Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], July 05, 1945, SECTION A, Page 5, Image 5

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NEGRO FARM AGENT'S NEWS
By D. J. KNIGHT
|* Negro County Agent
Halifax County won two of the
* five first places in the Negro Dis
trict 4-H Contest held at the
Creecy High School in Rich Square
on June 14th. Sixteen counties
were represented at the meeting
which featured 4-H club girls’
demonstration teams, boys’ dem
onstration teams, boys’ judging
teams, girls' dress revue and boys’
i^rooming contest.
Hebrew Dixon and Robert Lew
is of the Inborden Graded School
(Enfield) won first place in the
boys’ demonstration contest '"‘by
scoring 92 points. Their demon
stration was “The Correct Way of
Sharpening a Hoe.”
In the grooming contest, Len
wood Cyrus of the Pleasant
Grove 4-H club (Essex), was
awarded the District blue ribbon
♦or being the best dressed boy. He
vvore a conservative brown suit
with shoes, socks, a neck tie and
a. Panama hat band harmonizing
in color. A spotless white shirt and
a three-pronged white handker
chief inserted in the breast pocket
of the coat completed the attire.
The judging team ranked fourth
in the District Contest. Louis Zol
licoffer, Thomas Foote of Print,
and Danion Richardson of Pleas
^ant Grove represented the county.
^ The girls’ demonstration team
made a creditable showing in their
“Correct Way of Setting a Break
fast Table.” Nannie McNeal and
Mattie Hill of Mary's Chapel 4-H
club represented the county.
Rebecca Whitaker of the Bob
bitt-Reid club styled a dress and
blouse outfit in the girls dress re
vue.
The County ranked second in
^scoring a total of 1101 points in all
’^contests.
Mary’s Chapel 4-H club Sponsor,
Mrs. Irene Jones and three visitors
accompanied the Farm Agent, D.
J. Knight and Miss R. V. Whit
worth, Home Agent and the dele
gation from Halifax County.
Wave Recruiter
Here Next Week
9 Chief H. S. Lee, Navy recruiter
for this county, announced today
that on his usual visit here next
week he will be accompanied by
Miss Jean Butler, WAVES Re
cruiter from Raleigh, for the pur
pose of interviewing applicants for
the WAVES.
While here, Chief Lee and Miss
Butler will be in the post office
building, and all local women be
tween the ages of 20 and 35 who
0 are interested in obtaining infor
mation about the WAVES are in
" vited to see them there.
Chief Lee said that there is a
“ver„ urgent need” now for wo
men to be trained in the hospital
corps. The greatness of this need,
he pointed out, is indicated in a
recent announcement from the
Navy Department in Washington
that approximately one-half of all
■\faAVES enlisted this month will
<3$ be selected for training in the hos
pital corps.
The total number of VyAVES
now on active duty, according to
Lee, is in excess of 80,000, and the
Navy Department is calling for at
least 2,000 new WAVES each
month. Of these, about 1,000 are
to be trained in the hospital
corps, where they will receive in
struction in elementary chemistry,
anatomy, biology, hygiene and
Q minor surgery. When they have
completed the two-month study
course, iney are assigned to duty
as assistants to medical officers
and Navy nurses.
WAVES who are accepted for
enlistment now, the recruiting of
ficer announced, will be called to
active duty in about thirty days.
• Upon going on active duty, they
will be sent to Hunter College,
New York City, for an eight-week
g "boot” training, during which
they will be earmarked for assign
ment to duty at the conclusion of
their basic training. It is during
"boot" camp that candidates for
the hospital corps, as well as for
other phases of Naval training, are
selected.
In addition to the hospital corps,
Chief Lee said that there are still
many branches in the Navy in
which the services of WAVES are
needed. He expressed the hope to
day that many women ill this area
will call at the post office build
irp here next Monday and discuss
the WAVES with Miss Butler.
Is Awarded
Purple Heart
Frank B. Musselman, USMCR,
who sustained two fractures of the
left hand in action against the
enemy on Okinawa Island and has
been awarded the Purple Heart.
He has been on a hospital ship in
the Pacific until returned to the
States last week. He is now in U.
S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth,' Va.
He graduated from the advanc
ed school of field telephone at
Camp Pendleton, Calif., with gold
stamp honors, receiving a field
grade of 99. He refused to be an
instructor to join the Pioneers
Company of the Engineer’s Battery
and has served with the First Ma
rine Division on many of the Paci
fic Islands for about eighteen
months.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Butts of Halifax, a graduate
of Enfield High School, Fishburn
Military School of Virginia, and
had attended Wake Forest Col
lege for two years when enlisting
in the Marines.
He was a member of Lambda
Chi Alpha Fraternity and cheer
leader of Wake Forest foot ball
(.earn.
State Guard
News Notes
The Armory, July 3 — Final
equipment was issued to the men
for camp. Last minute orders and
instructions and explanations were
given and the Company planned to
leave on July 13.
An Advance Detail composed of
Captain Francis Kemp, 1st. Lt.
John Dunn, Platoon Sgts. John
Cox and Oakley Vaughan, Mess
Sgt. Loftin Moody, Cooks Coseley
and Casper, will leave early Tues
day morning. With them will go
T/5’s Beam and Hobbs, Army
Truck Drivers.
The main body of the Com
pany will leave Friday morning,
July 13, under 2nd. Lt. White
Hurst. This encampment is com
pulsory and attendance will be
enforced.
The Company is directed to re
port to the Armory on Monday,
July 8 for a brief drill and instruc
tions from the Captain.
Mrs. O. B. Crumpler
Hostess to Her Club
Mrs. O. B. Crumpler was host
ess to the Thursday Night Club
Thursday evening at her home on
Madison Street. The home was
decorated with mixed summer
flowers. Mrs. Terry Draper and
Mrs. Chester Goodfellow were re
membered with gifts for their
birthday. Plans were made for a
picnic and swimming party on
the third Saturday night in July.
Home-made ice cream and cake
were served by the hostess to the
following: Mesdames Terry Drap
er, Bernice Hutchinson, Scott
Hasty, Ruben Daniels, Tom Clif
ton, L. A. Ashton, Ruth Crumpler
and Blanche Jones.
Attend Wedding In
Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Williams
and daughter, Ruby Lee, returned
last Friday night from Washing
ton, D. C., where they attended the
wedding of Mrs. Williams’ sister,
Margaret, to Admiral Howard G.
Good, U. S. N.
Mrs. Rufus Woodruff of New
port is visiting Mrs. W. V. Wood
ruff.
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