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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
5
The Boy Scouts of America mobilize to raise 500000 gardens this summer as part of the Food for Freedom effort. Scouts nationwide cultivate personal gardens of 400 square feet or more, inspected by adults, with a General MacArthur Medal awarded for outstanding effort.
Pfc. George Harris of Gaston received an honorable discharge from the Army due to physical disabilities through Moore General Hospital. He entered service in March 1942 and served in France with the 6th Armored Division, earning the Purple Heart for wounds in action. He was previously employed at Roanoke Mills Company.
Josey Kitchin Josey, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Josey Jr. of Scotland Neck, graduated from West Point after attending Scotland Neck and Roanoke Rapids schools and Wake Forest College. His brother Robert Carey Josey III practiced law in Roanoke Rapids before the war. Mrs. Arline Pondexter expects her husband S Sgt William Pondexter home soon after arriving stateside from overseas.
The Green Thumb Certificate may be presented to all Scouts who produce food this year, recognizing their gardening effort and contribution to the troop or community.
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