THE GREATER CITY | TUC UCD A I f\ NOROOM FOR “! 15,0°0|^POPU L AT ‘ 0 N | f IlLjl OLilx/iLiL/ I KNOCKERS NOW!- ] —» OF THE TWIN CITIES-ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY 1 watch us grow_| \PLUME la._____ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY. V ( THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2(Hh, UCSO._ NUMBER 45. TRUCK KILLS PIONEER OF TWIN CITIES IJ. B. Higgins Dies After Bicycle Crumples Un- | der Big Truck The man who is said by many have weaved the first yard of d«»tn at the old Roanoke Mills bark in !>;•-. ! is dead. Thirty-two years ago, B. B. Hig gins came to the Twin f'it'os, tVn a small village. He was 2H ye: r; »,M and soon after coming here?, the • Bi er citizens say he stood by the first loom which turned out a yard of doth in the then newly established mill. Still living in the past, .Y.\ Higgins rode a bicycle. At dark Satur day even ing, coming frotn his place of bcdne.-s in South Rosemary, he wa; .-pud* from his bicycle by a truck and died from injuries at midnight Sunday. Clarence Bush, colored driver of an eastern ( aronna service ( orporation truck, is held in Halifax on a man- I slaughter charge. His case is made | more difficult by the fact he drove on after hitting Mr. Higgins, and accord ing to a passenger on the truck, with hill knowledge of his deed. The details of the incident as told by one Charles Clemen’s, negro, better known as “Trout k,” a. f >i Higgins was riding on the sh uml v of the road near the Citizen; Bank and j Trust Co., about 6:lo Saturday after- ! noon. The truck was h aided toward . the Junction when it struck the hi- j cycle, the fender striking him and ; the right wheels running over the bod}’. He was ten feet from the truck when Bush, the driver, and “Trouble", the passenger saw him. “Trouble” says the truck went Bump, Bump, Bump, when it passed over the body. Bush said “I’m gone,” and stepped on the gas. “Trouble” ways he wanted to stop but Bush made him stay in the truck un‘ il it reached the Junction where Clements alighted. The truck went on toward Weldon. “Don’t .say a dam word,” was the parting words from Bush, “Trouble” claims. He says he went to Forzo Mitchell’s house where his conscience hurt him and he says he told the whole story to Fonzo. Bush was arrested in Weldon by Sheriff Mitchell a few minutes after he had parked his truck for the night. Me claims he never saw the man nor knew he hit him, altho the arresting officer says his first statements on being arrested were ah ut the acci dent. Mr. Higgins was rushed to the local bos pital in a critical condition, suf fering from a fractured skull and in ternal injuries. Death came Sundav might. The bicycle, wlr. h was a fa miliar sight, was totally destroyed. Funeral services for the deceased ■were held Tuesday afternoon with t o Woodmen and the Red Men turnir. But en masse for one of the biggast funerals held in this community tor some time. Mr. Higgins, after working in the mills for many years, opened a bicycle repair shop here. Later he went back into the mills. In recent years, he iras a business partner in the N. Y. Furniture Co., in South Rosemary. He is survived by his wife and two chil dren, a daughter, Mrs. Freeman, and a son, Curtis. He came here more than thirty years ago from the \\ est ent part of the State and has been a pioneer and resident here ever since! The Herald Unable To Correct Report In Last Edition Rachel Pulley, 15 year old girl, who was connected by the police with ac cepting goods stolen from the Oak -Store in Rosemary by Chester Vaugh an, stated to THE HERALD this week that the paper was wrong in its last issue in stating she took two pair of bloomers after receiving two pair of hose from young Vaughan. She said friends had advised her to seek correction in order to protect her name. This THE HERALD is glad to do. However, on rechecking its source of information, we find that Chief of Police Gray is emphatic in his state ment that the boy accused the girl of taking the bloomers and that she admitted the fact. Police Keeter was a witness to tha confession. There fore, THE HERALD is unable to make the desired correction. The boy is still at large having run away after being released in the cus tody of his father. Pittard Enters State Finals In Contest! Lorenzo Pittard, AurvlK i .Springs 11th grade student who won the I I all - • fax County Vi.i rican Ir'i. ion : o.