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I Offering a Thorough Coverage |' “ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL” r* ROANOK’F R APinQ' > ai n l^rur 1 .V.VAWWWWWMWMV.., A 1 Vill ^ 1% Wi I I II. J \ MJk III j! “The Paper That Goes Home” VOLUME 17. ----------~WJ r~j ______ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29th, 1931. NUMBER 29 UP AND DOWN Ghe Avenue WITH THE EDITOR To call a policeman or fire depart ment Dial 668-1. It looked like to us that traffic was a little slower and drivers more care ful this week up and down the Avenue since the Mayor gave his orders to the police last week. One other thing a lot of us forget to do that would help: give signals when turning or slopping. It’s little difficult to think of all those things but after a little praiiue n juai as easy 10 drive carefully as it is to be reckless or careless. Hubert W. Baird of Belmont claims the cotton raising championship for this section. Mr. Baird had a one ir.ule crop on 20 acres. Therefrom this year he has picked and ginned 22 bales and will make about five more. .'4ny cotton mill men have visited the farm and Mr. Baird has received a premium on every bale he has sold. Twenty-seven bales from 2 0 acres with one mule is pretty good, isn’t it? Know of any better records this year? He is farming the William Ivey place. Here’s another record for you. On Tuesday of this week the Roanoke Ra pids Graded Schools, with an enroll ment of 1,512, had only 37 absent. Fifteen out of the 39 rooms had 100 per cent attendance on that day. We did not get the High School records lor that day, but those grade school youngsters certainly must like to go to school. That’s a compliment to our teachers and also shows splendid cooperation on the part of the par erts. The regular meeting of the Wo mans Club will be held Monday after icon, Nov. 2, in the new Kiwanis Hall over the People Theatre. The meet >nf> starts at 3 p. m. Tho subject will be “Our Young People.” All mem bers are urged to attend. Field Agent Thomas J. Hyder of the l. S. Dept, of Agriculture will he at the office of the Joyner Motor Co., each Saturday morning and farmers ctoing business with him are asked to see him there. The Citizens Hank and the Roanoke Bank and Trust Co., have been designated by him as de positories for farm loan funds which are being paid back to the govern ment. It is with real regert we learn of the death of Andrew J. Connor, edit r of the Roanoke-Chowan Times of Rich Square. While we have never meet him, his paper has come to our disk each week and thru that we l*a^e known him well. One depart ment of his paper impressed us im nensely. His editorials were of the best, showing real courage, so often lacking in the weekly of today, to ex press opinions on controversial sub jects. He was of the old school, ready to fight for what he thought was light and best for his community. The joke is on Rev. Hugh Bradley. He won the golf championship of the l°cal Country Club, defeating a for midable field. It was understood the dinner would be presented the Club *up a* a Club Dancte. Hugh was out of town” on the night of the dance. But the dance was postponed '•ntil his return. The real reason for postponement was that the orchestra |°uld not come on that date. But Mr. radley will return thinking the dance and the cup presentation is all over. Damask Post of the American Le Clon was well represented at Tarboro londay night when State Command er Henry Bourne was inducted into of*iee. From the local Post went cunmander Ned Manning, Adjutant p fret* Martin, Legionnaires R. Hunt barker, Rives Manning, Pendleton mrizzard, Dr. T. H. Royster. Dr. W. Suiter, popular Weldon command er. was placed on Americanization ™tee for the State. More than * perjured scoundrels” took part *n the installation services of the new • tate Commander. Other business men on the Avenue roust look to their laurels. The two °t dog stands” being erected be . veen 9t*1 *n® l®th are worthy brick "* ‘I®8 °t regulation size and con ruction for any business. What is this Avenue? A mile of ?reJ. earrying every kind of mer andise any family or business needs. (Continued on back page) OFFICERS ROUND UP ROBBERS WIFE CAUSE OF FATAL SHOOTING Enfield Negro Shoot An other Who Trie* To Make Date With Wife HUSBAND I S HELD When Zack Warren, Enfield Negro, got funny with his wife and tried to make advances to her Sunday night, -™rge Lce resei,t«l it and a quarrel started which ended in Warren's death Warren and his brother, Joe, with Jim London, were in front of Lee’s I house talking to him when the lat ler’s wife approached. Zack started talking to her in honeyed terms and Lee warned him that he was talking to his wife. Warren continued and the quarrel began with the three vis itors chasing Lee around