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VOLUME 15.__ ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY, N. C- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th. 1929, __NUMBER 21.
CITY BOARD FAVORS GREATER CITY PLAN
DEATH OF
. MRS. E. E.
LEHMAN
Entire Community Shocked By
Sudden Passing of Popular
Young Matron
, HERE 7 YEARS
Was Teacher In Local High
School Prior To Marriage;
Services Here Tuesday
The whole community wras sad
dened and shocked Monday afternoon
by the death of Mrs. E. E. Lehman
which occurred at the Roanoke Ra
pids Hospital.
Mrs. Lehman was formerly Miss
Lucille Smith, daughter of Mrs. M. A.
Smith, of Greensboro, N. C., but for
the last seven years has been a resi
dent of Rosemary. For three years
*he was a member of the faculty of
the Roanoke Rapids High School.
About four years ago she was mar
ried to Mr. Eugene E. Lehman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lehman of this
. place, and since she has lived here
she has endeared herself to all who
knew her. She was a girl of charming
personality, always cheerful and one
of the most capable persons that
ever lived in the community.
She was an active member of the
First Methodist church of Roanoke
Rapids. She was also a member of
the various civic and social clubs of
the community and was always a
willing worker in everything she was
connected with.
one leaves u-smes nei iiumuwiw ar.u
infant son, her mother, Mrs. M. A.
Smith, of Greensboro, N. C., two sis
ters, Miss Louise Smith of Greens
boro and Mrs. Lee. of Clinton, Nr. C’.
Three brothers, Sidney of Greens
boro, William of St. Louis and Mar
shall, of Ohio, with whom the whole
community joins in sympathy.
The funeral was held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lehman on
Monroe Street Tuesday morning at
9:45 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Leon
M. Hall, pastor fo the First Methodist
church fo Roanoke Rapids.
Burial took place at Bethania, N.
C., Wednesday afternoon at two
o’clock.
The pall bearers at the services
here were all fellow employees of
Mr. Lehman at the Joyner Motor
Co. They were Messrs. T. B. Mc
Linden, Frank Hudson, Edwrad Jack
son, M. L. Davenport, Clyde Stallings
.and W. T. Alford.
SCHOOL OPENS
School begins Wednesday, Septem
ber 11.
All Junior High school pupils who
have not registered should do so Mon
day morning, September 9.
All Senior High School pupils who
have not registered should do so
Tuesday afternoon, September 10.
All children who will be six years
old before January 1 may enter the
first grade during the first school
month. We will not be in position to
take beginners after October 11.
All children wh oenter school must
be able to produce evidence of suc
cessful vaccination against smallpox
The first bell will ring at 8:20.
The tardy bell will ring at 8:35.
• Lunch hour 12 to 1.
Grades 1 to 4 inclusive will be dis
missed at 2:30 o’clock.
Grades 5 and G will be dismissed at
3:00 o’clock.
The high school will be dismissed
at 3:S0.
UNABLE TO RETURN
News ha3 been received from An
derson, S. C., that Rev. Hugh Brad
ley remains ill and will be unable to
return this week. There will be no
cervices Sunday except Sunday
school.
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ANNUAL S. S. PICNIC
Between 150 and 200 youngsters *.f
the Roanoke Rapids Methodist church
spent an enjoyable day at Slagles
J,ake Wedesday at the annual Sun
day School picnic. Beating, fiihing
and swimming were the principal
forms of entertainment with a bas
ket lunch to make the day perfect. '
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Messrs. S. T. Peace, William Man- !
ning, J. A. Moore, Frank Williams, 1
T. W. Mullins and other Twin City <
mill officials are in New York today
4>n business. *
COMPLAIN OF SERVICE
Several Twin City people, among
them quite a few business over, have
complained to The Herald for some
time about the quality of the tele
phone service which is being giver,
here. This morning another business
man stated his troubles with the
‘phone service and asked that The
Herald say something about it.
In talking with some of the higher
officials some time ago, we under
stood that telephone officials were
aware of the quality of service being
given here and they attributed it to
the fact that the switchboards and
equipment is not sufficient to handle
the business as we understand it.
Two ways are open to the tele
phone company. One is to invest in
additional equipment of the same kind
now in use. The other method is to
install all new equipment of the lat
est type dial system.
