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VOLUME 16. ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY, N. C., THURSDAY. July 24th, 1930 NUMBER 15.
MISSING GIRLS ARE FOUND
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TWO LOCAL GIRLS
CAUGHT IN CONCORD
RUSSELL
WHITBY
IS_HELD
Young Man Tells Con
flicting Tales As Po
lice Search
Gladys Green and Bertie Mae
Harris were arrested this
morning at Concord after a
four day search which covered
most of the State.
The Chief of Police of Concord
called Chief Gray at 10:30 this
morning stating he had the girls
in his custody and asking for in
struction.
Put them in jail and hold them
until Mr. Green and I arrive,”
was Chief Gray’s answer. They
left for Concord before noon to
day and will return with the
girls tonight.
The preliminary hearing of
Russell Whitby, charged with
taking the two girls to Charlotte
Saturday night, will be held to
morrow afternoon before Magis
trate R. L. Martin.
Police of several cities are
searching for two young Roa
noke Rapids girls who disap
peared from here last Saturday
night. Gladyk Green, 14, and
Bertie Mae Harris, 17, have not
been seen nor heard from by
their relatives since early Sat
urday evening.
Russell Whitby, 26, is being
held here in jail charged with
abduction. Sam Green, father of
Gladys, returned last night af
ter a futile search for the two
girls in Charlotte, and nearby
towns. Local officers have been
scouring the country searching
lor clues.
Until the girls are found there is
no proof that Whitby is guilty of the
charge. Officers believe they went
of their own free will as investiga
tion showed they had accosted one
citizen for a ride earlier and had
been refused. They are also said to
have told others they were going to
hitch hike to Charlotte.
With a small girl, six years old, the
two missing girls left their home
early Saturday night. They bought
a ticket to the show for the young
companion, left her in the show and
failed to come after her. When she
went home she told relatives the
girls had gone to Charlotte.
Mr. Green began a frantic search
for them around here but could not
find them. The search lasted most
of Saturday night and Sunday with
warnings sent out to nearby police
end sheriffs.
Monday, word came to local 0111
cers that Whitby had made the state
ment in the mill where he works that
he took two girls to Charlotte Satur
day night. Later, a witness appear
ed who says he saw Whitby and a
girl on the front seat of his car and a
girl and a man on the back seat, late
Saturday night. This witness did not
recognize the girls.
Whitby was arrested. When ac
costed by Mr. Green, he said he did
not know the Green girl. Later he
said he did, according to the police.
But he insisted the two girls he took
to Charlotte were not the two being
looked for.
His story was that he was intro
duced to two girls as the Misses
Brown and they asked him to take
them to Charlotte. He has not men
tioned who the other man was, if any.
He further said he left late Saturday
night with the girls, arriving in
Charlotte early Sunday morning. The
girls took him to a house where an
older man and woman whom they in
troduced as their parents lived. They
called them papa and mama, said
Whitby, and he ate breakfast with
t))*. family, returning to Roanoke Ra
pida late Sunday.
He told Mr. Green where he took
the “Brown” girls and the father left
Monday night. He searched all day
Tuesday and moat of Wednesday, re
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LOCAL BOYS
EASTERN
CHAMPIONS
Junior Legion Team De
feats Goldsboro at
Rocky Mount
The Junior baseball team, sponsored
by the local American Legion Post,
won the championship of Eastern
North Carolina when they took two
out of three games from Goldsboro,
ending with a 10-0 victory on last
Friday afternoon at Rocky Mount.
Each team had won one game on its
home lot and the final game was play
ed on neutral territory. A large crowd
cf Legion members and baseball fans
from here attended the Rocky Mount
game.
Goldsboro was saving its star pitch
er who defeated th elocal boys 6-0
at Goldsboro. The local team went to
hat first and with the lead off man
on safe a batting rally scored two
runs for our boys in the first inning
and completely demoralized the Golds
boro team. In the third nning, the lo
cals scored five runs and added five
in a huge batting spree in the eighth.
Lefty Starke twirled for the local
club and his curve and control was
perfect. It was one of the best exhibi
tions of youthful pitching seen for
many a day. Only one Goldsboro man
I reached third. *
Backing him up was an errorless
team with the exception of two wild
pitches which did not prove costly.
The outfield performed in splendid
style. Johnny Bounds in left field
pulled one of the sensational catches
of the game. Every ball in the air
found a sink hole.
Little Half-Pint Dickens on second
continued his remarkable playing with
several difficult stops. On short, Jim
my Womble performed in smooth
style and led his team in hitting,
cracking out a safety 4 times out of
f». It was a great game from our
st andpoint.
