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“ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL” "-Sr-1 The Roanoke Rapids Herald [:.=?=£: VOLUME 17.__ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1932. NUMBER 40. UP AND DOWN Che Avenue WITH THE EDITOR In case of fire or for Police, Dial 668-1. Some of our Weldon neighbors, to quote one of their representativqs, may not think so much of us over here, but like the good cheek-turning people we really are, when Weldon is in need, all (hey need do is call on us. Our Fire Department answered a call for aid to the Travis home. There are those in Weldon who say if they had our fire department and equip ment, the fire would have been put out at a small loss. The pitiful stream from the Weldon line was helpless. The powerful pressure from the Roa noke Rapids powered truck did the job. Call again, Weldon. Most newspapers charge for ‘In Me moriams” but we do not. However, we must insist on two things: They must be brief and they must be writ ten so we can read them. We have been compelled to leave out several for one of these two reasons in the past. Our safest investment, according to Frank P. Graham: “We cannot as a wise policy be building up and tear ing down great institutions with every change of the winds of finance. We cannot blot the opportunities of youth along a zigzag line. A wise and busi nesslike people who know what they owe themselves and their children will, through all and in spite of all, keep constantly at a high level the intellectual and spiritual sources of their life and power.” J. Fred Easary, Washington cor respondent of the Baltimore Sun, told the N. C. Press Institute at its Duke University session Thursday night that: “A mugwump is a political ani mal with his mug on one side of the fence and his wump on the other.” Remodeling of the store building on the West side of the Avenue, for merly the S. C. Cook building, is now being made to house the new tenant who has leased the building. Furth er announcements will be made to the public later. A freak collard plant, three and a half feet tall and shaped at the top like a fan was grown by June Ed monds in his garden at 123 Madison Street. Mr. Edmonds brought the Collard to The Herald office where it created a sensation and he was ac claimed the champion collard culturer of the city. Several Old Timers have seen the plant and say they have never seen its equal in their experi ence. There’s enough in it to make a meal for several families. Mr. Ed monds still has the plant at his home unless he has had a picnic and in vited all the neighbors to a coMardue. Street engineer Etheridge and crew have been making streets while the sun shone this week. Genera] repairs and cleaning has our streets in apple pie order. The Quality Shop, C. C. Shell, man. ager, will move the first of February to new quarters on the Avenue, for mery occupied by Chesson’s, now be ing usd by the Smith Radio Shop. County Chairmen for the Democrat ic Victory Fund Campaign have been appointed by State Chairman C. L. Shuping. For Halifax: Wade H. Dickens, Scotland Neck; for North ampton: E. B. Grant, Jackson; for Warren, C. M- Haithcock, Macon. Their jobs will be to raise the neces sary wherewithal to bring Democrat ic victory in the 1932 Presidential campaign. The Fire Dept, was called early Monday afternoon when brush on the vacant lots across the highway from the depot caught fire. Brush beaters and extinguishers from the nearby filling station did the work. There begins this week in The Her ald a column of Hints to Homemakers, which will be written exclusively for this newspaper by Mrs. Winifred B. Parker, Home Service Director of the Virginia Electric and Power Co. Mrs. Parker har an office in the Electric Building here. Any reader wanting recipies or other hints may receive same by writing this paper or get ting in touch with Mrs. Parker. Jasper Mills, employee of Taylor Matthews Drug Co., sustained serious burns to face and head when a can OWEN PAGE SPEAKER AT LOCAL^CLUB Newly Elected District Governor of Kiwanis Guest Of Honor Thursday 37 AT MEETING With the largets attendance in re cent months and the highest average in the history of the club, the Ki wanis Club here greeted the new Lt. Governor of the 6th district Owen Page of Kocky Mount, last Thurs day night. I Mr. Page, who is superintendent of the First Division of the Atlantic Coast Line R. R., is a speaker of ex ceptional ability and brought a mes sage to the local club which will long be remembered. He complimented the local organi zation, stating this was one of the most active clubs in his district, which includes Rocky Mount, Tar boro Wil liamston, Elizabeth City, Scotland Neck, Ahoskie, Enfield and Roanoke Iiapids. He was especially interest ed in the reports of new committee chairmen for 1932. At a meeting of the Board of Di rectors after the regular meeting, he was informed that every director and every