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Carolina’s Only TABloid NEWSpaper The Roanoke Rapids Herald VOLUME TWENTY ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 31st, 1934 NUMBER SEVEN UP AND DOWN T3he Avenue WITH THE EDITOR Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Marks, a fine baby boy weighing seven-pounds, two-ounees, at 10:15 Monday morning, May 28th, at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Both mother and son are doing nicely, and the little fellow has been named Benjamin, in honor of his paternal grand-father, the late B. Marks, pioneer Roanoke Rapids merchant. The city ordinance compell ing all dogs to be vaccinated for rabies goes into effect tomorr'ow morning, Friday, June 1st. Mayor Kelly Jenkins has issued defi nite instructions to all city po licemen to pick up all dogs run ning the streets that do not have a tag to show they have been innoculated. Robert Loy, manager of Leg gett’s Lawrenceville, Virginia, store was a visitor in Roanoke Rapids Wednesday, and reports good business in the Brunswick County metropolis. The Seniors will hold their Annual Dance at the Country Club Friday night. A number of sponsors have been elected throughout Eastern Carolina by this class. This is the final event of the year for the seniors, and their school farewell is pointed for a success. The Roanoke Rapids High School alumni will hold their first Annual Ball on Friday Evening, June 8th, according to invitations sent out to members this week. The dance will be at the Hi School Gymna sium, from 8 until 12 o’clock, with admittance by card only. The High Hatters will play, and the dance will be an informal affair. Not often we put police court news in the paper because of the type of cases 'and also because when they are of a serious na ture our Halifax court reporters usually get them there when they are transferred to the high er courts. Nor do we fool with scraps which folks have when they are not of a serious na ture. However, there might be those who would criticise if some mention were not made of the fact that the cases of Son Myrick, Carroll Wilson and John C. Smith, all char'ged with af fray, due to be tried last Monday, were postponed at the request of the latter until this coming Monday. A She*l$* Missing^ -..■. WYNNEWOOD, Pa_A nation vide search has been started to find Miss Eleanor LaRue Vantant (above), 27, socially prominent here and student at University of Penn sylvania, who disappeared from an Atlantic City hotel on April 5. PREPARE FOR AVE. PAVING Storm Sewers Being Installed On Main Thoroughfare Before It Is Paved The work of installing storm sewers on Roanoke Avenue was started the middle of the week, and will be completed within the next week or ten days. Thirteen of these storm sewers will be placed between the railroad tracks and Third Street, according to Paul Etheridge, in charge of the work for the city. This work is being done in ad vance of the widening and resur facing of the Avenue, for which contract was let last week. Ac cording to state law, it would not be permissable for the city to break the paving on a state high way, once the new pavement is laid. Although the storm sewers will not be used or connected at this time, they will be in place when needed and at a great sav ing to the town. Approximately 23-laborers are employed on the project, and the city is working one or two pris oners. The total cost of the im provement will not exceed $500 it is said. Tunstall and Johnson, contrac tors of Norfolk, were awarded the contract for the Avenue paving last week, and actual construction work will start within a week or so. State engineers arrived here this week placing stakes for the paving crew. DUKE LAW PROFESSOR TO SPEAK At Graduation Exercises Of High School Class of ’34 Next Thursday Professor Malcolm McDermott, of the Duke University School of Law has accepted an invitation to deliver the address to the Roa noke Rapids High School Class of 1934 at their Graduation Exer cises next Thursday evening, June 7th. Rev. John William Smith, of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church of Richmond, Virginia, will deliver the baccalaureate ser mon at the school auditorium next Sunday, June 3rd, at 11 A. M. The public is cordially invited to attend the baccalaureate service. Sixty-two students will gradu ate from the High School this year, comprising the following: Louise Keen Brown, Virginia Connor, Arlene Carroll, Susan Marie