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VOLUME 17. ____
- --ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 1931. NUMBER 27.
UP AND DOWN
Che Avenue
WITH THE EDITOR
Xo call a policeman or fire depart
, went Dial GG8-1.
The new City Street Department
iuoks like me real stuii. With new
trucks, roau machines and tractors,
uiey are rapiuiy getting tne worst
arcets in good comiition and it looks
aa n they knew their business oy the
i.ay they are going about it.
&t. Louis won the Worlds Series
oy taking the final game lrom the
Athletics 4 to 2. We figure tnat 7
out ol every ten fans were pulling
lor the iViid West boys to win. One
reasou we wanted to see rhiiadupiua
vin was that it may be the last big
,\ear lor that sage old campaigner,
corneuus idcGnlicuddy.
incidentally, the gate paseu the
million dollar mark lor the first
time in lour years, despite a small
crowd at tne lust game. Whether that
means anything or not concerning
business improvement, we do not
Know, it dues show tnat we still have
a million dollars lor baseball and
mere \. ill be more millions spent for
iuutuail now. What would happen to
tnat money if we called oi all sports
lor uic coming year?
The Student iiody ot the local High
school showed good judgu*ent in
electing Jimmie Shell as President
lor the coming ycary there is a
young fellow who deserves a lot ot
credit, a loyal student, a hard work
er and one who will overcome most ot;
the obstacles life will place in his
way. Jimmie is not ashamed to work.
Witness Ins selling peanuts at the last
light in oiuer 10 earn a liitie extra
money, lie also earns a little eacn
month by doing special reporting tor
this paper, as does also the new sec
iciaij ui mt Siud^i.t. Douy, luiss
Ophelia Daniels. Jinunie a>so undo
lime to ably till the position on the
fellow jacket varsity. He has gotten
away iroiu a lot of his kittenish ways
and we are for him 100 per cent.
Seven major textile divisions i n
Aorth Carolina produce goods valued
at $452,723,359 in 1929, or more than
27 million dollars above the $425,437,
359 in value in 1927, the 1930 census
ligures, released by the Department
of Conservation and Development
show.
The knit goods division, about five
sixths of it hosiery, showed a 40 per
cent gain, to a value of $86,112,765.
Only dyeing and finishing declined in
the two years, to $16,079,262. Other
1929 values were: cordage and twine
$7,928,174; cotton goods, $317,005,212
silk and rayon, $18,587,608; woolen,
$0,019,905; cotton small wares, $995,
433. Workers in the 571 individual
plants numbered 123,138, receiving
$85,934,991 in wages.
We call attention of our readers to
the news from Halifax Itoute 2, which
appears in this newspaper. This sec
tion of the county is near the County
Home. Our correspondent from that
section is an old newspaperman of
the old school. For that reason, part
ly. we use the blue pencil very little
on his contributions and also permit
him more leeway i n editorializing
than is allowed most correspondents.
will enjoy reading his contribu
tions. We will also be glad to have
the news from other sections of the
county, and that portion of North
ampton adjacent our territory.
Following the anchorage of “Old
Ironsides,” the famous old battleship
that was put in sailing condition by
pennies contributed by school children
from all over the country, at Norfolk,
^a-> many local people have visited
the port to see the ship. Among the
recent visitors is the following facul
ty members of the Roanoke Rapids
schools: Misses Clara Hearne, Juanita
Taylor, Rebecca Price, Martha Carson
end Mr. Thomas L. Martin.
Building Inspector Henry Fitts in
forms us he has been able to get all
Nhacks and buildings out of the fire
z»ne which do not conform to the law
w*th one exception. He plans to serve
the necessary legal papers in this
C88e- Go to it, Henry. Make it 100
I** cent. ,
We are hearing a new college yell
and it isn’t “Hold That Line.” It goes
jomething like this: “We Want To
588 That Audit.” And believe you
Regardless of how the game
•noks right now, we know who we
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2 CHILDREN HIT BY CARS
FUGITIVE
NEGRO DIES
IN FIELD
White Man Who Fired
Shots Exonerated
At Coroner’s
Hearing
DEAD FOUR DAYS
Edwin Martin, white man, who
lives between Spring Hill and Tillery,
was exonerated of all blame in the
death of Keward Staton, colored by
Coroner Billy Williams in a hearing
held at Tillery Tuesday.
