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ffwwwwwww^^ A W imiumi^nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnniiiuiMM i thf hf.rai d 31 petst § *-—~-J OFTHETWINCIITES-ROANOKERAPIDS-ROSEMARY .J VOLUME 16.___ROANOKE RAPIDS—ROSEMARY, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4th, 1930. NUMBER 34. SANITARY HEARING JANUARY 9TH WATER SEWERAGE PLAN OFFICIALLY UNDER WAY _ i_ _ PETITION TAKEN TO HALIFAX Countv Board Sets Pub lic Hearing For Janu ary Ninth The first official steps in the crea tion of a sanitary district for water and sewerage in this community was taken this Monday when a petition, signed by more than fifty per cent of the resident property owners of the area, was presented to the County Board of Commissioners and that Board se tlanuary 9th for the pub lic hearing prior to approval and fur ther steps. The petition was presented by W. L. Manning, president of the Rose mary Mnufacturing Co., S. T. Peace, president of the Roanoke Mills Co., A. N. Martin, president of the Rose mary Merchant’s Association, F. C. Williams, member of the Town Board of Commissioners of Roanoke Rapids, and C. L. Wilson, representing the Kiwanis Club of the Twin Cities. The law requires the following pro ceedure: the petition signed by more than 50 per cent of the resident pro perty owners; a public hearing in thirty days before the County Board of Commissioners; a public hearing in sixty days by the State Board of Health; the forming of the sanitary district with power to issue bonds, construct, maintain and operate a sewerage system* disposal plant and water supply system. The Town Board of Commissioners of Roanoke Rapids gave official ap proval to the- petition Saturday and a copy of their actions was attached to the petition which was signed by more than half the property owners outside the present incorporated area. Very few property owners did not sign the petition. Most of these were not signed because they were not at home or in their places of business when the petition was being circulat ed. Very little opposition is expected. Those signing represented about 80 per cent of the property in the pro posed area. If the regular legal steps are taken without delay, with the county hear ing on January 9th and the State Board of Health on or about Febru ary 10th, with immediate formation following and issuance of bonds; with the letting of contracts consum ing another thirty days, actual work on the water and sewerage systems should be under way about April 10. The are aincluded in the sanitary district, which will be under the su pervision of a sanitary board appoint ed. by the County Board of Com missioners, is from the river to the main line of the Seaboard and from Rapids Street to Marshall Street. Hand in hand with this move, but handled through a different source is the re-incorporation of the new city, which will be worked through the State Legislature meeting next month. A petition, already signed by 2,400 citizens and all the corporations af fected, will be presented to the legis lature asking that the new corporate limits be extended East, West and South from the present city line on the North to Chocoyotte Creek on the South and from Rapids to Marshall Streets on the East and West. The legislature will be asked to pass a bill calling for the incorpora tion of the above city, to be referred back to the people here for a vote. It was agreed by the Town Board of Roanoke Rapids, the Rosemary Mer chants Association, the Kiwanis Club, the mills and the power company and other business firms in the communi ty, both parts of this plan would receive their moral support and they would work for the completion of both plans.. This, also, was agreed by the 2,400 signers of the petition. ELLEN MILLER SLEDGE Ellen Miller Sledge, one year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sledge, died at the home of her parents in Rosemary Inst Friday. Funeral ser vices were held Saturday by Rev. J. II. Bynum with interment in Roanoke Rapids cemetery. • Holdup Fails When 9 Victim Keeps Moving An attempted holdup on a lone county road was thwarted Mon day night when the intended vic tim failed to stop at the proper place. Buren Williams, driving a truck for the New Bakery, was travel ing the new road to Halifax. Near Carter’s Chapel, about four miles from here, he apporached a spot where someone had placed several logs across the road. Instead of stopping, Williams ran his truck over the logs and managed to keep going. He i& reported to have caught a glimpse of men hidden near the road but not stop to investigate. He drove to town and got Rosemary police men