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Carolina’s Only TABloid NEWSpaper The Roanoke Rapids Herald VOLUME EIGHTEEN ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 1932. NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE. Reynolds, Ehringhaus ***** ***** ***** **** FINAL DATE NOT YET SET BY WINBORNE -.- -—I - UP AND DOWN Ote Avenue WITH THE EDITOR For Police—North Ward, Dial R 355; South Ward, R 356. Charley Morris is reported very ill at the local hospital. Caroline Camp, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Camp, had her tonsils removed the first of the week. The annual Red Cross Roll call will be held in the nation Nov. 11 24. The local chapter is planning for a big drive. Rev. S. H. Brad ley has been made chairman of the call. First article in the North Caro lina Teacher for this month is by P. A. Reid, assistant supt. of the Roanoke Rap ds schools. The subject is “Other Governmental Costs and the Cuts in Schools.” The article will be discussed at length next week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe O’Neal an nounce the birth of a son on Fri day, Sept. 30th. Mr. and Mrs. Early Cox an nounce the birth of a son Sept. 26th. The L'terary Digest poll of this week shows Roosevelt leading in 14 states, Hoover in 6. It is still too early to make predictions. Did you get a Digest ballot .* If not, mark a Herald ballot and mail or send it to this office. The first sixteen ballots received in The Herald poll were 100 per cent for Roosevelt. If two Hoov er votes had been received the ra tio would have dropped to 8 to 1. We want to get a true cross section of opinion. If any of you are go ing to vote for Hoover, vote in this straw ballot race. Registration books will be open for the first time next Saturday, at which time newcomers and voters knowing they are not al ready registered may do so by see ing the registrar, in order to vote in the coming November election. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Edwards an nounce the birth of a daughter on Tuesday, September 27. Bill Merritt of Chapel Hill spent a few days in town shopping. Misses Irene Gordon and Ruth White spent Saturday^in Norfolk. HABIT TERRIBLE THING A Tale of Two City Judges They tell us the things we do over and over again and again be come habits. When they are good ' oh.ngs we are said to have good j habits; when they are bad things, we are not so good. Roanoke Rapid has two judges and theste two judges are very good; but they have habits. One is a real new judge and this happened in his first court and in the f|rst case. Superior Court Judge Hunt Parker opened court in Camden County last week. The jirst case was for chicken stealing. The judge sat high up on his bunch following the case very closely. The defense attorney was going strong, perhaps a little too str.’ig. ,.But the solicitor of the listrict said nothing. Finally Judge Parker could stand it no longer; the defense attorney made some outlandish statement and (thinking he was still a so licitor) Judge Parker jumped to his feet and yelled, “I object ” The other judge who has become a slave to habit is Mayor Kelly Jenkins who is judge of the city police court. Last night Judge Jenkins was asked to award the prizes in the popularity contest at the Imperia1 Theatre. The crowd sat all expectant as he called out the various pr;'.e winners. Finally he got to th third prize winner, little Ed Suiu merall. His name was called and nobody came up on the stage. Tht theatre was buzzing as th • crowd linked arocmd for Ed. Finally the Mayor got impatient Grim habit conquered hi, i. In ‘hat legal voice, he cried out from the stage: “Is Ed Summerall in the court room?” JOHN WINS BICYCLE Little John Murray is the hap piest boy in town today. For John won the shiny, new bi Vyele given in the Green Card Merchants popularity contest which closed with presentation at i-he Imperial Theatre last night. A happy little girl is Miss Jean Gibson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peg Gibson, who won the girl’s bi cycle. Other prize winners in the con test were Jessie Wells, Jr., Edward Summerall and Bill Pruden. The prizes were given from the stage of the Imperial Theatre by Mayor Kelly Jenkins, last night. Young Tar Heel Club The Aurelian Springs Young Tar "■el Farmer Club at its first meet ing of the school year last Tues day elected officers for the coming year. They are as follows: Jack Crawley, president; Julien Shaw, vice president; J. W. Lewis, secre tary; Clyde Glasgow, treaurer; Justice Shaw, reporter; E. K. Veach, advisor. With a definite program of work for the coming year the club is looking forward to a very success ful year. Each officer stating he would do