Staton s body was found in a pea
i ut patch just back of the residence
oi J. l. itiddick on Monday morning,
it had been there, evidently, since
tile Wednesday night before when
Staton was shot, flow long be lived
w ill probably never be known.
Witnesses told how the Negro ran
cut oi Hancock's store Wednesday
night, when he heard Martin was
looking for him. Sheriff Johnson had
told Martin to be on the lookout for 1
the Negro who was charged with
shooting a colored girl that same day
and for robbery. Martin was to meet
the Sheriff near Spring Hill and lead
the Sheriff to the Negro.
Martin told the Coroner he saw the
Negro before he met the Sheriff and
Staton ran. He says he fired in the
ground six times to try to make him
ctop but he kept on running and dis
appeared in the peanut field. Martin
said he and Maxie Itiddick went down
into the field but failed to find the
fugitive. Then Martin went to meet
the Sheriff, according to his state
ment.
He told of having trouble with Sta
ton when he stole a flashlight from
Hancock’s store but he had no reason
to kill him and did not aim at him.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Riddick told of
meeting Ed Watson who told him Sta
ton had broken in his house and stolen
$64 in cash and some clothing. The
deputy sheriff said he got a warrant
on Monday or Tuesday of last week
and searched the Negro’s house, find
ing the stolen property but Staton
was gone. Riddick also stated that
Martin had assisted him several times
in locating criminals and that the
white man had a very good reputa
tion in the community.
me snooting oi the girl by Staton
took place on the afternoon of the
night when the Negro fled with the
bullets kicking up dust around his
heels. The girl, Louise Wilkins, had
been living with Staton, according to
her uncle, Wash Falcon, who told of
the girl leaving him and coming to
Tillery to stay with him. Staton
came there on last Sunday and beat
the girl and on Tuesday night he
came back and she ran him off with a
shotgun. On Wednesday, Falcon said,
he was in the field ploughing when
Staton came back for a third time
and shot Louise in the shoulder, arm
and ear. He says he told Mr. Martin
about it and was advised to get a
warrant from the Sheriff.
It is presumed the Sheriff had a
warrant for Staton when he went to
meet Martin. Several witnesses told
of Staton’s surly disposition and said
many people were afraid of him and
his threats. Martin was given a splen
did reputation by all witnesses.
Just what happened is not known
but the assumption is that a bullet
from Martin’s gun ricocheted from a
rock, hitting the fleeing Negro, who
died from loss of blood in the peanut
field.
The Coroner’s jury which termed
the death an unavoidable accident
while Martin was performing his duty
as an officer were Carlton Taylor,
Sidney White, Joe Cotton, Ed Pen
dleton, Willis Dickens and Spencer
Lewis.
John Smith has opened a new radio
shop and display room on the East
side of the Avenue. Farther up the
street a new grocery store is pre
paring to move in. Waiter Cherry
has installed two bowling alleys in
his billiard parlor. The Boston Chain
Store comes to town. More details
about all the changes later.
Loftin Moody, who lost his shirt
two weeks ago when he missed his
deer, came back strong this week, loll
ing a buck weighing moTe than 180
pounds, largest of the season.
YOUNG TAR HEELS OF
SPRINGS HAVE BOOTH
The Young Tar Heel Farmer Club
of Aurelian Springs has an exhibit
this week at the Halifax County Fair
—a booth that represents one of the
biggest problems confronting the
farmers of this section at the present
time. This booth gives the increased
yields by using Crimson and Vetch
as a winter cover crop.
These yields on display were fur
nished by the North Carolina Exten
sion Service. The first crop repre
sented in the booth is corn and the
yield on the land to begin was 18
bushels, while after sowing and turn
ing under clover the yield was 60.9
bushels or an increase of 42.9 bushels.