officer of the club was present. Only two men were absent from the club meeting Thursday night and both members were out of the city. Guests and members present totaled thirty seven. Mr. Page outlined the plans for 1032 which have been adopted by Ki wanis International for each of the .1,900 clubs. Kiwanis Clubs have a right and duty to take part in all af fairs affecting their city and govern ment, according to Mr. Page, who made the startling statement that one out of every nine people in the United States is working for the government. Me pointed out the unhealthy condi tion this created, using as example Spain before the Revolution, when one out of every five were govern ment employees. In enlarging on his plan of Safety work for Kiwanis Clubs, he surprised I many w'ith the statement that the ma jority of fatal accidents in the coun try occur in the home, supposedly the safest of all places. Neglect and care lessness cause the majority. A cam paign along these lines is included in the Kiwanis program. 1932 committee chairmen are: Ag riculture, W. J. Norwood; Attend ance, Fletcher Dickens; Business Standards, A. E. Akers; Vocational Guidance, P. A. Reid; Program (three months each) Ned Manning, Hugh Bradley, Ray Goodmon, C. W. Davis; Public Affairs, J. T. Chase; Under privileged Child, J. N. Bynum; House George Taylor; Kiwanis Education, I-aws and Regulations, J. R. Alls I brook; Classification and Reception, A. N. Martin; Music, Steve Lipscomb; Interclub Relations Hugh Bradley; Goodwill and Grievance, Wilson Mul len. Other guests last Thursday night were Norman Chambliss secretary of the Rocky Mount Club Sanitary En gineer Christy and H. S. Ley. Special music was furnished by the banjo team of Buxton and Britton. Central School P.T.A. The Parent-Teacher Association of Central School held its regular meet ing Wednesday afternoon in the school auditorium with Mrs. T. W. M. Long presiding. Miss Mary Traynham Wyche gave a talk on ‘Malnutrition— Its Causes and Effects.” Miss Vir ginia Blount talked on “Food and Its Value.” Miss Olivia Rook discussed “Diseases from Malnutrition.” Mrs. Heath Lee, accompanied by Miss Irene Gordon sang two solos, “Mighty Lak a Rose” and “That Little Woman of Mine.” Reports were given by the chairmen of the various committees. Miss Mable Regan's room won the award for having the most mothers present. of hot syrup “blew up” in the back of the store Monday. He is confined to his home. It is reported here that Rip Dunn and Stuart Smith have been retained by the Gary estate in the suit which will be brought by the county to re cover funds as shown in the special audit. The suit will be brought by George C. Green, county attorney. No court action is reported as yett but preliminaries are supposed to start at the February term of Superior Court. Serpent Enters Island Paradise Mrs. Granville Fortescue and her daughter, the wife of Lieut* Thomas H Massie, U. S. Navy, are two of the central figures in a murder in Honolulu. Mrs. Fortescue, who it a niece of Alexander Graham Bell, and her son-in-law, Lieut. Massie, together with Alexander Jones, an enlisted man, are held for the slaying of Joseph Kawahawai. one of five Hawaiian natives charged with a serious crime against Mrs. Massie After the jury disagreed, Kawahawai's body was found in a ear in which Mrs. Fortescue and Lieut Massie were riding._ TWO KILLED AT ENFIELD FAIR FIGHTS AT SHOW Teachers at Colored College Hit By Train At Enfield Cross ing Friday Night Two Negro teachers at Brick Col lege, near Enfield, were killed Friday when their car was struck by a freight train at Enfield. I). L. Johnson and Walter Gay, the two teachers at the colored college, were riding in the former’s car. The accident happened about 7 p. m. at a railroad crossing near Enfield. There were no eyewitnesses but the case was reconstructed by Coroner Wil liams as follows: The two, in a Whippet sedan, trav eling East, had just passed over the tracks after the regular Southbound passenger train, when their car was struck by an extra freight traveling North. Johnson was instantly killed. His skull and chest were crushed and his neck broken. Gay was taken to a Rocky Mount hospital where he died early Saturday morning. The car was destroyed. J. L. Bass and son, Addison, were the first to arrive after the accident and report ed to authorities. FIRE DEPT KEPT BUSY Most of Calls Outside of City In Last Two Weeks But Good Work Done Four fire calls have kept the local Fire Department busy for the past week with from 14 to 22 men answer ing each call. Fire completely destroyed the resi dence of Collins Fitts in Belmont but the fire fighters were able to save the adjoining house. No water in that section made it impossible to save the Fitts home which burned with all contents. The loss is parti ally covered by insurance. The Department answered the call from Weldon when the R. S. Travis residence was destroyed with all con tents. The four