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Offering a Thorough Coverage of the Greater Roanoke Rapids Trade Territory “ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL” _ oanoke Rapids Herald lrn=£: VOLUME 17. . i:0A 0KF RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26th, 1931. NUMBER 32. UP AND DOWN (She Avenue WITH THE EDITOR Jo call a policeman or lire depart ment Dial 668-1. It's a great pleasure for all of us to see Jim Taylor back on the Avenue alter a long illness. The Belmont area wants rural free delivery of mail. At present more u un forty families in that suburb of the city must come in to the main postoiiice for their mail. They feel that they deserve the service, being less than a mile off the regular route of the rural mail carrier and not be ing able to receive city delivery. We will iinally get our postal service uown on an efficient basis; one of the deserving needs is for this type of service lor our Beimont neighbors. bales Manager Ray Goodman is proud oi the Thanksgiving window at me electric iiuliding. Decorator i Puli Anderson is the recipient of a I tig cigar for his good work in dress ing tne window. We advise you to vane a good look at this attractive display. \\ iicn bam Cook moved across the street, a cigarette company dressed the window of the vacant store. The other night, somebody broke out cin-ugii of the plate glass to reach in Min .-u-al some of the cigarettes on display. We wonder how they felt when opening those dummy cartons they use for window displays. A six o clock luraey uinner win be served on Wednesday, December .md, in the Smith’s Kadio Store, for nierly occupied by Chesson's. Mrs. 1. 1C Manning is in charge. Calvin Kennemur, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. li. Kennemur, who is a stu dent at the University of North Caro lina lias been elected to the Dramatic Gun and will also be a member of the Carolina Playmakers. We are al ways proud to hear of the success of cur boys and girl? in school. Mis s Sara Elizabeth Jenkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jen kins, who is a s*uJert at Meredith College, was recently honored by be ing elected to the Dramatic Club of that college. Each year since Miss Jenkins has been a student at Mere dith, special honors have been con ferred on her. Dr. J. W. Harrell will preach at the First Methodist Church both morning and evening. This will close his pastorate with the local church, llev. S. J. Starns of Yanceyville will be the new pastor and will assume las new duties next week. There w ill he a dance at the Choc koyotte Country Club this Friday night from 9:30 until 12, sponsored by the Club. Doc Long has a new way of killing Avo birds with a single missle. Gath ering together all the carpenters, bricklayers, etc who owed him ac counts, he has begun repairing his bouse on Hamilton Street. All have agreed there will be no cash trans action. Doc gets his house repaired, the others pay up their doctor’s bills, unemployment is temporarily re lieved, and everybody is happy except Son Bray, who says he much prefers bricklaying to laying shingles. Crisp, cool weather for Thanks giving Day. J. R. My rick was granted a full pardon by Gov. Gardner yesterday. Ihe Governor says the fact that clei/jenoy was recommended by R. Hunt Parker, Solicitor, who rarely leoommends clemency, influenced him greatly in granting the pardon. Another influence was the fact that My rick was not a bank official. A Petition signed by 1,285 Halifax citi zens accompanied the recommenda tions. __ Miss Lucy Wells of Hopewell, Va. sPent the week-end here with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wells. Hr. J. E. Parks, who graduated f°m the Memphis Medical College years ago still makes all his calls cn Horseback. . Mr> an(l Mrs. Fred Dull live in a eouble house at Sidney, 0.; the other L e being occupied by Mr. and Mis. Harold Sharp. MAY START SOON bamtary Bonds Vote Jan. 12th ELECTION IS BEING R U $ H E V P^'sasre on That Date Will Mean Plenty of Work During Next Six Months ISSUE $365,000 The people of (he Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District will pro to the polls on 'anuary 12th to vote on the pro position of floating bonds to the amount of $365,000 for the purpose of building a complete water and sc > erage system for this city. i ne election was set at the request <-f the Sanitary Board by the Coun tv ( onimissioners in a special meet ing Tuesday afternoon at Halifax. Thus, step by step, does Roanoke Rapids advance toward t h e point v. here this will be a real city. Unit the election will carry over whelmingly there is no doubt. The $3(>r>,000 to be spent here will mean employment for practically every man in town now out of -work. It will mean a good payroll for the next six <.r seven months. It will mean run ning water in every home. It will mean toilets and baths in many homes which do not have them now. W e have yet to hear a man or woman who say they v. ill vote against it. The corporations, who are being taxed for 75 per cent of the cost, with a’l mill plants and inventories being taxed, are backing the proposition 100 per cent. The Kiwanis Club, confident of the bonds being voted, are today out bor rowing money without security, just on the strength of the passage, in order to provide temporary