Telephone company officials state
they had much rather do the latter,
altho the initial investment will be
much greater. With the dial system
installed, the increase in business and
number of telephone users could be
taken care of for years to come.
Which ever plan is followed, we ad
vise the Telephone Company to take
some action in the near future, for
as they seem to know, conditions
here are not what they should be.
NEW BUS
LINE ON
Busses Now Running Between
Richmond and Twin Cities,
Using Route 40
Beginning last Sunday, the Vir
ginia-Southern Coach Lines started
bus line service between Richmond
and the Twin Cities, and all this
week brand new busses have been
making four trips daily between the
Virginia Capitol and the Industrial
Twins of North Carolina.
The bus does not take on passen
gers between Richmond and Peters
burg in either direction, nor does b
take on passengers at either of those
two cities bound for the other city.
The bus runs as far as Weldon.
One bus leaves Richmond at 8:30 in
the morning arriving in Weldon at
11:45. The other bus leaves Weldon
at 7:30 in the morning, arriving in
Richmond at 10:45. The afternoon
busses leave both Richmond and Wel
don at 4:00 o'clock arriving at their
respective destinations at 7:15 p. m.
With a minute variation, the Twin
City times of departure are from
Richmond at 11:35 a. m. and 7 ;05 p.
m. To Richmond at 7:40 a. m. and
The rate from here to Richmond is
$2.55. The route is Weldon, Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids, Skippers, Emporia,
Jarratt, Stony Creek, Carson, Peters
burg and Richmond.
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Former Citizen Dies
In West Virginia
Mr. William Allen Bodell, 53, for
mer Twin City resident, passed away
Saturday night at Bluefield, W. Va.
Funeral services wore held Monday
by the Masons of Bluefield. High
blood pressure and kidney trouble
were responsible for a long illness
and subsequent death. Mr. Bodell
was the senior partner of the Boded
Company bore for a number of years.
Mr. Pitt, a former business associate,
attended the funeral. His wife and
one daughter, Mrs. Frank Fox, of
New York, survive.
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LIFE SAVERS TO MEET
All men and boys interested in Red
Cross Life Saving are asked to meet
at the Rosemary swimming pool at
7:30 this Friday night. Messrs. Ned
Manning and Sherod Crumpler will
give special instructions if there is n
large enough group interested in the
work.
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Mrs. Charlena Hart and Mrs. J. M.
Ramsay left Wednesday morning for
Washington, D. C.
TEACHERS
HOLD MEET
Annual HaPfax fourfv Educa
tional Ap«ocipf?nn Held By
County Teachers
<The Annual Educational Confer
ence of Halifax county was hold th:s
week in Halifax, the 23th, 20th and
30th. The inspirational program was
planned by A. E. Akers, sunerinteml
ent of County Schools and Miss An
nie Cherry, elementary supervisor of
schools. The theme of the confer
ence was “The Promotion of a Uni
fied Progressive Child Development
Leading to Maximum Child Growth.”
On Wednesday the topic studied was
“Setting up Worthy Objectives for
the Year’s Work.” In the afternoon.
“Child Development in Relation t >
Health B ■haviour of Pupils.” On
Thursday morning. “Classroom In
struction in Relation to All-Round
Development of Pupils.” Miss Ida
Seidel, Rural Supervisor of Pitt
County. Miss Helen Dunlap of Edge
combe County were the invited speak
ers for the day. Both made inspir
ing addresses. On Friday the gener
ill t°pic was i rugram 01 an r urccs
in Promoting the All-Round Develop
ment of the Child.” Miss Daphne
Carraway, chairman of Wilson coun
ty Junior Red Cross and Mrs. TVy
ton Brown of the Raleigh City
Schools, Mrs. W. W. Martin, Ex
tension Department of N. C. C. W .
Miss Mabel Evans, Rural Supervisor
of Northampton county, and Mr.
Hunter Pone, of Enfield were the
speakers of Friday. Halifax county
is proud of its splendid school sys
tem and feels that its success has
been due to the untiring efforts rf
Superintendent A. E. Akers Miss An
nie Cherry. Elementary Supervisor,
and the splendid citizens of the coun
ty.
Local Boy3 To Try
For College Teams
With college football squads already
working out. several Twin City boys
are leaving this week to report for
dufv. Coach Jim Anderson, now with
Guilford college, made the deepest
dent in the list when he took Hugh
Cobb, Robert Vick and Dennis John
son, all local High School stars, back
to Guilford College with him this
week.