mile run made it im possible for the boys to reach the scene in time. Since that fire the Mayor and Fire Department of Wel don gave the boys a supper which was much appreciated. A call to the Jim Bridges residence was quickly answered when fire start ed from a bad chimney. Only slight damage was done. No damage was done when a grass fire started near the Standard Oil station near the depot Monday. The attitude of the public the last few weeks has been much better in regard to giving the fire truck right of way and this was noticed and ap preciated by the firemen. They need plenty of room both in front and be hind the truck and are not being crowded as much by the “fans” as in the past. Mrs. L. J. Birdsong Mrs. Lela J. Birdsong, age 57, died here Jan. 18. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Christian Church with Rev. V. H. Grantham officiating. Interment was in the family cemetery in Northampton County. Mrs. Bird song was the mother of Mrs. H. H. Liles and Russell and Richard Bird song of this city. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Coburn died here Monday. Funeral services and burial were on Tuesday afternoon. Joe Pearce of Hopewell, Va., spent Sunday here visiting Mrs. Nettie Morris. Attendance Below Par at Legion Show Tuesday Night Three good fights and one sad at tempt marked the American Legion 'show in Sipimons Gym Tuesday night. Despite the fact it was a good card, attendance was below par. In the first fight of the evening, Ros Parker, Enfield boy needed only a few punches in the first round to deliver a knockout over Flash Blan ton, a local fighter. Blanton was outclassed and the fight left a bitter taste in the crowds’ mouth. As the bejl rang, Parker leaped out and crowded Blanton in the ropes, deliv ering a few hard rights and the local flash folded up. “Battling” Love got a big hand from the crowd as he pounded out a victory over Bob Moore from Rocky Mount. This was a good fight from beginning to end with both boys going fast from the op ;/iinr* bell. In the semi-final Riki Credle from Portsmouth won on points over Jim my Gilbert from Rocky Mount. Credle was about the best man Gilbert has met over here and was lucky in es caping a knock out. It was a good fight and the crowd gave both boys a big hand. Mutt Gordon of Portsmouth and Shelby Rice of Hopewell fought to a rather tame draw in the final. Both boys were unwilling to mix it up and about the only real action was when Rice floored Gordon in the fourth with a long overhand right. Lestetf Edmondson, local referee, worked the fights nicely. County Has Issued No New Bonds For Past Nine Months Raleigh, Jan. 21.—While the 100 counties and about 430 municipalities of North Carolina issued only $804, 500 in bonds and noteg, creating new debts, a piaddnhrdlpushrdupuupup 240 in bonded indebtedness during the last nine months of 1931, as shown recently by Charles M. Johnson, di rector of Local Government, the gov ernmental units of the State, outside the State itself, still have a bonded indebtedness of approximately $360, 000,000. Combined with the State debt of nearly $182,000,000, this total is about $542,000,000 for the State and its local governmental units, or an average of about $174 per person or more than $700 for the head of the average family of more than four per sons in the State. Halifax County, Mr. Johnson’s re-] cords show, had a total bonded in-1 debtedness on January 1, 1932, of $1,294,000. During the last nine months of 1931 this county paid on its bonded indebtedness a total of $72,000, thus reducing its outstanding bonds by that amount. During that period no new bonds were issued, al though some outstnding bonds and notes have been refunded which are ates no new debt. Boxing Schedule 1932 Jan. 25, Wilson High School at Roa noke Rapids. Feb. 1, Raleigh High School at Raleigh. Feb. 8, Raleigh High School at Roa noke Rapids. Feb —, Rocky Mount High School at Rocky Mount. (Date for last bout has not been decided). Mrs. W. E. Fuller and son, Edwin, Jr., have returned from a visit to Mrs. Oscar Fuller in Franklinton. CONFERENCE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Yellow Jackets Play To tal of Five Games at Home This Season TEN GAMES IN ALL The complete basketball schedu’e for 1922 has been released for the Northeastern Conference and shows that Roanoke Rapids Will play five games on the home court and five games in enemy territory. Two games have been played this season; the locals lost the first to Farmville and came back for a win over Greenville here last week. Their next game is this Friday night here when they play Washington. Other home games are with Farm ville on Feb. 12, New Bern on Feb. 26, and Kinston on March 1st. The com plete Northeastern Conference sche dule is as follows. Friday, January 22: Greenville at Farmville; New Bern a t Kinston; Washington at Roanoke Rapids. Friday, Jan. 29: Roanoke Rapids at New Bern; Kinston at Greenville; Farmville