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VOLUME NINETEEN--ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 24th, 1933 NUMBER NINETEEN
Organized
For City
EXPECT RECORD SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR
UP AND DOWN
t5he Avenue
WITH THE EDITOR
Considerable emphasis
should, and will be placed, on
the “Blue Eagle” in Roanoke
Rapids within the next few
weeks, following preliminary
steps for the organization of
a NRA club here Tuesday and
today.
City business institutions dis
playing the Noble bird that the
“greatest minds” look upon as be
ing the emblem that will stamp out
depression, and who live up to the
code 100%, are doing so at some
little personal sacrifice to theii
business. They should have the
whole-hearted support of the com
munity, and of course will, when il
is brought to the attention of the
shopper that they are the ones wht
are “doing their part.”
To the textile industry goes
the laurel of being the frist to_
perfect their code. It is im
possible to conceive of textile
workers, with swelled pay
checks, who control the purse
strings of Roanoke Rapids, not
being patiotic to the cause.
It has only to be pointed out to
them, as to the others, that the
Blue Eagle is responsible for their
increased prosperity, and that they
owe it to their country to patron
ize merchants who are making in
creased prosperity for others. This
will be done by house-to-house
canvass, and other methods. We
recall the “minute men” in church
es, in theatres, and all public
places during the memorable Lib
erty Loan drives. Coming at this
time, the NRA drive is equal in
importance.
J. B. Hunt, field engineer
for the Portland Cement Asso
ciation, with headquarters in
Rrleigh, was in the city Thurs
day afternoon in the interest
of getting a hard-surfaced
highway on the Littleton
Roanoke Rapids highway. It
is understood that Tuesday
slight’s storm did considerable
damage to this road, washing
away the gravel that was put
on there recently by highway
workers.
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SCHOOL
STARTS
SEPT. 11
State Rules Children Not 6
Years Old Before Nov.
15 Cannot Enter
EXPECT RECORD
The 1933 Pall School term be
gins Monday morning, September
11th, with registration of High
School and Junior High School
students on September 6th and 7th,
and according to word coming from
C. W. Davis, City Superintendent,
the end of the year will see 3,000
students enrolled.
Registration at the end of the
school years last Spring was a
round 2700. It is conservatively es
timated that at least 2800 will
enroll at the start of this year,
and that that record will steadily
dimb to an all-time high of 3,003
students for city schools, by the
end of the semester.
An important change, affecting
children below the age of six
years, has been handed down by
the state school commission, in
that children not reaching the age
of six before November 15th of the
school year will not be allowed
to enter and attend school that
year.
This is a state ruling, and is
somewhat contrary to former prac
tices in Roanoke Rapids. It has
been the policy of the city schools
to enroll children at the beginning
of the term who would reach the
age of six before January 1st.
However, parents that the new
rule affects should take cogniz
ance of the fact, in order to avoid
later disappointment.
In comment on the new ruling,
Mr. Davis remarked: “We realize
a number of parents are going to
be disappointed by not being able
to start their children to school
this year. However, the ruling
comes from Raleigh, and the local
school board is not the proper
place to carry the complaint.”
Registration for Senior High
School pupils will be held at the(
aduitorium at 3 o’clock, Septem
ber 6th, while Junior High School
students are requested to enroll
the following day, Sepetmber 7th,
at 2 o’clock, and Monday, Septem
ber 11th, “Roanoke Rapids goes
back to school!”
I Florida Peach
Above is Miss Minnie Belle Mur
ray, photographed with a basket
of fruit from her own state. Miss
Murray is the recent winner of the
title “Miss Florida” and was
selected from an entry of beauties
from all over the state.
_I
FITTS NEW
PLUMBING
INSPECTOR
Appointment Comes At Joint
Meeting Of City Dads And
Sanitary Board
LAST FRIDAY
Add to the long list of “official
titles” of Henry Fitts, versatile
Roanoke Rapids city electric in
spector, official United States Ag
riculture Department “beetle bug
catcher” and baseball enthusiast,
that of plumbing inspector for the
city, for that new title was be
stowed upon him at a joint meet
ing of the Roanoke Rapids Sani
tary District Board, and the City
Council, in special meeting last
Friday night.
