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__ “ ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL ” l-£5r=l The Roanoke Rafis Herald |r~5~: VOLUME EIGHTEEN ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 26th, 1932. NUMBER SIX. I ' ' 1 1 ■ —_ __ ... - UP AND DOWN Che Avenue WITH THE EDITOR In case of Fire or for Police, Dial 355 or 356. It was last Thursday night while the boys were fighting fire at the Whitley home. One of t h e local “strong arms of the law” drove up with a generous use of his siren. Someone in the crowd, to the evident amusement of everyone who heard, yelled: “Taxi!” And if you want a first-hand slant on the latest in lingerie, particularly of pajamas and negligees, attend one of these late hour fires. Thurs day night’s fclaze came at a hour when most people had not retired, but the warmness of the nigh doubtless contributed and although the pajama clad boys and girls were in the mi nority there was still a very good showing. At one of the most tense niontfMs when flames from the Whitley l^Ke were threatening lives, and surroft)^ ing property, one fireman was w4Nb ing frantically to enter the burning building. He yelled to his comrades: “Follow Me! Follow Me!” A slight ly inebriated onlooker was heard to say: “My goodness! What a time to be playing follow the leader!” At that, we imagine “Follow the l eader” contributes substantially in fire fighting, and since watching the work of the toys it must be admit ted that we have some excellent lead ers. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Epis copal Church urges you to attend copal Church urges you to attend 1h»*ir display of Antique furniture and novelties vhich will he held in the building formerly occupied by Weiss "♦•r’s Shoe Store in Rosemary be tween the hours of 9 a. m. and 6 p. m. Friday. In the recent State Milk for Health Rhyme Contest Luther Draper, Jr., of the Weldor School took second place in the Craded School Division. Connine Preast, Hobgood and Mar garet Hardy, Weldon, were likewise named in the “honorable mention” list because of their rather superior work. A complete article, carrying this in formation and praising the work done and the interest promoted by the con test appeared in the last Sunday’s is sue of the News and Observer of Raleigh. G. H. Ranhern, Second Street gro cer, who has been confined to his home with sickness for the past sev eral weeks is again able to he up and on the job. It looks good to see Mr. Ranhorn back again, and he says it is equally good tc be up again. The Chockoyotte Golf Club won their second victory over South Hill Wednesday wren they beat them 32 to 8 in a game at South Hill,Va. This is the second win over the South Hill opponents in the series, of which ten will be played, the first game being taken by a sc- re of 32 to 3 by the lo cals on their home course. Some 12 or 14 local members journeyed to the Virginia City yesterday. There will be four more games in the series this year. 2500 HEAR FOUNTAIN! *- I A crowd estimated at 2,500 jam- , med the theatre at Scotland Neck to- , day and stood , on the streets outside to hear Dick Fountain, candidate for Governor. Visitors from all parts of Halifax County were there for the speaking and free barbecue which followed. The eats, prepared for about 1,500 ran out before many had been served. He was introduced by Hal Cooley of Nashville, who will speak in Roa noke Rapids Monday night at the High School building in behalf of Mr. Fountain. I. T. Valentine will al so speak for Mr. Fountain's candi dacy. At Scotland Neck today, Mr. Foun tain again bravely attacked the Gard ner administration and the lobby ists whom he says are supporting, with Gardner, his chief opponent Eh ringhaus. He asked the people to send men to Raleigh who would rep resent the people and attacked, par ticularly, the tobacco interests whom he said were responsible for the 15 cen tax on land today, j CONTROL CALEDONIA EPEDEMIC Candidate Fails To File Time for official filing of candi dates for county offices closed last Friday midnight with one of the lar gest lists of candidates in recent his tory. One man who had announced failed to file in time and cannot run in the primary, Saturday, June 4. He was A. M. Atkinson of Enfield, candidate for Clerk of the Superior Court. This leaves a two-way race for this office between the present incumbent, E. L. Travis,Jr. and Quen tin Gregory. Another two-way race between two Roanoke Rapids men is that for State Senator between W. J. Norwood and T. W. M. Long. This race is at tracting more attention than any one county race, with both sides claim ing the two Roanoke Rapids pre Cincts and Norwood leading in the county. As oae man comes from each of the precincts here, the