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1 —-1 OF THE TWIN CITIES-ROAN OKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY
VOLUME 16._ ROANOKE RAPIDS—ROSEMARY, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 25th, 1930. ~ NUMBER 37.
SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL KITCHIN VACANCY
YOUNG REPRESENTATIVE
PASSES AWAY SUNDAY
GOVERNOR
WILL BE
NOTIFIED
In Order To Set Date for
Special Election To
Fill Vacancy
Clement Kitchin, 28, of Scot
land Neck, Representative-elect
from Halifax County to the 1931
General Assembly, died Sunday
morning after a critical illness of
several weeks and funeral serv
ices were held Monday afternoon.
Mr. Kitchin was suffering from
pernicious anemia, a blood ailment,
and hsi condition had been serious
for over a month. He was in the
Edgecombe General Hospital at Tar
boro for several weeks prior to his
death.
Funeral services were held at the
Kichin residence in Scotland Neck
Monday with burial in the Baptist
cemetery. Rev. B. H. Black of the
Scotland Neck Methodist Church and
Rev. Theoore Patrick, Jr., formerly of
Trinity Episcopal Church, now of Ra
liegh, officiated. Active pallbearers
were Robert Shields, Ennis Bryan, C.
L. Dunn, J. A. McDowell, Julian Rid
dick, Lon Hardy, R. L. Johnson, and
John Allen, Jr., and A1 Mosley of Ra
leigh.
Mr. Kitchin was born in 1902, a son
of the late Governor W. W. Kitchin
and Musette Satterfield Kitchin. He
had lived in Scotland Neck for many
years. He was a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina and began
the practice of law a few years ago.
He was the only surviving son. He
leaves his mother and four sisters:
Miss Musette Kitchin and Mrs. Jerry
Brown of Scotland Neck, Mrs. Wil
liam Joyner of Raleigh and Mrs. L.
L. Travis, Jr., fo Halifax.
He was just beginning his politica.
career, following in the footsteps of
his famous father. Last year he was
elected, with D. Mac. Jor.nson, Rep
resentative to the General Assembly
from Halifax County.
He is the first member of the 1931
Assembly to die, but is the third Ha
lifax County official to pass away in
the last three weeks. Preceding him
to the grave were Garnett Hawkins.
County Auditor, and Streling M. Gary
Clerk of the Superior Court.
According to the law, the chair
man of the County Board of Elec
tions is to officially notify Gov
ernor Gardner at once that a va
cancy exists in the 1931 General
Assembly.
Tho Governor will thei call for
a special election and set the day
for the election.
The Democratic party of which Mr.
Kitchin was a member, will nominate
a candidate at a meeting of the pre
cinct chairmen cf that Party which
will be held prior to the special elec
tion.
There has been a little talk about
passing up the election in the interest
of economy but the citizens of this
community will demand on election
and are backing as Democratic 116ml
nee, W. J. Norwood of Rosemary, who
lost out by a narrow m-gin 111 the
last election and who was Representa-,
tive from Halifax County in the 1930
Assembly.
Local citizens have decided to call
the economy bluff by offering their
services free as election officers, by
hauling their own election booths and
boxes, and The Herald has offered to
print the ballots free if the officers
will serve free.
So far as is known, there is no one
else who is spoken of for the office
and Mr. Norwood appears to be the
almost unanimous choice of the coun
ty to fill the vacancy left by Mr.
Kitchin’s death.
Mrs. Mary Wadham, Mrs. Edna A.
Moses and Miss Anne Moses are the
house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Grimmer for Christmas.
Miss Julia Bradley is the guest of
Rev. and Mrs. Hugh Bradley for the
holidays.
Miss Nell Joslin of Raleigh has been
•pending some time as the guest ■ of
Miss Betty Gray Long
Patient In Hospital
Has Christmas Tree
Mrs. G. F. Pappendick, of Roanoke
Rapids, who has been a patient at the
Roanoke Rapids* hospital for several
weeks, this Christmas will enjoy the
pleasure of a Christmas tree and good
cld time Christmas cheer despite the
fact that her condition will not per
mit her going home for the Yuletide
season. A tree beautifully trimmed
with appropriate decorations has been
placed in her room located on the
third floor of the hospital and this
morning a Christmas party was held.
The student nurses on the third floor
were the invited guests along with
immediate relatives of Mrs. Pappen
dick. The tree was frunshed by Mrs.
Pappendick's husband, who is con
nected with Taylor & Collier, of Roa-1
noke Rapids.
