WELDON
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Butts Dickens
and family spent the week end at
Ocean View, Va.
Mrs. Earl Parker and daughter
Jean spent the weeK end in Nor
folk, Va.
Miss Mattie Moore has returned
to her home after a visit with her
relatives in Emporia, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harris and
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Harris and
children spent Sunday with Miss
Pearl Harris.
Miss Gladys Liner of Hillsboro
visited Miss Janet Rawlings last
week.
Mrs. R. P. Moorehead and
daughter, Mrs. D. P. Chennte -
worth visited Mrs. Elsworth Jones
in Franklin last Sunday.
Miss Doris Vaughan has re
turned home after a visit of sev
eral weeks in Richmond, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Zollicofer of
Ashville visited Mrs. William Fitz
hugh last week.
Miss Anna Harrington' is visiting
in Baltimore, Md., for sometime.
Mr. R. P. Harrington is spend
ing sometime in Norfolk, Va.
Mrs Whitley Draper and Mrs.
A1 Milligan spent a few days last
week at Ocean View, Va.
Miss Mae Robinson left Wed -
nesday morning for her home in
Meadowview, Va., after having
spent several weeks with her bro
ther, Mr. Fuller Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stallings
spent Sunday at their home in
Aurelian Springs.
Mrs. J. C. Stallings and daught
er Mildred visited Mr. and Mrs.
H. B. Neville Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Euphie McDaniel, Mrs. Es
telle Macon, and Mr. Cancler of
Enfield visited Mr. and Mrs. H
B. Neville Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Anderson and chil
dren are visiting relatives in Nor
folk, Virginia.
Mr. Tom Anderson spent a few
days last week in Norfolk, Va.
HOSTESS BUFFET LUNCHEON
Mrs P. E. Ransom was hostess
at a buffet bridge luncheon, Wed
nesday morning, at her home Fair
lawn. There were two tables of
contract bridge; Mrs. Raleigh Dan
iel won high score prize, and Miss
Frances Scott, guest prize.
The guests were Mesdames C.
E. King, Freddie Bounds, Raleigh
Daniel, Page Bugg, Walter Scott,
L. L. Kennedy, George Nash and
Miss Frances Scott.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this means of express
ing our thanks and appreciation
for the kindness and sympathy
shown us during the recent illness
and death of our father, C. E.
Vann. Also do we wishto thank
the Mill Co. Union and R. R.
Hospital.
Children.
Canada’s First
Kidnap Victim
Here is a recent picture ot
John S. Labatt, wealthy Lon
don, Ont., brewer, whose abduc
tion for ransom—first Canadian
case of its kind—launched one
of the most Intensive hunts in
Dominion police annals. The
sum of $150,000 was reported
to have been asked for the sate
return of the popular 50-year
old sportsman, who disappeared
during a motor trip from hie
summer home at Sarnia Beach,
Ont., to Toronto.
si IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS i
Barney Ross Will Be Fighting Old Man Jinx and Jimmy McLarnin in the
Long Island Bowl on Sept. 6
BY PHILIP MARTIN
PHEY say that people who can’t
■* give “no” for an answer usu
ally mess up their careers. This
hasn’t held true yet for a little
fighter named Barney Ross. This
doughty little mittman from Chi
cago’s Ghetto is far from being
the common garden variety of
fight champ.
Far too frequent have been
cases in which a boxer, after win
ning a title, refused to risk his
crown against a competitor unless
said competitor was getting on in
years, was feeble, and had been
knocked out by everybody and his
cousin.
When a fight between Barney,
already a lightweight champ, and
formidable Jimmy McLarnin was
proposed. Ross agreed almost
blithely. McLarnin was favored
to retain his title, but Barney
gave the dope bucket a swift kick
and displaced Jimmy on the wel
ter throne.
McLarnin, who’s no set-up in
anyone’s ring, wanted a return
bout. Ross said “yes” just as
nonchalantly as he had before.
The scrap will take place Sept. 6.
Just to show what a daring,
unusual scrapper Ross is, consider
the following facts:
Records show that all the last
nine welterweight champs have
lost their title the first time they
defended it.