his house and into the back door. ionowea mm into the bedroom i where Lee made for his gun in the • corner back of the bed, holding his at tacker off with the bed. Lee claims Warren had an open knife out and a knife indentified as Warren’s was found near the right hand of the dead man. Lee grabbed his single barrel shot- [ gun and fired at Warren, the load taking effect in the chest and caus ing almost instant death. Coroner Williams was called and on hearing the testimony he held no formal in guest but ordered Lee and the two rllies of the dead man, Joe Warren and Jim London, arrested. The May or of Enfield, however, at a hearing released Warren and London and held Lee under a $500 bond. According to witnesses the conver sation on the approach of Lee’s wife was something like this: Warren: “Hello, there, Honey. How is you? You sho looks good to me. Where is yo husband?” The Woman: ‘There he is standing right by you.” The Husband: “That’s ma wife and I don't want you all talking to her like dat.” Warren: “I don’t care a d— what you thinks. I likes her just the same.” (Action). PAROLED Governor Gardner Grants Parole To Hinton Faison of Hali fax County To The Supervisor of Prison Camps: The above named prisoner, Hinton Faison, was convicted at the August term, 1930, Superior Court of Hali fax County of Violating the Prohi bition Laws and sentenced to serve two years on the county roads. This prisoner has made a most ex cellent record during the period of his confinement and with his credits for good behavior he has served prac tically his entire sentence, with the exception of about thirty or forty clays. I have been requested by a number of the officials and many pood citizens to parole the prisoner at this time. Among those writing m his behalf is the trial Solicitor, Hon. R. Hunt Parker, who writes as follows: “I am informed that this man has made a splendid prisoner. He has served most of his sentence when he is given credit for good behavior, i Because of his good behavior and the i short time that he has to serve, I recommend for him a parole during good behavior for the remainder of his sentence.” Acting on the strong array oi re commendations in his behalf and tak ing into consideration the time the prisoner has served and the good re cord he has made, I am this day parol ing him for the remainder of his term, under the supervision of the Super intendent of Public Welfare of Hali fax County, upon condition he be of good behavior and engage in gainful employment. I reserve the right to revoke this parole at will, for any cause satisfac tory to myself and without evidence. This the 15th day of October, 1931. O. MAX GARDNER, Cover i‘or. Tyre Taylor, Executive Counsel. Beauty on Coins Senoi'itu Louisa Ue Ceballos, whose bust, representing Liberty, appears on the new Venezuelan bolivar. Senorlta de Ceballos Is of Spanish ancestry. She Is a well-known figure in Interna tional society. DICKENS FUNERAL Funeral Services For Well Known Citizen Held Mon day Afternoon Funeral services for F. M. Dickens, well-known citizen of Enfield, who died at his heme Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock after a short illness, were held from the home Monday after noon at 3 o’colck with the Rev. H. B. Anderson of the Enfield Baptist Church, in charge of the services. In terment took place in Elmwood Ce metery, where Masonic rites were held under the direction of Fast Grand Master Raymond C. Dunn. Mr. Dickens, who was 77 years old, was a native of this county, having been born near Brinkleyville, the son of James and Bessie Dickens. His entire life was spent at Enfield and Ringwood, where he was engaged in the mercantile business until failing health a number of years ago forced him to retire from active business. Mr. Dickens is survived by his wife, who was before her marriage Miss Elizabeth Bryant, also of this coun ty; by six sons, Robert of Asheville; Wade H. of Scotland Neck; Fletcher of Roanoke Rapids and William, Jim mie and Sammy of Enfield, and by fdiree daughters, Mrs. Cecil Nichols, and Miss Sallie Dickens of Enfield, and Mrs. N. M. Gaskins of New Bern. Mr. Dickens was a member of the Enfiled Baptist Church, the Enfield Masonic lodge and o f the Enfield chapter of Royal Arch Masons. Pallbearers were his sons, Jimmie, Sammy, William, Wade and Fletcher Dickens, and Cecil Nichols, his son •n-law. Clever Faculty Show At High School This Friday Night 8 P. M. This Friday night, the High School Faculty is staging an hilarious 4-act comedy-drama, “Oh, Susan,” at the High School auditorium, the proceeds to go to the Athletic Association. Re hearsals have shown critics this will be one of the best shows of several years here. The cast includes Graham Poyner, who takes the lead as an eligible bachelor; Tommy Martin, whose