The second crop represented is pea
nuts with 101.8 bushels without clo
ver and 133.3 bushels after clover was
turned under, or an increase by using
ciover of 31.5 bushels. The last crop
represented is cotton with a yield at
fiist of 800 pounds, but when vetch
was turned under before cotton the
yield was 1314 pounds or an increase
of 514.
They are trying to encourage grow
ing more of the legume crops just
mentioned, because they not only fur
nish a lot of nitrogen but a good sup
ply of organic matter also. Organic
matter is very important because of
the following points:
(1) It improves the tilth of the
soil; that is, the soil is made more
mellow and friable, and physically a
better home for the plant.
(2) It helps hold the moisture in
the soil for the use of the crop. A
noil with organic matter will soak up
and hold much more water than a soil
containing none.
(3) Organic matter feeds soil bac
teria. The action o f the bacteria
starts chemical changes that bring
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HILDA HINES
IS PRESIDENT
High School Girl Reserves Elect
Officers For Coming
Year
The Girl Reserve Club of the Senior
High School met Thursday morning
to elect officers and make plans for
the coming year. The officers elected
were: President, Hilda Hines; Vice
President, Ella Brown; Secretary, Le
la Murray; Treasurer, Ella Lee Tay
lor. Committee chairmen appointed
were: program, Virginia Ogletree;
membership, Virginia Shaw; social,
Ottley Cranwell; service, Elizabeth
Joyner.
The local chapter of the Girl Re
serves was started in 1929 by Miss
Claudia Hunter, who was at that time
a member of the school faculty. Last
year it acomplished much in carrying
tut its purpose, “To Find and Give
the Best.” At Christmas time with
the help of the Hi-Y Club, the girls
mended and distributed about 3 0 0
toys; they sent eight delegates to the
first Northeastern Conference, which
was held at Washington, nad later
gave a program to earn money to pay
for the trip. Several socials were held
with the Hi-Y boys which promoted
friendships and cooperation. With
these accomplishments to show what
they could do, the girls are expecting
to make this year even better than
last.
Local Girl Opens
New Beauty Shop
A modern and up-to-date beauty par
lor has been opened in the rooms over
the Shell Furniture Company, to be
known as the Marinello Beauty
Shoppe.
This shop is managed and operat
ed by Miss Clara Fitchette, local
young lady who has been connected
with other shops in the city.
It is said that only the very latest
equipment has been installed in the
new shop, and they will specalize in
permanent waves, facials and other
lines of beauty parlor work.
The Ten O’clock Talk and Drink
Club was forced to change its meet
ing place the middle of this week.
Reason: Alfred Martin is putting in
a new tile floor in Rosemary Drug
Co.
Henry Carter of St. Louis was sent
to jail 6 months for stealing chickens
SHELL IS
ELECTED
PRESIDENT
Of High School Student
Body-Ophelia Daniel
Sec.-Treas.
Last Thursday during the assem
bly period at Roanoke Rapids High
School the studer.ts elected a presi
dent and secretary treasurer to head
the student council and the student
body. In former years the student
council has elected its presid *nt, but
this year they decided to p u t an
amendment in the constitution of the
student council that \ ould gb e ail of
the students a chance to vote for the
boy or girl who was to fill the posi
tion.
The voting campaign was put on
under the supervision of P. A. Paid,
and the students voted on the nomi
ness that the student council had se
lected during their last meeting. The
nominees were Jimmie Shell, Francis
Cobb, John Bounds, James Womble,
Virginia Ogletree and Ophelia Dan
iel, Shell however, succeeded in win
ning the election and the office and
he will head the students during the
year 1931-32.
The next election was for secretary
and treasurer and Ophelia Daniel won
out unaimously for this position. Ma
ria Long, Evelyn Johnson, Norman
Speight and James McNeill were also
candidates for this post. After the
election She*! in^d'J; short speech
in which he said that he expected the
1931-32 school term to be one of the
most successful that the school has
ever had, and that the student coun
cil and the faculty would do every
thing in their power to work with and
for the student body as a whole. He
olso added that with the student’s
proper attitude and cooperation the
entire school term would be a success.