Troy Goodman, local Red Grange,
is on the list of those out for the
Freshman team at State, and Eugene
Cannon left this week for Davidson.
Glenn Thompson will attend the Mi- |
litary Prep School at Washington.
FRANCHISE
IS SIGNED
*0 Year! Franchise To Power
Company Signed at Regular
Meeting of Board
The thirty year franchise, granted
to the Virginia Electric and Power
Company at special meeting of the
City Board of Commissioners, was
duly signed and sealed at the regular
meeting Tuesday.
The contract for lighting the city
has already been signed for thirty
years. Standards and underground
cables for the White Way have been
ordered by the Power Company and
are being made at the factory now
Less than ininety days should see it
installed and in operation.
More than twenty additional street
lights have been allel in other parts
of town other than the Avenue. The
Board felt that it should do some
thing for the Roanoke Rapids Hos
pital which is without proper street
lights and it was voted to place at
least tree and possibly four street
lights between the Patterson corner
and the hospital.
| Mr. Henry Fitts wa« appointed fire
and building inspector for the city
jto replace Mr. Moody. City officials
I say ti will be absolutely necessary
for all property owners building or
rebuilding to get a permit from the
inspector. This is done for the pro
tection of all and eliminates the pos
sibility of fire traps being construct
ed in any part of the city.
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Aged Man Dies Here
At Daughter’s Home
Mr. William H. Moore, age 78, died
Wednesday morning at the home of
his son-in-law, Richard Wrenn, on
Middle Street. Mr. Moore was a
native of Brunswick County, Vn , and
had come here a fev months ago to
make his home with his children. Fu
neral services were held today at his
'!J h. me neir Lawrence/’>* Sur
viving are his wife, three daughters,
Mrs Richard V\»enn, Mr.>. Lonnie
Edwards, both of this ■ t>. *. i i Mrs.
Mary Lumber: < f Broaanax, \ a., and
three sons, Wyche of Rosemary.
Wiley of Emporia and Eugene of
Franklin, Va.
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Miss Bessie McKennie
Dies In West Virginia
News has been received here of the
death of Miss Bessie McKenzie, form
er dietitian at the Roanoke Rapids
Hospital, who passed away Sunday
morning at Alderson, W. Va. Mis?
McKennie was here for about five
years, leaving two years ago. [lur
ing her residence here, she endeared
herself to hundreds of persons be
cause of the excellence with *•* hi* h
she performed her duties at the hos
pital.
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Rural Mail Carriers
Meet At Tarboro
With more than 75 in attendance,
rural letter carriers of four counties
took advantage of the Labor Day
holiday to hold their semi-annual ses
sesion at Tarboro. Carriers and
their families were present from Wil
son, Nash. Edgecombe and Halifax
Counties. Wilson was selected as the
next meeting place with the session
scheduled for next M*y 30.
ASK FOR
REV. HALL
TO RETURN
With Fourth Year Ending.
Church Petitions He Be Re
turned for Fifth Year
SPLENDID-RECORD
Is Praised By Board St/*yards;
Report of Chairman Shows
Great Growth
Praising in the highest terms the
record made here during the past four
years by the Revered Leon M. Hall
and Mrs. Hall, the Board of Stewards
of Roanoke Rapids Methodist church
has petitioned Bishop B.B. Meusen of
Charlotte and his cabinet to return
Mr. and Mrs. Hall to this church for
the fifth year.
The next annual conference will
meet at Kinston in a short time and
while the custom in the past has been
to change pastorates at the end of a
four year oeriod, the members of the
local church feel that the record made
by Mr. Hall is such that another year
should be added.
W. V. Woodroof, Chairman of the
Board of Stewards, in his report to
the Beard showed that the church
debt had been halved that the finan
cial obligations had been met in full,
that plans had been perfected to li
quidate the entire building debt, that
the church is now able to runport a
full time missionary, that 5580 new
members have been added, that there
is a feeling of optomism hitherto un
known in the church, and that all th's
has come to pass during the -1 years
of Mr. and Mrs. Hall’s pastorate.
With the financial and industrial
readjustments in the community, with
the church in a healthier condition
jthan in its history, with the member
ship and officers enthused, the B ’ -.1
feels that the extension of Mr. Hah s
time here will mean much more to
this church and community than
“changing horses in the middle of tr
stream.”
