and committees; John E.

Johnson, a student at
strative councils
Aurelian Springs State College, has been named to

BUSINESS HERE sixth, it has physical resources in

its local offices and camp sites;

and, last, it has a national or-
Teacher Is Called
succeed Lt. Liles at the William R.
Davie school. Mr. Johnson is a
student teacher who finishes in
ganization that coordinates the
MAKES PLANS FOR work of all local groups into an
efficient movement for service to
Into Active Duty Agriculture at State College this
spring.
the communities of the nation.”

FIRST BLACK-OUT Also, instructions on what to do

Members of the Roanoke Rap-
tds Merchants Association attend-
ed a special Black-Out instruction
meeting at the Municipal Building
yesterday afternoon in prepara-
tion for the city’s first trial black-
rut which comes Sunday night. It
#as the largest meeting in the
The
history of the Association.
court room was packed.
President C. C. Shell opened the
jeseion and presented F. M. Sher-
ry, local Defense Chairman who
gave a report on the Chapel Hill
school attended by Eugene Lehman,
Sheared Crumpler, Chief H.
Don Tillar, their monthly meeting at
Dobbins and Sherry.
chief of the Emergency Utilities Hut
unit, gave instructions on actual Troop
black-out technique.
Both speakers stressed that this
trial black-out for a half hour is
just the beginning and that a sus-
in case of a blackout were given
out.
Jessie Liles, instructor of Agri-
culture at the William R. Davie R. Elvin Walsh, Wallace Shear,
school for the past two or three in, Irvin Shearin, Harvey Shearin,
Commissioners and printed in
is The meeting ended with the en- years, has been called into active and David Loy Shearin were busi-
this issue of the newspaper. It tire group forming a circle and duty with the U. S. Army, it has ness visitors in Norfolk Saturday.
provides for punishment for those singing “Taps”. been announced, and will report They were accompanied home by
who refuse to willingly co-operate Those present were: Mesdames for duty at Fort Benning, Ga., on Douglas Keeter.
with local officials during blackout Cole, Carroll Wilson, M. M. Moore, Wednesday of next week.
sessions. R. L. Martin, D. E. MacKenzie,
Mr. Liles, a native of the Aure- Marion and Marvin Taylor of
Graham Shell, Louis Johnson, D. lian Springs section of the coun-
E. Harbour, Will Clark, George Fort Bragg spent the week end
ty, holds a First Lieutenant’s
Girl Scouts In Taylor, and J. R. King and Mr. commission in the Army Reserves.
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Taylor.
Carl Churchill, and Mr. R. L.
He graduated at N. C. State Col-
Monthly Meeting Knight, Committee Members;
Misses Frances Newsom. Margaret
lege in 1936, and took an active Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Tyler spent
the week end in Suffolk, Va.
part in R.O.T.C. work, receiving
Hear Director Poyner, Estelle Knight, Margaret his commission. Abe Jernigan of Fort Jackson
Frances Grant, Margaret
Toler, Lt. Liles is married and has one spent the week end with his mo-
Watson. Louise Brown, Eileen
child. ther, Mrs. Nellie Jernigan.
On Wednesday evening, Febru- Fisher, Mesdames Lunsford Crew,
E. ary 4, the Girl Scout Leaders held A. O. George, W. H. Thorne, Bail r^" 1 -. —
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the Scout Haverstock, and Murrell Hudson,
and had as their guests the I Jr., Leaders.
of the
Committee members of each
eight troops.
START
ing
Miss Louise Brown, President of
the Leaders, presided at the meet-
and extended a welcome to the
May Caned TODAY

County Cage
Committee Members.
tained blackout every night is not
Mrs. E. L>. Harbour, Chairman
remote. It was pointed out to
of the cookie sale, gave a report
It’s never too late
merchants that, in this case ail
of the sales up to this time. She, to start saving for
places of business planning
Tourney
on re-
also, explained how each girl could
maining open nights should start home ownership-
enable her troop to get a perfect
now making necessary prepara-
tions.
score.
the important thing is
Graham Shell, Program Di-
Mrs.
Uf-rausoiciuae ngni-iocK uuors
asked for suggestions ana
rector, That there is a possibility of to make the start
which can be opened without re- the first county-wide basketball
ideas how to celebrate the
vealing lights within, question of
on
tournament for high schools, sometime and today —

birthday of Scouting on March 30.

