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THE GREATER CITY | _jjj |L| I_I ILg jU| | 1 | NO ROOM FOR 15,000 POPULATION 1 j j j j flll i I aWL J KNOCKERS NOW!— IN 1934! ^ WATCH US GROW --- OF THE TWIN CITIES-RO ANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY-— VOLUME 15. ^_^ _ ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY. N. C- THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 19th. 1929._ _ NUMBER 22. JOINT MEETING ON GREATER CITY PLAN MOTORIST IS ROBBED SHOT A T Bold Hold-Up on Main Highway Of County Early East Night Near Halifax THREE NEGROES In Essex Coupe Force Weldon Man From Car. Get $41 and Fire at His Car Apparently the time has come foi all motorists in Halifax County t^ carry machine guns on their cars and shoot at all persons who stop 'them on the highway at night. This is going to be hard on the per son who is in trouble and especially negroes. One rule to follow is never to stop for anybody when you are alone. J. T. Duff of Weldon, collector for the L. B. Price Mercantile Company, will admit the truth of all we say. He was stopped, held up, robbed and shot at by three negroes on the road be tween Halifax and Weldon at an early hour last night. Mr. Duff had been collecting in En field and was returning to Weldon about 8 o’clock last night. On a long : curve just a littl eover a mile out of Halifax, a car was parked on the side [ of the road and two men flagged him j down. Thinking they were having car | trouble, Mr. Duff slowed up. When j he did so, a negro jumped on each | side of the car and two pistols were leveled at his head. One of the negroes grabbed him by the arm and pulled him from the car with a gun pointed at him. The second negro searched him and took $-41 in cash and his pocket knife. The third negro sat in their car, which Mr. Duff says was an Essex coupe, 192G model. The motor was running for a quick get-away. It was impossible for him to get a good look at cither of the two ban dits. One was light and the other was dark. One wore a cap and the other a hat. After robbing him, they thrust him back in the car and told him to drive on and keep driving. They dared him to stop the car that could be seen approaching. And they seemed to mean business for they ‘followed him in their car and fired three shots at him. Two of the shots hit the rear of Mr. Duff’s car, a Ford coupe. One of the bullets would have glanced into the rear of the car had it been an inch higher. Driving into Weldon, Mr. Duff got the sheriff and they went back to the scene of the hold-up, but were unable to find any definite clues. There seems to be some connection between this robbery and the stop ping of another car in the same spot Sunday night. Three negro women stopped a cur from Weldon. An Es- J . sex coupe was parked by the side of the road. When it was discovered that a Weldon policeman was in Dr ear, the women made some excuse and walked off. Officers are investigating and plan to put a stop to this at once. Citi- j zens of the country are “up in arm at the news and we may record short ly where some motorist has taken the j law into his own hands. They are ^ incensed that the robbery should take ■ place on the main highway in the I county early in the evening when many families are out for the daily ride. I F. M. Brown Chosen Head of Foresters Mr. F. M. Brown was elected Presi dent of the North Carolina Forestry Association at its annual meeting at Asheville last ewek. Mr. Brown is president of the Halifax Paper Cor- | poration, local paper mill, and one of , the civic leaders of this community. I Much pleasure has been expressed at this honor shown a local citizen. --□ Want July 18 Herald J'Jva Cents per copy will he paid for the first six copies of The Herald for July 18th, 1929. Please bring papers to The Herald office, Roanoke Rapids. ■-□ Mrs. Edith Byers testified in her breach of promise suit against Rob ert Gemmell of Edinburgh that while they were engaged she lost seven pounds in weight. >* Yellow Jackets Football Schedule Oct. 4—Open. Oct. 11—Washington here. Oct. 18—Greenville there. Oct. 25—Wilson there. Nov. 1—Rocky Mount there. Nov. 8—Hertford here. Nov. 15—Farmville here. Nov. 22—Kinston there. Note—Rich Square has drop ped out of the Conference and their place has been taken by Farmville. CAMP STORE IS SCENE OF BARBECUE KVtanis Club and Farmers of Northampton County Make Whoopee at Meeting FINE PROGRAM Held in School Auditorium Fol lowed by Eats; Good Music And Hail Game Enjoyed The second Farmers-Kiwanis Club barbecue and Brunswick stew was held this afternoon at the sehoolhouse near Camps Store in Northampton County. Like the first