claims of each to carry his home precinct seems justified, altho recent changes point to a Norwood trend in No. 1 precinct. Three names will appear on the ballot for Register of Deeds: Mrs. Elizabeth House, the present incum bent, Meade Mitchel of Weldon and Staley C. Whittaker. init-i- Naim's win hi:,o ne on tne ballot for Sheriff: 0. H. Johnson, the present sheriff, S. M. Thompson from Roanoke Rapids No. 2 precinct, and 11. I.. Bell from Roanoke Rapids No. 1 For State Representative, tile fol lowing will appear: I,. W. I-cggctt, I! Hunter Pope, F. M. Taylor and 1). S Moss. The voters will cast their vote for two out of the foul'. They will also vote for five candi dates from the list of ten running for the County Board of Commissioners: w- F- Joyner, Waldo Whittaker, N. W. Warren, R. B. Everette, Newton Shepard, present members, and C. O. ”vrd, E. W. Liles, W. .7. Collier, Tracy Qualls and M. W. Perry. Tlie race for Coroner took on some vest when Coir.ner Billy Williams running for re-election found himself "pposed by J. R. Wrenn, who filed the ast day. NORWOOD SPEAKER IN COUNTY W. .1. Norwood Is Guest Speaker At Scotland Neck Last Week O N WASHINGTON (Scotland Neck Commonwealth) The Kiwanis Club held its regular bi-weekly meeting in the dining room of the Scotland Neck Hotel last night, having as guest speaker, W. .1. ‘Billy” Norwood of Roanoke Rapids. F*resident F. M. Tucker introduced the speaker as a Kiwanian, thorough ly in accord with similar orgainza tions. Mr. Norw'Mi extended greetings rom the Roanoke Rapids Kiwanians o those of the local club, then pre aced his address by saying he would lot touch on any political question, or as a loyal Kiwanian he under tood and appreciated the ethics of he club in not introducing politics nto the meeting. Taking as his topic “The Man Who Refused To Be King" the speaker de ivered an address both able and ap propriate to Washington’s bicenten lial. “Kings are out of place today, but ive still have the jealousy which is characteristic of kingly days,” he said. ‘Too any people are jealous of the honor bestowed upon others, but not 30 with Washington. Following his career during the Revoluntionary War it was proposed to him by his gen erals and officers that he become King of America, yet, in spite of the at tractiveness of the proposition, he had the consciousness of heart to place the people first and pi<eferred to help them build up a republic rather than accept a kingship." The speaker continued that a car toon picturing a big head, a big body, but a small heart would depict many (Continued on back page) Baccalaureate Speaker j Kev. J. A. Saunders, of West Point, Va., will deliver the ad dress at the Baccalaureate Ser vices to be held at the High School auditorium Sunday morn ing at II a. m. This will he a union service of all city churches, to which the public is cordially invited. 70 SENIORS GRADUATE nFyT WEEK. Roanclce Ranids Church es Join For Baccalaure ate Sermon This Sun day Morning FINALS "NEXT FRI Seventy Seniors of Roanoke Ra pids High School will receive their diplomas at the graduation exercises to be held in the High School audi torium on Friday night, June ith. This is the largest class in the his tory of the local schools, and almost double last years graduating class. The program for the annua] Bac calaureate sermon has been com pleted, according to C. W. Davis, city superintendent of schools and the Reverend J. A. Saunders of West Point, Va., will deliver the sermon Services will begin at 11 o'clock, and will be held at the High School au ditorium. The public is most cordi ally invited, and so far as could be determined at a late hour Thursday there will be no services at other city churches. A full week of social activities will be engaged in by the graduating se niors the coming week, climaxing with the presentation of the “sheep skins” on Friday evening at Commencement exercises, at which Hon. Santford Martin, distinguished editor of The W]inston-Salem Journal will offici-1 ate. Class day exercises will be held I on Wednesday, June 1st. I Grammar grade Commencement will be held on Thursday, June 2nd, at which E. J. Coltrane, a former city superintendent of schools, will speak. Mr. Coltrane has a wide acquaintance here, and is now city superintendent at Salisbury, N. C. One hundred and sixty-five students will finish the grades this year, entering Junior High School next term. This is an unusually large number graduating from the grades. Members of the graduating class of ’32 are: Audrey Hardy, James McNeil, Graham Shell, Pauline Brad ley, Margaret Anderson, Helen Vann, Cyrus Kitchens, Fred Mills, Nannie Lou Etheridge Virginia Belle Vincent, Edith Oates, Carlton Taylor, Arlene Batton, Lois Smith, Griaella