POWER
COMPANY
BANQUET
80 Attend Lively Affair
When President Pre
sents Cup
Eighty two officials and em
ployees of the Virginia Electric
and Power Company attended the
banquet and Christmas celebra
tion here Monday night when the
President’s trophy, won, by the
Carolina Dm'don in the recent
sales contest was officially pre
sented by President R. J. Holtz
claw in person.
Guests included President Holtz
claw, Joseph Bowes, Vice-president,
L. F. Riegles, Sales Manager, H. C.
Webb, Jr., assistant sales manager
General Manager Nelson, all of Rich
mond, Vice-president Throckmorton
and Sales Manager Fulford of Norfolk
twenty-five salesmen and prize win
ners from other districts of the com
pany and fifty local employees with
their wives and sweethearts.
The banquet, a turkey dinner, was
held in Kiwanis Hall. J. T. Chase,
manager of the Carolina District, act
ed as toastmaster. The presenters
were introduced by Mr. Riegel. The
President’s Trophy, a handsome sil
ver cup two feet high, was pre
sented by Mr. Holtzclaw to R. H.
Goodmon, sales manager for the win
ning Carolina district. The cup will
be retained by the local division dur
ing 1931.
Prizes to the winnig salesmen were
presented by Mr. Throckmorton. The
losing district was presented a brown
derby by Mr. Bowes.
. After the banquet, the guests gath
ered around a Christipas Tree in the
lobby of the Electric Building where
a gift for everybody was dispensed
by Old Santa in person, amid much
merriment. Santa developed to be
none other than salesman Ted Speight.
Research Expert Visits
Roa. Rapids Hospital
Mrs: Isabel C. Chamberlin, of New
York City, a representative of the
National Bureau of Economic Re
search, Inc., was in Roanoke Rapids
this week and spent two days at the
Roanoke Rapids hospital collecting
statistics on the system of hospitali
zation as used by the local hospital
among mill workers. The company
represented by Mrs. Chamberlin is
conducting a national survey to gath
er information on the different sys
tems used by hospitals with regard to
administering treatment, especially in
industrial sections.
Holiday for Nurses
A 24 hour leave for Christmas has
been granted to the student nurses
at the Roanoke Rapids hospital in
order that as many as possible who
can be absent from their duties on
that day may spend part of Christmas
at their respective homes, Mrs. Anne
H. Moorte, superintendent, has an
nounced. The number of patients at
the hospital has been light this week
and it is thought that many of the
student nurses will be able to take ad
vantage of the 24 hour privilege.
Leo. Tht Mctro-Golduiun- Mtytt
Lm, now on mom tour.
LION LEO
VISITOR
FRIDAY
World Famous M-G-M
Lion To Wine and
Dine Here
Leo, ex-king of the African
jungles, and a big noise and trade
mark gent from way out there
in Califomy where they make
them there moovem pitchers,
will be a very extraordinary dis
tinguished visitor to Roanoke Ra
pids on Friday, December 26.
The now domesticated roaring
genius, who has proven himself
to be a movie star as well as po
litical boss of the darkest pits
of the African jungles, will be
the guest of the Peoples Theatre,
with manager C. G. Edgerton act
ing as official host.
Leo will be met Friday afternoon
at Roanoke Junction by an official
party including Mayor George Tay
lor, Claude Edgerton, Frank Wilson,
manager of the Roanoke Hardware
Co., and ex-president of the Kiwanis
Club of the Twin Cities, Alfred N.
Martin, president of the Rosemary
Merchants Association and Carroll
W ilson, editor and publisher of The
Herald and president of the Kiwanis
Club. He will make the trip here in
his private gasoline bungalow, which
if his kitchen, bedroom and sink, on
his first ’round the world tour. After
official greetings, Leo will be escort
ed to Roanoke Rapids, where he will
give a free performance and be for
mally introduced to the general pub
lic in front of the theatre. At 4:30
o’clock he will be the guest of the
“M” System Store, which will have
an especially prepared menu of 20
pounds of raw meat for his royal
highness. Marvin Collier, manager of
the “M” System, has had his entire
force working over time this week
making preparations for the beau
tifully appointed dinner.
Hotel accommodations have been
made for the famous lion at the
Shearin Motor Co., Inc., local Oak
land-Pontiac dealers, where Leo will
sleep Friday night. He will be placed
on exhibition in the company’s dis
play room from 5:30 to 7:30 P. M.,
Friday evening.
Prepared speeches such as the fol
lowing will be delivered to Honorable
Leo by members of the official receiv
ing party at the Roanoke Junction:
Mayor Taylor—“I, George N. Tay
lor, mayor of the Town of Roanoke
Rapids, welcome you, Leo, to our fair
city.”