Ophelia Daniels said a few words in
appreciation for the honor that the
students had bestowed upon her.
About 500 students from the seventh
to the twelfth grade took part in the
voting. This is the largest student
body the school has had since its be
ginning and the student council will
be looked on to do some good work
this year.
The Student Council was first in
troduced into the school last year by
P. A. Reid. The Constitution of the
Student Council states as its pur
poses: (1) to promote the general ac
tiities of the school; (2) to function
as an organization through which
the student body may participate in
school affairs; (3) to promote in all
ways the best interest of the school;
(4) to bridge the gap between the
student body and the faculty. The
council was very successful last year,
and all indications seem to point to
a similar year for 1931-32.
Golf Championship to
Be Decided Saturday
The finals in the first flight for
the golf championship of Roanoke
Rapids and Weldon will be played off
this Saturday afternoon between
Hugh Bradley and Dutch Seifert at
the Chockoyotte Golf Course. In a
series of matches, some forty players
have taken part. The first flight of
under 90 golfers has been a tough
struggle. A gallery of golf fans will
follow the Bradley-Seifert match
Saturday and the public is invited by
the club to watch the scrap for the
Club cup.
The cup will be presented to the
winner at a Club dance to be given
on Friday night, October 23.
The out of town relatives attend
ing the funeral of Mrs. J. E. Taylor
were, Mrs. C. E. Vaden of Richmond,
Va., Mr. and Mrs. C. H .Taylor, of
Littleton, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Taylor,
of Charley Hope, Va., Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Taylor and children of Bur
lington, Mrs. Jesse Walker, Mrs. C.
W. Brewer and Mrs. House of Char
ley Hope, Va., and a grandson, Roy
Lee Ferrell, who is a student of U.
N. C.
Dr. J. W. Dando of Chicago was ar
rested for driving while asleep after
being up all night with patients.
J AX TAKE
LEAD IN THE
CONFERENCE
Hand Washington Blis
tering Defeat In Ex
citing Game Here
Friday
WIN 33 TO 0
Roanoke Rapids started on its
march to Conference championship
last Friday with a smashing victory
over Washington at Simmons Field to
a score of 33 to 0. The Yellow jackets
had previously been awarded its first
Conference game by forfeit when Ay
den dropped out due to ineligible play
ers.
The Friday game here was in the
nature of revenge for it was Wash- j
ington last year which blasted Con-!
ference hopes with a 19 to 6 win'
over the local team. The weather was
ideal for football and the Jax were
in fine shape and played the first real
I football they have shown this year.
The game was full of thrills despite
the lopsided score.
Coach Hoyle sent five full teams
on the field before the game, most
of them in new uniforms, and it was
an inspiring sight to see them work
out. Teams No. 2 and 3 saw action
! in the latter part of the game and
gave good accounts of themselves.
Roanoke Rapids scored two touch
downs in the first quarter with march
es straight down the field. Another
touchdown in the second period left
the score 20 to 0 and the second team
went in with Womble staying at the
helm. Washington w a s forced to
punt as the second half got under
way but held the locals at the goal
line. Sullivan blocked a punt and
Hardison fell on it for another touch
down. Soon after came the fifth
score and then Pig Speight and a new
reserve team took the field and held
Washington scoreless the rest of the
game.
Tarboro defeated New Bern 20 to
2 in the only other Conference game
of the day. On last Thursday, the
High School Reserves No. 4 lost to
Alligood’s Juniors by a score of 13
to 0.
Jurors For One Week
Of Criminal Court
Jurors for one week Criminal
Court in Superior Court, beginning
October 26, are as follows:
M. G. Drew, R. B. King, Redmond
Keeter, R. H. Bazemore, D. R. Keet
er, Jay Newsome Julian Bell, T. A.
Cooper, Caswell E. Shaw, D. G. Hog
gard, R. W. Shearin, Henry C. Tay
lor, H. W. Harrison, C. E. Cotten, G.
H. Nash, W. R. Bryant, R. I. Starke,
C. L. Shell, Blackwell Pierce, H. C.
Futrell, P. E. Shields, Charlie Har
ris, Henry F. Clark, J. R. Browning.
