THE GREATER CITY I LJ L LJ L A I I ) NO ROOM FOR I 15,000 POPULATION] jj jLJJL^I JL 1 KNOCKERS NOW!— | t-.OF THE TWIN CITIES-ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY L..| VOLUME 15. __ROANOKE RAI’IDS-BOSEMARY. N. C. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY |:ith. I!>.i0._NUMBER 44. SILENT MOVIE BECOMES A TALKIE WHEN GUN FIRES NEGRO IS WOUNDED After Getting a Death Grip on Officers Cheek At Theatre Those who went to the Peo ples Theatre Saturday niglp 10 see the regular wild and wooly Western paid to see a silent pic ture. They got more than their : money’s worth because this Western was synchronized with sound effects. Just as the hero tO'.sed the vil lian’s two guns to the heroine and she trained them on the heavy with an eagle eye, a shed rang out in the theatre. Many thought the “silent” had become a “talkie”. A few seconds later, a second shot rang out from the balcony. All idea of it being in the picture was dispelled and a rush for the exit' beat any stam pede yet shown on a Saturday night screen. Lu< ki.y no one was b i t. but sev -ral probably lost the s'ao.-s they had lip ped off daring the performance. it all started when one Ed Arring ton, burly Negro, decided to go to the show. He must have arrived about 8:30 all ready for trouble. The Ne gro entrance is in the alley back of the Theatre and a fire escape takes cne to their abode in the gallery. Os car, colored porter, who doubles by acting as ticket taker in the gallery, had a little argument with Arrington about the payment, but that was set tled. The latter, however, seemed looking for trouble and finally had the “Heaven” in a turmoil with with his , loud talking and cursing. He seemed to have something against one of the smaller Negroes in the audience. Os car tried to quiet him several times ; to be rewarded with oaths and finally , he went for help. Downstairs in the police oft ice, he found Officer Ed Keeter and told him his trouble. The policeman went back upstairs accompanied by E. R. Wat kins. The Negro women were ask ing Arrington to leave the balcony when Mr. Keeter arrived. The Ne gro was standing up several stairs in the balcony. It was dark; the ma chines were humming away. 1'own stairs a packed house watched the he ro and villian struggle fur p . session of the lattcrs guns. Mr. Keeter says lu* had no idea of having any trouble other than telling the Negro to get nut. W hen he did h<* was me twith curses, so he grabbed Arrington with the idea of handcuff ing him. He got one cuff on, but the Negro struggled loose and commenced striking the officer with the dangling handcuff. Watkins finally caught that arm an 1 the three struggled in the gloom down several of the balcony stairs. The Negro managed to get one arm around Mr. Keeter and proceeded to ; sink his teeth in the officers left i cheek. The more they fought the deeper sank the fangs. In intense pain, Mr. Keeter managed to get to his gun and struck the Negro in the face but without results. He then fired once in the air, the bullet going through the roof. The Negro only bit deeper and by this time his eye teeth had pierced thru the officer’s cheek. Putting his ,’gun into the Negro’s stomach, Mr. Keeter fired once more and the fight was over. Arrington sank to the floor groan ing and the officer, taking off the handcuff, sent Mr. Watkins for the ambulance. By this time, the theatre was emp ty. The first shot cleared the balcony of Negros and the second shot clean ed otit the downstairs. When the facts were known, most of those on the outside returned to see the hero fin ish the vilian and win the girl. Mr. Keeter helped put Arrington in an ambulance and then went to the hospital to have his cheek treated. The eye teeth had gone through the cheek and the front teeth were sunk deep in the flesh. The entire part of the face was chewed and mutilated. The Negro was treated for the bullet wound which was in the left side of the abdomen ranging down’and has a good chance t orecover. Arrington has worked on the yai;d crew for Pat terson Mills Co., under overseer John Crew. He is sadi to have shot and kill ed his brother in Northampton Coun ty several years ago. JERNIGAN BROTHERS 6 MONTHS Enter Pleas of Receiving Stolen Property Know ingly in Bertie Charged with breaking in and robbery of a store and meat house in Bertie County on the night of January 10, L. W. Jer nigan and his brother, Denson, entered pleas of guilty to a charge of receiving stolen prop erty and on the basis of the lat ter charge were sentenced to > i\ months each on the Bertie Coun ty farm in Bertie Superior court this Monday. Solicitor Parker accepted the plea as