his best to make this the most successful year of the A'ub since it wa$ organized in 1928. There are 26 Green Hands to be initiated by the farmers at afci early date. We have 29 old mem mers back with us this year to help carry out the work as it should be done. Looking For Best Dressed Lisbcth, Viennese fashion designer, her pipe and Daschund pups, are in : the U. S., looking for America’s I best dressed woman, so ’tis said. She ' proposes to send American fashion ! bints back to Europe. U___*• PEARSON FUNERAL. Mr. Lynn Pearson, 83 years old, died at 6 p. m., Tuesday after a long illness. Funeral services were held this afternoon at W. C. Will iams Funeral Parlor. Rev. D. M. Sharpe officiated and interment was in Roanoke Rapids cemetery. The deceased is survived by a sis ter, Mrs. Mary E. Taylor, and a brother, Fleter Pearson, both of this city, and many nieces and nephews here. Misses Evelyn and Amanda Till man spent Saturday in Richmond. Democratic Nominee ROBERT R. REYNOLDS WILL BURY HIM ALIVE On Friday even’ng at exactly 8 p. m., Willard Thelps, Virginia youth will be lowered into a six yoot grave, alive and healthy, where he'intends to remain for six long days and nights. Young Thelps has selected for bis home underground a large box of the type in which caskets are shipned, and will be provided with ventilation at the head and foot. A constant vigil will be kept by Howard Tabor. Buckroe Beach, Ya. h’s mangaer and another watch man. Tabor has traveled all over the country being buried underground for six day periods, his last bury ing occuring at Portsmouth some four weeks ago, which attracted '"’ide publicity. This is the first time for Pheips, progidy of Tabor, and he will be on a very light diet for his feat. Visitors are invited to take a look at the man buried alive, and to talk to him at all hours of the day without charge, tho the boys are financing their tour by means of a free-will offering. Ordinance Relating To Sanitary System In compliance with orders of the R. F. C., from whom the Sanitary Board expects to get a loan for the local system, the City Council has enacted an ordinance making it compulsory for all property owners to have flush closets pro vided the new water mains are within 200 feet of said residence or building. Bill Allsbrook has returned to Chapel Hill where he will be in school this winter. In answer to a telegram from the Chairman of the committee ob program and arrangement of the Young Peoples Democratic Club, Robert It. Reynolds, nominee for U. S. Senator, states the chairman is making his appointmens. E. L. Travis, Jr., County Chair man, has also made a request t* the State Chairman for Mr. Rey nalds and J. C. B. Ehringhaus. He talked to Mr. Winborne yes terday and the State Chairman as sured him Halifax and Northamp ton Young Democrats would get the speakers but he could not set a definite date at that time. He is trying to work it out, says Mr. Travis, so the speaking dates of hr two or'ncipal State sneakers can coincide for a joint date here. Mr. Reynold is anxious to come to Halifax County. His let ter is as follows. Hon. Carroll Wilson, Editor, The Roanoke Rapids Herald, Roanoke Rapids, N. C. My dear Carroll : This is to acknowledge receipt of your wire under date of the 20th of September, which arrived at my office during my absence from the city, which accounts for my delay in responding-. I appreciate immensely your in vitation to speak at a tri-county rally to be held at Roanoke Ra pids the latter part of this month, and in view of the fact our State Chairman is making all my ap pointments, J am taking the liberty of forwarding your wire on to him together with a copy of this letter and no doubt you will hoar from him at an early date. With warm personal regards, re assurances of my deep appreci ation of your continued loyalty, and looking forward with pleasure to seeing you jje^sonally when, during the fall campaign, I shall hope to be in your section of the State, I am. Faithfully yours, BOB. OYSTER SUPPER The ladies of Rosemary Method ist Church will serve an oyster suppper in W. C.Williams’ old furniture store, Saturday night, Oct., 8th, from five until 7:30 o’clock. Stewed or fried oysters will be served for 35c. Fiddlers Convention There will be a fiddlers conven tion held in the Aurelian Springs school auditorium Friday night, October 8, at 8 o’clock. This is an annual affair since it has been given here for a number of years. There has always been a large au dience and good music. A splendid program has been arranged. Bring your instrument and keep the good work going. It is well worth your time and efforts. The admission will be 10c and 15c.
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