part as the butler keeps the audience in a constant uproar; John Smith and Ned Manning as two crooks who are plenty crooked; Miss Mabel Regan, leading lady; Misses Lee Arnold and Thelma Garris, young flappers; Miss hate Brinson as the female crook; Miss Helen House, the housekeeper; and Miss Irene Gordon as the leading man's aunt. The public is urged to attend, to see a clever show and to help the Athletic Association finances. The lighthouse of Pharos at Alex andria fell in an earthquake in 1376. WANT 1000 RED CROSS MEMBERS Roanoke Rapids Chapter of Red Cross Get tin,' Ready For Armistice Roll Call Hope that in the coming year the scope of appeals for disaster relief can be limited was expressed today by Red Cross chairman, J. W. Crewe, Jr., who said that through the anti cipated growth of Red Cross strength from increased mmebership this fall, this result may be obtained. Formerly, he recalled, the people of a community were accustomed to leceive numerous appeals for disaster relief contributions, whenever some calamity struck in their territory re quiring material relief. The average community it has been figured, receives now not more than one or two such appeals each year. As membership increases the funds 'available for emergencies also in crease. Such a reserve is of course, it was explained, a community as set. ' During the past year the National Red Cross served in fifty-one disast ers in addition to its huge drought relief operation. Yet no national ap peal for funds was made except for drought relief. The National portion of Roll Call Jeeeipts—fifty cents from each memberhip—enables the Ked Cross to carry this service. Mr. Crewe explained that local membership in the Red Cross in each community means a strong national organization which can respond im mediately to an, emergency beyond the help of local forces, and can raise funds from outside sources if necessary to supplement those avail able locally. The period of the Roll Call is from Armistice to Thanks giving Day, and the goal of the Roa noke Rapids Chapter is 1,000 mem bers. recorBers COURT J. mnton Dunn was found guilty on home brew charge. Prayer for judgement continued upon payment of costs. R. W. Walls was given 4 months on the roads for liquor violation. A. B. Taylor plead guilty to asault or female. Prayer for judgment was continued upon payment of costs. Willie Cole was sentenced to work the roads for one month, being found guilty of larceny. Upon the expira tion of this term he must serve an additional month for a second of fense of larceny. Then for a third larceny offense he was given 2 months more on the roads, sentence to begin at the expiration of the second sen tence. The case of Dud Newell and Ellen Newell, charged with liquor offense had been continued for several weeks !t was adjudged by this court that Dud Newell serve on the roads 8 months and that Ellen Newell work at County Home or serve jail sentence. Sentenced on condition each appear -irst Tuesday in January and each 3 months thereafter to show they have oeen of good behavior, and on condi tion they pay the costs of court. Gertrude Smith, found guilty of as sault, was given 60 days at County home or in and around jail. Zack Goins and Theo Coley were each given G months on the roads when found guilty of affray charge. Tommy Coley and Jesse Coley Jr tvere each given 8 months on the road's ”len adjudged guilty of liquor of fense. Jim Smith and Seliva Smith were tried on liquor charge. Jim Smith found not guilty but Seliva Smith was given 5 months on the roads. LeRoy Turnage was sentenced to 4 months on the roads when found guil ty of larceny. Brade Davjp, on charge of larceny rnd resisting officer, was given four months on road. HALLOWEEN PARTY The Ladies Aid Circle of the Chris tian Church are giving a Halloween Party this Friday night in the build ing formerly occupied by Chesson’s Store. The public is invited. Jackets Take Fifth Straight Game From Greenville Friday Roanoke Rapids High School ac counted for the fifth consecutive foot ball victory of the season by crush ing Greenville last Friday oa their home lot by a score of 40 to 6. This ■s the first time the Jackets ever beat Greenville on that field. The varsity played half the game and scored 26 points while the second team scored 14 pointB. Greenville’s lone touchdown came as a result of a blocked punt. Womble, Dickens and Mills featured '“the backfield with Matthews, Kitchin and G. Shell doing good work in the line. Kitchin recovered two fumbles for the second team to put them in scoring position. 