work un til after the bonds are sold. A spccia I registration is also ne cessary and the registrar will he at I he High School building each day ' hen he is not at the mills and plants lor the benefit of the voters. The full detalis of the action of the Sanitary Board are printed in an other part of this issue. The engineer is ready to start running his lines, the bonding attorneys are ready to sell the bonds the moment they are voted, contractors are anxious to bid on work and materials—everything hinges on the election January 12. Let’s Co—Roanoke Rapids. W e have been predicting 1932 a good year for us. Vote these bonds, put men to work, and we are bound to have bet ter times. Who could vote No? High School Glee Clubs Show Dec. 3 The Gypsy Lover, a romantic mu sical comedy, will be presented on Thursday night, Dec. 3, by the High School Glee Clubs at the local High School auditorium. John Glover is a gypsy rover, play ing opposite Pauline Brewer, who is Constance, daughter of the English nobleman, Sir George Martendale. The show opens with Rob and his gypsy band enjoying life in the wood land. Then he plans to steal away with Constance, who will give up title and estate to go with her poor gypsy lover. Later Rob finds his true iden tity which gives him the right to claim a titled lady. The humor is carried by Lord Cra ven, an English fop, and Sinfo and Marto, the gypsy robbers. Parker-Lassiter Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Lassiter of Jack son, N. C., announce the marriage of their daughter, Louise, to Benjamin T. Parker of Roanoke Rapids, N. C., on Saturday afternoon at five thirty o’clock, November 21st, 1931. The wedding was solemnized at the Baptist Church, Smithfield, Va., the Rev. L. F. Pallette performing the ceremony. The wedding came as quite a sur prise to the many friends of both who are employed by the Virginia Electric and Power Co. They will make their home at the Mrs. J. M. Grizzard residence at 922 Hamilton Street. Plans Grid Plays Chick Median noted football .-oae:, of New York university, describing one of several new plays he has do vised and will use during the grid sea son thin is soon to open. Local Woman Invited To White House Meet Invitation has come from the Presi dent of the United States to Mrs. Fred Brown to attend th President’s conference of Home Building a n d Ownership, to he held in Washington, at the White House, December 5th. doanoke Kapids should feel proud at having a representative chosen from here to attend this conference. i‘4 /iL ■? FPTHAV D M Grannie Stars of Virginia Meet With Title at Stake in Legion Show Something new in the line of sports • ill ho displayed at Simmons Gym this Friday night at 8 o’clock There v ill be plenty of room for everyone and a large crowd is expected at iiie titular affair. Joe Kirkland, middleweight wrest ling champ of Virginia, will risk his title when he grapples with Eddie Blanks of Petersburg, Va. This bout v ill prove to be of high interest. The winner will he the one who gets the first two out of three falls. | Dicky Delvaux of Petersburg, Va.. \ will moot Johnny Owens of Hopewell. ' This will he the semifinal and it will' bring together two of Virginia’s host grapplers. In the first bout Walter Holloway of Petersburg. Va.. w:ll meet Kid Ful ler of the Y. M. C. A. of the same city. This bout will go fifteen min utes. Everyone should attend the grap pling circus as the promoter has been very fori unate in securing such splen did taiert. PT * Hi°h School Parents and Teach ers Discuss Local School j The Parent-Teachers meeting o f the Junior-Senior High School was held Thursday afternoon. About sixty members were present. The president, Mrs. J. E. Kirk had charge of the meeting and the usual form of business was dispensed with. The program for study was “The ; Aims and Accomplishments of Our School.” Splendid talks were given.! Mr. 0. W. Davis made a talk on “What Roanoke Rapids School System is Trying To Do,” followed by Mrs. J. N. Bynum on “My Observations of What Roanoke Rapids Schools are Doing.” Miss Clara Hearne talked on “What Is Being Don-' In The Grades.” Mrs. T. W. M. Long, “Observations As To What Is Being Done In The Grades.” Mrs. T. M. Jenkins talked on “Are We Progressing Toward Our Goal?” These programs are well prepared and full of splendid information and help. Roanoke Rapids Herald Employment Agency Name of Unemployed_'_ Street Addregs _ Single —.... Age _ Married Occupation _ No. of Children Other Dependents . _ Anybody in Family Employed? _ _ Who and Where? . _ __ __ How Long Has Family Lived Here? _... . _ Is He Willing to Do Any Kind of Work? ___ Where Worked Before in City_ ____ Reason for No Work Now .. — _ | Present Condition of Family __ _ Last call, folks, to give The Her ald information about the unemploy ed. You men who are out of jobs in Roanoke Rapids, fill out the above blank at once and bring or send it to our office on -Second Street. You other folks who know of un < mployed men, who might not see tbis, clip out the blank and take it to them, see that they fill it out in full and bring or mail it to us. We would like to have complete in fcrmation not later than Monday of next week, November 30. And in next week’s paper, we hope to be able to give you some good news in the way of definite information about what a group