-aking contest, and who was gut at of honor at the local Kivani Club last Thurs day week, won out in the •I’.atvt •; finals at Ta'bcro Friday night and will represent the Mast Caroimn district at the State finals in Mai i .h. j Young Pittard defeated county ! champions from Lenoir, rid.,-or wj and Green counties at the TrF mo j meet, giving his oration “Ojr Flag" in r.ucti a manner as to win Li e ap proval of Captains Paul June?, and •lames l.loyd and aitoir/.y Iienr* G. I»ourr:e, else district judges. His speech c.n the I* lag was printed in full in THE HERALD last week and extra copies have been preserved for those who are interested. The local Kiwanis Club voted the publica tion of the address after Pittard de livered it here for their benefit. T'"in City citizens are delighted at the young man’s success and are bac king him 100 per cent in the Raleigh finals. Shot In Leg Last Night; 40 Gallons Roy Johnson, driving a car with 40 gallons of whiskey was shot in the leg by officers lest night as he at tempted to pass them, on the bridge into We Yon. Police Gray, Keeter and Reid made the arrest. All fired so the hitting gun is not known. Johnson is in th. hospital. Iiis condition is not serious. WOOTEN IS UNDER BOND Another N>h! Watc^2n:'Ti Ac cused of ('rim?* Charted Im plicated in Car Theft Another n'ght policeman of R . mary has become entangled with the j law. when Magistrate Thumps n pi: • j ed John Wooten under a $500 b.tui j Tuesdav rto answer charges al Halifax Superior Court of stealing an j automobile. Kap Pav:s, wlv> is said to I’avc ne- , tually taken the car. is under a bond. Both are in jail at Halifax. j Oficer Ca 1 Creen returned Tues day with Woot. n wh- m he arrested at RutherfordC.n. Davis was taken here. It is charg' d Da vis stole a car of John Flythe more than a week ago. Driving by the Junction, he picked up Wooten and the two traveled West. The car was sold somewhere in the Western part of the State. Arrested here a few days ago, Davis said Wooten stole the car, picked him up and he left the car and Wooten at Oxford, returning here. Through him the officers learned of Wooten’s’ whereabouts. Evidence at the hearing seemed to show that Davis was the one who took the car while Wooten waited for him at the Junction. Wooten followed L. W. Jernigan a: night watchman for the Rosemary Merchants Association. Jernigan is now serving six months on the Bertie prison farm for accepting stolen property. r—i Rosemary Methodist The pastor, Rev. C. T. Thrift, will preach at 11 o’clock, continuing the series on the Holy Spirit. The subject will be, “Can a Person Baptized With the Holy Spirit do Many Things Com monly done by Church Members of Today?” Everybody is invited to hear this sermon. At 7:30 P. M. Rev. J. H. Shore, pas tor of the Mehtodist Church at Wel don will preach. The Sunday School meets at 9:45 a. m. It is growing rapidly and yet there is room for more. The Epworth Lea gue will meet at 6:45 p. m. CLEVER KIDS RAISE $230 c . O' Local Hieh School Pnolls Earn Almost Doafclc of Quota Set Thirteen ro^ms in the Inn! Jin! r senior High School showed *hnt herd ernes a«*e not for the Twin < i‘: ■- »s eng ac- hard work and clever in <]■•• •an he used by our citizens. -,so rT;*ph school pupils raised a t - Ini of ?2oft. 16 from last Monday unt’d ys :erday afternoon for the nurrnse of fc>uy;ng books for their Ubra’v. The goal set was $16 po»* ro-mi A’hich would have meant ?