100 ATTEND LOCAL PTA Mrs. Weathers Elected President of Rosemary Parent-Teach er Association The Parent Teachers Association of Rosemary School held their first busi ness meeting of the year last Thurs day afternoon. There were about a hundred parents and teachers present, one of the best attended meetings ev er held. The election of officers being in order the following were elected: I’resident, Mrs. Bahnson Weathers; Vice President, Mrs .Howard Pruden; Secretary, Mrs. L. E. Davenport; Treasurer, Mrs. J .Sanders. A splendid program was given. Dr. Dong talked on “Health Problems vi tal to our children's Welfare, etc." Miss Clara Hearne talked on attend ance statistics for past month com pared with the last years first month, and other school items of interest. Miss Martha Spivey and Miss Julia Dixon Blount’s room tied for best at T’ ndance, each having twenty mothers present. It is to be hoped that the splendid interest shown by attendance at this meeting will be continued thru cut the year. Plan Wading Pool* For Two City Parki The Civics Department held an in teresting meeting Monday after noon at the home of the chairman, Mrs. W. F. Joyner. The meeting opened as usual with the department motto. Routine business was dis posed of, the chairman then outlined plans for the coming few months. The The members hope to take the lead ership in plans for keeping the local cemetery in condition creditable to the growing community Then the matter of having large flower bads m each of the city parks was brought up and suggestions made for gathering shrubs and flowers for the purpose. In line with several other towns of similar size, the women want to make provisions for shallow wad ing pools for the smaller children, a pool to be placed in each park. They were also interested in a suitable ob servation of the 200th anniversary of Washington’s birth and plan to plant trees as a memorial. A committee composed of Miss Annie Cherry, Mrs. \V. A .China and Mrs. A. L. Clark, was appointed to make definite plans for carrying out these suggestions The hostess served sandwiches cake, and tea at the close of the afternoon. The following ttere present: Mee damcs S. M. Thompson, W. A. China, W. F. Joyner, E. P. Brenner, R. E. Cleaton, V. T Lamm, J. N. Bynum and Miss Annie Cherry. No 1 Cent Mail The local postoffice announces that after the consolidation of offices on November 1, there will be no local drop rate of one cent. All letters for local delivery must bear postage at the rate of two cents for each ounce or fraction thereof. This ia due to the establishment of city delivery ser vice. Paul Parks, former footbal coaeh at Roanoke Rapids High School, spent some time in town today. Hr. Parka is teaching at Hertford, N. C., this year. The Pyramid of Cheops ia the on ly one of the “Seven Wonders” still in existence. $400 STORE ROBBERY IS PARTLY SOLVED WITH THREE IN JAIL i White Boys and Bull rider Charged With Two Robberies Local police claim to have solved three robberies here with a series of arrests this week which included Ralph Long, Chester Vaughan, Willie Taylor, Peter Birdsong and Willie Jones, colored, this last better known aa Bullrider. The mysteries which may have been cleared up the arrests are the robbery of the H. C. Brooks residence in September, the State Highway Camp robbery a few weeks ago, and the theft of an automobile here last week. Long was arrested Sunday morn ing by officers Massey, Green and Gray at Deep Creek. He is charged with stealing a car here and warrants are out for him for auto theft in Durham and a store robbery in Frank bn, Va. For weeks, local officers have been searching for valuable clothing and a radio stolen from the residence of H. C. Brooks near the depot several weeks ago. The loot was valued at $200 by Mr Brooks. The radio was located by local police, searching for merchandise from the Quality Shop iheft, iu I**-- home of P^ter B:rdsong in Northampton County. He was held in Northampton for receiving stolen property. Jones, Vaughan and Bullrider were implicated and arrests made. The two white boys were placed in jail under heavy bond. The Negro was already there. He had been arrested in connection with the robbery of the State High way Camp near Weldon when more than $100 worth of tires and other auto equipment were stolen. Willie Taylor is also charged with being in cn this job. Part of the property had been sold to A. D. Hinchey. D Mose ly and an unknown called “The Ger man Boy” are said to be implicated in this theft but are still at large. With their apprehension, officers believe all local robberies will be solved and those guilty placed behind the bars. Guy Warrick was arrested Sunday night by officers Green and Massey. They charged him with transporting 12 gallons of whiskey. Before Mayor Jenkins Monday he was bound over to Recorders Court, while those charged with robbery are bound over to Su perior Court. 