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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1948

Page

3

Homemakers Tour Bricks Tri County High School Members

The Albert Tillery Homemaker class at Bricks Tri County High School conducted a May 17 tour a motorcade of 30 observers viewing projects from lawn improvements to electric and water systems. Homes of Mrs. Roxie Lowe Mrs. Alberts Wataker Mrs. Tda Cotten and others featured yard makeovers interior renovations and model farm home work with Mrs. Lucy James and teachers praising the efforts.

Albert Tillery Roxie Lowe Alberts Wataker Windorn Tda Cotten Esther Cotten Myrtle Yates Annie Ther Anna Hester Pauline Wade Celia Wade J. W. Knight Bricks T County H Lucy F. James Homenomics N.C. College Lam N.C Bessye Shields Wilder Jeanes Halifax County Fev D. W. Wiley Prin. Brickle County High School J . Hogers J . Hogers, Teacher of Vocation- Agri, Brick Tri-County High School D. J. Knight Halifax ‘County Celila Wade Pauline Wa Ida Cotten

Norlina Bible School Opens in Norlina

Warrenton June 1 Special The Union Vacation Bible School for Methodist and Baptist Churches of Norlina will be held in the Methodist Church beginning May. Pastors Rev J C Lanning and Rev W G Farrar will work with the teachers and supervisors across classes including Kindergartens Mrs Mortis dicks and Mrs J C Lanning Primaries Mrs Elmer Davis and Mrs Kenneth Davis Juniors Mrs Paul Bobbitt and Mrs L W Bowers Intermediates Mrs RH Miler and Mrs Bill Perkinson Director of Music Mrs W A elbridge and Mrs H H Foster Shop Work W D Wath er W G Farrar Rev J Manning and Fred Bobbitt.

Warrenton Specia Norlina J. C. Lanning Rey W. G. Farrar Mortis Dicks Elmer Davis Kenneth Davis Paul Bobbitt L. W. Bowers RH Miler Bill Perkinson W. A.elbridge H. H. Foster W. D. Wather Rev. J. Manning Fred Bobbitt

North Carolina warns dealers over hog cholera risk at markets

Dr L M Greene of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture stated it is illegal to move swine from public markets without vaccination and veterinary approval, under a 1941 law. A Asheville verdict jailed Harry Sawyer for two years on livestock law violations, jail term suspended for good behavior. Inspectors will enforce the statute to prevent hog cholera from spreading via markets.

Raleigh N. C L. M Greene State Department of Agriculture Asheville Harry Sawyer H. B. Collins Department of Agriculture Sawyer Dr. Greene North Carolina N. C. Department of Agriculture N.C

Annual Memorial Services Held at Warrenton

In Warrenton on May 30 at 2 40 pm the annual Memorial Services of the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary were held in the courthouse due to bad weather. Seventy two World Wars I and II service members’ graves were decorated with public flowers. Rev. W A Grisson gave the invocation, Rev E G Farrar of Norlina was the speaker, with Bar ber Shop Quartet providing music and Taps by Alfred H Hull.

Warrenton American Legion the Legion Auxiliary W. A. Grisson E. G

Specialist Named On Market Staff Joins NC Division

Candler C. Miller, cotton improvement specialist with Georgia Extension, will join North Carolina Markets Division. Miller and Vernon W. Hill will assist cotton gin specialist Fred P. Johnson in raising ginning standards under a grant from the Agricultural Research and Marketing Act. Miller, a Bulloch County Georgia native, UGA 1938 graduate, served in the Navy and later worked in Georgia cotton improvement before joining the NC department. Luke Hollingsworth and family spent the weekend in Burlington.

Raleigh Candler C. Miller Georgia Agricultural Extension Service North Carolina R. B. Etheridge Miller Bulloch County Georgia University of Georgia Agricultural Adjustment Administration Decatur Fayette County Navy Pacific Naval Reserve The Georgia Extension Service

Home Sphere notes resignations and June club plans

Miss Elgin Scott, assistant Home Demonstration Agent since July 1 1946, resigns effective May dist. The 4 H Club County Council grows under her guidance with new projects and members. June meetings center on a Recreational Program with buffets, teas, picnics, barbecues and recreational nights. Also reports on glass freezing in jars with pros and cons.

Elgin Scott Miss Scott Halifax County

Town Talker's Visit and Local Hospital Casualties

Town Talk reports Mr and Mrs J W Medlin and family visiting daughter Mrs R J Grymes and her family in Richmond Sunday. James A Walker of Weldon and Roanoke Rapids is a patient in Richmond Veterans Hospital, with Mrs Walker and children staying there near him.

J. W. Medlin R. J. Grymes Richmond James A. Walker Weldon Roanoke Rapids Veterans Hospital

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