entered by the defendants and Judge Small passen sentence after listening to the stories of the two nun and to testimony of character v. itnes: es. The State charged that on the lvght >f January It), the store of T. J. Jer nigam a distant relative of the de fendants, was entered and robbed, as was the smokehouse of Mont White, farmer near Powellsville, and neigh bor of the father of the defendants; that the Jernigans were seen in the vicinity; that most of the stolen prop erty was recovered by police at the home of L. W. Jernigan, South Rose-, mary, and some in the house where i Denson Jernigan had been the nighti before; that both Jernigans disappear-! ed the day the houses wer searched; and that Denson Jernigan was ar rested in Petersburg on January 17 tnd L. W. Jernigan caught after a chase at his home on January 28. The defendants’ story on the stand was in substance that they had gone t oYVashington, N. C., on the day be fore the robbery looking for work. Returning home, L. W. Jernigan be came violently ill, by chance near the scene of the robberies. Alighting from the car, they built a fire and Denson nursed h:r. older brother. Here, according to the defendant-, enters the real culprit. Hugh Joy ner accompanied them on the trip When the two stood by the fire. the;, say Joyner left and later returned with many hams, shoulders, etc., tel! in;: them Mr. White had told him the day before tha the would sell birr some meat. Then they say Joyner took the car and went off after gaso line and can,* back from,this .trip with the car idled with merchandise o: /■very desciiption. L. W. says that Joyner admitted breaking in the store. Asked what at did about it. Jernigan says he told Joyner he should not have done it. Denson says he t'.id not know the merchandise was in ‘be car and vs connection with it uim- the next day here when Joyner handed him a pack age in lieu of a one dollar debt. L. VY. admitted unloading most of the stol en property at his house. He further said he left the next Monday for Richmond still seeking work. A few days later his brother found him there and told him his house had been searched and the goods found. Then he says he re turned home. Asked if he ran from the officers on the day of the arrest, he said he only ran out in the yard. Chief Dobbins testified to finding the stolen property, while the Rev. \\ C. Grantham, Buck Taylor, YV. F. Joyner, and YV. C. Williams from here testifi ed as character witnesses for L. YV. Jernigan, who was at one time night policeman for the Rosemary Mer chants Association. All said his repu tation had been good until this occur rence. They knew little of the young er brother. Hugh Joyner, who bore the brunt fo th ecase, was not present. He left the country about the same time the Jernigans did and has not been seen or heard of since. Bishop Pennick Here The Rt. Rev. E. A. Ptniek, I\ D., will preach and adminster the rite of confirmation at All SaintV Epis copal Church Sunday night at 7:30. Bishop Penick is known as a preach* er with a message and on*' vhom it is good to know and hear. The public is cordially invited to worship *ith the congregation. Men Figlit Around Entire Block Here Saturday Night A fight which started near Kidd’s store at No. 2 mill worked its way down the street to the Avenue end clear around the block in the early hours of Saturday night. It was re ported that several persons were in rolved, most of them picking on om man. Special officer \V. N. Reid arrest ed L. J. Moseley and L. T. Fcltz a lit tle after 0 o’clock. They were placed under bond. Foltz was badly hurt around the head. Later another call was sent in and the same two were mixed up in it. This time they were sent to jail on a disorderly conduct charge. Foltz claims he was beaten on the head with sticks and bottles hut did not name his assailants. _ n_ YELLOJAX RISE TO 2ND PLACE PV*, School Has C'^xxce To TV 1 Dou ble Herder Friary The YelbvJacket bnvketba.il team has ho on quiet1;’ slinning m on its Confmcm-e friends this season with out the u uni ballyhoo of Twin ry t ams of the past and new stands in second place in the Northeastern Con ference having met defeat only once this season from a Conference team. Elizabeth City comes here this Fri day night to tiv and dislodge the lo cal boys from their place behind the leaders. Should Elizabeth City win. the two teams will tie for that po sition. Fans and friends are urged to turn out Friday at 7:30 p. m. and give the boys the support they Just ly deserve this year. Crowds have been small but the team has been im proving set-ulily as shown by its Conference str aiding. As an added attraction tomorrow ■...gi t, the gh’ ■ team wil] nlay Scot land Neck girls here. Last week the local girls came through with a smashing victory over Rocky Mount, winning 15 to 10. Capt. Cecile Shearin was the scoring star of the game, tal lying 37 of the 45 points for her team. The boys won their Conference game last week, defeating Washing ton 1(1 to 11 and going into second place. Farmville, only team to beat the V ell iw.iackets in Conference circles, tops the list. The local boys h iv a’return game with Farmville and should they win tomorrow night and then defeat Farmville in the sec ond conflict, they will tie Farmville for the Conference championship. A liti leg support from the citizens by attending certainly seems in order af ter the valiant efforts these teams arc* making. -D CHILDREN ROB STORES One fifteen year old boy, charged with shoplifting, has disappeared and three girls implicated are held by the courts, after officers traced goods missing from Twin City stores last week. Chester Vaughan, l5, is charged witfc stealing a $29 dress from the store of Mrs. K. Jenkins and giving it to Julia Baker, 16. Two pairs of silk hose and tw’o pairs of bloomers, which the boy is said to have lifted from the Ooak Stores in Rosemary, were given by him to a Jones girl, 17. Rachel Pulley. 15 year old girl, is said to have admitted getting silk hose from the boy and going to the store she took two pairs of bloomers. She was handed over to the County Juvenile Court. The Baker and Jones girls, Bunker Hill residents, are in jail at Halifax under $100 bonds, charged with re ceiving stolen property. The Vaughan boy was to report to the Mayors’ office Monday afternoon, but is said to have disappeared Sat urday and has not been seen since. 1 Being under age, he was not placed in jail but was released in the custody , of his father. He lives on Back , Street. The arrests were made by officers Gray and Keeter, after the dress theft was reported by Mr. Jenkins. -□ P. T. A. MEETING The Parent-Teachers Association will he held in the Home Economics room at the High School on Wednes day, Feb. 19, at 3:30 P. M. OAKLAND PONTIAC AGENCY Comes to Twin Cities; Sales, Repair Garage Open March 15 Work started to'’ay on the construction of an addition to the Paragon Building which will be occupied by the newly orga nized Shearin Motor Company incorporated, of Roanoke Ra pids. The new company will ha' e the agency in this territory for Oakland and Pontiac automo.. biles and will operate an up to date repair and parts depart ment. Capatilized at $50,000. the Shearin Motor Co., has elected N. M. Shearin as its president and treasurer. Mr. Shearin has for sever al years operated a similar company in Weldon in a nv.st successful manner and brings with him his entvo repair crew and machinery for the, service deport ment. New equipment has be n or dered, also, for this depart nent. C. E. Matthews of this city is vice president of the new corporation and •1. R. Mvrirk is socretay. The l >a l if directors consists of J. R. .M's brook, J. \V. Ross. H. E. White. M. E. White, N. M. Shearin, C. E. Mat thews and J. R. Myiick. The Paragon Building, just above the Avenue Service station, was origi nally built for a business of th:s type. The present building is 40 feet by 00 feet and has never been occupied. The construction of the addition to the rear will inevease the length of the building to 140 feet. This addition will house the repair and service de partment. while the front of the build ing will be used for displaying cars, a parts department and office# of the company. The building will be of brick and fireproof construction with an entire plate -.lass; front. Six men will be employed by the [company as mechanics and salesmen. Ii is estimated the new structure will be completed in thirty days and the company will begin active business on March 15. INITIATION SERVICES The initii'tbn. service of the Girls Reserve Club, of the Ronanke Rapid* High Scho-d, with a membership o'" forty five was held o?i Monday after noon in the High Seho 1 auditorium with the high school students and quite a number of parents to witnes the service. As Miss Marjorie Collier played ‘‘Hymn of Light,” the girls dressed in white, weaving blue ties and car rying white candles, marched clown [the aisles on either side of the audi torium singing as they marched “Tim Hymn of Light.” When they entered the stage the ir candles were lighted by Miss Virginia Ogletree and Miss Ollie Powell and at the close of the hymn they took their seats on the im mense stage. Miss Mary Kcsler gave the address of welcome. Miss Virginia Ogletree read the Scripture and Miss Ollie Powell gave