As Eastern champions m the Le
gion State race, the local Post boys
now face the champions of the West
for the State championship. Durham
and Gastonia are now playing off a
three game series to decide the West
ern title. Our boys meet the winners.
Several citizens and fans, know
ing the local Legion Post has no funds
are soliciting money to buy the Juni
or team baseball suits so they will
look their best when they go to play
for the State championship. Some one
will see you and if you are able to
give the boys will appreciate your as
sistance.
anouia tnese youngsters win tne
State title they will then go to an
other nearby State to play the State
Champions of several nearby states
for the district championship. Win
ning that they will enter the finals
for the championship of the world.
This is known as the Junior World
Series and in addition to other prizes
the winning team will be the guests
of honor at the big World Series
games.
Red Cross Life Saving
Class Starts This Week
A course in life saving starts this
week with tw omeetings each week on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings at
7 o’clock. The first part of the work j
will be done at the American Legion j
Club rooms over Fligels. Shearod
Grumpier will be in charge. He has!
returned recently from the American j
Red Cross camp at Annapolis where
he completed courses, in life saving
and similar work, receiving his cer
tificate which authorizes him to teach
that type of work. There will be two;
classes: Juniors from 12 to 17; Se-J
niord over 17 years of age.
M. W. VltimC SUNDAY3 u
The M. W. A. will have a basket
picnic at Tuscarora Beach on Sunday,
July 27, for the members and fami
lies. All Woodmen are urged to at
tend and to leave the Hall at 9:30
Sunday morning.
2,500 MEN
WILL WORK
BIG DAM
Start of Work Still De
layed By Lack of
Permit
A year from the time the
work starts on the proposed dam
project here, there will be 2,500
men employed, according to
Sarle Bell of this city, w’ho has
just returned from Boston
where he interviewed Mr. Hag
erman, Chief Engineer for the
Stone and Webster Construction
Company.
Mr. Bell, who is a son in law of
Mrs. B. Marks, was in Boston on busi
ness several days ago and ran into
a college mate who is now in the em
ploy of Stone and Webster. This
friend arranged an interview when
he learned how interested Mr. Bell
was in getting some information
about the proposed dam.
The local man says he was receiv
ed very kindly by Mr. Hagerman
I who talked willingly about hopes of
the company to get the permits
I through in order that the actual work
I might be started. Negotiations with
| state ana r eaerai autnormes nave
been under way for some time to get
the necessary permit.
According to Mr. Bell, those in Bos
ton did not seem to think there was
much chance to get this final permit
for several months, it probably be
ing the first of next year before this
could be accomplished.
When the work starts, a crew of
about 125- men will be sent here for
initial wrork; this numlfcr will be
agumented from month to month as
the work progresses until the peak
v*ll be reached about a year from
the time of starting when approxi
mately 2,500 men will be working.
The actual construction work will
take from two to three years. Mr. Bell
was uncertain whether Mr. Hager
man meant this time for the dam at
Roanoke Rapids or for the two dams,
as one is contemplated several miles
up the river.
It is understood that the entire hy
droelectric project on the Roanoke
River by the Power Company will call
for an expenditure of nearly forty
[million dollars. Mr. Hagerman said
his company was at present working
at a very similar project at Rock Is
iniiu, kmciii.
Local officials of the Virginia Elec
tric and Power Company with engin
eers from Stone and Webster have
been working for the past several
months trying to get the Federal per
mit which would mean the starting of
the dam. It is understood that the
Federal government has been ready
for some time to grant the permit as
soon as the State of North Carolina
had granted its permission.
It seems that a couple of depart
ments of this State have held up ap
proval on account of technicalities
which Power Company officials are
trying to adjust. How long it will
take to satisfy these departments is
cut MlUtvn.
It was hoped to get the Federal per
mit before the new Federal Power
Commission, to be appointed by Mr.
Hoover, goes into office, so as not
to suffer possible delay in reopening
the application before a new group.
Local Girl Caught In
Italian Earthquake Area
Miss Evelyn Mullen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Mullen, is in the
earthquake area in Italy. The party
of Greensboro College students tour
ing Europe were schedulde to be in
that part of Italy this week. No word
has been heard from the party yet.
More than 800 were reported killed
in the various parts of Italy this week,
with thousands injured. One whole
town was destroyed.
Beach Contract For
Rosemary Musicians
The Rosemary Concert Band has
signed a contract to play all next i
week at Minnesott Beach beginnng .
Sunday, according to director R. L.
