
here Wednesday.
Mrs. Carlton Taylor spent the
week end in Newport News.
Mrs. J. E. Grant of Emporia,
Va., spent Wednesday in the city.
Miss Marion Medlin spent the
week end in High Point visiting
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Stallings and
family.
DR. W. J. WARD
DIES, WELDON
HOME SUNDAY
Father of Dr. William
Ward, City Dentist;
Funeral Held Monday
Dr. W. J. Ward, Sr., died sudden
ly at his home in Weldon Sunday
morning. Funeral services were
conducted from the residence Mon
day morning, by the Rev. W. W.
Finlator, the Rev. D. P. Moore, and
the Rev. E. D. Weathers. The body
was then taken to Washington,
D. C., for cremation. Burial fol
lowed in Cedarwood Cemetery
Tuesday.
Dr. Ward had practiced dentistry
in Weldon for more than thirty
years, and had been prominently
identified with town and commun
ity activities. He was a member of
the Baptist Church and Roanoke
Lodge of A. F. and A. M.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Annie
Cohen Ward, one daughter, Miss
Catherine Ward of Weldon, and
three sons, Dr. William Ward, prac
ticing dentist of this city; Lt. Da
vid Ward of Newport News, and
Donald Ward of Kelly Field, Texas.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
LOST — Poeketbook containing
$146, important personal belongings.
Reward $10. Return to Frank
Parrish, 122 Madison St.
lt-11-5
PEGGY ANN
OFFERS A SENSATIONAL GROUP OF
CLOSE-OUT
This week end, Friday and Saturday only,
Peggy Ann offers $4.98 Dresses on sale for
Sizes 9 to 17 and 10 to 20. See them early j
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I PEGGY ANN FROCKS
1014 ROANOKE AYE.