>1 10. rl1 et ui most increased the quota hv 100 •■er cent. Practically every 1 t of the money was raised by wovVrv.;. a»> "•rding to the librarian. M .1. W Ross. 1 v.o large dctior.aves. ror Se nior and one for Junior High school nmnw raising the la”g‘- •: amounts ‘••■re won hv tine rooms of M: Mount lo-I Miss McClarv, 91 am! •>!!, Miss Mount's roc-ni raised *<'-'2 l to top hr list. Miss McClarv s loo.n. ML is iecond with $27.26. The winners racs >d their money in the folluv eg mar. vr: (h'*y sold hot chorolu'c sit the c. h ,1 building each ion.; cents. Muss McClary’s pupils sold •andy, magazine subscriptons, -a’ ■ ivirhcs a"d also held a rum mag .-ad •. Grade 8111 had one of the nmst unique ways of raising their quota. They turned their room into a bar ber shop and beauty parlor. Here they did hair cutting, curling, facial work shined shoes and mended clot! e.-. VI gave a basketball game. Grade II sold peanuts, candy and magazines. Grade 12 staged a trip around the World for two cents per f ire. It is understood the Parent Teach ers association has pledged $100 to the fund so that almost $350 will bo spent for new books for the school library. The books will be ordered at an early date and a list will be printed in THE HERALD. The thirteen rooms are given be low with the amount raised by each room. 71, $25; 711. $23.06; 7IIT, $15.27; 7IV, $4.85; 81, $25.11; SIT. $10.00; 01 and II, $32.25; 011 and III $10.55; 101 $27.26; 10iI $13.00; 11, $12.50; 12, $20.10. Y. eeter Downs Bond Skipper After Car of Chief Wrecked Juhn Wright recently skipped hi' 1 nd on a liquor charge. Sunday i:\qht Chief Gray saw him sitting in a car on Middle Street, and gan* chase. The pursuit lasted around K.vvn, out the Bolling rwul, around »' e cemetery and back to Middle Street where the Chief drove John from the street. In the smashup which fol lowed. the Chief’s car was wreaked an.I Wright escaped. In the early hours of Monday morn ing, Chief Gray and police Keefer went t othe house of Lur'us Dickens. John slipped out the back door. On his heels was Mr. Keefer. The/ dash ed across the field and the Chief lost sight of them. A few minutes later he ran on them. Wright was cn the ground, Keeter on ton cf him, with what is called a hammer 1- old and a half-Nelson. The bond skipper is in jail at Halifax. -□ Wreck Victim Leaves After 2 Months Here Mr. Ned Richardson wh ohas been in the Roanoke Rapids hospital as the result of an automobile accident in which his college chum was killed, near Pleasant Hill, during Christmas week, left Thursday accompanied by his mother, who has been with him during his stay in the hospital, for their home in California. Band To Broadcast The Rosemary Band will be on the air over Station WPTF at Raleigh on Saturday, March 1, according to infor mation received this morning. Exact time will be announced later. Listen in on the boys, everybody. -□ YOUNG SON DIES Sidney Earl Spragins, four months old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Spragins died here last Thursday. Funeral ser vices were held Friday and burial at Gasburg, Ya. ROSEMARY BASCO TAKES THE PRIZE Ef:rd’s P urtmont Siore in ( harlotle has (tic prize winning window of the na tion, according to a picture shown this wee!; in an issue of tile Charlotte Observer. And here is what it says under the p'ciure: “Nation al I’r.ze Winning Window of Elird's showing Rose mary Basra Damask, made at Roanoke Rapids.” No wonder the window won first pn _.c. we say. 350 SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL SING In Seng Concert At High’ School Friday Night, February 28lh Fiiday night, Fob. 28, at 7:30 o'clock in the High School auditorium, three hundred and fifty children of the first four grades will be present ed in concert. The urogram has been arranged by .Vs; M;;>y Scales ' is m nervism1 of music. Assisted by the tochers, j she will direct the singi-: if these children. Td first grade •rus will j com ist of l'"0 children; the second grade chorus, 80; the third grade chorus GO; the fourth grade chorus, 80. The second part of the program will consist of an operetta. ‘Picnic Day in the Woods,” which will be presented by one of the third grade rooms un der the direction of Miss Lee Arnold. Miss Thelma Idler will be at the pi ano. The program will be as follows: PART ONE America—Combined primary chor ■ uses. I “Choo-Cboo-Ch&o.” “When Mother I Sings.” “S »h?t in the Woo-.Is.