of good citizens here are now in the process of doing to relieve immediate unemployment. Let’s all work together for the wel fare of our people and the future growth of our city. ROANOKE RAPIDS PLAYS DF<\ 4 "OR CH AMPIONSHIP Conference Title Is A t Stake In Game at Rocky Mt. With T arbc-ro 9 PLAY LAST TIME Roanoke Rapids should turn out on masse next Friday, Dec. 4, when the local High School football team meets Tarboro at Rocky Mount for the Conference championship. There’s another reason w h y this team should he supported by the biggest cheering section ever to travel with the team. Nine varsity players w ill lie playing their last High School lootball game. The rules of the conference are that the two leading teams shall play off on neutral grounds for the title. Rocky Mount was chosen for the fight with Hob Sides, Rocky Mount coach chosen as referee. Roanoke Rapids goes into the game with a clean slate end a per centage of 1,000. Tarboro enters the fray with one defeat at the hands of Roanoke Rapids here last Friday. The nine varsity men who play their last game with the Yellowjax me Jimmy Womble, Pig Speight. Fleet Sullivan, Freddie Mills, in the backfield; Jimmie Shell, Snooks Mat the. ■ s. Graham Shell, Hockey Hardi s; n and James McNeill in the line. Before the largest crowd to wit ness a football game here Tarboro suffered its first defeat of the sea on last Friday. Coming back strong iTter a miserable showing against Weldon, Roanoke Rapids played the strong Tarboro eleven off their feet most of the game in one of the most exciting contests ever seen on local grounds. Tarboro brought a good team and more out of town rooters than any other visiting team has ever had here. They thought they had the cham pionship cinched. The locals marched lo a touchdown right after the kick off with Womble ad Dickens carry ing the ball, the latter crossing the goal for touchdown. In the second quarter, another march from the mid dle of the field netted another touch down and the half ended 12 to 0. Tarboro opened up a vicious pass ing game in the second half, throw ing long passes all over the field. They finally brought the ball to the two yard line on first down. Here came the real test and the Jacket line held like a brick wall. They pushed the Tarboro team back for losses and the only real scoring threat of the enemy was over. In the last quarter, Pig Speight intercepted a pass and with perfect interference, Albie Boothed his way down the field for a touchdown. The score ended 18 to o. It would be impossible to pick a line star as the Roanoke Rapids line played in perfect unison and was a contributing factor in the victory. Speight. Dickpns and Womble did most of the ball carrying. Dickens made a 90 yard run for touchdown on an intercepted pass but was called back on an offside play. Again the interference was clicking perfectly. Jenkins and Savage starred for Tar boro. Nurses Entertain With Benefit Card Party Members of the Nursing Staff and School of Roanoke Rapids Hospital will entertain hundreds of visitors at the Nurses’ Home on Friday after noon and night of this week at a benefit card party, proceeds of which will go to buy furniture for the new home. A program has been worked out by the nurses, which will insure a good I 'evening’s of afternoon’s entertain | ment for all who attend, and light refreshments will be served during the course of the party. Tickets for the occasion were placed cn sale the first of the week, and members of the staff have been work ing hard to insure the success of the leat, and a good attendance at Fri day’s function. This is one of the few times that the general public may avail them selves of the opportunity of an in formal visit to the Nurses’ Home, and early returns from the ticket sales prove that a large number are taking advantge of the opportunity, and that Fridays’ affair will be well attended b y local and out-of-town guests. Will Rogers Picks ' A Story For This Spot By WILL ROGERS 'T'HERE is probably nothing more annoying to us rich Americans than having to answer all the ques tions the custom officials fire at ns on returning from Europe. The guys that wrote those “ASK ME ANOTHER’’ books must of all worked for the custom bouse judg in’ by the number of foolish ques tions they ask you. Before you get through with ’em they have you wondering if the suit on your bade is your own. A couple of weeks ago a customs official began to question a woman who had just arrived in port with the usual, “Anything to dedare, madam ?” — "Why no,” she replied sheepishly, “nothing at all.” “Well then,” the hard boiled custodian said, “I guess I can take it for granted thad the fur tail stickin’ out from under year coat Ja your swat” Kiwanis Club To Raise Temporary Funds For Jobs One Thousand Dollars Subscribed Last Night— Committee To Start Drive Friday For _Loans From Citizens Daphne Savage Daphne Savage, of Norfolk, Ya., who has been awarded the newly created Lou Henry Hoover scholarship 1; gar dening, named in honor of Mrs. Her bert Hoover. It is a Girl Scout schol arship and the award was approved In the Woman’s National Farm and Gar den association. The scholarship is valued at $."00. ESTEEMED CITIZEN BURIED Funeral of Dr. D. B. Zollicoffer Held at Weldon Tuesday SENATORS’ FATHER The death of Dr. Dallas Bancroft