_ “ ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL ”
—~=j Xn£ Roanoke Rapids Herald
VOLUME EIGHTEEN_ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 21st, 1932. NUMBER ONE.
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This issue marks the 18th birth
day of the Roanoke Rapids Herald.
First issued in 1914, it has had the
usual ups and downs of every small
town newspaper. Last month ended
the third year under the present own
nership. The first fifteen years, it
was owned by a stock company. Three
years ago there were three persons
on The Herald Payroll. Today, there
are eighteen. And this is our 18th
birthday.
The golf team of the local country
club beat South Hill Va., Country
Club here yesterday afternoon in a
well foug match. A dozen of the
best golf i from the Virginia city
were paired off with the cream of
the crop from Roanoke Rapids.
E. B. Cannon, local boy, has been
appointed a cabinet member in the
“Y” organizations at Davidson Col
lege. according to a news dispatch to
this newspaper from that institution.
He will lead the committee on Sun
day Schools.
isnngs itacK memories
Ihave read the “Keep Building” edi
tion of The Roanoke Rapids Herald,
and I think that the compilation of
facts is unique. This issue served
to revivify the people and facts that
I learned while a teacher in Aurelian
Springs School. More of our local
newspapers should follow your ex
ample.
Advertising of this nature is a mat
ter of furnishing information in an
attractive way, and in reality it is
a form of education. If this issue
is properly used in the homes and
schools, I am sure that the people
will be better informed about the in
dustry, history, and other topics of
current interest in Roanoke Rapids
and Halifax County.
With best wishes to you, I am,
Yours sincerely,
R. C. Hatley, Priniepal Ridge
crest High School, Mt. Pleas
ant, N. C.
After giving your recent “Keep
Building” edition of The Roanoke
Rapids Herald a very careful reading
T am writing to extend to you my
very hearty congratulations on the
enterprise in developing such an in
teresting issue. From the stand
point of both contents and make-up,
it is, indeed, a splendid product and
reflects much credit upon you as well
as upon the people of Halifax Coun
ty and, particularly, Roanoke Rapids
and vicinity.
Sincerely yours.
A. H. Herrman, Pi lector of Pub
lic Relations, Va.. Electric &
Power Co., Richmond, Va.
From A Former Citizen
You may be interested to know thaT
I have just completed reading with a
great deal of interest your recerP
“Keep Building” edition of the Ron
noke Rapids Herald, and I am taking
this opportunity of extending to you
and to your new city hearty congratu
lations upon the tremendous amour.'
of progress that has bee.i made and
is being made.
Even though my personal reaction
to the situation may not mean a great
deal that can be measured on the yard
stick of time, I am happy to assure
you that I am wishing for your new
city the best of success in all of its
efforts and undertakings.
Very truly yours,
G. W. Eaton, Vice Pres. Niagra
Co. Nat’l Bank, Lockport, N. Y.
They Got A Copy
Capital, constantly seeking new out
lets, in the very near future will en
deavor to locate new sites for in
dustries throughout the entire coun
try, other than the metropolitan area.
We would like to have on file any
advantages that your locality might
have to offer in the way of accessi
bility, water power, location, etc.
Please list the particular industries
you would be interested in attracting
to your area.
Very truly yours,
New York Herald Tribune
Paul E. Braceland.
T. C. Eubank has accepted a position
with the Roanoke Rapids branch of
the Roanoke Bank & Trust Co. Mr.
Eubank comes here from the Monroe
branch of the American Trust Co., of
Charlotte*
POLITICAL POT STEAMING HOT
DREAMS O F
WEALTH DO
COME TRUE
Father Finds Long Lost
Daughter Working In
Mill Here—Takes
Her Back
TO CALIFORNIA
Mrs. Anna Humphries, working for
several years at Rosemary Manufac
turing Co., may well believe in fairies,
dreams and all the good things we
read about in the story books. She
l|eft yesterday for California with
her father, whom she thought was
dead, and who had been looking for
her for several years. And her fath
er is rich.
The father, Bruce Greer, and Mrs.
Humphries mother separated a little
less than 30 years ago They lived
in Maryland at the time. The father
went West to California, later mar
ried. settled down and began to ac
quire some wealth.
Mrs. Humphries’ mother came to
Roanoke Rapids and here her daugh
ter grew to womanhood, married and
separated from her husband. She has
a ten year old son and she has been
working in the mill to support her
self and boy for many years.