Cam eron, Katie Clary, Mavis Wheeler, Francis Cobb, Hazel Tolbert, Millard Harrison, Ottis Reynolds, Leonard Langston, Maria Long, James Womble Mildred Fisher, Catherine Vick, Kath lene Buck, Fleetwood Sullivan, James Connor, Walter Matthews, Annie Mae Pridgeon, Gilbert Jordan, Beulah Mil ler, Edna Stainback, Carl Thompson, Dovie Crouch, Charlie Sn\ith John Bounds, Katie Harris, Jimmie Shell, Carlton Nethercutt, Paul Matthews, (Continued on back page) -rf Roanoke Rapids Hospital Nurses Graduating Class of 1932. Above is pictured the 1 SM2 Gradu ating Class of the Roanoke Rapids Hospital, together with the Hospital staff. Graduating nurses are found in the front row, left to right: Misses Katherine Shearin, Helen Walkex, Ida Bail'd, Elizabeth Vaughan, Nadine Clark, Josephine Hargrove, Katie Mae Groce, Ruby Conwell, Edna In gram, Martha Horton, Louise Mc Donald, Lula Mae Jenkins, Daisy Fleming and Alma Howell. The staff PHOTO BY VRIES is back row, left to light: Miss Ag nes Temple, Mrs. Duncan Moss, Miss Irene Clark, Miss Clara Ruth, Dr. Bahnson Weathers, Dr. R. P. Beckwith Dr. F. G. Jarman. Dr. T. H. Royster, Dr. T. W. M. Long and Mrs. A. II. Moore. | THESE bOYS WON TWO BASEBALL TITLES ~| The championship brow of the Roanoke Rapids High School baseball team is being worked overtime these days—it has to accommodate a pair of crowns. The Roanoke RapHls lads, pictured above, stepped out and won |the Class B high school championship of the tftato an cl then annexed top honors in the eight-school North eastern Athletic Conference race. A total of 4.) teams participated in the Statewide Class B play. Left to right, (the photo shows: Top row—Manager Thompson; Webster; Moore; Pridgen; Edwards; Bennett; G Sullivan, assistant coach; Poyner; Coach Hoyle. Middle row—(Irani, .'5b; Acree, p: Starkes, cf; Hardison, rf; W. Dickens, If; Garris, utility; Broun, p; Matthews. 2b. Front row—Captain Harrison, lb; Mills, e; Burnette, p; L Dickens, ssj Womble, ss, lb; McNeil, p; Allsbrook, 2b; F. Sullivan, c. _Photo Courtesy News and Obesrver FIRE AT WHITLEY RESIDENCE Firemen Do Excellent Work In Fighting Stubborn Blaze SECOND ALARM Fire of unknown origin, discovered last Thursday night. May the 19th, about eleven o’colck p. m almost com pleteiy destro>ed tlu* large two-story residence of Moses Whitley or Hamil ton Street, and had it not been for the valiant efforts of local firemen in combatting one of the most stubborn blazes they have ever encountered, would have threatned neat by adjoin ing homes and property. No one was at home at the time I time the blaze was disaovredshrdl I the blaze was discovered, Mr. and Mrs. Whitley were visiting in Golds boro and it is understood Grover Whitley, a son had been downtown for some time and did not know of the blaze until the alarm was sounded, The wooden structure, which was a large two-story house with attic room was one of the city’s first large residences, being built perhaps twcny years ago by Rev. O’Brient who livec here at the time. The building is i familiar landmark, at one time serv ing as the city’s first hopsital. Flame: glutted the inside of the residence completely destroying the furnitur however, the outside walls still stan< and may not be damaged beyond re pair, though the senior Whitley, wh is a pioneer resident of Roanoke Ra (Continued on back page) In The Hospital From Bad Tumble James Merritt, aged about 11, re siding at 323 Henry Street, is in the local hospital suffering from serious injuries received Sunday nightshrdlu injuries sustained Sunday night when he climbed a guy wire to a high voltage electric current pole and was slightly shocked and thrown to the ground. QUIET WEEK FOR CITY POLICEMEN ‘Chickens’ Run Wild But They are of Barnyard Species Local officers report very little happening in the city over the week end and for the past ten days. The depression, or something must have hit the crime wave, which is usually on the minimum in Roanoke Rapids and vicinity. Even the colored boys do not shoot craps any more, it would appear, or if they do, hie themselves away to such secluded spots that their un lawful sport is not apprehended by the local police. A bootlegger is an oddity, and o n the whole, Roanoke Rapids is very quiet and peaceful. Occasionally the telephone rings and Mrs. So-and-so complains that some ones chickens are in her garden, and all of this in spite of the fact that City Councilmen have warned resi ’ dents about penning the fouls, and [ that it is strictly in violation of a city ordinance to let them run wild. However, local cops are by nature busy, industrious individuals and re port they would rather “chase chick ens” than to do nothing at all. 30 KIDS HELPED BY^LUR Splendid Work With Un derprivileged Child By