Leo—"G-r-r-r.
Manager Edgerton—“It is with
great pleasure that I welcome you,
Leo, greatest of the great Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer stars, to our theatre.
Shake bud.” (A hand and a paw clasp
in friendly fashion.)
Then Leo—‘A couple of g-r-r-r-s.”
Ex-President Frank Wilson—“Your
visit here today, Leo, mightiest of
the mighty, will be carved into the
history of the Twin Cities.”
Leo again—“More g-r-r-r-s.”
Editor and President Wilson—“Leo,
your Highness, on behalf of the Ki
vanis Club of the Twin Cities and
their official spokesman, The Herald,
I take great pleasure in welcoming
you to our industrial community.”
Leo another time—“And a couple
more g-r-r-r-s.” Then, “When do I
put on the feed bag?”
After Leo’s tour of the United
States he will be taken on a tour of
Europe winding up with a trip to his
I old home town in the African jungles,
where he is known as the boy who
made good in the big city and where
he will mingle with old friends who
knew him when— j
WELDON
BANK TO
REOPEN
Definite Date not Set But
Depositors Are Sign
ing Agreement
Twenty-five per cent of the de
positors of the Bank of Weldon
have signed an agreement to re
open at the earliest possible date
and to allew their funds which
were on deposit there when the
bank closed last week to remain
in the custody of the bank for a
period of two years, it was learn
ed Wednesday morning from L.
C. Draper, an official of the bank.
This actio* was taken at an en
thusiastic mass meeting of the de
positors held Tuesday night in
the Weldon High School auditor
ium. Mr. Draper said the attend
ance was small on account of the
inclement weather Tuesday.
It has not been definitely decided
on what date the bank will open. The
Bank of Weldon and the Weldon
| Bank and Trust Company have been
closed since Wednesday morning of
last week, when they failed to open
their doors for business. The audit
of the accounts of th eBank of Weldon
has been completed. This audit must
first be approved by the state bank
ing commission before permisssion
will be granted to reopen the bank.
Mr. Draper told The Herald by
telephone Wednesday morning that
things look very bright and favor
able to the officials of his bank, and
he seemed pleased with the enthusi
asm displayed by the depositors of
the barik at Tuesday’s meeting.
No additional information could be
learned about the Weldon Bank and
Tnyit Company.
re of the Bank
Daniel, presi
dent; 1$. H. Smith, cashier; W. E.
Daniel, W. T. Whitehead, N. J. Shep
herd, J. R. Wyche, W. T. Shaw, D. B.
Zollicoffer, E. R. Daniel, E. H. Smith
and L. C. Draper, directors.
Grab Box Is Latest
Idea At B. Marks
B. Marks, most consistent lrage De
cember advertiser in The Herald cli
maxes a month of good business with
a novel Grab Box sale on next Sat
urday. Particulars of this are given !
in an ad on the back page of this is
sue. We advise our readers to watch
this firm and others advertising real
bargains every week in The Herald.
Particular notice should be paid to our
grocery advertisements where big sav
ings are to be had each week.
Dr. and Mrs. Job Taylor were
guests in town Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nash and chil
dren are spending the Christmas with
relatives in Lumberton, N. C.
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
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MRS. SPAIN
FUNERAL
Aged Resident Passes Away
Monday—Funeral Services
Held Wednesday
Mrs. Kitcy Spain, 69 years old, diad
Monday night at 7 o’clock at the Roa
noke Rapids hospital from intestinal
trouble. She had been ill for some
weeks.
Fun ral services were held this af
ternoon at two o’clock at the Luther
Spain residence on Washington St.,
and interment was in the Roanoke Ra
pids cemetery. Rev. A. P. Mustian
officiated.
The deceased was the wife of the
late G. M. Spain and is survived by
five children: Mrs. J. B. Weston of
South Rosemary, Mrs. J. R. Pope of
Rich Square, Mrs. A. L. Marriner of
Newport News, Va., and Messrs Lu
ther and Howard Spain of this city.
She was a devoted member of the
Baptist Church and loved by all who
knew her. For the past several years,
she made her home with her son,
Luther ,sub stations manager for the
Power Company. Her husband died in
1915. The family came here in De
ceml>er 1907, exactly twenty-three
years ago, and the father was em
ployed by the Roanoke Mills Com
pany until his death.
MAID HURT
IN WRECK
Whittaker Family of Enfield
Escapes Serious Injury
When Autos Collide
Aery Noble, colored, employed as
a maid in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Spier Whittakers, prominent Enfield
family, is in the Roanoke Rapids hos
pital as a result of an automobile ac
cident at Pleasant Hill, N. C., about
ten miles from Emporia, Va., late
last Saturday night when the automo
bil ein which he was riding collid
ed with another machine. Her injur
ies consist of an injured shoulder,
scalp wound and an injured eye. Her
condition is said to be serious, but
improvements are being noticed.