Big Boxing Card Here
Armistice Day Night
The next big fight here will be
staged by The American Legion on
Armistice Day night, November 11,
at Simmons Gym. The show will
start at 8 p. m. and promoter Alli
good is dickering with such fighters
as the Oasis Athletic Club of Ports
mouth considers the best in the coun
try. It is possible those seen in ac
tion on that night will include Mutt
Cordon, Hal Stevens, Glenn Morgan,
Buddy Grimes, Kid Shaw of Weldon,
Scrapper Outland, Fred Mills, K. O.
Inscoe, Jimmy Gilbert and others.
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead is an American
girl and proud of it. She is a product
of the South was born in Huntsville,
’way down in Alabama. She was
named after Tallulah Falls in Geor
gia. Her father is Congressman Wil
liam B. Bankhead; her uncle Senator
elect John H. Bankhead; her grand
father was also a United States Sen
ator from Alabama. She was edu
cated in convents and boarding
schools in the South; moved to Wash
ington and upset family tradition by
entering and winning a beauty con
test.
A girl in N. Y. told the court she
earned her way thru school by ped
dling liquor.
Friday Will Be Big
Day at Halifax Fair
With Football, Fights
This Friday will be a big day and
night at the Halifax County Fair.
Secretary Joyner has arranged sev
eral extra attractions for that day
without additional cost. On Friday
afternoon, which is School Day, a
football game between Roanoke Ra
pids and Rich Square will be held at
l he Fair Grounds after the free at
tractions and races.
Friday night in addition to the
free acts and fireworks there will be
three fast boxing bouts between some
of the best fighters in this part of
the country. Sparky Register of
Rocky Mount will meet Red Evans of
Wilson. Fred Mills of Roanoke Ra
pids, one of the sweetest boxers ever,
will meet Jimmie Gilbert of Rocky
Mount, a favorite here. In the finals
Scrapper Outland of Roanoke Rapids
will face KO Inscoe of Rocky Mount
and this will be one whale of a scrap.
HI Y BOYS
HEAR GOV.
GARDNER
N. C. Hi-Y Conference
Meets—Celebrities
Speakers
On October 2nd and 3rd the Hi-Y
clubs of North Carolina held their an
nual meeting at the capital city. The
local Hi-Y was represented by John
Hounds, president of the club, Fran
cis Cobb, vice president, Milton Har
ris, acting secretary and treasurer,
and Prof. T. L. Martin. The meeting
was under the supervision of Mr. Otis
Philips of Greensboro, who is the
president of the N. C. Hi-Y Clubs.
The club’s meeting place was in the
North Carolina Senate chamber. Gov
ernor O. Max Gardner was one of the
boys. K. K. Thomas, a great club
men who spoke to the large group of
man from India also spoke and the
other distinguished speaker was Mr.
Hogopian of Egypt. The meeting
started at 7:30 p. m. Friday and last
ed until 6:30 Saturday. The meeting
was adjourned after a large banquet!
at the Edenton Street Methodist |
Church. At the banquet they had the
installation of new officers, as they
elect officers yearly.
Rev. E. McNeill was the speaker
et the banquet and his topic was.
"First Down and Ten to Go.”
Governor O. Max Gardner deliver
ed his address at 9:30 Saturday morn
ing. Messrs Hogopian and Thomas,
the foreign leaders, made their talks
at the dinner given Saturday at 12:30
p. m. Besides these notables there I
were also other outstanding men of I
North Carolina who took a large part
in the meetings.
Saturday the meeting adjourned at
2 p. m. to allow the members of the I
conference to either go sight seeing
or to attend the Floria-State football
clash. The members of the confer
ence were taken care of by the peo
ple in Raleigh, that is, they all had
places to stay in the capitol city
homes.
Northampton Man Is
Pardoned By Hoover
A photsotatic copy of an uncondi
tional pardon signed by the Presi
dent of the United States—the first
leceived here i many years, is now
on file with the Clerk o f United
States Court for the Eastern District
of North Carolina. By it President
Hoover remits a $1,000 fine to and
restores the citizenship of Jesse A.
