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Offering a Thorough Coverage of the Greater Roanoke Rapids Trade Territory VOLUME 17. DO^ YOUR^CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN ROANOKE RAPIDS _The Roanoke Rapids Herald Irrssi; ■—________ ~ * ' i'.''____ ——— ------ ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., 'ftiURSDAY, DECEMBER 24th, 1931. . --- _— _I____NUMBER 36. UP AND DOWN Ghe Avenue WITH THE EDITOR There’s a lot oi- Old Timers hen we have not had the pleasure ol meeting yet, but every week we comi to know more of them. Tuesday wi became acquainted with It. O. IJray ^ ho has lived here for .it) years. While he had. several nice things to say. here is what we remember best. Mr. iiray said, “1 have lived here for a long time and 1 just want to tell you li at we never hail a real newspaper until you came to town. I enjoy it every week.” Of course, most of you v. ill say that the best way to an editor’s heart is to praise his news paper. True, very true. Hut so few try to reach our heart that when someone does show appreciation, we can’t help hut feel good about it. The public and our advertisers do not realize the hard work that goes into Tift* Herald every week. For ex ample, they did not realize that, while the rest of you were asleep, the en tire force of The Herald was working all night last Thursday night so your paper would be in the postoffice at 7 o’clock Friday morning. No special reason except that we wanted you to have your paper on time. It was broad daylight when we “hit the hay.” And we worked every night this week so your paper would be in the postoffice Thursday morning, know ing there would be no mail delivery Friday. And furthermore, just try to re member that 365 days in the year. 52 weeks of the same year The Herald is working for Roanoke Rapids; fight ing its battles; striving for its bet terment; boosting its business houses; grieving at its sorrows; elated at its joys and successes. As the politician would say: “Our record proves it.” And having gotten that off our chest, we can now get down to busi ness again and wish everyone of our readers, every friend — yea, every critic—a Merry Christmas; and look ing forward, with faith in the future of our city, with the feeling that in times of adversity we grow in stature, in knowledge and in kindliness, we wish for you all a Happy 1932. If the finder of the seven One Hol lar bills lost between my home and Joe Vaughan’s place Sunday needs them worse than we do, he should keep them, hut we will share with the finder if returned. J. H. Lampley, 309 Jackson Street. Governor Gardner has turned li terary and broken into the Saturday Evening Post with an article that will appear in the January 2 issue, out December, 30. Governor Gardner wrote on “New Wine In Old Bot tles,” holding the new conditions de mand new remedies. However, Editor Lorimer has written him that the ar ticle is so timely, dealing with the reorganization of State government, that he has changed the title to “One State Cleans House.” The article is expected to be extensively read, not only in this State, but over the na tion. Ottis Elmore killed another deer down near Lewiston Saturday. It looks like they will get them all this season. There was much rejoicing in some county schools over the action of the County Board of Commissioners in giving the Board of Education per mission to use $5,000 left from last year’s budget for retention of eleven teachers, ordered dropped by the State Board of Equalization. The lo cal schodls may squeeze through by much the same process. More power to them and less to the Equalization Board. From Faucett’s Mill near Littleton comes this tale. A salesman driving a car, seeking to avoid hitting some children, drove the car under a fill ing station, knocking a prop out, and then crashed on into the grist mill, stopping at the grinder. The man grinding jumped to safety—into a flour barrel—and came up looking like Hamlet’s ghost. The startled salesman sat in his car, scared to death, finally summoned strength to say, “How do yon do.” The “ghost” sputtered flour, choked, could not an swer the polite salutation. Another mili story reported to us from the grist mill of M. F. Harrison (Continued on page fire) The Way Roanoke Rapids Does It —Photos by Vries J hotos by The Herald staff photo grapher last week showing progress of sewer work in Roanoke Rapids. The above picture shows part of the I crew of 135 men, working the stagger plan, which was paid off last Satur- i (lay noon, lhis ditch, two blocks long, between 13th and 15th Streets, East of the Avenue, is now finished and sewer pipe has been laid in it. By today, five blocks will have been com pleted. This particular ditch went down nine feet. Men at work on the ditch between 12th and 13th Streets, which went down a depth of fourteen feet, more than twice the height of the tallest man, and which was completed this week. Inspecting the