Martin. They will give a concert <
daily. Minnesott Beach is about 26 I
miles from New Bern on the Neuae
River near Pamlico Sound, and ia a '
very popular reaort. Many Twin City :
people will visit the beach next week 1
to hear the local bandsmen perform.
MAN HELD
ON GRAVE
CHARGE
Capital Offense Charged
Against E. B. Owens,
, White Man
What may develop into one
of the most horrible crimes ever
committed in this section of the
State is reported to have taken
place near, here when E. B. Ow
ens, white, 40 years old. was tak
en into custody yesterday after
noon.
Owens was arrested by deputy
sheriff Ed Keeter at the mill of
the Halifax Paper Corporation
where he works at odd times,
on a warrant issued by the State
in which he is charged with a
capital offense against a nine
year old girl.
The child was brought here yester
day morning from her . home across
the river on the old Weldon road
rhout 3 miles from Camps Store. A
local physician examined her and
when asked who her assailant was she
named Owens.
warrant was sworn out ana sner
iff Keeter went to the man’s home
but failed to find him. He was fin
ally located at the mill. When ar
rested and told of the charge, Owens
protested his innocence. But asked
the officer, in case he was found
guilty, what the penalty was. Mr.
Keeter told him either the electric
chair or life imprisonment. He was
taken to Jackson and turned over to
Sheriff Joyner to await oxamining
trial.
The child is being cared for by a
family here.
Owens’ wife died about a year ago
from typhoid fever. ^2e has several
children and most the family, in
cluding Owens, were ill with the fe
ver at the time the wife died. One of
the children passed away a few days
after the mother passed away.
And here is the horrible part: the
chief witness for the State, when this
case is tried, is a daughter of the de
fendant.
SURVEY IS
MADE FOR
NEW BRIDGE
Present Bridge Site May
Be Changed After All
Is Latest News
Another crew of engineers
from the State Highway Depart
ment were here last week, mak
ing a survey for another bridge
site. The survey came as a sur
prise to local people who had
been informed by Commissioner
Frank Keugler that a new
bridge would be built at the
present location, using the piers
now in use.
It is reported now that in
vestigation showed it would cost
too much to reinforce the pres
ent concrete piers, so the decis
ion of the Highway Department
was changed once again.
If this report be true, there will be
much glee on the part of local citi
sens who feel they were treated
meanly by the Commission when that
>ody rushed through resolutions to
use the present site, prior to the
;ime the survey up the river had been
completed.
As if this was not enough, the
highway Department sent in a crew
:o change all the road markings on
his highway. Both State and Feder
»1 markings were quickly changed
vithout warning or notice and there
ire those who think the Department
nay have to take backwater on this
iroceedure, just as it is now doing in
he master of a new bridge. Plans
ire being laid to delve back into the
ecords and discover just what au
hority the Department has to change
he road markings and take Route 40
ind Federal Highway 17-1 from this
oramunity. Information will also be
mught to determined alleged trades
if highways whichH an© reported as
>eing made in the past.
The survey which was made last
?eek was for a proponed bridge and
oad to be located approximately
talf way between the present bridge
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BIBLE
SCHOOL
CLOSES
Commencement Exercis
es This Friday Night
At High School
Commencement exercises of the
Daily Vacation Bible School will be
held Friday night at eight o’clock
in the High School Auditorium. The
parents and friends of the boys and
girls are invited to attend and see
what they have been doing in the
past two weeks. The outstanding
feature of the school has been the fine
spirit of cooperation between the dif
ferent churches. The ministers of
Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids to
gether with many of their Sunday
School teachers and helpers have giv
en over every morning of the past
two weeks to help in the running of
the school.
Considered from every viewpoint
the school has been a great success.
I'special acknowledgement ought to
be made of the services of Miss Geor
gia Keene and Mr. Shell of the Me
thodist board; and Miss Beverly Neal
and Miss Julia Bradley from the
Presbyterian Board. Without the help
of these trained leaders, the school
could not have achieved as high a
standard. The enrollment of the
rchool reached the total of 260, which
was divided among the different
churches as follows: Rosemary Bap
tist, 77; Rosemary Methodist, 32;
Christian Church, 12; Episcopal, 27;
Roanoke Rapids Methodist, 46; Roa
noke Rapids Baptist, 33; Presbyteri
an, 32; Holiness, 1. The enrollment
by departments was as follows: Pri
mary 39 boys, 61 girls; Juniors, 60
boys, 56 girls; Intermediate, 27 boys,
21 girls.
