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The Roanoke Rapids Herald
VOLUME TWENTY_ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29th., 1934 NUMBER THIRTY-THREE
MUD DOGS RUN RIOT
RITE $11 PERSONS
UP AND DOWN
Uhe Avenue
WITH THE EDITOR
Union Thanksgiving Services
were held at the Prtesbyterian
Church here this morning, the
members of the Episcopal and
Presbyterian churches meeting
jointly, with the Reverend J.
N. Bynum preaching the Thanks
giving sermon.
A most successful hunting trip
in South Carolina was participat
ed in last weekend by Messrs.
Frank Williams, W. S. Dean and
Dr. Weathers of this city and
Sam Jones of Norfolk. With about
fifteen on a deer hunt, four deer
were killed, three of them by
members of the local party. Fine
bucks were killed by Messrs. Wil
liams and Jones and Dr. Weath
ers. Pictures were taken to prove
the hunting story and the horns
were so good that the three heads
are now in the process of being
mounted.
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At a Thanksgiving program
last night, the Kiwanis Club
heard the Reverend S. J. Starn
es describe what the day means
to Americans and how it should
be observed. The club will meet
next Thursday night at Aure
lian Springs, guest of the la
dies of that community.
The biggest fish yet seen in
Jones’ Pond, mecca for Roanoke
Rapids Ike Waltons, was not the
one which escaped from the writ
er’s hook last Saturday. The big
gest one weighed about 150
pounds and was last seen leaving
the boat in a more or less grace
ful dive near the old mill land
ing.
Which reminds us that County
School Supt. Akers tells of being
in a tree the other day shaking
out walnuts or persimmons.
Anyway, he says he shook the
tree the biggest one finally fell
out. It weighed more than 160
pounds. Mr. Akers was able to
get around all right again af
ter a few days.
Coming back to Jones’ Pond and
big fish, this is one of the pret
tiest spots we have seen in this
section. It is really a lake in size
as one can paddle a boat for two
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CALVERT
At 1 P. M. Saturday, Calvert the
Great will give a free public per
formance on the top of the Im
perial Theatre Building. He will
be blindfolded and perform amaz
ing stunts.
His Mystery Revue will be on
the stage of the Imperial Satur
day matinee and night and Sun
day midnight. Calvert appeai-s
with works of magic and Hypno
tism in addition to a chorus of
beautiful girls.
After the Saturday matinee,
Calvert will meet the public at
Rosemary Drug Co., and Home
Equipment Co.
WRECKS
TWICE AT
HALIFAX
The sharp turn at Halifax, now
dubbed Death Curve, is a jinx for
one truck driver who drives one
of these huge freight transports.
He wrecked there on two succes
sive nights.
Tuesday night, with a truck
headed for Florida, he turned over
at the curve.
Last night, he was on the same
run. As he crawled into the
bunk at Weldon he told the re
lief driver to watch out for the
Halifax curve. Then he went to
sleep.
When he woke up the truck was
wrecked at the same spot where
he had met his Waterloo the night
before. He was uninjured but the
relief driver suffered severe chest
injuries.
2 MURDER
CASES UP
Two murder cases of much in
terest will come up in Halifax Su
perior Court next week with the
trial of Johnnie Brown, 25 year
old textile worker, charged with
killing his wife in Weldon the
middle of this month, and the trial
of Jack Thorne, Weldon police -
man, charged with killing a Negro
there some months ago.
This week, Willie King of Lit
tleton was acquitted of a man -
slaughter charge brought when his
truck struck and killed a Negro
convict near Airlie.
Superior Court adjoumedWed -
nesday afternoon and will recon
vene Monday morning.
7 DOGS KILLED AS MAYOR
ORDERS ALL DOGS PENNED
Effective immediately, all persons owning dogs are
hereby ordered to keep same penned up and off the
streets of Roanoke Rapids for a period of .30 days, until
December 29th, 1934. Police officers are hereby ordered
to capture and kill, if necessary, all dogs running at
large during this period. Dog owners are warned to
have their dogs inoculated for rabies at once. Persons
bitten by mad dogs are urged to report same to their
family physician and take treatment immediately.