who returned with him to the spot but the would-be high waymen had vanished. - —■■ ■ - - - i Regular Services' At Local Methodist Churches This Week Services will be held at the Rose mary and Roanoke Rapids Methodist Churches by the new pastors this Sunday at the regular hours. Rev .D. M. Sharpe, pastor of the Rosemary Methodist Churdh, arrived with his family Wednesday morning ! and Dr. J. W. Harrell, new pastor i of the^ Roanoke Rapids Methodist j church, arrived later the same day. ' Both are living at the church par I sonages. J* j Dr. Harrell waS in Norfolk today but the Rosemary minister was in terviewed last night by a representa tive of The Herald and stated the regular services would be observed [this Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe have two chil dren: a daughter, Frances, who is a senior at Greensboro College, and a son, Daniel, age 12. Mr. Shtarpe is a .£] aduate of Duke University. His first charge was at Hillsbd|ro; from there he went to the GregsonS Method ist Church at Durham; his last four year charge was at the Edgelrton Me morial Church at Selma. i -' Evelyn Hudson Still Winning N. Y. Honors Miss Evelyn Hudson, who Was fea tured in New York papers several months ago when she showed such bravery at the time St. Marks hos pital caught fire, writes relatives h- re that St. Marks’ has been c'losed le to the Wall Street crash, lit y.u* a charity hospital, depending on dona tions from rich New Yorke rs, many of whom lost heavily in t he stock market. Miss Hudson was heading her class for a $500 scholarship when Ih* hos pital closed. She was transJ erred to Port Chester hospital as student nurse and again heads the lijst which entitles her to four months j off her time as a student nurse and six months to specialize in any branch she desires. It has not been all work and noj play with this local girl. At a recent d|anee for the nurses, she and her partner, a doctor, won first prize; hers a fifty dollar traveling bag, his a fountain pen set. . / Miss Mary B. Cannon’s Si^nday class had a party at Coletrane * Hall Sturday night. Misses Aline and [Sara Cannon directed the games, ijhere were twenty-one members of the a lass present. Misses Alice Hicks SiLith, Olive Lamm, Elsie Sullivan, Jaftsey Vaughan, Edna Hux, Alice Mylick, Mildred Moss, Mary Norwood, Vir ginia Taylor, Sallie Bett King, Hfctty Brown, Hazel Elmore, Eugenia Rfcok, Edith Wright, Esther Mae Taylor, Bessie Mayes, Annie MacDonald, Bet ty Mae Spivey, Louise Brown, Erqelle Harris and Cora Reeves. The guests were Misses Frances Hines, Viola Col lins, Clarice Mayes, Dorothy Kidd, Edith Elmore, Louise Brown, Alice Kidd, Gladys Merritt and Messrs Ir win Dickens, Milton Bennett, Ler0y Prince, Allen Webb, John Myriclc and John Ogletree. The hostess was as sisted by Misses Aline and Sara Can non in serving the refreshments of I hot chocolate and sandwiches. Nephew of J. E. Cox Has Leg Amputated Mr. J. E. Cox 'has received word that his fifteen year ne phew, son of W. E. Braley of Winston- Salm, was severely wounded while hunting near Win ston-Salem last week. The boy received a load from ashotgun in his leg when a gun accidently fired. He was rushed to a hospital, but two days later it was found necessary to ampu ate the leg just above the knee. He is reported as doing as well as could be expected at this time. Peter Johnson Buried In Northampton Co. Peter Johnson, age 51, was buried at the family cemetery near Conway this week. Mr. Johnson died of kid ney trouble at his home in South Rose mary. He was a native of Northamp ton County but has lived here for sev- ( eral years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pearlie Johnson and six children: Mrs. Ger trude Davis of Conway, Misses Ruby and Pauline Johnson, Aubrey, Floyd, Collis Johnson of this city and Cleve Johnson of Hopewell. j Goodmon Leads N. C. Salesmen Over Top The Carolina division of the Vir ginia Electric and Power Company under the leadership of sales man ager Ray Goodmon, won out over all the other divisions of the Company in the recent sales campaign on elec tric ranges, refrigerators and water heaters. With the Norfolk and Richmond di visions leading all during the cam paign, the local division came thru the last period with a whoop and led the field by several lengths on the home stretch. Rah-Rah—Carolina, we say. Bridge Man Burned M. H. Gordon, employed by Austin Brothers Bridge Co. on the bridge now under construction across the Roanoke River, was burned about the face last Saturday when a quantity of gasoline he was carrying caught afire. His injuries were treated at the Roanoke Rapids hospital and he