one at Aurelian Springs, the one this afternoon was a howling success, with farmers and their families present from all over that section of Northampton County adjacent to Weldon, Roanoke Rapids and Littleton Townships. The program started with a fast ball game between the Camps St »iv team and Ebony, Va. which was much enjoyed by all. The music was especially good with singing by Mr.an <1 Mrs. Barbee of Seaboard and special singers from Rocky Mount. Allen Zollieoffer acted as chair man and talks were made by W. F. Joyner, president of the club. Dr. T. W. M. Long, A. E. Aker: Dr. D. B. Zollieoffer, Rev. Leon Hall, S. T. Peace, W. J. Norwood. All the speak ers explained that the idea of the get-to-gether meeting was to foster better understanding between the man who lives in the country and the man who lives in town. This part of the program was held in the school auditorium. The ball game was late in getting started and the crowd split, but the school was almost filled. All the speakers gave the farmers of Northampton a standing invitation to come to the Twin Cities f • :* all their needs and pleasures. After the program of spexhmak ing and music, all adjourned t- the school campus for bountiful helpings of barbecue and Brunswick slew with all the trimmings. The Kiwanis committee in charge of the meeting consisted of J. W. Ross, Jim Taylor, Robert My rick and C1 a ron■ *e G ri mmer. Prominent farmers who took active part in the preparation of the meet ing and meal included J. L. Camp, J. A. S! aw, D R. Allen, J. H. Floyd, B. W. Vincent, J. A. Vincent and W. A. Vincent. It was estiincited that a crowd of nearly 1,000 was fed after the pro gram was over. _n__ DRIVE STOLEN CAR UNTIL GAS IS GONE J. J. Duke Wade, local merchant, left his car parked for less than ton minutes just opposite L. G. Shell Co. j Monday night and returned to find it gone. Search of the Twin Cities and high ways failed to reveal it and it look ed as if Duke would be in the mar | ket *for another new Chrysler 75 coupe. | Tuesday morning, Milkman Sidney Matthews found the car parked on a back street in Roanoke Rapids. It lmd been driven over 200 miles dur ing the night and had run out of gas. The thief still has the keys that were in the car, but luckily, Duke had a duplicate se{;. The police are keeping a careful watch on all parked cars, hoping the thief will try again -□ A barbecue and Brunswick stew will be served at South Rosemary by Smith’s church at thes chool building on Saturday, September 21. from 5 p. m. to 10 p. m. The public is cor dially invited to attend. NORTHAMPTON MAN WINS BONUS FOR FIRST COTTON Mr. Robert Peters, farmer of j Northampton County, has the dis tinction of bringing the first bales > of new cotton to the Twin Cities this season. Not content with selling the first bale of the year to Roanoke Mills Co., thus winning the five dollar bo nus offered by the mills each year for the first bale, Wr Peters went back home and ginned out a second bale which he sold to Rosemary Manufac turing Co., thus winning another bonus. That first bale caused him plenty of trouble and was worth a bonus, according to Mr. Peters. Wednesday of last week he had the cotton picked but it took all day and part of the j night to get the gin ready. The run started about eight o’clock Wednes day night and it was after midnight when it was finished. Getting up at daybreak, M’\ Fetor? brought th< [bale to Roanoke Mills Company j Thursday. That afternoon, hr brought his second Lale in to the Rosemary Manufacturing Co. Cotton was quoted at 18 1-2 cent? the day Mr. Peters brought the firs* bales in. The bale sold to Roanoke Mills Co., weighed 553 pounds and the one sold to Rosemary Manufac turing Co., tipped the beam at 529. Two years ago, the Rosemary Mer chants Association gave a prize oi $50 for the first bale, but there is n<> prize this year. However, it is hoped to arouse enough interest that some kind of prize will be offered by the Twin City merchants next year. Some of the farmers say there will be a short crop this year. There i? lots of stalks but few bolls. Others say the crop will be normal, as the weevil has done less damage than in | past years. TWO BOYS IN WRECK Local Roys Hurt In Motorcycle Wreck Near Knoxville, Tenn.; Ore In Hospital Here Emmett King, 17 year old boy, is in the local hospital after a trip of several weeks duration over the country, which ended in an accident | when the motorcycle on which ho was traveling smashed into a car njr.r Knoxville, Tenn. Young King loft here with Murphy Ti kel t<> see D o count iy. They wore riding Tickle’s motorcycle. • Heading North the two explorers finally