Welfare De partment WOMANS^ CLUB The Welfare Department of the Womans Club held its regular meet ing on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Kahnson Weathers. This was the meeting for election of officers and the same officers were re-elected: chairman, Mrs. Kahnson Weathers, vice chairman, Mrs. Clyde Wheeler, secretary, Mrs. R. L. Towe, treasurer, Mrs. W. G. Lynch. This department has been most ac tive during the past year and has rendered a service that will be far reaching in effect, both now and in years to come. During the year end ing May 1st, milk has been furnish ed as follows: to school children 1482 quarts, to adults, pellagra, 480 quarts, pre-school child from tubercular fa mily, 70 quarts, a total of two thous and thirty-two quarts. They have also furnished school books to Rose mary, Central and High Schools, which amounts to $21.38. The money to purchase this milk has been sup plied by Rosemary Manufacturing co., Contract Club, Monday Night Bridge Club, Friday Afternoon Bridge Club, A. C. Club, Teacher’s Bridge Club, Happy Card Players Disbanded Camp_ fire Girls and the Study Club. The card clubs have either given up prizes or refreshments and given the money to this splendid work. A total of thirty children have (Continued on back page) CALEDONIA NOW OUT OFDANGER Only Two Men Are 111 With Meningitis At The Prison Farm 1 DEATH REPORTED According to word coining from ( aledonia State Prison Farm late Thursday afternoon the meningitis epidemic there, if it could be called an epidemic, is well under control with only two prisoners, both of these col ored men, stricken with the dreaded disease. These two men are isolated in one quarter of the prison, and ev ery possible step of precaution to avoid against further spread of the disease is being taken. According to the State prison phy sician, there has been only five oth ?r cases at the prison, all of which were sent to Raleigh as soon as the ilisease was manifest. According to one report coming from Raleigh, within the past three weeks, four pi isoners, three Negroes ind one white man, have died of meningitis. It is further Reported but all were Caledonia inmates, ex ( j>t one, a Negro youth in the Sur ry County Camp. The last one to die was John Kerry Smith, Winston Salem Negro, who succumbed at St. Agnes Hospital Sunday. However, According to the Caledonia physician, so has had an official report of only n<> patient whom he sent from the amp dying. hr. James M. Parrott, State Health officer, declared that the badly over crowded condition in the prisoners’ quarters presented a serious menace Lo the health the inmates. “We can’t predict how seriously the iresent outbreak of meningitis will lovelop,” he said, “but when it is jver, unless conditions change, addi ional diseases may crop up. I want •° say that in the present situation he State Board of Health has received ;he cordial co-operation of the pris :n authorities and the camp physic an, who, for long, have recognized :he fact that the prisoners’ quarters lave been inadequate from the stand point of health and sanitation. Since the contagion 11 large tents lave been erected to relieve the con gestion in the prisoner barracks, no tably in Camp No. 3, which is popu lated entirely by Negroes. Now there Are about 60 men in the camp, where >efore the setting up of the tents :here were 234. Lights and water works are being extended to the tents. It seems that every possible step is >eing taken on the part of prison of ficials, both local and State, and by he county and State board of health, ind that the situation is now well in land, also that rumors which have been circulated to the effect that ‘they are dying like cattle at Cale donia” are false and since only one ictualy death coming from sickness starting there has been officially re ported. REYNOLDS TO SPEAK Bob Reynolds, candidate for U. S. Senator, will speak to the voters in Halifax County at Roanoke Rapids on Wednesday night, June first. This will be his only campaign speech in Halifax County. Stump ing the State from sea to mountains, Mr. Reynolds has been gaining stead ily for the past few weeks and Hali fax county has practically been ac ceded to him. The place of the speech will be an nounced Monday, the time of the speech is eight p. m. Delegations from all parts of the county are plan ning to hear him. Child Is Run Over By Car Sunday Afternoon A little 4-year-old boy was struck by a light roadster driven by Buddy Powell, colored, of Northampton County, last Sunday afternoon while crossing the street at Roanoke and Second Avenue, though was pulled from under the car un-injured, H. S. Loy spent last week-end in Durham and Burlington.
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