tne slogan ann coue of the Girls Reserve and told of the purpose of the organization. Miss Constance Barrow, vice president of the senior organization, responded t<> the commission and read the list of members in the senior unit. Miss Grizelle Cameroon and Miss Catherine Hutchinson, who are secretaries res pectively of the 9th and 10th grade division, gave a list of their members. Miss Lillian Bell Jenkins, acting as “Herald of Light” gave the meaning of the “Blue Triangle.” Rev. Hugh Bradley pronounced the . benediction and the girls marched ( from, the auditorium singing “Lead I On, Oh King Eternal.” The service I was very pretty and impressive. Im mediately following the service the parents and friends of the girls were invited to the gymna'sium for re freshments, where Miss Ada Edwards chairman of the committee, had ; punch served from a well represent-! ing the “Old Oaken Bucket,” which was delicious as well as unique. Miss Claudia Hunter is chief spon sor of this organization. She has been assisted by Miss Mary Kessler. Miss Frances McClary, Miss Vernie Eddins, Miss Virginia Blount,, Miss Ada Edwards, and a number of la dies who arc members of the Wo mans Club. Three Injured Near Halifax As Train Hits Car Friday A Pontiac Sedan driven by J. B. Davis of Enfield was hit by A. C. L. passenger train No. 7.‘> at a crossing near Halifax Friday. Mr. Davis re ceived only a few bruises and a sprained ankle while Mr. Freeman, who was with him received a broken eg and several bad lacerations. The third party on the car, whose name was not learned here, received bruises and lacerations and was taken to the A. C. L. hospital at Rocky Mount with Mr. Freeman. ECTCCLUB REUNION Members of College Facu’ty are Guests of Honor at Banquet In This City The Rcauoke Rapids Ch pt.er cf the E. C. T. C. Alumni gave i banquet on Friday evening in the H me Econo mics Department of the Roanok* Tnpids Hevh School, h-’O^ring- Dr. Robert H. Wright, Mrs. •.’.’right :rr<; Miss Annie Morten of Fa-tern Ouio Iina Teachers (’t liege. A enlot* scheme of purple and •• .••as carried t/jt <• furtively in "'ie decorating. . The tab!, s v r- pie 1 • lovely by using l;ivend* r .’id tu"!d cindles in green h ider-. I.'-w - of yellow jonquils ’.vitb :Vrn .-n i vy in ning down the center of each t il Ic T!ie guests found their places by at tracts o place can is artistically >r if in c !o's of yellow on winch v.e-e written in purple lettering the m ate of the club, “To Serve. * Miss Eila Outland gave greetu gs from the dub and Miss Ruth White gave the address of welcome. Re sponse was given by Miss Annie Mor ton. Mrs. Mary Rosier, accompanied by Miss Thelma T ler at the piano, sang a beautiful selection. Dr. Wright made a most inte’e. ting talk which was greatly enjoyed. Mrs. W. A. China played a beautiful .violin so lo, after which Mr. C. W. Davis made a few brief remarks. lhcse present besides the honored guests were: Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Cle ments, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Knight, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cleaton, Rev. and Mrs. A. P. Mustian, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Gage, j Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Neal, Mr. and | Mrs. C. \V. Davis. Mrs. R. L. Towe, Mrs. W. A. China, Misses Pattie Ed mondson, Virginia Blount, Julia Blount. Ruth Dean, Martha Spivey, Maitha Hassell, MaUe Regan, Ella (Jutland. Kuih Will; Amanda Till man, Mary Lowder, TV lma Toler, Mary Cox. Bernier Wray, Hattie Braswell. Ruth Jessup, Grace Hunt. Mary Elizabeth Savage. Velma Hardy, Mary Kernel*, Mni.mrir Collier, Bur '.•11 Patterson, i Arnold, Rep.-.y Walston and Mr. Janies Perl. Delightful mu.sie was furnished dur ing the banquet by Miss Marjorie (\<1 icr and Mrs. W. A. China. The menu consist d of grape fruit cklail, ci earned chicken, tirnble po tatoes on half shell, rolls, butter, cel ery, jellied Pequoint salad, stuffed celery, ambrosia and wafers. NORWOOD ANNOUNCES Local Man Out For Reeleotion as State Representative From Halifax County W. J. “Billly” Norwood today an nounced his candidacy for nomination as State Representative from Halifax County, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. Mr. Norwood is just completing h;s second term as Representative and to date is the only one to anounce for the office. He defeated a large field of eandidates in the primary two years ago. He is cotton buyer for the Rose mary Manufacturing Co. Recently he has taken an active part in the re organization of the local post of the American Legion. A few weeks ago, Mr. Norwood was elected president of the Mens Organization