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The Roanoke Rapids Herald
VOLUME NINETEEN_ ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 1933 NUMBER TWENTY-TWO
MAYOR’S WARNING
TO FAST DRIVERS
“Bring them in. Arrest all
speeders and reckless drivers. Give
no more warnings but give them
the works.”
Thus did Mayor Kelly Jenkins
instruct the city police this week.
No more nice words of warning
and caution to those who can’t
resist the temptation to step on
the gas. The Mayor means busi
ness.
The police have been given their
orders and already several have
been arrested for speeding. Igno
rance of the speeding laws excuses
no one, says the Mayor.
It has all been brought about by
the death of the Elting child.
Frequent warnings by police have
done little good. Even since the
fatal accident, drivers continue to
skid around corners and “bust
thru” intersections in a cloud of
dust.
MAYOR KELLY JENKINS
miles per hour.
These limits apply everywhere
in the city limits, any hour of th<
day or night. The law applie:
every day in the year.
No matter what the hurry is
anybody can go from one citj
limit to the other in less than 5
minutes, even traveling the busi
ness section. Most passenger car:
are making about a three minutf
trip. Why take chances to save £
few seconds, asks the Mayer.
The Mayor is asking all private
citizens to report speeders and
reckless drivers to him or to the
police. He will issue warrants on
the statement of any citizen will
ing to testify. He states this is a
duty of the citizens who wish to
assist in proper law enforcement.
And here are the limits:
In business sections 15
miles per hour.
At intersections (street cor
ners) 15 miles per hour.
In residential sections 20
N. R. A. DRIVE WILL
START NEXT WEEK
The house to house drive to en
list every man and woman in Roa
noke Rapids under the NRA Con
sumers Agreement and every
business under the NRA code will
start Tuesday or Wednesday of
next week.
Hugh Bradley, who was chosen
to lead the drive, will be out of
the city and his duties have bean
taken over by Steve Lipscomb.
The town has been divided into
districts and divisions by Mr.
Lipscomb and he is busy today
selecting workers for each divi
sion.
He will consult with officers of
the Junior Order and other organi
zations in selecting workers for
the drive. Between now and the
first of the week these workers
will be instructed in their duties
by J. R. Allsbrook and Ned Man
ning.
Sunday School superintendents,
ministers and school teachers will
be asked to say something about
the drive to their classes and con
gregations. Two minute speakers
will appear at the theatres. NRA
employers are asked to talk to
their employees so everyone in the
city will know what to do when
the workers come to their house.
The Consumer’s Statement of
Cooperation which every man awi
woman is asked to sign reads:
I will cooperate in reemploy
ment by supporting and pat
ronizing employers and work
ers who are members of
N.R.A.
The name, street and city ad
dress of the signer follows. This
card will be checked and tabulated
and then sent on to Washington.
By signing this agreement, each
signer is entitled to the Consum
er’s Blue Eagle which can be plac
ed on the windshield or on the door
or window of the home.
Every adult member of a fam
ily may sign the agreement and
?et the Blue Eagle.
N.R.A.
MAJORS
Majcrs who will have
charge of the seven city dist
ricts wer'e appointed this after
noon ty Colonel Lipscomb for
t^e NRA drive next week.
They 'are:
Mrs. H. G. Perkinson
Clifton Massey
George Lampley
Miss Josie Moore
Mrs. It. P. Beckwith
Frank Nash
L. B. Crouch
Each of these Majors
will have a group of workers
numbering from six to ten un
der their command. These
workers will be entitled to the
special NRA Volunteer But
tons in recognition of their
services during the drive.
General Kelly Jenkins has
’ called a meeting of members
of the Local Committee for to
morrow.
CITY WATER
CONNECTIONS
NOW READY
The city water system has beer
completed and property owners
may now connect with the new
system.
Taps will be made on making
application at the office of the
Sanitary District. This new office
is located on the first floor of the
Kidd Building.
First to connect on the new
system were the City Schools, final
connections having been made the
first of the week. City fire plugs
are now using the new water. All
tests for pressure and purity have
been made.
Connections cannot be made on
the sewer system at the present
time. It will be announced later
when this can be done.