Zollicoffer. father of two local citi zens, Senator Allen C. Zollicoffer and Mrs. J. Frank West, marked the pass ing of one of Halifax County’s most esteemed men. Death occurred on Monday morning at his home in Wel don at 5:20 o’clock after an illness of three mo nths. Dr. Zollicofer had a large practice throughout this and adjoining coun ties. He was a member of the North Carolina Medical Society and the Halifax County Medical Association. He was also a prominent and active church worker, having been at one time head of the layman’s mission ary movement of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episco pal Church. He was also lay leader in the local church until his death. He was three times a delegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock, conducted by pastors of the various churches in Weldon. Rev. J. H. Shore, pastor of the Me thodist Church. Rev. R. S. Fountain of the Baptist Church nad Rev. D. P. Moore, pastor o f t h e Episcopal Church. Interment was in the fam ily burying grounds near here. Dr. Zollicoffer was married three times, first to Miss Nannie Joyner of Garysburg, then to Miss Catherine Thomas of Northampton County, and later to Miss Irene Baker of Smith field. Surviving him are Mrs. Zolli coffer and ten children: Mrs. W. B. Flifczhugh, Weldon; Mrs. Earl W. AVhite. Norfolk. Va.; Mrs. II. R. Kyser, Thomasville, N. C.; Mrs. J. Frank West and Senator Allen C. Zollicoffer of this city; Mr. John B. Zollicoffer, Weldon; Mr. Edwin T. Zollicoffer, Baltimore, Md.; and two small children, Marion and Eleanor o Weldon, and Mrs. E. C. Monsette, Newport News, Va. Dr. Zollicoffer graduated in medi cine at the University of Maryland (Continued on back page) Searching about for ways to re lieve the unemployment situation in this city, the Roanoke Rapids Ki wanis Club, alter discussing the mat ter la&i night and holding a special Director s meeting today, decided to munch a campaign to raise money with winch to start immediate work on uitcmng lor tne Sanitary District. Tne money will be raised in the iorm of a loan to the Kiwanis Club. \\ ltu wnatever amount is thus raised, work will be started on a ditch, which engineer Lewis will lay out just as toon as a suiiicient amount of money is assured. doing thru the list of unemployed "inch is being turned in at Tne lier l id office, those men whose families arc most in need of work will be given jobs first. The number of men to he put to work will depend on the amount which is raised Friday and Saturday or this week. iiie anve was unollicially started last night when six men agreed to hnti the Club one thousand dollars, the money to be repaid without in lei est hen the sanitary bonds are voted in January. \\ ith this as a starter, a Kiwanis Club committee composed of Alfred Martin, Kay Goodmon and President Carroh *V ilson will be working Friday and tSfturday of this week to raise two or three thousand dollars more, li this much money is secured in cash return to the city and lay out a line return t othe city and lay out a line on a side street where work should oc started some time the last of next week. ihe Kiwanis Club will be respon sible for the work and for paying the men until such time in January as the bonds are voted and sold and cash is available to the Sanitary Board That Boar4, composed o f Messrs A. J. Young, Hugh D. Camp, and J. W. Taylor, has been trying tc find ways and means of starting the work before the bond election, but lind themselves hedged in by le gal technicalities which would delay matters for at least a month, even if the Local Government Commission at Raleigh did finally give permis sion. The City Council finds itself in the same predicament. They, too, must have every item of the budget approved by the State commission, all of which takes time. It is believed by members of the Kiwanis Club that there will be a good response from private citizens here who will advance the money to the Kiwanis Club for a sixty day pe riod. One member of the Club is advancing the hundred dollars of his Christmas Savings Club to the fund, lie says lie knows no better way to use his Christmas money a n d he leels his family, altno they may not have as big a Christmas, will agree with his decision. it lour thousand dollars can b e raised, it means that about fifty men can be put to work for a period of about, forty days. That means food and clothing and a little Christmas in 'ifty homes that would not otherwise have those things. It also means better business on the Avenue, for that money is not go ing into the bank or sock or out of town until it has been spent several limes. Because needy families are going to be served first, those fami lies are going to spend that money ior the necessities of life as fast as they get it. Tl at*s what mekes busi ness good. One little dollar can do mere business if circulated than a million lying idle. It means a better feeling every- hi where. The writer is even planning on going out and trying his hand with a pick for a few minutes, just : to get the feel of the thing and to \now he lias had a part in “making the old dirt fly” on the most import ant project this city has ever known. Si We believe this thing can be put 1% over big. We believe there are enough (Continued on back pace)
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