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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1946

Page

2

Show Your Social Security Card To Every Employer

M H Barney of the Social Security Board urges workers to show their Social Security account card to every employer to protect wage records and ensure correct crediting. Maintain one number for life, report wages quarterly, and obtain duplicates if lost. Agricultural notes mention 1946 acreage and cotton conditions.

M. H. Barney Rocky Mopunt Social Security Board Smith Social Board

Processor price increases push up common grocery items

State OPA Director Theodore Johnson said temporary ceiling changes raise flour bread costs by about one cent per pound and lift most cereals by one to three cents per package. Macaroni and noodle pack sizes rise by about two and one cent respectively, while cornmeal and hominy grits see one to two cent per pound retail hikes.

OPA Theodore Johnson

North Carolina Cotton Outlook for 1946

The Federal State Crop Reporting Service estimates North Carolina will produce 485000 bales of cotton in 1946. This year’s forecast is 13 percent above the 1945 short crop but 21 percent below the 1935–44 ten year average. Acreage planted is 34 percent below the ten year average with an expected 406 pounds of lint per acre, up 37 pounds from 1945.

North Carolina Federal State Crop Reporting Service

Town Talk Weekend Visits Across Several States

Mr and Mrs Clifton Boyd hosted and hosted guests over the weekend. Mrs W H Abrams of Durham stayed with W M Robinson. Everette Davis visited friends in New Castle Indiana the past two weeks. Mrs Scott Clippard of Columbia SC stayed with Mr and Mrs J T Garner. Miss Faye McLean and Miss Maxine Mason of Raleigh spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Ronald Everette.

Clifton Boyd T. A Merritt W. H. Abrams Durham W. M Robinson Everette Davis Newcastle Ind Scott Clippard Columbia J. T. Garner Faye McLean Maxine Mason Raleigh Ronald Everette

Marine Corps Transfer Deadline Set for October 15 1946

The U S Marine Corps designates October 15 1946 as the deadline for transfer applications from Marine Corps and temporary USMC officers to the regular Marines. Applications received by that date proceed through local boards to the Commandant. Exceptions apply for officers with under one year commissioned service or those commissioned after October 15. The rule covers officers on terminal leave and active duty. Also noted is a historical reference to the Seventh Army’s North Africa invasion and the Messina breakthrough in 1943, marking Sicily campaign timing.

U. S. Marine Corps Marine Corps USMC Marines

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