at the Rosemary Baptist Church. He is also chairman of the important Agricul tural committee of the local Kiwanis Club. Questioned by THE HERALD, Mr. Norwood stated the coming two years will be the most difficult that State Legislators have had to face in many years. lie referred principally to taxation and industrial problems. -□ Mr. W. T. Clement, Register of Deeds for Halifax County, was taken to the Rocky Mount hopital for ex amination for appendicitis Sunday. OAK STORES IS LATEST VICTIM WITH $600 LOSS PITTARD HEARD BY KIWANIS Aurelian Springs Boy Represents County in Legion Contest Members of the Kiwaivs Club sr.t enthralled as the boy orator of Au relian Springs gave his prise win ning oration here Thursday evening, rose in accord to show their approv al and voted him their sur port in his second contest at Tarboro tomorrow night when he competes for the dis trict prize given by the American Le gion on the subject “Our Flag.” | Lorenzo Pittard, 11th grade Aure- j Fan Springs student, won the Hali fax County contest last week and | represents this county at the district meet tomorrow night. H< v as nr- j companiod to the club me- ir.g by V. I Matthews’., principal of the Aure-l i in Springs sebo I. wh) told Ki rn res tile people of that section j iiad a wai m spot in their hearts for he T.vin Cities where the,’ never fail ed to gain support for any communi ty m ivoment. A motion passed by the Club that the entire speech of young Pittard be published in THE HERALD that old and young ir.ight be benifitted by 50 in ladies dre«.s ?s was stolen with the thieves showing enough taste in the matter of feminine wear to strip clean two racks of the higher priced garments and leaving un touched four or five racks of lower priced frocks. Again showing great care, more than twenty of the better grade mens’ suits were taken, including every high priced blue serge in stock. Small metal cash box was taken containing $67.50, insurance papers, cancelled checks and valuable papers belonging to Mr. W. V. Woodroof, manager of the store. Left untouched was a small safe and a box of change on the table with the cash box. And of course, the bal ance of the stock. At least, manager Woodroof has failed to find anything else of importance missing. A careful method was employe i by the robbers. They cut through the back screen and unlatched same. Re moving the top part of the door frame of one of the double doors, they pi-z ed the door out enough to get a lov er behind the interior of the hinges and prized the hinges loose. Remov ing the door entirely, they crawled in under the bar, evidently leaving the broken door leaning in place until their departure when they can k c! it outside and rested it aeai 1st, the b. clc of the building. G. D. Gage parked his car in front of the Oak Store and attended the last show here Friday night. When he drove off at 11:30 he noticed Lnat the light over the cash register was not burning. The next morning the . light was on, so the time is believed to have been early in the night with the thieves turning the light back on after completing their work. Part of the stolen mens’ suits were found about 9 o'clock Saturday m ru ing by Billie Burton between the old hand house and the B. S. Webb prop erty on Jackson Street. They had been dumped in an alley. The battered money box was found later in the morning in the old canal under the Avenue bridge. The money was gone but the papers and ledgers were safe though damaged by water. In the ledger was a five dollar bill, the property of the Methodist Sun day school of which Mr. Wodroof is treasurer. The balance of the lost money belonged to Woodroof per sonally. The robbery was discovered early Saturday morning by Mr. C. T .Kidd, owner of the building in which the store is located. He immediately no tified the manager. A reward of twenty five dollars was offered by the Oak Stores to day for therecovery of the stolen goods or information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thieves* according to Manager Woodroof. __m_ Mill Village Dwelling Damaged By Fire A fire of unknown origin was dis covered in the home of Mr. and*Mrs. G. M. Gurkin, who live in the Patter son Mill village, about 8:00 o’clock Sunday morning. It was a six room dwelling with two apartments. The family living in the other side of the house was away from home and Mr. and Mrs. Gurkin were asleep. The fire originated in the attic and Mr. and Mrs. Gurkin had to be awakened by someone passing by. All of the household goods were saved but great ly damaged. The house was not com pletely burned but damaged to the extent that it probably cannot ho re paired. ■ '