Judge Parker Speaks In Raleigh
Principal Speaker On Memorial Day Program
Time Tentatively
Set For Four P. M.
At Capitol Sunday
Judge R. Hunt Parker, Superior
Court jurist of Roanoke Rapids,
will be the principal speaker at a
program commemorating Memorial
Day in the Capitol next Sunday
afternoon, it was announced last
week by a Raleigh newspaper.
Memorial Day will be observed
by Raleigh Post No. 1 of the
American Legion on Capitol
Square Sunday afternoon, May
28th, it was announced at the
Legion luncheon meeting in Ral
eigh last Thursday afternoon, in an
address by John Livingstone, Su
preme cuort librarian.
The hour for Judge Parker’s ad
dress has been tentatively set for
four P. M.
Judge Parker could not be reach
ed at his home in Roanoke Rapids
Thursday night to make any com
ment on his speech. It is expected
that several from Roanoke Rap
ids will attend the Memorial Day
Exercises at the Capitol, and hear
the Jurist’s address.
Mr. Livingstone, in his address
at the luncheon in Raleigh last
week asserted that with youth at
the helm the country can progress
out of its present difficulties, said:
“While North Carolina hasn’t
been as hard hit as other Southern
States, Tar Heels have shed more
tearg and have done more belly
aching than the residents of any
other State in the South. We fell
further because we had made more
progress, but this is no excuse for
crying about water over the dam.
But our weeping days are over.
North Carolinians can do a lot of
complaining but they are not quit
ters.
oung men are leading us out
of the wilderness of the depres
sion as they led America to victory
in the World War. The spirit of
1917-18 when America was equal
to any task is with us again. Once
more we are on the march. While
the going will be tough we shall
buckle under the load and carry
on.”
Paper Comments
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going to write a weekly letter tc
“The North Carolina Weekly
News”, new tabloid paper, accord
ing to announcement from the of
fice of this weekly.
Senator Reynolds will write his
letter from Washington. The tab
loid runs into a mew state weekly
which is to be instituted soon by
Carl Goerch of Washington, North
Carolina, who recently sold his
Washington Progress which he has
succeeded in making quite an in
stitution. The tabloid will find Mr.
Goerch on the other side so far
as Mr. Reynolds is concerned. The
Washington editor went with Mor
rison in the race for senator and
has not yet quit.
Senator Reynolds’ contributions
will be the big North Carolina fea
ture of a paper which will combine
some of the features of the New
York tabloids. Its press spokesman,
M. R. Dunnagan, who will be con
nected with it, says it will lean to
ward action pictures and “short
pithy news items.” They must be
“terse and timely.” Mr. Dunnagan
will not give up his work with the
weekly correspondence but will
Roanoke Rapids Jurist
JUDGE R. HUNT PARKER
INJURED
CHILD IS
BETTER
Daughter World’s Smallest
Mother Confined In Local
Hospital Several Weeks
BROKEN LEG SET
Dotella Buck, '8-year-old daugh
ter of Mrs. Dolletta Buck, reputed
to be the world’s smallest mother,
who was injured when an automo
bile driven by I. B. Rainey, Roa
noke Rapids man, struck her on the
Weldon-Halifax Hiwav last Thurs
day afternoon while enroute to this
city, is recuperating nicely in Roa
noke Rapids Hospital.
Altho the most serious injury to
the little lady was a broken leg,
jt will be necessary for her to re
main in the local hospital for at
least six weeks, attending physi
cians say. The leg was set Wed
nesday, and Dotella is resting nice
ly, it is reported.
In the meantime, her mother,
Dolletta Buck, is staying over for
the week in Roanoke Rapids, and
altho she will have to resume her
tour after this week, she has plan
ned to include only neafby towns
on her itinerary, so that she may
easily come back to Roanoke Rap
ids to visit her daughter.
Dotella is one of the three chil
dren born to Dolletta, who stands
only 28-inches in heighth, and has
been featured in Ripley’s “Believe
It Or Not” Cartoon feature as the
“World’s smallest mother.”
maintain his daily and weekly con
nection. Carroll Wilson is the edi
tor and publisher and he announc
ed that the first issue will appear
shortly.
He starts, he says, with a guar
anteed circulation of 53,000 which
will beat any weekly the state has
had, barring the Progressive Far
mer in its olden days. The Yellow
Jacket reached the figure once,
but it was not a weekly. Mr.
Wilson has attached W. F. George,
well-known newspaper man and
former assistant state commission
er of'labor and printing, to his ad
vertising staff. The paper starts
snappily. Mr. George will be in
Raleigh.
UP AND DOWN
Xjhc Avenue
WITH THE EDITOR
his condition continues to improve
and it is thought he may be
brought home within a few
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Bell are the
proud parents of a fine, 9'/2-pound
baby son, born Monday morning at
nine o’clock. The young man has
been christened Julian R. Junior.