3 O’CLOCK South Rosemary House Destroy ed By Fire Early Tuesday Morning Fire completely destroyed the house owned by Twin City Oil Co., at three in the morning Tuesday in South Rosemary. Robert P. Allen, manager of the concern as well as insurance agents, was at loss to understand the origin. The house had been vacant for' several days but was to soon be oc cupied by the manager of the gasoline station directly in front of the house. The residence was a modern build ing erected a few years ago by Lit Dickens. It was later moved back from the main highway to make room for the Texaco filling station and had been continually occupied until re cently. The fire department answered the call but was unable to do any good other than watch nearby structures. The only available water was from Johnson’s Laundry and not in suffi cient quantity at the distance to help. The fire was out of control by the time the alarm was handed in. A fairly large crowd turned out to stand by. Mrs. Cooper Grizzard and son, re turned home Friday from Snow Hill, where they were called about ten cays ago on account of the illness of Mr. Albritton, Mrs. Grizzard’s father. The Mausoleum of Artemisia was destroyed in 1408. Quality Shop Looted Fri day Night; Negroes Arrested Sunday and Monday saw the arrest of three thieves, part of a gang which lorced entrance into the Quality Shop here early Saturday morning and es caped town with more than $400 worth of merchandise. The imprint of The Quality Shop on various garments and hats brought about the arrest of James Price, Henry Smith and his wife, all colored. Price was arrested Sunday night in Tarboro by a detective of the A. C. L. Rail Road as he alighted from a freight train. Smith, who is considered the brains of a Negro gang of store breakers, and a woman posing as his wife, were arrested in Wilson Monday night. The three are now reposing in jail at Ha lifax. Other arrests are expected momentarily. ine roDDery was discovered at opening time Saturday morning by Manager Curtis Shell. Entrance had been effected thru the transom of the lack door. O n e of the gang had ■squeezed in the narrow opening, after the transom, nailed down, had been forced partly open. The bar had been removed from the door and the rest of the troupe had entered and ran sacked the store. An assortment of every valuable bit of stock had been taken, including the best of mens suits overcoats, hats, shirts and hosiery; womens coats, dresses, gloves, un derwear, hosiery; all selected accoid ing to size and value. A minimum value of $400 was placed on the miss ing merchandise by Manager Shell. Almost half the stolen property was recovered with the three arrests. Price, arrested as he crawled from out an A. C. L. train, wore a new sweater, overcoat and Mallory hat. This hat proved his undoing; suspici ous of his prosperous appearance, the detective examined the hat and saw the Quality Shop mark on the hat band. He called Mr. Shell and when informed of the robbery the Negro was placed in jail. He was brought here, waived preliminary examination and placed in Halifax jail. Greed led to the arrest of Smith and his wife. Not satisfied with loot from the local store, they stole a suitcase from a Negro cafe owner in Rocky Mount He traced them to a hotel in Wilson and officers making the ar lest found the stolen suitcase and an other hag, both crammed with mer chandise from the Quality Shop. This arrest took place late Monday night. Officers called night policeman Welch who got in touch with Mr. Shell. The latter, with Police Dob tins left at once for Wilson and inden tified the stolen goods. Smith and Hs wife were brought back here, waived examining trial, and are in the county jail awaiting trial at the No vember term of Superior Court. The three deny all charges. Smith and his wife claim they bought the stuff from Price, paying him $48 in cash and owing him a balance of more than $50. This seems funny to the officers as Price had no money on him when arrested and was forced to ride the blinds from Hobgood to Tarboro. Plenty of talk is forthcom ing but officers believe the tales to be fabrications. Smith, a well edu cated Negro, hints at others involved, but never tells the same story twice. The merchandise recovered repre sents about $200, says Mr. Shell. Smith and his wife tell tales of mysterious persons who drove them here where both are strangers and of loot hidden in nearby homes. Officers are led to believe at least one of the gang was white. The three in cus tody were unknown here which leads to the theory they were tipped off end given information, possibly as sistance, by local persons who knew the lay of the land. Smith and his wife claim to be from Winston-Salem, formerly from Rocky Mount. Price claims Baltimore as his home. Mrs. S. H. Matthews is visiting re latives and friends in Wilson this week.
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