Mr. Greer’s wife died several years
ago. He had written to Maryland try
ing to find out where his former wife
and his daughter were, hut could nev
er find any definite information.
Coming East a few weeks ago to
attend the funeral of a relative in
Maryland, Mr. Greer met a distant re_
lative of his former wife, who had
heard they were in North Carolina.
He came here as soon as the funeral
was over and found his daughter at
her work in the mill.
To Mrs. Humphries, it was like a
fairy book. Her father bought her
clothes which she had longed for but
could never afford; he bought her
everything she wanted and probably
lots of things she did not need. He
was equally generous with his grand
son and wanted to take them both
back to California with him at once.
The mother left yesterday and it may
be the boy will follow when school
is out. A substantial sum of money
was left to be used for the boy until
later.
Mr. Greer stated he owned a small
ranch in California. What a place for
a boy to grow up on. And there are
people who don’t believe in Santa
Claus. If it couldn’t happen to us, we
are glad it happened to somebody else
in Roanoke Rapids. We know they
ill be very happy.
FORMER
LOCAL GIRL
S U G r jr s S
F.vanFel'ne Pendleton
Score* Musical Success
At Flora Macdonald
The Charlotte Observer carried the
following news story about Miss
Evangeline Pendleton, former local
girl, now of Mount Holly, who is a
student in music at Flora Macdonald
^ollege. She is ttye daughter of A.
0. Pendleton, assistant superintend
ent of Roanoke Mills Co., No. 1.
Outstanding among this spring
graduate recitals at Flora Macdonald
College was that of Miss Evangeline
Pendleton of Mt. Holly, which took
place Monday evening.
The well contrasted program gave
every opportunity to display her va
ried ability in interpretation techni
que, beautiful phrasing and purity of
tone. Miss Pendleton showed splendid
musicianship in her opening Bach pre
lude and Fugue in B. flat, and it is
seldom so young a pianist shows the
the fine understanding exhibited in
the whole o f A flat Sonata. Four
group numbers followed.
Miss Pendleton captivated her au
dience with the first movement of the
Concerto in G Minor, Mendlessohn,
brilliantly given. She was ably sup
ported in this last number by Miss
Marjorie Weatheryl of Asheville, a
junior, who played the orchestral
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City Democrats To
Nominate Commis
sioners on April 26th
The City Democratic Primary or
mass meeting will be held on Tues
day night, April 2(5th, 1932, at eight
o’clock in the Roanoke Rapids High
School Building Auditorium for the
purpose of nominating two candidates
for Commissioners of the City of Roa
T.oke Rapids, one from the North Ward
and one from the South Ward, to be
voted on at the election which will be
held on Tuesday after the first Mon
day in May, the same being the 3rd
day of May, 1932. All Democratic
voters of the city who are eligible and
who will be eligible to vote in said
election are urged to attend said pri
mary or mass meeting according to A.
L. Clark, chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee of the City of
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
six FROM
firedf.pt.
TO SCHOOL
Local Department Send
ing Team to Asheville
For Instruction and
Competition
GET CERTIFICATES
Six men from Ihe Roanoke Rapids
Fire Department will leave Sunday
to attend the three day fire school
at Asheville next week. Those who
will represent the local department
are E. R. My rick, chief, T. I». (Hover,
assistant chief, R. I\ Smith, pump
man, E. S. Smith, driver, ,1. W. Strick
land and J. C. Matthews, nozzlcmen.
Fifteen hundred firemen from North
Carolina will attend the school next
week and will engage in competitive
drill under the instructions of State
Fire Marshall Brockwell. For the
past three years, the Roanoke Ra
pids fire department has had the lar
gest delegation of volunteer fire
fighters in the State at these schools.
Ten local firemen will be issued cer
tificates this year for work accom
plished at the annual schools. After
four years of attendance and passage
of exams, a diploma is issued by the
State. Several firemen here will soon
be eligible for these diplomas.
The Department wishes to thank the
City Board of Commissioners and
others instrumental in sending them
to the school each year. New equip
ment has been added in recent weeks,
including new ladders, axes, nozzles
and rear lights for the truck. Part
oi this new equipment is being pur
chased by the department from the
proceeds of the dances which are giv
en by the firemen each Thursday
night.