reached New York. From there tlmv journeyed to Detroit and then on to Chicago. Turning South they reached Nash ville, Tenn. and were on their way to Knoxvill.i heading lack to the Old North State when the accident took place. Coming around a curve on a sandy road at a fast rate of speed, the boys were clinging to the inside when they met a car on the same side of the road. The sand road made it im- , possible for them to turn out in time and they crashed. King suffered a broken arm and j leg while Tickel escaped with outs I and bruises. They were rushed to a | Knoxville hospital for treatment, [where King stayed a week before be ing sent home. He arrived on a stretcher Monday morning and an ambulance brought him to the hospital’ here. His par ents are dead and he lives with his aunt, Mrs. M. L. Riggan. Young Tickel is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Tickel. CHILDRENS’ DAY OCT. 15 Halifax County Fair Will Open With School Childrens’ Hay; Applications Pour In Final plans for the Halifax Coun ty Fair, which opens Tuesday, Oct 15, for five days and nights of en tertainment and education, must needs be altered slightly to take care of the rush of applications pouring i into the office of Secretary Joyner, j With almost a month yet before the j gates open, there are more applica- ; tions from farmers for entries than, in the last five years. With $8,000 in prizes and premiums, this is pre dicted to he the largest fair ever seen in this section of the State, j The Fair Grounds, between Rose mary and Weldon, is being prepared | with repairs, additions and paint to take care of a banner crowd from ev I cry section and crossroad in H.t.i fax and Northampton Counties. More stables are to be added to take care of the horse racing and shows. The women are cooking all sorts of delicacies to be entered for priv.o money. Sewing machines are work ing overtime for that department. The finest of cotton, corn, peanuts and truck is being chosen as entries. Tuesday, the first day of the Fair, will be School Childrens’ Day with speiial programs for the youngsters and special fireworks display ac night. There will be plenty of fret ads suitable for the children and MRS. JENKINS WINSPRIZE Herald Sketch Contest Winner; Mrs. C. L. Massey Wins Sec ond Prize First prize of five dollars for the set of answers to the series of sketches run this summer in The Her ald of Twin City people was won by Mrs. T. M. Jenkins. Mrs. Jenkins had a perfect score on the names of the persons represented and her de scriptions of various ones were very clever. Second prize, a sketch book by Bill Alligood, Herald artist, was won by Mrs. L. Massey. Mrs. Massey had the most attractive set handed in and would have Won first prize or neatness and originality had it not been for the improper labeling of one of the sketches. She had Law - rence Syrsas instead of Clarence Syp sas, owner of the Rosemary Cafe. The correct list is as follows: Clar ence Sypsas, William S. Dean, James Simms, James Walter Norwood, How ard Speight, Rev. Hugh Bradley, Al fred N. Martin, Chief Horace E. Dob bins. Under part of the sketches, Mrs. Jenkins had written descriptions of the persons pictured, James Simms, champion baseball player, expert pop corn saelsman, who wears a smile that won’t come off. Rev. Hugh Bradley, Pastor of the First Pres byterian church, Roanoke Rapids, who is about his Father’s business.” John Ogletree, associated with Rose mary Drug Co., member of Rosemary Baptist church. Junior Dept., S. S., a tither and has a reputation that b envied by many. Alfred N. Martin. future mayor of Roanoke Rapids when towns consolidate. Probably her cleverest page was that of W. J. Billy Norwood. There was no de scription, but clustered around the sketch of the handsome William was a bevy of beautiful girV pictures: blondes, brunettes and what have you. An explanation that spoke louder than words. Honorable mention in the contest is given the contributions of Mrs. li I . Cherry and Miss Eileen Fisher. _n_ Stcry Teller Here Tomorrow Nighl Music by local talent and stories by Miss Daphne Carraway, president of the National Story League, is on the program which will be held this Fri day night at 7:.