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Carolina’s Only TABloid NEWSpaper The Roanoke Rapids Herald VOLUME NINETEEN_ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 29th, 1933 NUMBER ELEVEN - UP AND DOWN t?he Avenue WITH THE EDITOR V. I. Hockaday, on his River Road farm three miles from Roa noke Rapids, reports the first cot ton bloom of the 1933 season. It came June 24th. Others were seen on the 25th and 26th. He reports no earlier bloom since 1912. Her ald files of the past six years show none. More important to farmers is his report of a 60 day growth, details of which are discussed on the editorial page. Weevil, so far, is absent. The Quality Shop will open for business the latter part of the week in their new location in the Crew building, a few doors South of their former store. Everyone who has seen Mr. and Mrs. Shell’s new shop voice the opinion that it is the “snappiest” in appearance, arrangement, etc., of their last three moves. From the ultra-modem windows, that immediately catch one’s eye, be cause of their newness, to the in terior arrangement, the new store is very pleasing. Mr. Shell, veteran Roanoke Rap ids merchant, is justly proud of his new establishment, and thru with the ordeal of moving, says he believes it is his last move for some time. Three very important committees were appointed tonight by the Ki wanis Club. No. 1 to meet with Congressman John Kerr relative to getting a new Federal building for Roanoke Rapids. No. 2 to meet with County Commissioner Joyner and the State Highway Dept, rela tive to obtaining a newly surfaced highway from Littleton thru Roa noke Rapids. No. 3 committee is to confer with Federal officials re garding a forestry camp and its location in or near Halifax County. Slim crowds are witnessing the interesting ball games be ing played each Saturday by the local City League. The first half of the season ended in all four teams tied for first place. The second half starts this Saturday. Lovers of base ball should take advantage of this opportunity to see some first class ball as all the teams are improving rapidly. Come out Saturday afternoon. Senator Robert R. Reynolds re turned to the State this morning. He will be in Asheville this week, meets Postmaster General Farley in Greensboro on the 6th of July and goes to Wrightsville on the 8th for the Young Democrats Con vention. W. C. Williams, county coroner, spent several days in Winston Salem and Raleigh, transacting business this week. IDENTITY OF NEGRO IS MADE Body Of Drowned Man Found By Guards At Caledonia Is Identified By Parents HELD ACCIDENTAL Mystery as to the identity of the unclothed body of a Negro youth discovered floating in Roanoke River by an employee at Caledo nia Monday, June 19th, has been cleared up, following the positive identification by Waverly and Car rie Underdew, Weldon Negroes, as that of their son, Vance, who left home on June 14th to “go visiting.” Last week it seemed that there was no possible means of identi fying the body, and it was buried near the spot found on the banks of the Roanoke. The Weldon Negroes said their son left home on June 14th to vis it relatives in the country. Altho they had not heard from him, they were not alarmed as to his where abouts or safety, not even when they read of the finding of The drowned body of a Negro youth last week. However, when the boy prolong ed his stay, they became alarmed and upon investigation found he had not gone to the place he in tended to. Further investigation ended in exhuming the body of the river victim, and it was posi tively identified as beng that of their son. Vance Underdew was 21 years-old. At the wishes of the parents, the body was again buried at the fam ily plot near Weldon. After a thorough investigation by County coroner Billy Williams, no evidence of foul play waa found, and it was decided the drowning was purely accidental, tho it was never ac counted for why the boy should have been in this section, as the place he intended visiting was miles from the spot on the banks of the river where his body was found. Mrs. Gertie Harris Dies At Hospital Thursday Morning Funeral services for Mrs. Gertie Harris, 59-year-old Roanoke Rap ids woman who died at the hospi tal Thursday morning at 7:45, will be conducted from the Christian Church Friday, Rev. V. H. Granth am officiating. Mrs. Harris made her home with her daughter, Mrs. F. L. Price of this city, the only survivor. One eighteen-year-old boy was killed, and two others injured by lightening during a teriffic elec trical storm the first of the week near Littleton. Sharkey Is The “Ex-Champ” Now nn Above, Jack Sharkey, until ap proximately 9:45 P. M. tonight, heavy-weight champion of the world, lost his crown in the sixth round to the man-mountain Primo Camera, whom he defeated in a previous meeting before winning the title from Schmeling. Judge’s decision gave Sharkey four of the rounds, and it looked like his fight all of the way, but no doubt he became careless and over-confident, under-estimating the great Primo when he stepped in and landed a straight upper cut to the champion’s jaw. H. S. POOL IS OPEN Small Fee Collected For Use In Afternoon To Defray Expenses Of Venture MORNINGS FREE As part of the playground act ivities sponsored by the Welfare department of the Woman’s Club, the swimming pool has been open ed at Roanoke Rapids High School, for the