The appointment of Mr. Fitts
becomes effective at once, and all
plumbing work to be done within
the city limit must have a permit.
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MYRICK
FUNERAL
SUNDAY
R. G. Myrick, City Contractor,
Dies At Residence Here
Wednesday Night
BURIAL AT MACON
Funeral services will be con
ducted Sunday, August 27th, for
Richard G. Myrick, 41-year-old
Roanoke Rapids contractor, who
died at his home in Homertown,
city suburb, Wednesday at 7:10
P. M., after an illness of one-week.
Mr. Myrick was well-known in
Roanoke Rapids, having lived here
for over twenty years. He is sur
vived by his wife, five children,
and many relatives here by the
name of Myrick. He made a multi
tude of friends during his life
time, and business career here. He
was a building contractor.
Funeral services will be con
ducted by Rev. J. E. Kirk, of the
Baptist Church, from the resi
dence. Interment will follow in the
Macon Cemetery, at Macon, N. C.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Eva My
rick, he leaves five children, Wa
lene, Francis, J. B ..David, and
Elizabeth Virginia Myrick.
Bob Myrick, Russel and Walter
Myrick, and Mrs. J. M. Dill, all
of Roanoke Rapids, are cousins
of the dead man. .
Grand Jury Gives
List Of Guardians
Who Are At Fault
The Halifax County Grand
Jury, which completed its re
port last week, says that it has
made a thorough investigation
of all guardians of infant child
ren in the county, and their
complete report showing guard
ians who either have insuffici
ent bonds, or who have not re
newed their bonds in three
years, or who have otherwise
violated the laws governing
their operations, will be found
dnside.
Judge Parker, in his stirring
charge to the Grand Jury, the
first he had ever charged in
Halifax County since his ap
pointment as Superior Court
Judge, instructed the body of
men particularly on the point
_of_investigatnng guardianships.
SECOND '
MEETING
IS HELD
Discuss Plans For House-to
House Canvass In Blue
Eagle Drive
Committee Meets
Following receipt of addi
tional information from head
quarters of the National Re
covery Administration in
Washington, D. 0., temporary
chairman Curtis C. Shell did
some quick work in hurriedly
calling together a meeting of
the committee appointed to
help him work out plans this
afternoon, and according to word
from Mr. Shell, the NRA Club of
Roanoke Rapids is rapidly taking
form, and bids fair to be one of
the most important organizations
in the city in the next few weeks.
At Tuesday’s meeting, details
were lacking, and members were
at a loss to know just how to pro
ceed, however, afte additional in
formation came from Washington,
including organization plans on
quite an elaborate scale, every
thing is being rushed to appoint
permanent officers. Doubtless a
mass meeting of citizens and sup
porters will be called for next week
after which an intensive drive will
be launched for support of the
Blue Eagle and the principles of
the NRA.
organization plans, approved by
national headquarters in Washing
ton, call for the appointment of
a “General” whose task it will be
to direct the campaign. Two prom
inent Roanoke Rapids business men
have been named tentatively for
this post, and doubtless one will
accept the nomination, though it
means much responsibility and
calls for great leadership.
Under the “General” a Lieuten
ant General will be appointed. This
member will be a lady, according
to plans of the committee. There
will be three other important
posts, composed of workers in
charge of publicity, man-power,
and education of workers for the
campaign.
Roanoke Rapids and her busi
ness men are behind President
Roosevelt and his admirable NRA
campaign 100%, and they mean
to take steps to insure the drive
going over in the city.
First Meeting Of
NRA Club Is Held
Tuesday Afternoon
In responsj to a request by the
National Recovery Administration,
a meeting of city business men
and civic leaders was called by
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