‘!0 p. m., at the Pres byterian church. The program is under the auspices of the Episcopal and Presbyterian Sunday Schools and a small entrance fee will be charged. Miss Carraway is a story teller of national repute and will tell fun ny stories, stories of adventure and j stories of inspiration. The program will be interesting to adults as well as the children. --O The Escurial, near Madrid is the largest royal palace in Europe. pv’zes for the best school, house and farm work for the boys and girls of the two counties. Other added features from day to day will be announced in The Herald betwen now and the morning the gates are thrown open to the public on October 15th for the biggest Fair Halifax county has yet enjoyed. EXPRESS DELIVERY! The question was brought up yesterday concerning the possi bility of getting free express de livery in the Twin Cities. It was said the amount of business warrants it. Investigation showed just an other answer to the question: “Why consolidate?” The express company does not give delivery service in any city under 7,500. When the Twin Cities are one, free delivery of express will come automatically. FOOTBALL PROBLEMS Coach Parks Faces Season With Most of Experienced Men Graduated By BILL ALLIGOOD Special Sports Writer for The Herald Crossing the Alps was a big job for our friend Hannibal, but h did not have a thing on Caoch Parks of the Twin City High School when it comes to hard jobs. Parks with only four letter men back from last years Con ference cahmnions faces the task of ontir-ly rebuilding the Yellow-Jack ets football team. Newton, an end, Captain Johnson at center. Wertz, a guard, and Akers, a backfiled man, are the men left over from last season. Coach Park is not pessimistic about the season. He only needs time to rebuild the ma terial lost thru graduation. Three in juries have hurt the chances very much. Starkes and Starkes, rat ’ 1 as two of the most promising backs, and brothers, are both on the sick list, Elmer with a badly cut eye, injure:1 in scrimmage, and Francis is havin': his t nsils taken out. Cullom, a giant prospect for guard, got a shoulder ripped loose in a friendly bout with the dummy. Of the new men out, Jimmie Wom ble will probably start at quarter back. This boy looks good. He i. a triple threat man, fast, and runs the team like a veteran. Fred Mills will probably play at fullback. He was a reserve last year and is going great guns in pra f ice. Colon Wamble looks good at half. Brown, a kid up I from the Junior team, is rata l as the * second best punter on the field Speight, Williams and Dickens show up good as backs. In the line, Lowe, Beckwith, Lynch, Cullom.. C. Mill'-, and Matthews are outstanding. Captain Johnson will play center. Newton will most likely start at lef. •nd. Wertz wil play at tackle and Akers will hold down one of the half back positions. Jimmie Womble will .•all signals. The rest of the posi ions are being fought foi; i: is a free for all fight, with several "bail-: wrs not mentioned above liable to weak int othe limelight any day. _r?_ 2,155 ARE IK CITY SCHOOL Banner Enrollment At End of | First Week Surpasses All Previous Records A banner attendance at the end the first week of school has reached the amazing total of 2,155 in the city schools of the Twin Cities, Supoviu tendont C. W. Davis announced t»» day. The enrollment is div'ded as fol lows: 1,426 white graded school pu pils; 519 white High School pupils 210 in colored schools. At the white schools with a total enrollment of 1,945, there is an in crease over the average attendance of last year of 229, Figures for last years average enrollment are 1,607. The High School, with 519 enroll ed, has passed all previous enroll ment records. The school uathorities look for a still greater increase in the ^ enrollment in the next three weeks. Supt. Davis attrbiutes the increase this year to the industrial and busi ness growth of the community in the past few months and also partly to the increase fo children from the ru ral districts. The first tegular chap# 1 exercises of the year will be held next Tuesday morning at 10:25. A special pro gram will be arranged and all patrons and friends of the school are invited to attend the opening exercises. CITIZENS AND INDUSTRIES OF BOTH TOWNS ACT ON EXTENSION — SANITATION Permanent Working Committee Elected and Starts To Work; After Plan Is Approved Water and Sewerage Will be Installed Plans for the future consolidation of the Twin Cities into one large city and the immediate installation of water and sewerage were outlined by a joint meeting of the Town Board of Commis sioners of Roanoke Rapids with committees from the mills, the Rosemary Merchants Association, the Virginia Electric and Pow er Company, the Kiwanis Club of the Twin Cities, and a citizens committee, here Wednesday afternoon. Representing the Town of Roanoke Rapids were Mayor T. W. M. Long, who presided, and Commissioners George N. Taylor, Marvin Collier, E. C. Matthews, J. T. Saintsing and Clerk A. L. Clark. Mr. W. L. Manning represented the Rosemary Manufacturing Co.; Mr. S. T. Peace