Signed: KELLY JENKINS,
Mayor of Roanoke Rapids, Nov. 29th, 1934
REV. FRANCIS JOYNER
HONORED BY CHURCH
PICTURES
OF TEAM
Be sure and watch next
week’s issue for pictures of
the Roanoke Rapids football
squad of this year and the
outstanding players for the
year.
Acree and Byrd are being
touted for the All-State team
while Gene Shell is also being
mentioned in many circles for
a post on the First or Second
team.
DECORATE
AVENUE
Christmas lights for the Avenue
are assured with work by com -
mittees of business men in each
end of town near completion and
enough money pledged by various
firms to foot the first bills.
Lights in the South Ward busi
ness section are now being strung
across the Avenue by E. W. Smith
and crew and four business blocks
in all will be decorated this year.
The lights should be shining the
first of next week.
It is now less than a month
until Christmas and shopping for
the great day has already begun
at Roanoke Rapids stores which
are being well stocked for the oc
casion.
Local business men are look
ing for good business during the
holiday season from now until De
cember 25th.
The Reverend Francis Joyner
was honored by the All Saints
Episcopal Church Sunday when
a crowded church witnessed the
unique ceremony dedicating a me
morial window to Mr. Joyner in
his presence.
To honor a beloved man, to
hear God’s message from the lips
of an old friend and to witness
the dedication of a beautiful me
morial window, hundreds of com
municants and friends attended
All Saints Episcopal Church on
Sunday morning, November 25th.
As the rector, Rev. J. N. Bynum
pointed out, happy and rare is an
occasion when the person in whose
honor a memorial is erected can
be present to behold its comple
tion, as was the Rev. Francis
Joyner, who thirty-two years ago
began in Roanoke Rapids what is
now All Saints Parish. Not only
were Mr. Joyners family present
to do him honor but many of
those who have known and loved
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EMPORIA
MAN TAKES
OWN LIFE
Richard Williams, 38, com
mitted suicide in his own
yard at Emporia this morn
ing.
His body was found at 7
a. m. when one of his small
daughters looked out the win
dow and saw him lying in
front of the house.
A .32 pistol was lying near the
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Six persons are known to
have been bitten by mad
dogs in Roanoke Rapids this
week and seven dogs have
been killed by police and own
ers. Scores of other dogs
have been bitten by the mad
dogs.
Among those persons known
to have been bitten are Jim
mie Wood, 11 year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Wood,
a son in law of C. E. Vaugh
an, a small son of O. F. Ray,
and three other persons whose
names were not available this
afternoon.
There may be others who have
not been reported. It is also known
that at least twenty dogs in all
parts of town have been engaged
in fights with one or more of the
dogs known or thought to be mad,
and lit is probable that many oth
er dogs have been bitten un -
known to the public or their
owners.
The heads ot two dogs were
sent to Raleigh and both were re
ported mad by Raleigh authori
ties.
Three more dogs were killed by
police Massey yesterday and two
others are to be killed today. One
of these is known to be mad.
One of the mad dogs was trail
ed Tuesday by pjallice, starting
from the home of C. E. Vaughan,
105 Monroe St. It cut across the
Avenue at 2nd Street, went to
Jefferson St., up that street and
into Patterson Mill village and re
turned. It bit several dogs in that
journey until caught and killed on
the return trip. The head was
sent to Raleigh and rabies re •
ported. >
A son-in-law of Mr. Vaughan
was bitten by this dog as well as
the small son of O. F. Ray. Both
are taking the treatment.
A bull dog owned by Mrs. Ma
mie Draper was chased over town
and finally killed by Andrew Whit
ley. Several dogs were bitten hy
this dog on Monday. The Draper
dog was also declared mad by
Raleigh examiners.
Persons who know of anyone
being bitten by any dog this week
are asked to report same to the
police. Parents are urged to ask
their children if any dog has
snapped at them and, if so, to
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