T4*g boys and girls have decided to
malte a special offering on Thursday
for the starving boys and girls of
China. Practically every one has
promised to deny himself or herself
something during the coming week
that the school may have a sizeable
sum to send. During the commence
ment exercises, an offering will be
taken from the adults for the same
cause.
The faculty of the Bible School con
sisted of the following: Primary de
partment, Miss Georgia Keene, sup
erintendent; helpers, Miss Lillian Bell
Jenkins, Miss Aagatha Moore, Miss
Virginia Lyerly, Mrs. Zollie Powell,
Miss Vashti Kennemur, Miss Susie
Webb Thrift, Miss Virginia Ogle
tree. Junior department, Miss Bever
ly Neale, Miss Julia Bradley, super
intendents; helpers Miss Laura Nell
inrut, ivxiss r.ana waiiora, miss
Pauline Kendrick, Miss Alma Vaugh
an, Mr. J. L. Stuart. Mr. Bynum,
Mr. Thrift and Mr. Hall have been
teaching courses in this department.
Intermediate department, Mr. She!!
and Mrs. L. M. Hall, superintendents;
helpers, Miss Edna Tickel. Mr. Mus
tian, Mr. Kirk and Mr. Grantham have
been teaching courses in this depart
ment. Mr. R. G. Knight has had
charge of the handwork lor Junior
and Intermediate boys. A very in
teresting exhibit of the things made
by these boys will be held immediate
ly liter the exercises, fir. Cbar.'os
Thrift and Mr. Edwin Akers together
with the ministers have been
assisting him. These hool
wishes to express its thanks to the
playground directors who have taken
care of the boys’ and girls’ recreation
and also helped in other departments.
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Prohibition Debate
There will be a debate held in the
nasement of the Christian Church at I
Rosemary Friday night July 25, at|
8o‘clock. Refreshments will be serv
ed. The public is cordially invited to
attend and hear this much discussed
“question” debated by six speakers of
the evening. Special quartett num
bers will be rendered by the church
quartet. No charge for admission.
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ROSEMARY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. L. B. Jones, presiding elder
of the Weldon district will preach on
next Sunday morning. At night Mr.
W. V. Woodruff of Roanoke Rapids
will conduct the service. Everybody
is invited to attend these services.
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Trying to duplicate a vaudeville
stunt of shooting ashes off a cigar
held in anothers mouth, Clyde Hicks
of Dallas, Texas, shot out several
teeth of his friend, Johnny Sandel.
RUM RUNNERS TAKEN
AFTER ONE IS SHOT
SUMMER
SCHOOL
ISJ)VER
4 7 Complete Special
Work At Local High
School
A most successful summer school
at the High School ended last Friday,
thus bringing to a close six weeks
cf intensive study. The results are
satisfactory in every way. Forty-sev
en of the courses registered for were
successfuly completed. This number
is unsually large for summer school
vTork hene, as a result of the large
number, several students have placed
tbmeselves in a better position for
their future work.
The purpose of the summer school
has been two-fold: first, to enable
students to make up work which they
failed; second, to enable students to
get ahead of their work and finish
High School before the usual time re
quired. By being enabled to make up
work whch has been failed, some stu
dents may proceed with their grade
end class and thereby finish High
School on time. By being enabled to
get ahead of their work, some stu
dents may finish the senior High
School work in two years instead of
the usual three.
Miss Mary Cannon and Mr. Reid
have done the teacheing and they are
well pleased with the way the stu
dents have worked and responded dur
ing these six weeks of the usual va
cation period. Plans are already be
ing made to repeat the summer school
work next year on an even bigger
scale.
a nose taxing ana succesiuuy com
pleting summer school courses are as
follows:
7th Grade. Hugh Bugg, English
and Math; Edward Glover, English
end Science; Leroy Morris, Math and
English; Alice Myrick, Math; Ray
mond Johnson, Math and English;
James Spivey, English and Science;
Virginia Taylor, Math and English;
Leroy Prince, History; J. J. Thomp
son, English, Math and Hstory.
8th Grade. Roy Kennemur, Math;
Murrell Hudson, Math; Gladys Mer
ritt Math and History 9th; Ed Lewter
Math; Helen Padgett, Math; Jack
West, Math; Randall White, English i
end Math; Ercelle Harris, History.
9th Grade. Clyal Ranhorn, Eng
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HUNDREDS
SEEJSWIM
Rosemary Pool Scene of Swim
ming Meet Last Friday Night
—Another Soon
Several hundred people who jour
neyed to the Rosemary swimming
pool last Friday night were treated to
nn hour and a half of real entertain
ment and fun. The water mill was run
off in good style and spirited contests
were witnessed in most of the events.