was the representative of the Roanoke Mills Co.; Mr. J. T. Chase was spokesman for the Virginia Electric and Power Company. The Rosemary Merchants Association delegation consisted of Messrs. A. N. Martin. W. F. Joyner and Tommy Jenkins. The Kiwanis Club Committee was Frank Wilson, W. J. Norwood and Carroll Wilson. The citizens committee was Messrs. J. R. Alls irook. J. W. Ross and J. Robert Myrick. From this body of citizens a permanent committee was ap pointed to begin immediate work, with representatives from each of the organizations represented. This committee consists of W. I,. Manning of the Rosemary Manufacturing Co., S. T. Peace of the Roanoke Mills Co., J. T. Chase of the Power Co., Mayor T. W. M. Long, C. E. Matthews of the Town Board of Commissioners. V N. Martin of the Rosemary Merchants Association, and W. F. Joyner of the Kiwanis Club. This committee was organized on the motion of Commission er (J. N. Taylor, seconded by Commissioner Marvin Collier, to be gin work at once in getting the exact boundaries of the enlarged city fixed, to formulate and distribute for signatures a petition to the State Legislature for the extension of the corporate limits, and (o devise ways and means of beginning the installation of water and sewerage. S. T. Peace was elected chairman of the commit tee and W. F. Joyner secretary. After the regular meeting, a short session of the permanent committee was held and Friday afternoon was chosen for a sur vey and \isil of the outskirts of the city with a view to fixing the exact boundaries of the larger city. Talks were made at the meeting by Messrs. Peace, Manning, Chase, Norwood, Joyner .Allsbrook and Mayor Long. Messrs. Manning and Peace speaking for the mills, stated in substance that the mills they represented were willing to come into the enlarged corporation with their mill villages and to in clude the mill plants for water and sewerage costs. They were willing, in any way, to assist in the plans for a bigger and bet ter city. There are two Red Letter Days in the history of file twin Cities, said Mr. .1. T. Chase near the close of the meeting. One was the day, the Town Board passed the resolutions calling for the meeting yesterday to discuss plans for the Greater Cite and the other day was yesterday when a group of men from both towns and from the largest industries could amicably agree on a plan which was suitable to all. U is an eventful time in the history of the community, he said, when the industries tell us to take (heir villages into the corporate limits and tax their plants for water and sewerage system. So far as the Dower Company is con cerned. he added, take in everything we have just so long as it means a better, happier and bigger community. For twenty years we have escaped destruction from disease and epidemic only Ivy the Grace of God, said Mayor Long, in speak ing of the plans for water and sewers which will be formulated just us soon as the people have voiced a majority approval of the extension plans. It was clearly understood by all present that the formality of legislative approval was necessary before the corporate limits could be extended, but as the State Legislature does not meet for IS months, in January of 19111, it was decided by all that an agree ment on the part of all concerned, a signed petition of a majority of (he property owners and voters, that extension would be put through at the first available moment after the legislature con venes. was all that was necessary. In the meantime, with one city definitely assured there was no reason for delaying the in stallation of water and sewers, which would not require legisla tive enactment. Cost figures on a city water and sewerage system will be avail able in a few days and will be taken up by the permanent com mittee just as soon as the extension plans are completed. “There was more harmony, more give and take, less selfish ness and more accomplished at that meeting than any held in this community in twenty five years,” said one of the business men who attended the meeting yesterday. It was also announced today that the open date of the football sche dule on Friday, October 4, has been filled and Nashville will open the season for the Yellow-Jackets here. The first conference game of the year w'ill be here on the following Friday with Washington. For The Teachers A receepbion for the teachers of the Twin Cities schools is being held tonight by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church. Another reception for the teachers will be |held next Thursday night by the Roa Inoke Rapids Baptist church.
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