enjoyment of youngsters living in the vicinity, without charge in the mornings, while its use is open to both chldren and adults n the afternoons at a very small fee, which is intended only to defray the actual expenses of the venture. The playgrounds at the High School, in charge of Eugene Can non and Rufus Vick, have had a notable increase in attendance since the opening of the pool. Ori ginally intended for boys over 8 years-old, there are now some 70 or more boys spending their morn ings there regularly, with more coming in every day. The pool will be open to the public from 3 to 5:30 in the afternoons. At this time, boys under 14-years of age will be admitted for 5c, and above that age a fee of 10c is collected to defray actual expenses of water, which is furnished from the new filtering plant downtown, and to help pay for the pool and play ground supervision. Sponsors of the community play (Continued three pages over) League Officials Decide On Double Header Saturday At a meeting of the City League baseball officials Wed nesday night in the Vepco build ing, plans were outlayed for a nother double-header this Sat urday on Simmons field. The Trueworths will play the Bas coes, the game to start at 2 P. M., while the Tabs and Kilo Swats play at 4 P. M. The City League champion ship will be awarded to the leading team at the close of the season, it wns understood at last night’s meeting, as the first half ended in a four way tie. Aged Enfield Man Dies In Hospital Wednesday Morn. James M. Boseman, of Enfield died at Roanoke Rapids Hospital Wednesday, June 28th, from a series of complications. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon from the home in Enfield, and interment was at Enfield Cemetery. Mr. Boseman was 82-years old. REV. MACK HERE SUN. Two Former City Ministers To Preach Next Two Sermons At Presbyterian Church REV. WHITE NEXT Two former city ministers will fill the pulpit at the First Presby terian Church for the next two Sunday services, due to the ab sence of Rev. S. H. Bradley, who with Mrs. Bradley is at the Mas sanetta, Va., Camp for young peo ple, sponsored by the Presbyterian Church. The first, Rev. Joe Mack, who held the pastorate here for a num ber of years, immediately prior to Rev. Bradley’s appointment, will deliver the morning service next Sunday, July 2nd. The Rev. Mrs. Mack, who will be remembered by scores of friends as the former Miss Myrtle Blake, one-time mem ber of the Roanoke Rapids school faculty, will accompany her hus band, and will be the organist for the services. The following Sunday, July 9th, Rev. Stanley White, who occupied the pulpit here prior to Rev. Mack, and wW now resides at Bethesda, Maryland, will have charge of the services. Rev. Bradley will supply for Rev. White at his Bethesda pastorate at that time. Both ministers have many friends in Roanoke Rapids, who will welcome the opportunity to hear them again. No announce ment for evening services next Sunday have been made. STORES WILL BE CLOSED Groceries Open ’Til Noon And Other Stores Closed Entire Day Next Tuesday OPEN WEDNESDAY Early indications are that it will be a quiet Fourth of July in Roanoke Rapids, with no celebra tions planned, although it will be recognized as a holiday, with all drygoods, department and five-and ten-cent stores closing all day, and grocery stores closing at noon. Drug stores, filling stations, gar ages and similar businesses will follow their usual holiday and Sun day custom of open and closed hours. In reality, the July 4th closing really amounts to the grocery stores taking their half-day off on Tuesday instead of Wednesday afternoon, and the other stores that close all day July 4th, will remain open all day next Wed nesday, July 5th, instead of clos ing in the afternoon Wednesday, in view of the full holiday the preceeding day. The arrangement will not effect the Wednesday after noon closing hours for the balance of the summer months, however, and after next week the plan will go ahead as usual. The above decision was reached by a representative group of mer chants in attendance at the spec ial meeting of the Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association, called to discuss the sales tax, and other matters of importance, Thursday afternoon. With over twenty-five repre sentative merchants present, the meeting was called to order by Al fred N. Martin, secretary of the Association, and a detail discus sion was entered into in an effort to make a decision as to what means would be employed to pass the 3% general sales tax on to the customer. Merchants have an al ternative of one of four methods, as outlined by Allen J. Maxwell, in his ruling Wednesday of this week. Although not a great deal a long this line was accomplished, it is thought that since of the four methods of collection outlined, each single one has some particular ad vantages to some line of business, that perhaps of the various types of merchants in the city, that each group will favor the method best suited to his business, and that the method decided On by the grocey men, dry-goods men, drug stores, etc., be announced at a later date. Why should America adopt the ways of a creditor nation of the others won’t adopt the ways of a debtor?—Wilson Times. Read your home newspaper and keep up with what is happening in your home town and county.
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