The fight will be held in The
Bowl on Long Island, and tradi
tion hath it that a champ can’t
win in the Bowl ring. Schmeling,
Sharkey, and Camera discovered
this to their sorrow.
And, finally, McLarnin in recent
years has acquired the habit of
revenging himself upon anyone
who licks him. Thus, Ray Miller,
Sammy Mandell, and Billy Pe
trolle all defeated the Vancouver
Irishman, to drop decisions to
him in subsequent bouts.
If dope means anything, Barney
has a tough chore ahead of him
to retain his welter title.
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'T'HE lively ball is going to come
1 in for a great deal of discus
sion during the December meet
ings of the big leagues. One of
the strongest arguments against
further use of the present sphere
is that it actually endangers the
lives of pitchers and infielders.
The long list of injuries suffered
by major leaguers this year seems
Will Barney Ross, bottom left, light and welter champ, be able
again to lace Jimmy McLarnin, bottom right, as he did last May
in their Long Island City title bout, scene from which is shown
above? Dopesters say “no.”
to indicate that this fear is well
founded.
Much blame for bad pitching
and sloppy fielding is also laid
at the door of the rabbit ball. A
number of leading hurlers who
owe their success to their curves
claim they are unable to get a
good grip on the sphere because
of its smoothness.
Umpires have been instructed
to remove the gloss by rubbing
the ball around In dirt, but this
procedure hasn’t helped a great
deal. Hur'ers also contend they
can get a firm hold on the horse
hide only after it has been
knocked around a good deal.
As the ball is unpopular with
players, managers, and owners
alike, some of the ginger will un
doubtedly be removed from it dur
ing the winter session of the
major league magnates.
TOWN
TALK
Mooney Greenburg has return
ed from a market trip to New
Yi rk City.
Miss Bernice Hitchens, of Chap
el Hill, spent Thursday in Roa
noke Rapids transacting business.
Walter J. Kee was a business
visitor to Wilson Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. J. R. Myrick has returned
home after a pleasant vacation at
Erwin, N. C
Miss Cornelia and Mildred Nix
on of Emporia, Va., are visiting
their sister, Mrs. Howard Stock
well.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jones of
Petersburg, Va., have returned to
their home after spending some -
time with Mrs. W. J. Brantley.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Barnes of
Littleton are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. N. T Tidwell.
Mrs. Edythe M. Fletcher and
children, Roland, Jennie and La
Vern have returned to Norfolk
after visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Revent of
Orlander, Florida are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. S. T. Tidwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Harlow, an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Shirley Ann, on August 8th in
Roanoke Rapids hospital. Mother
and daughter are getting along
nicely.
Friends of Mrs. Levi Jones will
be glad to know that she is much
improved after a recent illness.
Mr and Mrs. Ira Baggot an -
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Friday, August 17th at the Roa
noke Rapids hospital.
COLLIN S-SHELL
The wedding of Miss Nora Lee
Shell and Robert Collins of Em
poria, Va., was soleminized Thurs
day evening at the home of the
bride’s parents. The entire lower
floor was decorated with mixed
cut flowers. The vows were spok
en by Rev. Boone of Rosemary
Baptist church, pastor of the bride
the ring ceremony being used.
The bride is the daughter of M r
and Mrs. W. H. Shell. She receiv
ed her education at the Roanoke
Rapids High School. She was be
comingly attired in a Alne crepe
dress with white accessories. She
wore a shoulder corsage of Talis
man roses. The groom is the son
of Mrs. Collins of Emporia, Va.
He graduated from the Emporia
High School in 1932. He is a
prosperous young farmer. The
young couple will be at home in
Emporia, Va., after August 20th.
Miss Virginia Taylor has re
turned from a trip to the Worlds
Fair at Chicago.
Miss Ethel Tilley of Durham, N.
C. spent this week end with her
sister, Mrs. John Bernice Hardy.
J. J. Thompson, George Carter,
Miss Mamie Fulglum of Weldon
spent Wednesday with Mrs. S. C.
Riggins.
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