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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1948
Page
4
Woodland All Stars defeated Rocky Mount 11 to 2 as Bill Evans held the rivals to two runs. Woodland scored in every inning except the second and fourth. The club plans a home game with Capron ia on Saturday and hosts Conway on Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs E E Ward and son Allie of Chicago visit Mr and Mrs F C Jenkins. Cornelius Lassiter is spending some time at Camp Hemlock North Carolina. A new darning egg with flashlight inside highlights every thin or broken thread.
N. B. Whitley of Drapers Cross Roads plans to save seed from a 1947 planted border of sericea lespedeza for replanting in 1948. Soil Conservation Service technicians helped G. A. Thorne of Airlie stake a fish pond near Bounds Crossroads. J. M. Frazier cut weeds on his two acre permanent pasture. F. M. Fitzpatrick seeks a soil conservation plan for his Crowell's Crossroads farm. Thirteen Halifax County farms had complete soil conservation plans prepared in June.
Macon Mrs. Alex Crinkley of Arhe ville visits Mr. and Mrs Harry Kenyon. Mrs. D. C. Lawrence and son Don of Sanford were week end guests of Mrs. J. S. Nowell. Mrs. R. J. Parrish of Kenbridge Virginia visits her son R. J. Parrish. Mrs. Haron Bailey and son Roy depart for Corvallis Oregon after two months with J. H. Gillilow. Raymond Thornton and daughter Betsy of Littleton were dinner guests of Mrs. J. S. Nowell.
George and Mrs. Rodney Bell and daughter Nancy Lee of Eclipse Virginia visited W. S. Bell. Mabel Parker and Barbara Ann Edwards spent Saturday in Suffolk. The Bells and Futrelles planned a Little Rock visit. J.T. Parker recovers from a long illness. Several families from Suffolk Ahoskie and Raleigh are noted visiting, with travel to Virginia Beach and Duke Summer School.
John B. Litchfield reports notable improvements from crotalaria in eight acres of corn middles on a Beanoice- Chowan Soil Conservation District plan. Garland L. Ricks notes plans to extend the legume rotation on sandy fields. Temana Hart uses permanent hay and soil maps to optimize field use with kudzu ricea lespedeza and terraces. Sutter Bros harvest hay from sericea meadows stabilizing a wash area. Claude Futrell plans fall pasture conversion using Kentucky 31 fescue and crimson clover.
Sunday School lesson recounts Baruch as Jeremiah’s devoted companion, his oracle against Jehoiakim, exile to Babylon, and his twofold legacy: preserving Jeremiah’s life and teaching while illustrating self sacrificial faith aligned with Jesus’ teaching on losing and saving life. Baruch’s courage amid hostility and his role in recording scripture mark his enduring impact on the Old Testament.
Polio era guidance urges family picnics and meals at home with only familiar companions. Lessons cover camp cooking, packing picnic food, keeping items cool and clean, plus practical housework tips from elastic patches to brushing garments and curtain fitting methods.
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