The winners of the various events
were: Senior 100 yard dash, Norman
Speight. Watermelon race, Clyde
Mills. Intermediate 60 yard race,
Paul Matthews first, George Saun
ders second. Plunge, Paul Matthews.
Diving, Paul Matthews. Egg and
spoon race, Harry Cannon. Junior 40
yard dash, Harry Cannon. Tub race,
Edward Glover.
Prizes for the winners were donated
by Ever-Ready Cleaners, Collins Press
ing Club, A1 George Cleaners T;ckel
Pressing Club, The New Rosemary
Theatrd, Twin City Midget Goff
Course, Rosemary Drug Co., Crowd
er's Dept. Store, Rosemary Supply
Co., J. L. Cofcb, Jack Weissney. The
Quality Shop.
Due to the many wishes of the si»ec
tators of the meet last Frdiay night
and the demand of a large number of
persons who could not see the differ
ent contests, there will be another
larger food tatter) HJghmnipg meet in
the near future at the Rsoemary pool.
The Rosemary Band, that crack mu
sical outfit from the Twin Cities un
der the direction of Mr. Martin, fur
nished the pep for the swimmers and
spectators.
FIND 34
GALLONS
IN CAR
Raymond Acree Wound
ed in Liquor Raid on
Avenue
A rum-runner was shot ar.d
captured with 32 gallons of
whisky on the Avenue late Fri
day afternoon.
When the officers surround
ed his car, whic hwas parked op
posite the Rosemary Park, Ray
mond Acree pulled his gun and
tried to make his getaway but
was shot in the leg by one of the
officers and is now in the hos
pital where he will recover from'
his wound.
Acree, who is about 23, was
owner of the Chrysler roadster
in which was found 32 gallons of
iiquor, carefully secreted with
a large mallet, which officers
say was to be used to destroy
the evidence in case of a hot
chase.
Arrested also was Hinton Fai
son, 21, who was in the car with
Acree and who is also wanted'
on several other liquor charges.
Howard Ferguson, 17, escaped
in the excitement of the capture.
Sheriff Johnson and Charlie Law
rence, deputy sheriff from Scotland
Neck, passed the Acree car at the
Fairway Filling station. Coming in
to town, the Sheriff summoned de
puty sheriff Bell, Chief Gray and de
puty sheriff Keeter. In two cars, the
officers hunted for the Acree car
which had left the filling station.
Acree was wanted on previous liquor
cnarges.
The officers suddenly saw the car
parked near the Rosemary Park about,
opposite the Gurkin boarding houses
Acree and the two others in the car
were talking to some girls. Chief
Gray turned his car from the traf
fic and stopped directly in front of
the Acree car. Things began to hap
pen in a hurry.
Acree started to back his car up*,
the girls screamed and ran, Faison,
and Ferguson jumped from the Chry
sler and started across the high ditch
on the West side of the Avenue, Sher
iff Johnson drove his car into the back
of the Chrysler, blocking escape that
way, officers piled out of both cars.
With no way to escape on the Ave
nue, Acree came out of the car, gun
in hand, waving the officers back.
Deputy Sheriff Bell was in his path.
One of the officers fired. He threw his
gun about twenty feet, spun and fell
with a bullet in his left hip, coming:
cut in his left leg. Deputy sheriff
Bell and Lawrence each fired on$
shot. A
As Faison started over the ditch*
deputy sheriff Keeter made a flying
tackle into the ditch and nabbed him*
by the leg. When the two came up out
of the ditch the shooting was over.
As the shot sounded Ferguson was
just turning the corner of No. 2 MOlt
cf the Rosemary Manufacturing Co.*,
having escaped by running thru the
park now used in the mornings for a
playground.
In the car officers found five juga
of whisky, each containing five gal
lons, two full cases and a part of an
other case, totaling some 32 gallons*
which reduced equals 138 quarts or
256 pints. At the price said to be
paid per pint this would be about $400
worth of liquor.
Acree seems to have tough luck
with his cars. The officers now have
three of them. First they captured his
Ford, later his Pontiac and now his
Chrysler. They charge him with li
quor in all three cases. He is also
said to face a slot machine charge
end now is added a pistol charge. Just:
before Christmas he completed an 18
months sentence on the roads. Faison
is to face three liquor charges, it be
ing said he was with Acree in the
Ford, PbntSsc and* of course, thp
Chrysler episodes.
A week ago, Acree was arrested by
officers Keeter and Thornt on $ war-,;
rant. At his place the officers fou*p,:
a slot machine which was
Acree asked the officers to taka bis*
to Littleton to fill hood. They agreed
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