Copies of the combined report and
resolutions were sent to Bishop Meu
scn. Presiding Elder, S. A. (’■•Hon,
and to Mr. and Mrs. Hall. It was
signed by W. V. Woodroff, Chairma 1
of the Board, George N. Taylor,
Treasurer, H. C .Taylor, Secretary,
and the following Stewards: J. W.
Taylor, T. F. Gaddy, W. T. Glover, J.
H. Malkins, R. L. Towe, W. G.
Lynch. II. T. Moore, W. A. Butts, J.^
V. Womble, J. W. Smoot, Lester!
Wheeler, H. T. Smith, J. R. Myrick,
R. T. Smith, and by W. G. Lynch as
superintendent of the Sunday school j
and Mrs. W. P. Taylor as president of
The Ladies Aid.
Chesson Decides To
Quit Mens’ Dept.
I'ue to the fact that they do not
have room for a large department
store of the R.L. Chesson Co. uf Rose -
mary, has decided to do away with
its mens and boys clothing depart
ment In a sale which begins this
Friday morning, they are advertising
the sale of all this type of merchan
dise. Fall and winter clothing for the
male is advertised as the feature of
a store-wido Reorganization Sale.
A double-page advertisement is this
issue of The Herald gives all the im
portant details.
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When the great German dirigible
Jraf Zeppelin landed at Lakehurst,
4. J., on the morning of August 29,
i new record for circumnavigating
he world was made, 21 days, 7 hours
mds 23 minutes. This beat the fast
est previous time more than two
lays.
This record is in marked contrast
with that of Magellan’s ships, the
first to circle the earth, which took
three years lacking 12 days, from
September 20, 1519, until Spetember
8, 1522, starting from and returnnig
to Seville, Spain.
In 1872 Jules Verne’ s fictitious
character, Phineas Fogg, was des
cribed as going around the world in '
80 days. Seeking to beat this imagi
nary record, Nellie Bly, a newspaper
woman, actually made the trip in 7'A
day* and 6 hours in 1889.
Omitting hours and minutes, other
records are as follows: Henry Fred
•rick, 54 days in 1903; John H. Mears
35 days in 1913; Evans and Wells, 28
days in 1920; Mears and Collyer, 23
days in 1928.
When it is considered that the Grai
Zeppelin’s actual flying time was on
ly 11 days, 25 hours and 14 minutes,
it can readily b« seen that with fa
vorable weather conditions* record of
two weeks or less is possible.
"Hie next big feat in aviation will
be a non-stop flight around the world
by airplane, refueling en route. We
may sec it accomplished before long,
as plans for such a flight are being
seriously considered even now.
COMMISSIONERS VOTE IS
OFFICIAL APPROVAL PLAN
Welcoming Hand Extended To Rosemary and the
Mills By City Fathers At Regular
Meeting Last Tuesday
The Board of Commissioners of Roanoke Rapids passed reso
lutions at the regular meeting Tuesday favoring the general
plans for the extension of the corporate limits of the city and in
viting the Rosemary Merchants Association and mill officials to
meet with a committee from Roanoke Rapids to work out the
RED MEN IN
MEET HERE
100 From East Carolina Hold
Session Here Labor Day;
New Officers Chosen
Election of officers and transac
ion of other important business mat
ters marked the semi-annual meet
ing of the fifth district of North
Carolina, Improved Order of Red
Mon, which was held at Roanoke Ra
pids Monday afternoon and night
with large attendance.
Tribes included in the district and
well represented at the meeting an
located at Roanoke Rapids, Hender
son, Epsom, Rocky Mount and Dur
ha in.
Election of officers was the out
standing matter to come up at the
afternoon session. Results at that
time were as follows: District Sach
■m, E. W. A. Woolard, of Rocky
Mount;Senior Sagamore, L. H. Spain
if Roanoke Rapids; Junior Sagamore.
W. II. Morse, of Epsom; Chief of Re
fords, G. W. Person, of Rocky Mount •
Prophet, J. M. Taylor, of Roanok'
Rapids; Keeper of Records, W. C
Medien, of Epsom; and Guard o!
Wigwam, W. M. Baker, of Durham.
