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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1947
Page
7
A list of named workers and leaders is followed by a pledge to prudence and future retirements. The piece argues textile mills retirement plans will let workers pay obligations and yield earlier retirements, signaling better prospects for Roanoke Rapids businessmen and stronger employment stability.
Editorial praises a low cost retirement plan by the Simmons Company for workers at Patterson Roanoke and Rosemary textile mills. It covers most costs, credits past service including wartime breaks, and allows voluntary participation with no discrimination. The trustee is Chase National Bank, under Treasury rules.
The piece notes Roanoke Rapids faces a shift as the lowest income group grows elderly. It argues that retirees from textile mills, once participants in a retirement plan, will gain financial capacity to support themselves in the future.
Years Ago A Backward Glance summarizes local events in Roanoke Rapids and surrounding areas. The piece notes civic groups forming, marriages including Miss Susan Shelton Britt and Miss Kathryn Wolhar, civic honors for Paul Reid, priestly ordination for Rev Thomas Curran, high school leadership elections, a Roanoke Rapids feature in The State magazine, and local elections drawn by Halifax Labor Voters League turnout.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Barnes Annie Mae and Billie Barnes spent the weekend in Newport News Virginia with Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Barnes. Mrs. Lucille Cherry Mrs. Walter Kee Mrs. Dora Hawkins and Red Johnson attended the funeral of Mrs. Susan Isabelle Cherry in Ashford Virginia Sunday. Mrs. D. L. Balmer spent Monday in Richmond with Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Horton on account of the death of Mr. Horton's father.
PTA sponsors a Friday 7 to 9 pm Fun Night at Vance Street School to raise funds for needed equipment. Admission is 5 cents for all. entertainment includes free movies, bingo for adults and children, cake walk for kids, "Charlie and its friends," drinks and candy, with proceeds aiding the school.
Mrs Margaret Hudson and sister Mrs J B Moody visited Louisville Town to see her ill brother Edward Norwood. Relatives from Richmond Va joined. L R White returned from Bainbridge NY after time with daughter. A group including Kendricks Thompson Little Tickel and Jay Thompson visited Rocky Mount. Edwin Cameron family spent Sunday in Enfield. Mrs Thompson just returned from South Carolina visit.
An advertisement promotes Teol, a strong fungicide with 90 percent alcohol, claiming it penetrates and kills athlete’s foot itch within an hour. Customers are told to get it today at Matthews Drug Co with a 35 cent price.
The fourth annual Youth Week concluded with a candle light consecration service led by Miss Christine Bush at Rosemary Baptist Church. Youth Week preachers Earl Bryant and James Bridgman were named by Rev. B Marshall White-Hurst with Bibles presented by the church. Corine Satterthwaite spent the weekend visiting friends in Raleigh and Oxford.
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