The only recent call has been that
on Sunday night which was a brush
fire liear the residence of Carroll
Thomas on Franklin Road. Drills and
problems are still discussed by the de
partment at the meetings each Wed
nesday night. The fire siren is test
ed at 7 o’clock each meeting night.
PLAY A. C, C.
jTFAM ON ?3
The Roanoke Rapids semi-pro base
ball team will play a double header
"ith Atlantic Christian College here
j Saturday afternoon, the first game
starting at 2:15. On Sunday after
noon at Slagles Lake, they will play
the Henderson Athletic Club.
Line-up: A. C. C., Bell, c, Bryant,
lb, Banks, 2b, Murray, ss, Emerson,
3b. Gillette, rf, Rogers, If, Strickland,
cf, Barnes or Goodwin, p. Indian's:
Ryals, lb, Birdson, 3b, Johnson cf.
Crowder, tfj, Love^, ss, Outlmd, c,
Lee, rf, Edmondson, 2b, Johnson.p.
Next weeks game will be decided
later, but on May 7th they will play
Graham, N. C., here on Saturday and
at Slagles Lake on Sunday.
Saturday, May 14, the locals have
a game scheduled with the Seaboard
I Red Sox of Portsmouth, with a second
game the next day at Slagles.
The Indians, as they have been dub
bed by Bill Alligood, have arranged
a series of games, thru Manager Clyde
Liske, which will bring the best semi
pro teams of the two states here dur
ing the season, if the support of the
fans will warrant it.
Governor Roosevelt and a few of his agricultural advisory group. Stand
ing. left to right, they are l>r. Martha Van Rensselaer, Mrs. Eliza Keats
'o,,nK. R. Eastman, Raul .hid.son, Berne A. Ryrke. Dr. E. Ladd,
i)r ‘ioorge K Warren. Seated, left to right, Edward Rriffin, former
‘.ovemors counsel: (hnernoi Erauklin D. Roosevelt,
and llenry Morgt utliuu. Jr
WILL HAYS
READS THE
R,R* HERALD
Reads And Comments
On Editorial In March
31 Issue Local
Paper
HEADS MOVIES
Will II. Hays, former Postmaster
Ccneral, and now President of Motion
Picture Producers and Distributors
of America, ocupying a similar posi
tion in the picture industry that Judge
Kbnesaw Landis does i n baseball,
reads the Roanoke Rapids Herald.
We did not know this until we re
ceived a letter from his office, com
menting on an editorial which appear
ed in the March 31st issue of The Her
ald. In fact, we sometimes wonder
if very many of our readers read the
editorial page, which is not news, but
our own views on various and sundry
questions.
The editorial in question was con
ctrning the wishes of the public in
matter of moving, talking pictures
Witnessing what we considered one
of the finest pictures ever produced,
we were struck with the small crowd
and lack of favorable comment, when
the next night the theatre was pack
ed for a sexy, racy picture. We com
mented on this, with the query as to
whether, after all, the movie industry
could he blamed for the type of pic
tures now flooding the market. Here
is what Mr. Hays has to say:
Mr. Carroll L. Wilson. Editor,
The Herald,
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Dear Mr. Wilson:
Well, sir, you addressed yourself to
lyour readers in your editorial on
I March 31 in about the way that we of
the industry would like to do some
times when we get disappointing re
ports of the reception of some of the
better type of pictures.
We cannot say what you did nearly
so effectively because some people
have not developed the ability to see
things from both sides and they would
likely reply to us were we to say what
you said that this is ‘passing the buck’
to the public, which of course it is not.
The character of motion pictures
is determined by (1) improving the
quality of supply, the responsihiliv of
the industry, and (2) improving the
(Continued on hack page)
Vote For Payment
Damask Post of the American Le
gion voted in favor of the immediate
payment of the balance of adjusted
compensation at a special meeting on
Tuesday night. The meeting was held
at a call from State Commander Hen
ry Bourne to ascertain the feeling of
the individual members. Twenty-two
members attended. The vote was fif
teen to four in favor of immediate
payment.
AGEDLADY
PIONEER
CITIZEN
Mrs. Dora F.lmore, Buri
ed Yesterday, Lived
Here For 23
Years
DIED ON TUESDAY
Mrs. Dora Elmore, age 75 years,
died at her home on Madison Street
Tuesday after a lingering illness. She
had been a resident of Roanoke Ra
r.ids for 23 years, coming here in 1909
from Brunswick County, Va.