Cooper, Mary Greene Coop er, Mary Virginia Crickmore,' Minnie Grace Dickens, Elma Lau ra Etheridge, Lucille Ferrell, An nie Marie Fisher, Mabel Floyd, Mary Alberta Gibson, Sarah Re becca Glasgow, Jewel Smith Gray, Ercelle Harriss, Anita Rosena Harris, Frances Johns Hines, Cath erine Hodges, Grace Learlyn Hud son, Nellie Mae Jernigan, Lena Lee Johnson, Alice Kidd, Marga ret Ridley Long, Vernie Irene Ly erly, Maxine Margaret Mason, Mary Alice Merritt, Willie Rivers Moore, Mildred Belle Moss, Mary Norwood, Dorothy Winifred Pope, Christine Virginia Stewart, Elize Margaret Sullivan, Josephine Merle Taylor, Doris Rachel Top ping, J. T. Brown, Jim Lee Car penter, Thurman Burton, Willia Batton, Edison Burnett, Chester Everett Chase, William Lunsford Crew, Alton Davis, James Ed wards, Shelley T. Edwards, Wood row Garris, William H. Gaylord, Edgar Glasgow, Thurman L. Hux, George Holoman, Murrell Hudson, Edward Luter, James F. May, Jr., Marvin Matkins, S. Kemp Moody, Joseph W. McCommons, W. Wylie Reaves, Otto Reynolds, James Simms, Leonard L. Sullivan, Jack West, John Willey. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bryson, Jr., of Chattanooga, Tenn., have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cox, at Travola Inn. Speaks To Seniors Above is Malcolm McDermott, of the Duke University School of Law, who will deliver the address at the Graduation Exercises next Thursday evening, June 7th. LUNSFORD LONG IN ACCIDENT Former City Attorney Injured In Automobile Accident Near Chapel Hill It was learned here today that Lunsford Long, former Roanoke Rapids attorney, and W. B. Drake, former president of the defunct Raleigh Banking & Trust Company, both Raleigh residents, were in jured Wednesday afternoon in an automobile accident on the Chapel Hill-Graham highway. They are in a Durham hospital, but their in juries are not regarded serious. Occupants ot the automobile with which the Drake-Long car collided sustained more serious in juries. They are J. E. Davis and Glenn Norris of Charlotte. Davis sustained head injuries and pos sible internal injuries and had not recovered consciousness last night. His condition is believed to be critical. Norris received severe lacera tions and bruises. Drake was bad ly bruised about the left knee and Long sustained lacerations and bruises on the chest and legs and a cut on the face. They remained in the hospital last night. Mr. Long moved to Raleigh from here several months ago, and is president of the Boylan-Pearce Company ' ' it city . OATH IS TAKEN BY TEACHERS Had Been Challenged As To Voting Rights In Roanoke Rapids The more than fifty school teachers of Roanoke Rapids, whose right to vote in the Saturday election had been challenged, will be allowed to vote. This was the decision of the election officials of Roa noke Rapids No. 1 precinct at the hearing late this after noon when an entire room ful of teachers had been sum moned to show cause why their names should not be stricken from the voting books. Every teacher took the oath re quired by law that they consider this their residence and that they were duly qualified and registered voters of Roanoke Rapids. Beside their names on the books is written the word “Challenged” To that is now added the word “Sworn.” They are once again qualified voters and the challenge fails to stand. Only one teacher lives in No. 2 precinct among those challenged. She also has taken the oath and will vote. The rest of those chal lenged, reside in No. One Precinct and about fifty were challenged by J. W. Saunders. Only a few were brought to the stand and their answers to the questions of the election offi cials were such that the officials decided there was nothing left but to qualify all of them. Mr. Cheek, the first challenged, was very indignant over the fact of the challenge of his vote. He said he was a resident of North Carolina and Rohnoke Rapids, that he was staying here this Summer, that he was over 21 years old and ended by saying that he was not a lunatic nor a criminal, the two real grounds for challenge. He also asked who had challenged his vote and was told that Mr. Saunders had. Mr. Cheek then asked what party Mr. Saundders belonged to. The registrar, Mr. Baird, look ed up the name of Mr. Saunders and reported there was no party affiliation by the name. Mr. Cheek said, “I want you to know I am a Democrat from birth.” Miss Lee Arnold was next ques (Continued three pages over)
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