*'—Grade 'A. Central School, directed by Miss Lee Arnold. Co-turned by Miss Ruth Dean, Miss M.rtha Spivey, Miss Ella Outland, Miss Bernice Aylor. Admission v i'.l be fifteen cents for | adults and live cents for children. ( The proceeds wil be used to purchase J new musical equipment and supplies for the Grade School buddings. -□ Skipped Bond 3 Years Ago, Caught this Week More than three years ago Pete Bonds skipped his bond and left the country. He had not been heard from s:ncc. More than a year ago, Chief Gray sent a warrant out for his ar rest on a charge of deserting his wife and two children. Last week, po lice in Hampton, Va., arrested Pete and he was returned here where he awaits trial Friday. During his absence, the wife has had a hard time supporting herself and children. With much work and a little charity she has managed to pull through. -Q Duke Shearin Caught Duke Shearin of Weldon was caught by the police in Elizabeth City. Sher iff Johnson of Halifax was notified and he went down and brought him to jail at Halifax where he is wanted on a liquor charge. -O-—• YOUTH DIES AT FARM Several months ago, William Ful ford, 24, was discharged from the U. S. Navy. A short time after, he was driving a car in the Western part of the State and ran into another car. Two persons died as a result of the wreck. Fulford was sentenced to from two to ten years at Caledonia Prison Farm, this County. Last Friday he died of pneumonia. -□ Byron Gurley of State College, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Gurley on Frank lin Street. 500 ATTEND BANQUET AT WELDON Banquet Sponsored By Mrs. Wheeler and Co. Agent Is Success Over five hundred people attended i “Live-at-TTome” banquet on Friday night at the Co. :■-(' da bottling plant, sponsored by Mrs. Hazel Ervin Wheeler, home demonstration agent, and W. O. Davis, farm demonstration agent for Halifax County. The ru ral clubs of the county prepared and furnished the eats for this occasion with the financial help of the banks of the county. Mrs. a. P. Stedman, president of the County Council was master of ce remonies. and invocation was made by Fcv. Shore of Weldon. Mr. Charlie Daniel. Mayor of Weldon, welcomed the folks who had come from every section of the county for the occasion, in arnost cordial manner. Mr. W. M. Perry of Dawson, a farmer from that section of the county gave the re sponse. Ho stated tha the was a farm er from choice because he loved farm life. The chairman recognized the vari ous leaders of the county, the P 'ard of County Commissi mers, Board of Education, the presidents of the va rious clubs and the teachers of the rural schools. It was a rsye treat to have Mrs. .lames McKinnon of Raleigh, State Home Demonstration Agent, to speak on this occasion, and she told in a most helpful way how people should “live-at-home.” Mr. James Gray, who is connected with the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Co., spoke briefly on the first steps in the live-at-home program which was “Feed the Soil.” Mr. W. O. Davis thanked the many people who had helped to make the banquet a suc cess. During the evening most delight ful music was enjoyed by the Saun ders and Morchorn orchestra. Mrs. Hazel Ervin Wheeler was re cognized by the chairman, who ex pressed her delight in having so many of the club women present at the ban quet. She stated this would be an an nual affair. The banquet was served by 2b mem bers of the Halifax Junior Club. The dinner consisted of fruit cock tail, ham, dressing, creamed potatoes, pickled beets, tomato aspic salad, corn bread, rolls, ice cream, cake, pop corn and peanuts; everything being raised in Halifax County. Among those attending from Roso mary-Roanoke Rapids wore: Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Akers, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jenkins, Miss Annie Cherry, Mrs. W. S. Dean, Rev. C. T. Thrift, Mbscs Johns.m, Cobb, Bell and Glover. E. ■ L R — Hii’h School Lose^ Tkvht Game 15y One IVnl; G:r’s Ruin Weldon Girls Elizabeth City blasted the High School chances for Conference lead ership when they defeated the local boys here Friday night in a bitterly fought battle which went an extra five minute period. The Yellow jackets led at the end of the half by the score of 7 to 6 and when the final whistle blew the score was tied 15 all. S ohard was the play ing and close the guarding no field goals were thrown in the extra period. With a minute to play, the score was lf» all. A Yellowjackct foul called for a free throw by Elizabeth City which was successful and the game ended 17 to 16. If the locals could have won as they came so ear doing, they would have retained second place in the < (infer ence with a chance i*.« • tie the leaders. They played a valiant game and de serve much credit for the showing this season. The girls varsity practiced with Weldon in the second game of the doubleheader. We say practised altho it was hardly that. The first quarter ended 10 to 0; the half was ended 20 to 0; the third period was 25 to 0. With the stellar guards pull ed in the last period. Weldon was al lowed tw'o goals by the subs. Captain Shearin had no trouble finding the basket at will. -□ Misses Nancy and Minnie Johnson spent Sautrday afternoon in Rocky Mount. 8 PERSONS ARE CHARGED I IN OAK STORE ROBBERY NEGRO INJURED WHEN HE RUNS IN FRONT OF CAR Isaac Mayhopo, colored, oU year old resident of X n'thumpton. was hit by a car here Monday night and is in a critical condition at the hospital It is reported the accident was unavoid able. Mavhopo lives three miles from Garysburg and was walking between the old canal and the river. A frier. I passed and offered him a lift. When Mavhope ran out to get in the car, he was struck by a oar driven by T. M. Bullock, employee of Roanoke Mills Co. The negro suffered a broken leg and fractured jawbone. Witnes.es clear Mr. Bui! • k «.£ any blame. MUSICAL PROGRAM E'cr.rpts From The Oratorio “Elijah.” To He Suny At The Methodist Church Sunday evening, Feb. 23, at 7:30 1 o’clock the two choirs of the Roanoke Rapids Methodist Church will present a musical program which will consist of excerpts from the famous oratorio •‘Elijah,” by Mendelssohn. The music of this oratorio follows very closely the Scriptural story of Elijah and is very beautiful as well as dramatic. The English words were ar ranged from the Scriptures by Bar tholomew and the music written by Felix Mendelssohn. The oratorio was written and first performed in 1845. Later, various alterations were made the the revised version was present ed in 1847. The program will include all the principal solos and duets from the oratorio as well as several chorus numbers. Soloists for the evening will be: Miss Agatha Moore, soprano, Miss Mary Scales, soprano, Mrs. Char les Miller, contralto, Mrs. Nellie Scales, contralto, Mr. E. A. Telliga. bass, Mr. Harvey Saunders, baritone, Mr. R. L. Towe, tenor. The program has been arranged and directed by Miss Mary Scales. Miss | Gladys Cox will be at the organ. I Prelude — Consolation, Mendels sohn. Doxology b; ho choir and con g rogation. Prayer. Lords Prschanted by the choir. Announcements. Offertory—“ Spring Song ”—Men dels sohn. Excerpts from "Elijah”—Mendels sohn. •C-CIipi.U'C. “If With All Your Hearts”—-Junior Choir. Violin Obligato, by Mrs Wil liam China. “For He Shall (Jive His Angels Charge’’—Jun i o r Choir. Scripture. Huet—“Help Me, Man of God.” “Cast Thy Burden Upon the Loi V —The choir. “Te Deum” arranged by Buck— The quartet. “Hear Ye. Israel”—Miss Moore. Scripture. “It Is Enough”—Mr. Saunders. “Lift Thine Eyes”—Misses Collier, Akers, Taylor, Elmore, Barrett. “O Rest in the Lord”—Mrs. Millci and choir. Benediction. Postlude. Road Worker Hurt Mr. Robert Freuler who works for the State Highway Commission at Halifax, had one of the bones in his leg broken while cranking the tractor. The crank handle jumped or kicked back and struck him on the leg. -o FREE TO THE LADIES A special offer to the ladies is made by