was discharged from there Wednesday. Axe Cuts Neck R. L. Bishop, whose neck was sev erely cut by an ax while he was chop ping down a tree last Saturday, was able to leave the hospital Tuesday. While chopping the tree the ax bounced off a limb, taking a back ward course and striking Mr. Bishop on the neck. Hurt In Wreck Mrs. Barbee, a sister of Mrs. Sid ney Matthews of Rosemary, was treated for injuries received in an au tomobile accident last Friday. She en tered the hospital immediately after the accident, but her condition per mitted her leaving the following day. Shot Convict Better Jack Gibson, of Asheville, who was shot through the abdomen a few weeks ago while attempting to escape from the Caledonia State Farm, was Removed from the hospital to the penal farm recently. He will be re moved to the state penitentiary, at Raleigh, when his condition is suffi ciently improved. ROANOKE RAPIDS BAPTIST CHURCH Services at eleven o’clock in the morning and seven thirty in the even ing. Pastor’s sermon theme for the morning worship will be “The Blessed Hope,” and for the evening he will speak upon the subject of “God-Given Men.” For the morning worship, the choir will sing an anthem, “Trust In the Lord.” Special music for the ev ening hour will be a solo, “I Walk With The King,” sung by Graham Poyner, member of the local High School faculty. Mrs. George Pappendick is very ill at the local hospital. Miss Estelle Lilley, who has been a patient in the hospital for several weeks, left Sunday for the North Carolina Santarium, near Aberdeen, where she is a patient. THE TRUE FACTS ABOUT WATER, SEWERAGE AND CONSOUDATION There has been very little said in recent months by this newspaper or any of those citizens who interested themselves in building a bigger better and cleaner community, about the proposed water, sewerage and consolidation of the two towns. With the State Legislature meeting next month, the time has come again to acquaint the people with the plan which was agreed upon by the leaders of this community a few months ago. Recently there has been an effort to muddle the issue and muddy the water by misrepresenting the facts as agreed upon by the Town Board of Commissioners of Roanoke Rapids, the Rosemary Merchants Association, the Kiwanis Club, all the mill officials and the Power Company officials. This newspaper published at that time and will publish later, the official actions of each of these organizations in regard to the questions of sanitation and consolidation. All these organi zations met together and worked out a plan which was finally accepted by all as the fairest, the most logical and one which was most certain of success. For that success, these organizations and other citizens of the community are now ready to fight. The plan in brief is as follows: 1. The forming of a sanitary dis trict bounded as follows: On the South by the Seaboard Air Line right of way; on the East by Marshall Street; on the North by the Roanoke River; on the West by Rapids Street. This Sanitary District will be for the purpose of pump ing and purifying a water supply sys tem for the enclosed area and for build ing a sewerage and disposal system for all the waste of that area. All property within that area will be taxed for the above purpose. This includes all the pro perty, machinery and buildings of the corporations in the sanitary district. 2. The dissolution of the present incorporated area known as Roanoke Ra pids and the incorporation of all the area bounded as follows: On the South by Chocoyotte Creek; On the East by Mar shall Street; On the North by the pres ent lines; On the West by Rapids Street. It has been agreed that any improve ments to be made will be made first in the present unincorporated area until that area has expended enough so that the entire area will shoulder all debts equally. All property within this area will be taxed for operating the city gov ernment. This includes all the mill pro perties except the plants. These two plans are one. The only differ ence in procedure is that the sanitary district (Continued on Editorial Page) ADVERTISERS NOTICE 17 MORE SHOPPING DAYS Local advertisers, who are plan ning to use The Herald for Christ mas advertising on Thursday, Dec. 11 and Thursday, Dec. 18 are urged to get their copy in not later than Tuesday of each week and preferably on Saturday and Monday before press day. This is your newspaper’s busy time just as it is you own and in order to get to press on time, we must have your cooperation on both advertising and printing. The same holds good for all our correspondents. On Wednesday, Christmas Eve, The Herald will