ventilation and other problems
No definite plans were made at scheduled to be held in the county is as good a time to
which confront places of business on February 23, 25 and 27, being
this time.
faring those sustained blackouts. Miss Frances Newsom, Local cancelled was expressed this week start as any other.
Ufr Tillar had a model for the av-
Director, presented the booklet, by Roger Gupton, who has been
erage store in the city and one “Volunteers for Victory” in which appointed as secretary of the pro- Investigate our plan!
model store will be chosen as a
the Girl Scout adult jobs in con- posed tournament.
guide. Gupton said that one basketball
Both business and private home
blackout is not a question of puli-
nection with defense are outlined.
To quote Miss Newsom in present-
ing the booklet, “The assets of
team in the county had already
cancelled its entire cage schedule
Roanoke Rapids Building
ng a switch and cutting off the Girl Scouting at this time are and that others may be forced to
lights. Purpose as pointed out by many; first, it is based upon a
the instructors was to blackout ef-
code of ethics that emphasizes
do the same. Hollister is the
school not playing out its schedule
& Loan Association
fectively but to permit living in a service to others; second, it in- ! this year, he said.
Phone R-527-1
refuge room and doing business cludes in its program many activ-
to go on during the time the city
m blacked out.
ities that can be used to bolster
The secretary gave as his rea-
son for believing the tourney
would be cancelled the fact that
I_10 YV. 2nd Street
every aspect of the defense pro-
Gaston, Horner Town, Hodges gram during this war period; the teams would experience trans-
Town, South Rosemary, Belmont, third, it has a method—the demo- portation difficulties in travelling
Lincoln Heights, and all places cratic method—that insures the to and from the games, and that ROGERS
l mile from the incorporated lim- spectators would face the same
highest type of cooperative endeav-
its of Roanoke Rapids are includ- or on the making a successful
part of groups of chil- situation,
Silverware
ed in this area for the test black- dren and adults; fourth, it has tournament a remote possibility,
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out. hundreds of thousands of girls
The textile and paper industries j trained in attitudes, skills, and
j Action on setting the location of
the tournament by the county or- Made and
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here are making plans to co-operate methods of organization that can ganization of principals and
in the first blackout and are mak- be
put to use in a war situation; coaches has been delayed by Pres-
ing plans to work under sustained fifth, it has thousands of adult
blackouts in the future, it was an- women and men who are similar-
ident Zeb Denny, of the Aurelian
Springs School, until all principals
GUARA.4 ■ tED FOR LIFE
nounced. be contacted and a decision
ly trained, and in many communi- can

Mr. Sherry pointed out tnat ror ties,

sloven months, air raid officials
are organized into admini- reached.
—by ONEIDA, LTD. Silversmiths
and wardens were subject to jokes
in England but when the raids be-
We have made arrange-
gun they were the heroes of the
nation. Many hours of intensive with the
training are needed to make them
ments Rogers
perfect but this work has been Silverware
started.
Redemption
Chief of Police Dobbins asked
Bureau, Inc., to send to
far the trial blackout that mer-

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chants remove things of value from
their show windows and station
inside their darkened
guards
stores in case of trouble during
PLIMENTS, a quantity
the first tests. Later this work o f beautiful Wm. A.
wilt be done by auxiliary police.
Later also will come instructions
as to special blackout guards for
Rogers Silverware, guar-
auto lights and flashlights for anteed without time lim- j
(hose who must be on the streets,
said Mr .Sherry, but for the Sun-
day night test, all citizens are ask-
it by Oneida Ltd.
ed to be at home or off the streets
A special blackout ordinance has AH you have to do is to save our business earns,
mail the required number listed on the back of our
been passed by the City Board ol
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