work are J. W. Smoot, superintendent, and Engineer Christian, inspecting Sanitary en gineer of Spoon & Lewis. Greensboro. To their rear can be seen one of the “telephone booths,” so many of which are here that a visiting lady once said we used telephones more than any community she had ever seen. Another year, we hope, will see a lot of these booths turned into chicken coops. From the President’s Committee on Unemployment Relief and from the State Department of Labor have come commendation of the special plan now in use by Roanoke Rapids for pro viding temporary work for the un employed. Money loaned to the Ki v.anis Club is being used for payrolls until the sanitary bonds are voted and sold. The bond election is on the 12th of next month. Because of the boun daries of the sanitary district, a new registration is necessary and the books are now open. Because it is a bond election, citizens are urged not to register unless they intend to vote. But for a quick sale of bonds a good vote will be helpful. J. F. Welch is registrar. He is at the High School building on Saturdays; will have his books with him during the week days. Vote for this bond issue and insure more work for more men during the I coming year; give Roanoke Rapids water and sewers. WINE BRICK SALESMAN DISAPPEARS Alleged Norfolk Man Leave* Customers Holding the Sack ANOTHER GOLD ONE “There’s a sucker born every min ute,’ according to the late P. T. Bar num, and judging from the experi ences of one H. R. Walker, wine brick (or “gold brick”) salesman for the alleged “Vino Sano Co.* of Norfolk, they not only live, but a great num ber of them live right here in Roanoke Rapids. Walker, a sleek, sauve, smooth tongued salesman visited the city last week booking orders for wine bricks, brandy, rum, ginger and other potent liquors containing more than the le galized one-half of one per cent. He not only offered a complete menu of intoxicating beverages, but his com pany very generously offered “de pression prices” on the same. Of course, Walker explained, his liquors and brandys were sold for flavoring purposes only, and it was not customary for his concern to book orders except to ice cream manufac turers, bakries, etc. However, consid ering the fact that it was Christmas time, the good old holiday season would not be the same without “Christmas Spirits,” and Walker, re (Continued on back page) THIEVES GET AS MONEY Snatch Roll From Man’s Pocket and Make Getaway—One Caught Garland and Johnnie Clark, ages 20 and 18, took J. C. Crane down on Chockoyotte Creek late Sunday after noon and snatched $35 in money away from him, according to reports which leached the officers here. They finally got in touch with Crane who told them how the Clark boys had got him to go out with them and when he showed them his roll, which he had saved for Christ mas shopping, John snatched the money from his shirt pocket and the two fled. Officer Dobbins got a tip the two boys were at their home in South Rosemary, where they had moved re cently from the Junction. They, were acting in a peculiar manner and flash ing the bank roll. They hired a car and were trailed by Dobbins to Lake side Filling Station where he arrest ed John. The older brother, who had j taken charge of the money, escaped thru the back door of the filling station and into the woods. Crane works at Roanoke Mills Co., and has a wife and several small children. Their Christms money is all gone. Somebody reported their case to Associated Charities and it is thought the children will be given some Christmas by that organization. The father of the Clark family is on the roads for non-support and the family has been aided by Associated Charities to some extent. Johnnine’s case will come up for trial Monday. Christmas Singing at Tree Tonight: , Everybody is invited and urged to attend the community seryice at I t o clock tonight at the Community Tree across the street from the Hospital. It will be a short program but one in which everyone should take part. : Music will be fuwfished by the Rosemary Concert Band and Steve Lipscomb 'v,ll be in charge of.*he singing. Rev. J. N. Bynum will make a short Christ mas talk, 'lhe foWwing songs will he sung by everybody. Clip them out oid, bring them to the singing. Better bring a flashlight, too, in case you can t get near a light. Church choirs will help in the singing and the Ki wanis Club will ,'0 in a body from their regular meeting. Every man, woman and child in this section is invited. Everybody come; everybody sing. SILENT NIGHT Silent night! Holy night! AH is calm, all is bright, Round yon virgin Mother and Child! Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in Heavenly peace. Silent night! Holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight! Glories stream from Heav’n afar, Heavenly hosts sing Al-le-lu-ia, Christ, the Savior is bom, Christ, the Savior is born. Silent Night! Holy night! Son of God, Love’s pure light, Radiant beams from Thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord.-at thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. OH COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL 0 come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, 0 come ye, 0 come ye to Bethlehem, Come and behold Him, Born the King of Angels; 0 come let us adore Him, 0 come, let us adore Him, 0 come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. Sing, choirs of Angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of Heaven above: Glory to God In the highest, glory! 0 come let us adore Him, 0 come, let us adore Him, 0 come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR It came upon the midnight clear, Thatfgiarious song of old, From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold; Peace on the earth, good will to men, From heaven’s all-gracious King; The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled; And still their heavenly music floats O’er all the weary world; Above its sad and lonely plains They bend on hovering wing, And ever o’er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing. O ye, beneath life’s crushing load, Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow! Look now for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing; O rest beside the weary road And hear the angels sing. For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophets seen of old, When with the ever-cicling years, Shall come the time foretold, When the new heaven and earth shall own The Prince of Peace their King, And the whole world send back the song Which now the angels sing. THE VEPCO BASKETERS Issue Challenge to Play Any Team—Three Teams Out For Practice A challenge to any basketball team, amateur or professional, has been is sued to play anywhere at any time. Those desiring games need but get in touch with Manager Ray Goodmon, Roanoke Rapids, who has had his boys out for practice this week. A squad of 16 employees of the Virginia Electric & Power Co. here reported for first practice at the High School gym. Several college stars are in the lineup, headed b y Fletcher Dickens, one time All-State forward (and still too forward). Others on the team are Cow Vaugh_ an, N. C. State; Flip Edmondson, State; Pat Hoggard, V. P. I.; Zollie Powell, State; Gene Kimball, State; Elbert White, State; Wilbur Ander son, U. N. C.; Bull Anderson, Trinity and Duke; James Harris, Weldon High; Bruce Mason, Army; Geo. Bur gwyn and Jeff Lassiter, Jackson Hi; Edgar Simpkins, State; Joe Glenn, Ricmond; Tub^Speight, I. G. S.; and Present Line-Up of City School Board Frank D. Wilson was chosen at a meeting of the School Board this week to fill out the unexpired term of Al fred N. Mai tin as a member of the Board, Mr. Martin retaining his of fice as a member of the Town Board of Commissioners. Last ween, Dr. Bahnson Weathers and E. W. Eubank were selected to fill unexpired terms of R. L. Towe and Wells D. Tillery. The present line up of the City School Board now is: T. W. Mullen, chairman, L. S. Cannon, J. R. Alls brook, J. T. Chase; W. L. Manning and Dr. T. W. M. Long, recently elected by the people, and the three new members, Messrs Weathers, Eu bank and Wilson. W. T. Wright, who has been a pa tient in the hosptial for several weeks has returned to his home on Jackson street. Frank Pittman, Buies Creek. Manager Goodmon, Brick, ’19, says the team is better than the best one ever put out by his Alma Mammy. Jack Young, Vassar ’20, has also called for volunteers for his Vepco wrestling team. Merry Christmas Old Santa Claus himself, in person, called at The Herald office last night and we had our staff photographer snap this photo of him hurrying oul af the office with a Roanoke Rapids Herald under his arm. Santa is one of our most loyal readers and he says Mrs. Claus likes us too. Here’s his wish and ours: To A1 of You, A Very, Very, Merry Christ mas. EVERYXMAS FAMILY HAS FFFN TAKEN Rev. Bynum Reports IOC Per Cent Success of Opnortunity Plan; Without Parallel SHOWS REAL SPIRI1 “The finest Christian, Christmas spirit on the part of any community I have ever witnessed,” was the an swer of Rev. J. N. Bynum, president of Associated Charities to the query as to how Roanoke Rapids had re sponded to the call for Christmas Op portunities, printed in this newspaper the last two weeks. “In all my experience,” said Mr. Bynum, “ I have never seen such a wholehearted outpouring as that on the part of our citizens this Christ mas. Every single family listed in The Herald has been taken by some person, family or organization.” And so we come to this Christmas in Roanoke Rapids with something else worthwhile accomplished; with a record of having provided some sort of Christmas to every known needy case in the city. A total of forty nine families, a total of over 150 children and adults, will be happier this Christmas Day because of the or ganized effort and work on the part of those more fortunate. “Please don’t