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The Roanoke Rapids Herald
VOLUME EIGHTEEN ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 28th, 1932. NUMBER FIFTEEN.
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JLIiILJ LI MARGIN
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UP AND DOWN
Ghe Avenue
WITH THE EDITOR
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Tom Cheeit formerly of Guilford
will be here this year to assist
Coach Hoyle with the backfield.
F. M. Coburn left Tuesday for
Baltimore, Md., on a business trip
He will be there until Saurday.
Dr. F. G. Jarman and family wi'i
leave next week for Virginia Beach
to spend a two weeks vacation.
Members of the Roanoke Rapids
Kiwanis Club and their wives were
guests of the Ahoskie Club at
Colerain Beach last Friday after
noon. Swimming and boating
were enjoyed in the afternoon, with
dinner served in a pavillion t o
about one hundred. The program
was in charge of the Roanoke
Rapids Club
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PRIZE FIGHTING BIRD
Last Sunday while sitting on
the front porch of his home, Chief
Dobbin noticed a cat bird which
seemed to be interested in some
thing on the radiator of his car
which was parked in front of the
house. The bird ‘fussed” around
a while and presently began to
fight its cwn reflection which it
saw in the metal cap on the ra
diator.. He walked the distance to
the windshield and fought his own
reflection again. Later in the af
ternoon he used Dr. Weather’s car
across the street in the same man
ner.
Our “Outdoor” prayer meeting
at Smith’s church is proving very
interesting i nd helpful. There were
thirty young people at the service
last Tuesday night. There were
some who walked more than three
• -piiles to the service. The goal is
fifty young people at the service
next Tuesday evening. The revival
will start with the Children Day
on the third Sunday in August.
The Young Peoples Division of
the First Methodist Church will
have charge of the regular even
ing service next Sunday evening
at eight o’clock. Several of the
young people will appear on the
program, and the service will be
known as a young people’s ser
vice. The service will be intesest
ing and helpful, and the public is
• cordially invited to be present.
( - The pastor will preach at the 11
o’clock hour Sunday morning.
Born July 26th, a fine boy to
f Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Camp.
SLASH COUNTY COSTS
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So He Won a Prize ^
Deserted Baby “Buddy” Farr.'
whose father gave him to a bus
passenger between St. Louis and
Chicago, stepped right into a baby
show at a Chicago orpanage—and
woo first prize!. Here he is.
Mrs. Lucy Clary
Mrs. Lucy Clary, 79, died July
20th at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Mollie Prichett. The de
ceased was a widow and had been
in bad health for several years.
Interment was July 21 in Cedar
wood Cemetery.
The Halifax County Hoard of
Commissioners, in special session
yesterday, continued to work on
the county budget for the next
year in an endeavor to lower the
county tax rate still more.
A new lew rate of 63 cents is
now the ain of the Hoard, which
would give Halifax County the
lowest tax rate in years.
About ha|f of this rate would be
for debt service, over which the
present Board lias no control as it
is a fixed charge for interest and
sinking funds contracted by the
county and bonds' sold in years
past.
Drastic cuts in s ..anes were re
commended by the Board yester
day, which spent most of the day
going over the county school bud
get.
Some citizens would do away
tv:tli several county offices such
as county agents, of which Halifax
has two, county supervisor, home
demonstration agent, etc. But as
members of the Board point out,
a large portion of the salaries of
these people is paid by the State
and Federal government, and to do
away wvitli tljem entirely would
save the county very little money;
the savings not enough to com
pensate for the loss of their ser
vices.
It is understood a group of ci
tizens will apipear before the
County Board Monday with such
I Last Big Push on Capitol Front [
Between twelve and fifteen thocsand Boons veterans stonned the
capitol on the closing day of Congress* their last big pash which came
near getting oat of control of the police Boons leaders as well as police
were glad when order was restored. Picture shows Police-chief Ghssford
Jen,,.tally holding,the line at a strategy: point. (
[Democratic Storm Center
A most recent photo of Mavor
James J. Walker, (Dem.) New
York, around whom centers a
political storm — as to whether
Presidential ) nominee, Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt, remove him
from office on charges filed by the
Hofstadter Committee.
proposals in mind. Other groups
will be on hand to defend the po
sition of the Board and a warm
time is expected.
ECONOMY
IN CITY
AFFAIRS
Economy was the pass word at
the meeting of the City Commis
sioners Tuesday afternoon, when
the new city budget was up for
discussion.
Every item was scrutinized
closely and questioned carefully.
Curtailment of every unnecessary
expense was made and appropri
ations for the various departments
were cut to the bone in order to
operate the city as cheaply a s
possible the coming year.
An audit of the city has been
Practically no news was re
ceived from Gastonia about the
second tilt except the final score
which brought the sad news that
Gastonia had evened the series by
winning the second game which
was very close. Roanoke Rapids
got a good start Wednesday when
they took the opening game by a
score of 8 to 2 but it seems the
Westerners had something up their
sleeves as they put up a fine exhi
bition of playing Thursday. The
battery at press time was unknow n
but it is probable that Starkes
hurled for the locals in the second
contest.
I he game w as a pitchers duel
as the batters on both sides were
kept well in hand by the two op
posing moundsmen. The only run
of the game came in the seventh
inning, giving Gastonia a lead that
' ooy; could not overtake. It is
not known jet how this run was
scored, but all will be told in de
tail next week.
$ 365,000
ASKED FOR
BY BOARD
The Roanoke Rapids Sanitary
Board has made appliation to the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion for $365,000 to install a city
water and sewerage system.
At the same time, the bonding
attorneys have again advertised
for sale the $365,000 bond issue of
the district, presumably to follow
the law with the idea that the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion may bo the bidder.
New application blanks are not
yet available, but the application
by the local Board was made on
the old blanks so there would be
no delay and so Roanoke Rapids
would be among the first to be
considered.
H. D. Camp, Secretary of the
Board, in a personal interview
with U. S. Senator Josiah Bailey,
received Mr. Bailey’s promise that
he would do all in his power to
see that Rcanoke Rapid’s appli
cation received prompt attention
from the Finance Corporation.
completed and is in the hands of
the Iioad members. It shows Roa
noke Rapids is in a most healthy
financial condition.
It is the purpose of the Board
to keep it so.
Cutting off appropriations for
various city enterprises brought
the usual amount of heated argu
ments Tuesday.
Miss Edith Tippett is spending
some time with her sister, Mrs. G.
H. Harvey of Hopewell.