at Greenville. Friday, February 5: Greenville at Washington; New Bern at Farmville; Roanoke Rapids at Kinston. Friday, Feb. 12: Washington at Kinston; Farmville at Roanoke Ra pids; Greenville at New Bern. Tuesday, February 16: Kinston at Farmville; Roanoke Rapids at Green ville; New Bern at Washington. Friday Feb. 19: Farmville at Green, ville; Kinston at New Bern; Roanoke Rapids at Washington. Friday, Feb. 20: New Bern at Roa noke Rapids; Greenville at Kinston; Washington at Farmville. Tuesday, March 1: Farmville at New Bern; Washington at Greenville; Kinston at Roanoke Rapids. MILLS LOSE TO VEPCO Power Company Basketball Team Wins First Game of Season The Vepco basketball team here met their first foe of the season at the High School gym last night and won 30 to 19 victory over a strong fight ing mill team composed of stars from Rosemary Manufacturing Co., Pat terson Mills Co., and Roanoke Mills Co. The game was tied up at the end of the half but the Power boys turned on extra juice in the last quarter and pulled ahead with exceptional work by Flip Edmondson, Fletcher Dickens and Tub Speight. Matthews was high point man for the mill team. Manager Ray Goodmon is proud of his team’s first showing and again is sues a challenge to any amateur team in this section. Write him for infor mation. The line-up: Power Co., forwards, Edmondson 11, Anderton 2, Dickens 9, Simpkins. Center, Burgwyn 2, Hog gard. Guards, Powell, Speight G, Kim ball, White Knisley. Mills Team: Forwards, Matthews 10, Taylor 4, Liske, Dunn, Wells, cen ter Edmondson 3. Guards Manning 2, Brown, Alligood. Appointed Receiver For Chain Stores Wilson,—Luke Lamb, local attorney has been appointed receiver for Hunt’s chain of five cent to $1 Stores located in a half dozen Eastern N. C., towns by Judge L. M. Meekins, United States District Court Judge for this district. McNair, Moses and Bass, Tarboro attorneys, filed an involuntary peti tion in bankruptcy against the Hunt chain of stores in behalf of certain creditors earlier in the week. Stores are located at Roanoke Rapids, Green ville, Clinton, Tarboro, Wilson and one or two other cities. H.S. Boxing Monday Roanoke Rapids High School box ir.g team will meet the boxers from Wilfcon High School here Monday at Simmons Gym. Rocky Mount was scheduled for the first meet but the schedule was mixed and they will ap pear here at a later date. There will be seven bouts Monday night. Theodore Shaw of Burlington, vis ited his brother, Leroy Shaw, here last week. WORK STARTED ON SPECIAL EDITION Success of “Keep Building” Edition of The Herald Seems Assured From Early Response—Let ters From Martin and Manning THERE IS NO MIDDLE GROUND Don’t let life whip you. The business man who lays off clerks, discontinues advertising, refuses to cooperate in programs to help everybody in the commu nity, including himself, is whip ped and is publicly admitting it. If a fellow has any downright hard grit now is the time to show it—if he is a red-blooded fighter. Have faith and cast your bread upon the waters. CHALLENGE TO “CAM” Grist Wants Stump Debate In Every County of State on Cam's Statements (Special To The Herald) Ra|eigty Jan. 21.—Senator Cam eron Morrison has been sent a chal lenge “to a joint debate in every county in the State” in the coming primary election by Frank D. Grist, | commissioner of labor, announced candidate for Senator Morrison’s post. “And I hope he accepts,” said Mr. Grist, giving to the press copies of his letter dated January 15. “That will give some of the Wor and sen sation’ you’ve been predicting,” he added. “There are many issues in this cam paign and the people of the State are entitled to 1-now what position the various canc'.dates will take on them including taxation, banking and con trol of the gove rnment by the big in terests and special privileged classes,” Mr. Grist writes the Senator. “If you accept this challenge,” he continues, “I will confront you with questions upon which the people of the State are interested, among oth ers being: Are you still of the opin ion that ‘The Duke Power Co. in my State belongs very largely to humani ty. There is not an organization up on this earth, unless it is purely re ligious, which is doing a nobler or better work than the Duke Power Co.’ as stated by you on the floor of the United States Senate and recorded on page 1273 of the Congressional! Record under date of December 20, 1030? Are you still of the opinion that: ‘There is no institution in the world doing more for the suffering and distressed than the Duke Power Co. in North and South Carolina,’ as stated by you on the floor of the United States Senate and recorded in page 1374 of the Congressional Re cord under date of December 20, 1930. “If you accept this challenge,” con cludes Mr. Grist, “please reply on or before February 1st. 1932, so that your manager and I can work out the proper details and arrangements.” Mr. Grist was the first candidate to announce