After the business session in the af
ternoon. the meeting adjourned and
the Red Men, about -100 in alll parti
cipated in a parade, after which a
barbecue supper was tendered by the
host tribe at Roanoke Rapids. An
evening session was also held.
The loving cup for which there ha*
been keen •competition, was presented
to Caso Tribe, No. 138, of Durham,
by Past Grand Sachem. J. B. Gee, of
Henderson. Mr. Gee and R. A. Whit
ten, Great Junior Sagamore for North
Carolina, were the chief speakers of
the evening.
Singing Class Here
This Sunday Night
The Methodist Orphanage Singing
Class of Raleigh will appear at the
Roanoke Rapids Methodist church
this Sunday night at 7:30. Miss
Smith is in charge of the class of ten
expert singing children who will have
the entire evening for their program.
They will appear at the Weldon j
Methodist church Sunday morning.
The class travels the state in a Pack
ard bus given the Orphanage by Mr. ;
Duke.
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DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP j
The contracting firm of Kidd and j
Williams has hewn dissolved and Mr. |
C. T. Kidd will continue the work of !
the firm, it was announced this week. I
Mr. Kidd will continue to have his of
'ices in the Kidd-Williams building, j
uciBUB ui ilit" pian.
This is the first official action tak
en in the matter since it was made
public a short time ago that the mills
would be amenable to any fair plan,
whereby the city could be enlarged to
the point where it could obtain civic
improvements it needs.
The resolutions will become a paH
of the records of the city and copies
will be sent to the Rosemary Mer
chants Association and to the mill of
ficials. No limits of the proposed en
largements were mentioned in the re
so’ i >n, this and other detailed mat
ter to be worked out ny a joint com
mittee from Rosemary, Roanoke Ra
pids and the mills.
. A welcome is extended to those out
side the present corporate limits and
Ihe citizens within the city are urged
to give the matter their whole-heart
ed support.
The complete text of the resolution
s as follows:
“Believing that now is the oppor
tune time to make an extensive study
in the matter of the extension of
the corporate limits of Roanoke Ra
pids, whuh will bring about the
:onsolidation of Roanoke Rapids and
Rosemary in order to obtain the
many mutual advantages that would
:>ccur from such a condition. _ __
Now, Therefore, eB it resolved by
the Board of Commissioners of the
I’own of Roanoke Rapids that we go
[>n record as favoring extension of the
corporate limits of Roanoke Rapids:
That we are ready to hold confer
ences with delegations from the Rose
mary Manufacturing Company, the
Roanoke Mills Company, the Halifax
Paper Corporation, Roanoke Fibre
Board Company, Virginia Electric
and Power Company, Patterson Mills
Company, The Rosemary Merchants
Association and the Kiwanis Club to
consider the matter of extension of
the corporate limits of Roanoke Ra
pids in all of its details.
That we feel that immediate action
should be taken by a committee to
work out the details of the consoli
dation, to make its reports at the ear
liest possible date so that the neces
sary machinery may be put into ac
eration for the completion of said
consolidation at the earliest possible
moment.
That we are satisfied that this is a
most important task, and we request
a!I the citizens of Rosemary and Roa-,
noke Rapids to give this matter their
hearty support.
Be it further resolved that copies
of this resolution be sent to the Rose
mary Manufacturing Company, Roa
noke Mills Company, Halifax Paper
Corporation, Roanoke Fibre Board
Company, Virginia Electric and Pow
er Company, Patterson Mills Com
pany. Rosemary Merchants Associa
tion and the Kiwanis Club.
Be it further resolved that a meet
ing of the Board of Commissioners of
the Town of Roanoke Rapids be held
at 2 o'clock p. m., September 18, 1929,
in the Town Courtroom for the nur
pose of discussing the matter of the
extension of the corporate limits of
(he Town of Roanoke Rapids with all
committees and citizens of the com
'"ut' lv d.-siring to discuss the same.
The above resolution was offered
and adopted by the Board of Town
Commissioners of Roanoke Rapids at
their meeting held September 3.
1929.
A. L. CLARK, Clerk.
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Local Golf Tourney
Local ,Jkoll)irs will compete n-xt
week for the Twin City Champion
ship at the Chocoyotte Country Club.
Qualifying rounds are being mad*
this week and elimination mate-boa
will start next week, according to
Pro Curtis Murray.
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Mr and Mrs. R. E. Pele* of Lasker
speat last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
P. A. Cook.