Taylor-Matthews Drug Co., with a free drink to the first 25 who pre sent coupons at the store between 10 and 10:30 on this Friday morning and the same offer to 25 ladies on Sat urday morning. The coupon will be found in the advertising columns of this issue. -n FIRE PLUGS PAINTED The local fire department was busy Tuesday repainting all the fire plugs in the city. The tops of the plugs were painted white while the bottoms are a bright red. 2 FAMILIES INVOLVED Qu=ck Work Bv Police Land S in Jail When Loot is Discovered Sleuth work by local police landed two entire families in jail charged with the robbery and acceptance of goods stolen from the bak Stores here Fri day, February 7th. The police arrested James Peavey, Ernest Peavey, J. W. Peavey, Mrs. J. W. Peavey, a daughter, Mrs. Ernest Peavey, Willie Allen and Richard Allen on last Saturday and this Mon day. James and Ernest Peavey charged with the actual robbery, are in Hali fax jail under bonds of $1,000 each, placed by Mayor Long after prelimi nary hearing this Monday. The bal ance are under bonds ranging from $50 to $100 each for receiving stolen property and all are in jail in default of said bonds. More than $600 in dresses, mens suits and cash was stolen from the Oak Stores on Friday night of last week. No trace of the robbers could be found after they had entered thru the back door and cleaned the higher priced racks in the mens and ladies departments. Eleven mens suits were found last Saturday after the rob oery, m me aney neiween me oana house on Jackson Street and the B. S. Webb property. At the Monday hearing all denied knowledge of the robbery. Ernest ad mitted finding the stolen property near their home and carrying- part of it to his house. Acting on reliable information. Chief Gray went to the woods between the old canal and the Taylor-Collier slaughter pen on Friday afternoon and found a sack under a log whicri contained four of the stolen suits and six dresses. Going to 'he Peavey house on Bunker Hill, the Chief found the three Peavey women. Fie search ed the house without results until he opened a pillow on one of the beds. Cutting open this pillow, he discover ed eight of the stopm drer.res. The pillow had.been slit and then carefully sewed back. Officer Masse/ vms sent to arrest Ernest Peavey who was o. the street. Trailing part of the stolen property to Emporia. Mas ;oy, with the aid of local police, arrested a brothe-\ James Peavey, at the home of Wili s end Richard Allen, three miles the other side of Emporia. The Allen boys for merly lived here. Each of the Alien boys had on a stolen suit and toM of fficers that James Peavey had given them to them. In their house was found three more purloined Oak Stores suits. •James I'eavey is reported to have served time in Richmond County for a filling station robbery and fo li quor charges. The Peavey family have been living here about nix months, part of them working in the ml.Is. Two others who are said to be im plicated in the Oak Stores i -briery are still at large with officers confi dent of further arrets. James Peavey is 2G and Ernest Peavey is 22. The Allen boys are younger. All of the stolen property ha a not been found, altho a check up reveals the major protion ha3 been returned to the owner. Manager Woodroof an nounced a reward of $25 to the per son who would give information lead ing to the arrest of the culpiPc an 1 it is generally thought this made it possible for the police to get suffi cient clues to follow the case through to the arrest of the two famillies. -□ Improve Court House The public will be interested to know that new light fixutres have been installed in the Halifax County Court room. Also some more seats for the deputy sheriffs and other of ficers. This will be a great relief to the Clerk, he says, if they will use 1 the seats and not stand between him -□ LEAVING FOR ATLANTA R. H. Brantley, junior druggist for Rosemary Drug Co., has accepted a position with a drug firm in Atlanta, Ga. and will leave soon with his wife and son to assume his new duties.