Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-10
BY SUE WooDALL

OAA5A MI Gag bAoJ 90 1SSS SASSS
days preparing for their big ba
zaar to be held Octobr 22nd,
in Mr.. Proctor's new building
Store in Rosemary.
We understand the ladies have
been preparing for over a year
for this event. They will have
a large assortment of hand
made articles, home made pies
cakes and candies. The. pro
ceeds will go to the building
of the Episcopal parish
house.
Mrs. v. c. Morgan and little
grandbaby "Pat" had quite an
experience while visiting in Rich
mond last week.
Mrs. Morgan was driving in
the business section and pulled
up at stop light when her
brakes unexpectedly would not
hold. She called for help and a
colored woman standing on the
sidewalk heard her and came
running to hold the front Of her
car, while white pedestrian
ran to push the car from the
back.
was reminded of similar
experience of getting help from
a colored woman when I tried
to ride on the subways on'New
York City several years ago.
One night I got off the sub
way and came up to the ground
level to find myself in the mid
die of Harlem, instead of Col
umbia University where I had
planned to 60.
I descended and questioned
the ticket seller about which
train to take and then waited
patiently for it to arrive. There
were so many tracks, and trains
going in every direction I felt
doubtful about getting to Colum
bia at all.
Presently a large motherly
looking colored woman stepped
up from group of darkies some
distance away and said, gently
Missy, honey, OATS de train
you wants, " and Immediately
stepped back in her group. 1.
had not even known she had
heard me asking train informa
ton.
Mrs. John Lackey says she
and Mr.. Lackey had no mean
luck Sunday afternoon when sol
letting for the building fund of
the Rosemary Methodist church
They were out from three o.
clock until five and solicited Sl3
90 for the fund.
Mrs. Lackey is formerly from
Cedartown, Georgia where she
witnessed the start of the Cedar |
town local paper from a weekly |
to a daily, and adds that Cedar |
town in wealth and size is hard |
ly a drop in the bucket to Roa
noke Rapids, within its indus
tries and natural resources.
From the hospital comes a
note asking that we make known
the good deeds done by local
citizens in giving blood at the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital.
"Often," so says Mrs. Noony
of the hospital staff, blood is
needed and we do not have time
to get members of the family |
and have to call on the local |
citizens.
In response to the pleas over
our local radio station usually.
we have many people to come
and call to see if they can be
used.
To Ross Edwards goes special
praise. He has volunteered
more blood than other citizen
in Roanoke Rapids and has been
very cooperative in other ways.
McRaye Faison is another citi
zen we can be proud of. He
has contributed often to patients
in need of blood.
Ned Manning, Ted Speight, R.
w. Stephenson, The Fire Depart
ment, The Police force, The
Lions Club and many other are
also due praise.
1t is nice to know that YOU
are living in a town where peo
pie are always willing to give
help and assistance to those in
need" concludes Mrs. Noony.
Those attending the Woman's
Club meeting Monday afternoon
enjoyed the warm fire burning
on the hearth in pleasant con
trast to the cold October rain
outside. Flowers added to the
beauty of the occasion. A Sc
cure feeling was gained as mem