for the Senate against Senator Morrison, appointed by Gov ernor Gardner to take the place of the late Senator Lee S. Overman. Since that time Robert R. Reynolds, Ashe ville, as a ‘wet’ and Thomas C. “Tam” Bowie, West Jefferson, have entered the race. A. L. Brooks, Greensboro, now mentioned for a post as Associ ate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court, announced some time ago that he would have something to say later as to his possible candidacy for the Senate, Meeting of Farmers And Business Men All farmers and business men of Halifax County are invited to attend a mass meeting in the court house on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 10:00 o’clock. Representatives from State College and local business men and farmers will discuss the farm situation for 1932. Information will be given you that will certainly be helpful to every farmer in the county in planning his crops for this year. White and color ed farmers are urged to attend this meeting by W. O. Davis, county agent. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Morning services Sunday with preaching by Rev. R. E. Watts of Em poriri Presbyterian Church. Rev. Hugh Bradley, who is taking a spec ial course at the Seminary, will preach Sunday night. The Men of t h e Church are meeting this Friday night. Since announcement one week ago today as regards the forthcoming “Keep Building” edition of The Her ald, the work has been progressing most rapidly. With only two days of actual so licitation, approaching the business and professional men and interests of Roanoke Rapids and Halifax Coun ty for their cooperation, we have se cured sufficient business to justify the printing of one section already. In fact, the responses from those ap proached on the matter is ample to assure the success of the undertaking from the outset. It will tatke a special crew of men the better part of a month to com plete the work. We have been gratified at the let ters from prominent citizens of this section, who have expressed their de sire to help make the edition a suc cess. We publish below a couple of these. From Mr. A. N. Martin, president of the Roanoke Rapids Merchant* Association. Carroll L. Wilson, Publisher Roanok eRap' Herald, Roanoke Rapids, N Dear Mr. Wil* I wish to it. that in your “Keep Buildii ill have my full coop era an \earty sup port. Your recent t utorial o n “Keep Building” was splendid. 1931 wasn’t such a bad year for Roanoke Rapids; the welding together of the various communities into the strong and ef ficient whole and the wheels set in motion for the ace; n,dishment of water and sanitation, were feats old timers thought they would never live to see. Roanoke Rapids looks to the future with courage undaunted. Man ufacturers recognize the advantage of small and medium sized communities ns industrial sites. Roanoke Rapids has the natural and geographic quali cations. Your newspaper has taken the lead in selling Roanoke Rapids and its merchants to the outside world. You have championed our cause continual ly and given of your time and space unstintedly in all things that were for our betterment. I hope all business men will rally to your support in making this issue one of which the community will be justly proud. Sincerely yours, ALFRED N. MARTIN. From Mr. Edw. B. Manning, Com nander of the local post of the Ameri can Legion: Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Jan. 19, 1932 Mr. Carroll Wilson, Editor, The Herald, Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Dear Mr. Wilson: In last weeks’ issue of The Herald I noticed that you are making plans for a special edition, calling attention to the past development, progress and future possibilities of Roanoke Rapids. Having been a visitor in Rosemary back in the days when there was no Avenue in what is now known the South Ward and having made this my home for the past ten years. I have been able to watch the wonder ful improvements which have taken place in this community. And as to the future—I can set the possibilities of Roanoke Rapid being able to stand with the leaders "o of the most progressive cities 1 he State. This special edition is something in which every individual and organiza tion in the community should have a part. As an officer in the local post of the American Legoin, I wish to assure you that you will have the full cooperation of every member of the Post. In part, the Preamble to the constitution of the American Legion is, “To inculate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation.” With this in mind we not only feel it our duty but a privilege to do our part in making Roanoke Rapids a better place in which to live, and to tell the world that Roanoke Rapids is just such a place. Wishing you success in your under taking, and again assuring you of the Legion’s cooperation, I am, Sincerely yours, EDW. B. MANNING. Miss Julia Eddings of New London is visting her sister, Mrs. J. E. Kirk.