Her husband died a few years af
ter the family moved here and Mrs.
Elmore, living in the same house all
these years, raised three daughters
and four sons: Mrs. Lillian Hux of
this city, Miss Virgie Elmore, who
lived with her mother, Mrs. A. B.
Sanford of Alberta, Va.; the four
sons, all of whom reside here, are
Robert, Rennie, Otis and Buddy El
more.
Two brothres also survive; T. H.
Johnson and W. W. Johnson, who live
in Brunswick County.
Sixteen grandchildren also survive.
A large crowd of friends attended
the funeral services which were
preached yesterday afternoon at the
First Methodist Church by Rev. S. J.
Starnes and Rev. Leon M. Hall, for
mer pastor, now of Wilmington, N.C.
Burial was in the family cemetery,
at Alberta, near Lawrenceville, Va.
Pall bearers were Messrs Mort White, I
J. F. May, Ed Buckner, Robert Teele, j
J. F. Welch and Ed Woodruff.
DIES IN
MISSOURI
News has been received here of the
recent death of W. J. Hux at Essex,
Missouri. Mr. Hux was a native of
Halifax County, born here in 1856. He
migrated to Missouri in 1877. A sis- i
ter. Mrs. L. K. Dickens, resides near
Aurelian Springs. Three nephews
Lawrence, Willie, and Rufus Hux of
this city, were sons of the deceased’s
brother, who stayed on in North Caro
lina. Many other relatives reside in
and near Halifax County.
The Essex paper has the following
to say: “William J. Hux, Essex’ oldset
merchant and pioneer, moved to Es
sex in 1877 where he has since made
his home. For two years he taught
school, afterwards going into the
mercantile business in which he con
tinued ’till his death. He was one of
the founders of the first denomina
tional church in Essex, the M. E.
Church, South. He was a charter
member and past-Master of the A. F.
& A. M. Lodge of Dexter. Before a
large concourse of people from all
parts of Southeast Missouri, inter
ment was in Dexter cemetery. Six
children and four grandchildren sur
vive.”
Child Injured When
Car Runs Over Legs
Catherine Kidd, six year old child
of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Kidd, was
slightly injured about five o’clock
Friday afternoon while fllaying in
the yard. She ran backwards into
the path of her father5s car which
was backing out of the driveway. Both
heels of the car passed over her
nkle. She was rushed to the Roanoke I
Rapids Hospital where X-Ray picture I
was made and it was found no bones
were broken.
B OWIETO
SPEAK AT
TAX MEET
—
Plans Made for 1,000
People at Halifax
Meeting April
27th.
L. I. MOORE SPEAKS
Plans are complete for the county
wide mass meeting which is being spon
sored by the Halifax County Tax Re
lief Association at the Halifax Court
House next Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock when it is expected that can
didates for the General .Assembly
may be endorsed and tax problems of
the county will be given close scruti
ny.
Larry I. Moore of New Bern, presi
dent of the State Tax Relief Associ
ation and candidate for the State
Senate, will deliver the princial ad
dress of the meeting and Hon. Tam
Bowie of Jefferson, candidate for
the U. S. Senate, will speak as an add
ed attraction to the gathering. A
rock muddle dinner will be served free
to those who attend.
Two meetings of the executive com
mittee of the association have been
held to formulate plans for concerted
action at the mass meeting and it is
believed that more than 1,000 people
will be in attendance next Wednes
day morning. In a called session at
Halifax on Monday of this week the
executive committee devoted some at
tention to the selection of prospect
ive candidates for the legislature, but
spent most of the time drawing up a
platform which will be submitted to
the mass meeting for ratification or
rejection.
A resolution committee, consisting,
of R. Hunter Pope, Ben B. Everett,
D. S. Moss, C. J. Shields and C. R.
Emry, drafted a platform calling for a
revaluation of real property, economy
in government by reducing expenses
to a 1912 basis with special emphasis
on salaries, the elimination of gov
ernmental non-essentials, and the con
solidation of county offices wherev
er possible.
Prospective candidates for the leg
islature are being sounded out and
will be discussed by the executive
committee when it meets one hour
before the mass meeting next Wed
nesday morning. It has been proposed
that candidates for county offices also
be endorsed by the mass meeting, so
the meeting may turn into a regular
political convention before it is ad
journed. It will be a hot time when
Messrs Moore and Bowie and the
county candidates get into action.