go to press with a special Christmas greeting edition- and- all persons and firms wishing to extend greetings to their friends and cus tomers will have this opportunity to do so. The deadline that week will be Tuesday night l he banka issued their Christmas Savings Club cheeks this week and several thousand extra dollars will be poured int otlj^ community in the next three weeks. Local merchants report increased business on every line of merchandise with many buying their gifts early. Never before in the memory of the present generation have prices been as low as they are today. Many splen did bargains are seen in every ad vertisement in this issue. We call special attention to the dou ble page ad of B. Marks, third to be -used by that concern in the last month, as they awing into the Christmas pe riod with a bang. The Quality Shop, with Curtis Shell at the wheel, takes a full page to tell about the Christ mas gifts and bargains at that store. A newcomer in recent months is the full page ad of B. S. Webb, local furniture dealer, who is giving real prices on gift furnishings with prac tically every article in the store car rying a special price for this sale. Only 17 more shopping days untli Christmas. Let's give everybody a big Christmas in the Twin Cities. You will find everything you want at stores of Herald advertisers. Read this issue: watch the next two issues. Saturday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cobb, Miss Hazel Cobb and Miss Viola Glover were joint hostesses with bridge honoring Miss Lillian Walston of Scotland Neck and Miss Maud Foneville of Pikesville, Bridge was played at four tables af ter which a sweet course was served. High score for the lady was made by Miss Merle Bell wh owas given a box of bath salts. Mr. Becky Dau ghtry won a deck of cards as the high score for gentleman's prize. The guests of honor were each presented handkerchiefs. Those playing were Misses Lillian Walston, Maud Fone ville, KatHerine Hines Merle Bell, Ruth Cxlover, Sul* Williams, Mr. and Mrs. John Moore, Messrs Jack Cas sada, John Dunn, It .mas Martin, Earl Daughtry, Becky Daughtry and Lynn Wright. Buy Christmas Seals Buy Christmas Seals is the slo gan of the local Womans Club for the protection of the under nourished children o f North Carolina. | Christmas seals should go on every letter and package you mail from now until Christmas and on those gift packages which are not mailed. The proceeds go for work with the undernourished children of the community. This winter, more money will be needed than ! ever before. Buy ChriBtmas Seals from the Womans Club. Merry Christmas. Health to all. SENTENCES 38 MONTHS Local Prohi Voilators Get Heavy Penalties In Superior Court Three local violators of the prohibi tion law were given a total of 39 months on the county roads at the De cember term of the Halifax Superior Court, which is continuing in session this week. Keeter Tudor of Hopewell, Va., was sentenced to 12 months when con victed of driving an automobile while under the influence of whiskey. Tu dor was arrested last March in front of the Roanoke Rapids hospital. George Dunston of Roanoke Junc tion received a sentence of 15 months j on the roads after being found guil ty of a charge of having liquor in his possession for purpose of selling. He was arrested Sunday, November 23, by deputy sheriffs G. F. Gray and L. E. Keeter. The officers confiscated four pints of whiskey and three bot tles of home brew. A sentence of 12 months on the roads was imposed upon Andrew Med lin, who was charged with the manu facture of liquor. Medlin, who lives in Roanoke Rapids township, was ar rested last Friday by deputy sheriffs Gray and Keeter. A still said by of ficers used in the manufacture of whiskey and a small quantity of home brew were confiscated. Tudor and Medlin were tried Wed nesday. The trial for Dunston was held last week. Rupert Liles, who lives near the old Hamill store building in East Rose mary, was sentenced to four months for assault on his wife. He is charged with chasing her away from home and attempting to cut her with a knife and is said to have tried the same tac tics before. Aged Northampton Man Buried Today Funeral services for the late Sol Cook, ?5 years of age, of Northamp ton County, whose death from paraly sis occurred at his home Wednesday afternoon at about two o'clock were . conducted from his late residence this Thursday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. In terment was made in the family bury ing ground. The service was in charge of Rev. A. P. Mustian, pastor of the Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church. Mr. Cook