Must Have Plumbing
Permit To Get Water
Those desiring water and sewer
connection with the City Sanitary
District must have a permit and
all plumbing work must be in
spected and passed on before in
stallation by City Plumbing In
spector Henry Fitts.
Funeral Today
For C. J. Massey
Funeral services were held this
afternoon for Charles J. Massey,
age 68, who died here yesterday
CITY AROUSED — SPEEDERS BEWARE
Billie Elting Fatally
Hurt By Fayed Car
Three little boys, pushing and pulling their wagon down
the right side of the street—getting ready to go camping
in the back yard—ears parked—a speeding car—a dense
cloud of dust—a scream—the squeal of hot brakes—crash—
a limp little body in the ditch.
All over in a matter of seconds, the tragedy which has
been so long predicted for Roanoke Rapids was here. Billy
Elting, eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Elting had
been hit and fatally injured by a car driven by Charley Fayed,
Syrian merchant.
It happened about 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the 400 block
on Jefferson Street, Billy, with two of his young friends, had been
to R. L. Martin’s home where they piled a tent on an “express” wagon
and started toward Charlotte Street.
In front of Major Newsome’s residence, the three bo'ys pulled and
pushed the wagon along the right side of the street. On the left hand
side, parked properly were two or three cars.
Coming up the street was a car. It pulled out to pass the parked
cars. It was going fast. The driver saw the boys and their wagon—
too late. He cut back to the right, the car swerved, the side of the
car picked up and smashed into Billy who had been pushing the wagon.
He was carried 25 feet, dropped in the ditch. The car, driver
frantic at the swift tragedy, leaped across the two-foot ditch, cut a
cross a yard, smashed into the R. M. Pope car parked in a driveway
over 100 feet from where it struck the boy.
J. B. Hardy, sitting on n’s front porch, saw the boys coming down
the street. He saw the car rushing up the street. A parked car cut
off his vision as they met. Mrs. L. H. Freeman and Mrs. L. E. Keeter
also saw the car coming. They did not see the boy hit. A great cloud
cf dust covered everything.
xsiiiy was rushed to the hospital. Five ribs were crushed. A piece
of one of the ribs punctured a lung. An arm was broken, almost torn
from the socket. A gaping cut was at the back of the skull. He lived
until Sunday, 7 p. m.
The news went out over the city in a flash. Billy was dead.
His schoolmates hushed their chatter, His chums sobbed on their
mothers’ shoulders. Parents the city over looked into the night and
wondered and wondered—perhaps theirs might be next.
A great crowd of friends gathered at the Methodist Church Tues
day afternoon as Reverend S J Starnes sought to ease the despairing
thoughts of parents and near ones. The Juniors, of which Mr. Elting
is a leader, followed their friend and lodge brother to the grave, took
their part in the ceremonies.
The luckless driver, Charley Fayed, had been driving the car be
longing to his cousin, Tucker Fayed. He sajte he would rather it had
been one of his own children. His wife is confined. The mother of
the dead child is ill and prostrated with grief. It has been a sad
week-end.
Fayed was held under a one thousand dollar bond by Mayor Kelly
Jenkins. The first warrant charged assault. The second one was man
slaughter, involuntary,
Witnesses say the car was being driven at a fast rate of speed.
Anything over 20 miles an hour is unlawful. Some estimated the car
was going 45 miles per hour.
Pallbearers were A. J. Young, F. M. Sherry, S. A. Lipscomb, Jr.,
and R. E. Kimble. Flower girls were Mrs. Hazel Vaughn, Florence
Edmondson, Mrs. Catherine Brown, Ruth Alligood, Louise Lampley,
Brownie George, Mrs. Benha Weeks, Mrs. Billy Sherry, Alene Kim
ball, Julia Batton, Sallie Hardy, Fannie Mohorn, Norine Glover, Ber
tie Tillery, Myrtle Lipscomb, Irene Gordon, Audrey Hardy, Adeline
Faucett, Ruby Williams, Dorothy Campbell, Louise Parker, Lee Arnold.
morning. He lived at the corner
of Hamilton and Second Streets.
The deceased has lived here for
over twenty years and owned a
farm across the river. Surviving
are his wife and one son, Rufus.