Bradley of Northampton County,
twice convicted for violations of the
prohibition laws but now, according
to the President’s prelude, reformed.
Bradley has already served his sen
tence in one case and served the sen
tence and paid the fine in another.
Both convictions were for violations
of several years ago.
The W. M. S. of Rosemary Baptist
Church held their regular monthly
meeting on Tuesday night, Oct. 16.
After the program a short business
meeting was held and a committee,
comprised o f Mrs. C. F. Ogletree,
Mrs. E. E. Kendrick and Mrs. L. B.
Crouch, was appointed to nominate
officers for the society and business
council for the coining year.
5 YEAR OLD
CHILD HURT
SERIOUSLY
Older Boy Hit Few Min
utes Later Escapes
With Slight
Bruises
DRIVERS ARE HELD
Two children were struck by auto
mobiles on the Avenue Saturday af
ternoon in the same block within a
tew minutes. One child is in a se
rious condition at the hospital. The
other was able to leave the hospital
after first aid treatment.
Policeman H. E. Dobbins saw parts
Of both accidents, arrested both
drivers and caried one of the injured
children to the hospial.
The first accident took part in front
of Rosemary Drug Co. A large crowd
had gathered to listen to the World
Series broadcast from an upstairs am
plifier and traffic was moving slow
ly and with dificulty.
rid Cheatem, colored, employee of
Tri City Motor Co., was driving a
company car, going South on the
Avenue. The five year old son of
Mr .and Mrs. Will Ainsley left the
sidewalk on the East side of the Ave
nue and ran across the street into
tile path of the car.
The child was struck by the bump
er and his body was twisted up under
the front of the car. Cheatem was
driving slowly and was able to stop
the car before the wheels ran over
the body. A deep gash on the head,
bleeding freely, may prove serious
and there were severe cuts and bruis
es on the rest of the body, with pos
s'ble internal injuries. Young Ainsley
was rushed to the hospital and was
still there yesterday in a serious con
dition.
The Negro driver was held by Of
ficer Dobbins and is out under bond.
His trial will be held before Mayor
Jenkins this Friday afternoon. The
amount of blame to be attached to
the driver cannot be ascertained, un
less it can be proved that he was not
watching the street, but was listen
ing to the broadcast. His car was
moving very slow at the time of the
accident. Only two or three persons
actually saw the wreck although the
streets were crowded with baseball
■ ■‘Ppeis.
A few minutes later, the second ac
cident occurred in front of Smith’s
Service Station, a short distance
.01-th in the same block The events
were very similar to the first acci
dent.
The 8 year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
II. Carter ran in front of the car of
K. S. Moody of llenrico. Again Of
ficer Dobbins saw the accident and
(here were more eye witnesses to this
one. The officer and other witnesses
say Mr. Moody was not at fault. His
iar was being driven very slowly at
the time.
The Carter boy was taken to the
hospital and given first aid atten
tion but his injuries were slight and
lie was able to leave at once. The
(■river was placed under arrest by
the officers.
ine Mayor and police have asked
J lie Herald to warn all parents about
i.-'cir children darting across the
streets between intersections. Thie
system used by the schools of insist
ing that children cross at street in
tersections has proved very success
ful. 1 he best plan is to cross at pro
per places, watch for cars going in
loth directions and never take
chances.
Car drivers are also warned to keep
all traffic laws so they will be pro
tected in case of unavoidable acci
dents. Those breaking traffic laws
will be dealt with severely, say of
ficers.
Girl’s Injury Serious
Miss Ethel Faucette, employee of
Rose s 5 and 10, is still in a serious
condition as a result of a fall sus
tained two weeks ago at the store.
She was holding open a door to ad
mit a man with bundles when she
slipped and fell down the steps, strik
ing her head. At first it was thought
her only injury was a broken rib, but
it is now thought she also suffered a
fracture of the skull.
A hen owned by Geo. Rossier of
Dali, Texas, mother 8 puppies.