had been in failing health for the past two years. His condi tion, however, had shown some im provement and was not considered dangerous at the time of his death. The deceased is survived by his widow and several children. Red Cross Drive Here Nets $331 Mrs. F. G. Jarman, chairman of the Red Cross Annual Roll Call, wishes to thank everyone who helped her in any way with this work, and reports the following: Memberships, 240. Three donations of $25 each given by Mr. W.L. Manning, The Virginia Elec tric and Power Company and the Rosemary Manufacturing Company; one donation of $16 by the Roanoke Mills Company. The total amount re ceived from the drive amounts to $331.60, $122.00 of which will go to National headquarters at Washington. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Green announce j the birth of a daughter, Nov. 30. Freeman Nicholson, colored, of near Littleton, is a patient in the hospital, suffering from a gun wound in his right hand, received Tuesday. His condition is said to be satisfactory at the hospital. MUSICAL COMEDY DEC. 18 Boys’ and Girl’s Glee Club At Local High School “The Mysterious Master,” a music al comedy in tw oacts, has been chosen for the annual production of the Boy's and Girl's Glee Clubs, Thursday, De cember 18 at eight o'clock. The story deals with the coming of a new master to Wilderness Castle ty years of ease and freedom. Word is after the servants have enjoyed twen received that the new master will ar rive by airplane in the middle of the night, bringing with him two pirates. Upon receiving such startling news, the household is much upset. A score of hired detectives fail to solve the mystery of the master and the pirates. Rastus, the master’s colored valet adds much humor to the situation'. The action ends in a very surprising man ner, both to the cast and to the audi ence. lhe cast is headed by Harvey Saun ders, as the Master, Pauline Brewer as the housekeeper, John Glover, the butler, James McNeil, the coachman, Coby Williams, the gardener, Hilda Hines the cook, Robert Lowe, Raatua, Constance Barrow, Ophelia, Virginia Armstrong Adelia,Margie Collier Cor nelia, Norman Speight, Pierre; Leon ard Langston, Jacques, Otis Reynolds, Jean, Roy Lee Farrell, sleuth, Rudolph Waters, Ferret, Francis Starke, Gum shoe. Supporting this excellent cast will be special choruses of maids, decora tors and detectives, making the entire cast total about forty five. Margaret Dunning and Olive Lamm will-be at the piano. As usual the proceeds from this an nual performance will be used to help defray the expenses of a trip to the State Music Contest in the spring. In return for buying tickets at 15c, 25c, and 35c the public is assured an ev ening of pure fun and enjoyment at the hands of this cast of fine boys and girls. Community Xmas Tree Is Biggest In The State With a last mighty effort the pole crew of the Virginia Electric and Pow er Company raised the huge Christ mas tree to its final position yester day at the comer of Roanoke and 11th Streets. The tree committee of the Rose mary Merchants Association was no piker when it came to size. We wager that it will be the biggest communi ty Christmas tree in the State, and we pity poor Santa Claus when he has to decorate it. The tree will be lighted by the Power Company and will probably be lit up the last of this week. Tommy Jenkins, Billy Williams, John Matkins and Harvey Taylor, members of the Gifts committee, re port a flood of names turned in of needy families. All will be investi gated and the worthy ones will be fur nished some Christmas by the Mer chants Association. Wednesday evening of last week Young People’s Service League of the Episcopal Church were hostesses to the members of the Young Peoples Service Leagtfe of Scotland Neck. The guests arrived in tne afternoon and were entertained by members of the local league at supper. At eight o’clock a party was given at the home of Miss Elizabeth Joyner. Games of different kinds were played and in a get acquainted contest, Charlie Hale of Scotland Neck won a prize for re membering the most names. About sixteen visitors were present and a delightful evening was spent. The hostess ,assisted by other members, served a salad course. Crewe at Hi-Y Club The Hi-Y Club of Roanoke Rapids High School enjoyed a banquet in the Home Economics room Tuesday night. About twenty-five members enjoyed the feed. After the banquet, Mr. Graham Poyner introduced the eve*, ing speaker, Mr. J. Winfield Creme, local attorney. An interesting tslk was given on the purpose of Hl-Y organisations, by Mr. Crewe.
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