Scouts Collect Rubber for War Effort in City Campaign
Boy and Girl Scouts joined the Salvage For Victory drive to gather over a ton of rubber from city households. Items included tires, mats, soles, and shoe bottoms with all proceeds aiding Scout organizations and Civilian Defense needs such as arm bands and gas masks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvage For Victory
Boy
Girl Scout
Frank S. Kemp
Major C. Newsom
State Petroleum Dealers Association
Kemp
Civilian Defense Organization
Lane Attends National Rotary Meet
Rev Daniel Lane pastor of the First Methodist Church and local Rotary Club secretary travels to Toronto as an official delegate for the National Convention of Rotary Clubs. He left Sunday after services by bus to Richmond then train for the trip and plans to return by Saturday to attend morning services Sunday. The convention runs Tuesday through Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Lane
First Methodist Church
Rotary Club
Toronto
Rotary Clubs
Mr. Lane
Methodist Church
Richmond
Local Youth Commended for Duty at Fort Jackson
Corporal Beckwith R. Sadler of South Rosemary has been commended by Major J. C. Mickerson Jr of the 56th Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Jackson for outstanding determination. He revived after fainting on June 8 and completed a four and a half mile march with full gear, one of ten in his unit to finish. Sadler volunteered April 7, 1942, and became a corporal in March. Barrett, Joe Williams, Paul Ray and Miss Margaret Wood visited Richmond Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckwith R. Sadler
Sam Sadler
South Rosemary
J. C. Mickerson, Jr
56Th Field Artillery
Fort Jackson
Sadler
Newsom To Head Littleton Lions For Coming Year
Marvin Newsom is elected head of the Littleton Lions Club for the coming year. Offiers to take office in July include J. L. Skinner as vice president D. A. Rose as secretary J. P. Pippin as treasurer and directors C. E. Lambert J. H. Baucom O. L. Currin and R. P. Thorne with Lion Tanner as tail twister. The club has been active in civic affairs for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Newsom
Littleton
Littleton Lions Club
J. L. Skinner
D. A. Rose
J. P. Pippin
C. E. Lambert
J. H. Baucom
O. L. Cur
Rin
Tail Twister
Lion Tanner
R. P. Thorne
USC Week For Softball Teams Starts Monday
Softball teams in Halifax County will donate proceeds from games next week to the USC drive. Frank C Williams, county drive chairman, announced after receiving a letter from Bill Alligood, NC USA Softball Commissioner. Fans are urged to attend all games per the Herald schedule to help reach the county quota of 6900 dollars. Mr and Mrs M C Newsome Jr left Friday for New Bern to make their home. Miss Minnie Johnson returned from Washington DC where she visited her sister Nettie Mae Johnson.
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USC
Halifax County
Frank C. Willliams
Bill Alligood
USA
North Carolina
Herald
M. C. Newsome, Jr
New Bern
Miss Minnie Johnson
Washington, D. C
Nettie Mae Johnson
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Auto Mats
Lane
Ae AY
Acti
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Eldon Coca-Cola
Orks, Inc
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