Baby Dies of Burns
Clara Ooleen Pace, eleven months
old child of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Pace
of this city, died yesterday in the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital from burns
sustained when the child fell into a
tub of hot water.
Funeral services were held today
with Rev. S. J. Starnes officiating,
with interiwni in R* n oke Rapids
cemetery.
Hornet Editor Out
W. Henry Davis, editor of The Hor
net, self-styled “Hottest Democratic
Paper in the United States,” publish
ed a* Mocksville, N. C., has an
nounced his candidacy for Commis
sioner of Labor of North Carolina.
W. O. W. Meeting
An important meeting of Birch
wood Camp No. 55 W. O. W. has been
called for Monday night, April 25th,
and every member is urged to attend
according to notice of J. M. Taylor
for the Camp Committee.
LONG. BELL,
TRAVIS AND
GREGORY IN
Half Dozen Candidates
Throw Hats in Ring
In Past Weefc;More
To Come
HOT CAMPAIGN ON
Billy Norwood, who announced for
the State Senate last week, evidently
started things to moving in county
politics, for after his formal an
nouncement, those who had been wait
ing and weighing matters, decided to
throw hats and shirts into the politic
al ring and make it a free-for-all.
And indications are that several more
will announce within the next few
days.
Mr. Norwood wil be opposed by an
other Roanoke Rapids man in the
person of Dr. 1. W. M. Long, who was
a member of the House of Represen
tatives at the lengthy 1931 session of
the N. C. Legislature. It will be re
called that these two gen^emen were
on opposing sides when the County
Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic party convened in Halifax last
year to choose the successor lo Rep
resentative Kitchin of Scotland Neck.
w;ho died soon after his election.
Each of these two men has a session
in the General Assembly to his credit.
Mr. Norwood served in the 1929 legis
lature and Dr. Long served last year.
There is some talk of a thiid can
didate coming out from another por
tion of the county, but as Roanoke
Rapids is asking for very little this
year in the way of political offices,
it is doubtful if such a candidacy will
meet with favor.
Two men this week announce for
the House of Representatives; F. M.
Taylor, R. F. D. 3, Enfield, and L. W.
Leggett of Hobgood. Mr. Taylor is
a former member of the County High,
way Commission and both these gen
tlemen served a term in the House
of Representatives several years ago.
Both are farmers.
Two Roanoke Rapids men also seek
the office of sheriff, with the an
nouncement this week of H. L. Bell.
S. M. Thompson has been in the field
for some time. Sheriff G. H. John
son of Scotland Neck announced last
week that he would be willing to serve
another term if the Democratic voters
so desired at the June 4th primary.
Mr. Bell, the latest addition to the list
of candidates for this office, was de
puty sheriff for many years, serving
part of that time under the present
sheriff.
Two Halifax men and an Enfield
man will fight it out for Clerk of the
Superior Court. E. L. Travis, Jr., pres
ent incumbent, and Quentin Gregory,
announce this week for that office.
A. M Atkinson has been in the field
for two weeks. Mr. Travis was ap
pointed by the Judge of the Su
perior Court, upon recommendation of
the majority of the Halifax County
Bar, to fill out the portion of the un
expired term of S. M. Gary until the
next general election. He has filled
the office for more than a year and
now seeks to be elected by the voters
upon the strength of his record while
in office and his qualifications.
Mr. Gregory has been president of
the Bank of Halifax since 1921 and
was mayor of Halifax prior to his
moving to the country. After his
graduation from the University of
North Carolina, he spent several years
in China promoting the sales of N. C.
leaf tobacco.
Opposing Mrs. Elizabeth House for
Register of Deeds are no new can
didates for this office announced this
week. Mrs. House was appointed by
the County Board of Commissioners
to fill the unexpired term to election
of Judge Clements, deceased. She
had worked in his office for many
years. Meade Mitchell of Weldon
and Stanley C. Whitaker of near En
field are out for this office also.
Not enough interest is being mani
fested in the races for County Com-^
missioners, the board which apmpartt
several important county of£i«<ifs and
has the welfare of the QMrffty govern
ment in its han<t» 'fbr the next two
years, as well as supervisory duties
over all other county offices.
Mr. and Mrs. Van White have re
turned to their home in Texas after
spending a few weeks with relatives.