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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1945

Page

17

Littleton Notes Highlight Local Happenings And Births

Mrs L H Justis and Miss Annie Alexander return after months away. Births include Olivia Walton Hinton on April 19 and Jane Brantley Acree on May 2. Mayors and local events, along with church activities and school Class Night set for May 23, with Sil lery valedictorian and Atkins salutatorian.

Claude Clark Roanoke Rapids John Taylor Raleigh L. H. Justis Betty Hardy Claude Clarke C. E. Foster Herbert Somerville Lang Georgetown Gwendolyn Vann Murfresboro Carolyn Knott Oxford Belle Michner Franklinton Corrine Morecock Halifax Lucy Wilson Louisburg William Harvey Hinton Wilmington Olivia Walton James Walker Memorial Hospital Hinton Juanita Qualls Essex J. Brantley Acree Windsor and Littleton Jane Brantley Windsor Hospital Acree Elizabeth Morris Windsor Sergeant Acree Germany C. W. Moseley Charles W. Jr Douglass Allison Henderson Allison W. T. Person Jack Alston South Hill Horace P. Robinson Bridge George L. Prichard Arlington, Va A. J A. J. Watkins Edwin Harvey Horace Robinson Harold Smith Norfolk Graham King Hazel May Richmond Tom Topping William Shaw Rocky Mount E. B. Perry Littleton High School Edith Sillery Beulah Atkins

Advising Workers to Show Social Security Card

Mrs. Ruth G. Duffy of the Rocky Mount Social Security Office urged returning servicemen and students entering the labor market to show their social security account card to every employer. The card links wage records to the worker’s name for future insurance benefits.

Ruth G. Duffy Rocky Mount Social Security Board

Ensure your Social Security number stays unique and tracked

The Social Security Board warns there are about 575 000 Smiths in records and urges workers to show their card to every employer, ensure name and number are copied correctly, and keep a single lifelong number. If duplications occur, visit the nearest Social Security office for guidance.

Social Security Board Smith George

Poultry Feed Prices High in North Carolina Report

North Carolina poultry producers paid an average of 3.42 dollars per 100 pounds of feed on April 15, higher than the national average of 2.87 dollars. State statistician Clyde Willis notes NC producers earned 27.6 cents per pound on chickens and 30.8 cents per dozen on eggs, while national averages were 25.7 cents per pound for chickens and 33 cents per dozen for eggs.

North Carolina Clyde Willis State Department of Agriculture Willis

Time Claim on Lynchings and Pigeon Slaughter

A Time magazine claim that lynchings averaged over 100 per year since 1900 is false. The note suggests the similar statement about wild pigeon slaughter averaging 1,000,000 annually since 1 is equally dubious and highlights a need for verification.

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