forget t o mention again about our school children and what they did for the needy families,” concluded Mr. Bynum. “Their re sponse was amazing and deserves special praise.” And so it was. Complete figures compiled today show that the chil dren of the Roanoke Rapdis schools, thru their 60 rooms, their clubs, teams and organization^, gave in money, food, toys and clothing a grand total of $486.05 to oppo^"^ Jty families. The High School gave $loi.60; the grades $346.45. One child, who could not afford to bring other things, brought a live, old, red rooster. Say, did they have fun? That youngster and Miss Hearne got in a car and delivered that old rooster in style to a needy family that will have a big meal this Christmas Day. And then there were many other similar gifts, but we can’t tell them all now. That was just to show you the spirit in which this thing was done. On behalf of Associated Charities, this paper wishes to thank every per son who contributed in any way to the success of the Opportunity Plan. It went over 100 per cent and what more could be asked. And we know that if it were possible, those fami lies who will be helped w'ould be ask ing us to thank you, too. It has been a wonderful Christmas for everybody. GRIST SAYS BUILDING COSTS LESS Than In Generation — If Bond Election Carries Figures Work 3 0 0 Men a Year VOTE JANUARY 12 Hand labor on the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District work, if the bonds are voted and sold next month, is recommended by the State Depart ment of Labor in a letter to this newspaper, and work for 300 men for a period of a year is estimated by L. L. Mallard, Chief Statistician of the Department. Ihere has been some discussion about the economy of hand labor in digging sewer ditches a n d water mains for the sanitary district. The Kiwanis Club had this in mind when that organization sponsored the emer gency work of the sewer system now going on. That Club felt that hand labor in these times, would be just about as economical as machine labor and a lot more satisfactory for every body concerned. The first estimates of the new su pervising engineer seem to bear out this contention. And now comes the State Dept, of Labor to recommend just that kind of work and put their fficial stamp of approval on the plan, i Here’s the letter. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR F. D. Grist, Commissioner RALEIGH | Editor, Roanoke Rapids Herald, Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Dear Sir: 1 note with pleasure that your com munity will vote on a sewer bond is sue on Jan. 12. 1932. It is probable that not again in a generation will the cost of labor construction be less than it will be this winter. The U. S. Department of Labor gives commodity index for building materials, January-June, 1930, as 80, compared with 94.2 for the first half of 1930, 97.3 and 100 for the same periods respectively of 1929 and 1926. Further breaks to new low levels have occurred since June. Building materi als cannot go any lower than they are today without a downward revis ion of freight rates, for which no hope can be seriously held at this time. Actual) contracts suggest a saving of 25 per cent under construc tion two years ago. No one would countenance driving a hard bargain with labor in a period of depression, but it is quite proper to reckon with the realities of the acute situation that prevails at the present moment. Labor employed at living wages is preferable to no wage at all. The food index for January June, 1931, stood at 75.8, compared with 94.0 and 99.2, for the corres ponding periods in 1930 and 1929. The saving in labor cost will reflect the lower cost of living. Engineering costs will be lower in the same degree that labor and ma terials are reduced, for the reason that the engineering fee is based on construction cost. common error wmcn we an maxe is to over-estimate capital expendi tures and under-estimate maintenance and operating costs. We drive a car long after the extra cost of repairs, gas and oil would more than carry the interest and amortization east of a new car. A successful business, public or private, is not run that way. . A primary consideration in this pro ject is a comparison of the cost of having a sewer and the cost of not having it. It is frequently said that a period of economic stress is not the proper time to undertake public improve ments. The contrary is exactly the case, as it will not only be found that a great saving will be possible, but it will provide employment at a time when it is sorely need to relieve a serious emergency. I have listed here several cities in which public improvements are con templated which would provide the kind of work mentioned above. They are: Ronaoke Rapids, Raleigh, Mot* ganton, Sanford, West Jefferson. Statesville, Charlotte and Tarboro. I have made a study of tha Roanoke (Continued on hick page)
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