We are at a loss to understand
why a bill poster, who makes Roa
noke Rapids at regular intervals
for the General Outdoor Adver
tising Company carries a pistol.
This fellow may be seen every
month or so with the pistol and
holster strapped to his belt. We
knew that advertising was valu
able, but didn’t realize it must be
guarded with firearms by bill post
ers.
Undoubtedly the man has a per
mit, for his gun is out-standingly
noticeable . . . but why ? ? ?
It is really surprising what
things one may discover on Satur
day nights. Last week, we found
our favorite sports editor in the
role of chiropodist. Popsicles . . .
Toasted Cheese Sandwiches
Sport Slants ... or fallen arches,
its all in the day’s work to the
versatile “Oochie!”
A noticable increase in the pat
ronage of city theatres has been
affected since the consolidation of
management with the subsequent,
low admission prices. “General
Amusements, Inc.,” is the name of
the new operating company, so
Roanoke Rapids young men may
now say they are paying off to
two Generals . . . General Motors
and General Amusements!
Georgie Hayes, amiable Chevro
let salesman went with the agency
to the Tri-City Motor Co., where
he has closed a number of deals,
it is reported.
When the HERALD conducted
its Unemployment Survey shortly
after the first of the year, we came
to the conclusion Mr. Hayes was
one of the best-known business
men in town. Scores of applicants
when asked who they could give
for local references would invari
ably reply “Mister George Hayes.”
Robert Cleaton, “Billy” Williams
and “Duke” Wade were close sec
onds.
Altho it is against the policy of
the HERALD to print unsigned
letters, we received one last week,
evidently the work of a school
child, that seems to reflect the
consensus of opinion of people up
and down the Avenue. We are
passing it along to our readers:
Dear Editor:
We, the people of Roanoke
Avenue, would like to protest
the building of the small house
in front of the school building.
This lot is one of the most
desirable in town. It should
not be ruined by this small,
unbeautiful house.
Yours sincerely,
“The Avenue.”
So far as we know, there are no
building restrictions on any resi
dential lots within the city limits.
The only restrictions appearing on
the city statutes applying to build
ings of fireproof construction with
in the business section. This is
a matter that might well get the
attention of our city commission
ers.
After midnight Saturday, a spec
ial train passed thru Roanoke
Rapids for Raleigh. The train
didn’t stop, as it was an excursion
train from Norfolk to Raleigh for
only $1 round-trip.
The regular fane from Roanoke
Rapids to Raleigh is $3.32. A
week-end, round-trip excursion
$4.15. The round-trip distance from
Roanoke Rapids to Raleigh is 196
miles. From Norfolk to Raleigh is
362-miles.
Last week-end, one could buy a
regular week-end excursion to
{Norfolk, catch a train from there
o Raleigh, duplicating the dis
tance from Norfolk to here, spend
the week-end at the state Capitol,
returning to Roanoke Rapids for
$2.25 and still have 166-miles of
unused, paid for travel, but it
would have been a tiresome trip.
'“Bargain EXcutslons” offered
by railroads are really bargains.
Regular passenger rates are too
high for today’s pocketbook. Looks
like there is an adjustment needed
somewhere.
Altho more than usual interest
is shown in their lodge by mem
bers of the Junior Order, it re
mained for Grover Woodruff to
perfect an ingenious scheme for
further stimulating attendance at
meetings.
A nice, new dollar bill is given
the member whose name is drawn
from the hat if he is present at
the meeting. New officers will be
elected by' the Juniors next Tues
day night, with Young Woodruff
a leading candidate for counsellor.
State Paper Pays
Tribute To. U. S.
Senator Reynolds
Carrying a picture of “Our Bob”
on its front page, The North Caro
'ina Cotton Grower, official news
paper of the N. C. Cotton Grow
er’s Association, this week pays
tribute to U. S. Senator Robert R.
Reynolds in connection with his
activity for the farm bill.
The article further states that
all of the North Carolina members
of the House of Representatives al
so voted for the bill. They are:
Congressman Lindsay Warren,
First, District.
Congressman John H. Kerr, Sec
ond District.
Congressman Charles L. Aber
nethy, Third Diatriot.
Congressman Edward W. Pou,
Fourth District.
Congressman Frank Hancock,
Jr., Fifth District.
Congressman William B. Ump
stead, Sixth District.
Congressman J. Bayard Clark,
Seventh District.
Congressman Walter Lambeth,
Eighth District.
Congressman Robert L. Dough
ton, Ninth District.
Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle,
Tenth District.
Congressman Zebulon Weaver,
Eleventh District.
J. W. Ross, of Gordonsville, Va.,
spent the week-end here, he was
accompanied on his return by
Mrs. Ross and son, James, who had
been guests of friends here for
some time.
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