The colored woman was a passen
ger in the Whittaker car with Mr. and
Mrs. Whittake^ and their children.
Mr. Whittaker received two broken
ribs and other slight injuries. Oth
er passengers in the car escaped with
only minor injuries. All were treat
ed at the local hospital the night of
the accident and their condition per
mitted their returning home the same
night.
The name of the person operating
the other car was not learned. No
other persons, however, who were
principals in the wreck, were brought
to the hospital in addition to the oc
cupants of the Whittaker car.
The colored woman was first tak
en to Emporia, where emergency aid
was rendered and later brought to
the hospital here.
Both cars were badly damaged, it
was learned.
Weldon Boy Has
Story In Liberty
Many of our readers are also read
ers of Liberty and follow the short,
short stories, one of which is printed
each week. That one in the issue of
December 27 was written by Gus Tra
vis, a Weldon boy, who is now in
newspaper work in the Western part
of the State.
TWe story “Another Robbery at
Stalen’s” is cleverly written and has
a real surprise ending. Travis is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Travis of
Weldon. With his picture, Liberty
has the following to say about him:
“A North Carolina newspaper man
whose last previous appearance was
as co-author with Elliott White
Springs (of South Carolina) of a
story called “Easy St.; No Parking.”
A Christmas service was given at
the Presbyterian Church Sunday ev
ening. Miss Evangeline Pendleton
at the organ rendered several select
ions. The program was arranged for
the choir and delightful music was
given. During the services gifts were |
brought to be used by the Church
at Christmas.
THE HERALD
Wishes Fop You All
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
XMAS TREE
PROGRAM
TONIGHT
Community Singing To
Start at 6:45—Santa
Claus On Way
The latest news received here
this afternoon was that Santa
Claus was speeding on his way
by airplane to arrive on time for
the Chr-stmas Eve celebration
here ton:ght.
The program at the big com
munity tree in Rosemary will
start promptly at 6:45 and will
be as short and snappy as the
thermometer is low; the colder it
is, the snappier the program.
Below is printed the program as
outlined by the committee and also
the two songs which will be sung by
everybody. Clip these songs and bring
them with you. There will be plenty
of light from the big platform where
the band and choir will be placed.
Santa will bring all-day suckers and
balloons for the children, but as stated
plainly before, the Christmas gifts
were delivered by Associated Chari
ties yesterday and this morning to
the neediest families of the commu
nity.
Be sure and bring the children lor
they will see the most perfect Santa
ever seen in these parts. The com
mitte requests that crowds part to
permit Santa to reach the stage from
which he V7ill give the children their
presents as quickly as possible. It is
also requested that everybody join in
the singing to make it a real, joyous
Christmas Eve occasion. As it is an
outdoor program, silence is requested
during the short talks. The program
is as follows:
1. Music by band.
2. Invocation by Rev. V. H. Gran
tham.
3. Anthem—“It Came Upon The
Midnight Clear,”—By choir and band.
4. Song—“Joy To The World.”
5. “The Spirit of Christmas,” by
Rev. S. H. Bradley.
6. Song — “Silent Night, Holy
Night”—by everybody.
7. “Jingle Bells”—by band.
8. Arrival of Santa Claus.
CHRISTMAS SONGS
To be sung at Community Christ
mas Tree exercises on Christmas Eve,
by everybody. Clip these out and
bring them with you so you can join
in the singing.
JOY TO THE WORLD!
Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare him room.
And Heav’n and nature sing,
And Heav’n and nature sing,
And Heav’n, and Heav’n and nature
sing.
Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns;
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hilla
and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
He rules the world with truth and
grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, and wonders of His
love.
SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT
Silent night! Holy night!
All is dark, save the light
Yonder where they sweet vigils keep,
O’er the Babe who in silent sleep
Rests in heavenly peace,
Rests in Heavenly peace.
Silent night! Peaceful night!
Darkness flies, all is light;
Shepherds hear the angels sing,
“Alleluia! hail the King!
Christ the Savior born,
Jesus the Savior is born.”
Silent night! Holiest night!
Wondrous Star, lend thy light!
With the angels let us sing
Alleluia to our King.
Christ the Savior is born,
Jesus the Savior is born.
Mrs. David Traynhsm and daught
er Kathrine are spending the* holi
days with Mrs. Traynham's parents
in Chriatianburg, Va.
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