1934 HECTIC YEAR IN CITY
HIGHLIGHTS OF NEWS
IN CITY AND COUNTY
DURING LAST QUARTER
Herald Files Pictures City
Trying To Recover From
The Textile Strike
October 4th— 2,000 employees
back at work in all local mills at
end of first full week of operation
since strike. Taylor and Collier
Grocery store robbed of cash and
merchandise. J. S. Ivey, Halifax
Paper Company employee, shot in
ear by stray bullet while walking
across grounds. John Bryant fune
ral. Fitts-Smith marriage announc
ed Ranhorn-Brown marriage an
nounced. J. K. Dickens gets first
Joan from HOLC. Choral re-orga
nized under direction of Miss Vir
ginia Smith, supervisor of public
school music. Mrs. Frances Coward
Benton funeral.
October 11th—Mill employment
situation improved; more men ad
ded to payrolls over previous week.
Rev. L. Irving Stell of Chadbourn
announced as new pastor of Pres
byterian Church, succeeding Rev
S. H. Bradley who had transferred
to Knox Presbyterian Church of
Norfolk. George Tyler brought
back to local hospital. Thirty-five
nurses from 8th District of State
Nurses Asscoiation attend district
meeting here. Garage back of re
sidence of Rev. V. H. Grantham
destroyed by fire. Welch-Inscoe
marriage at Emporia. District De
mocrats meet at Tarboro.
October 18th.—-Relief Problem
Faces Community; Associated Cha
rities prepares for annual drive to
be launched latter part of month
under direction of Rev. J. N.
Bynum. Mrs. Laura Taylor, pion
eer citizen, dies at home here. In
juries fatal to Fred Lee, colored
laborer, while working with road
crew near Airlie. Fletcher Braswell
Weldon man, dies in Roanoke Ra
pids Hospital from accidental gun
shot wound suffered while out hun
ting. Eight cases of children unable
to buy school books taken care of
by Kiwanis Club. Dr. and Mrs. E.
P. Brenner move to Wayton, Ohio.
Woman’s Club holds Fall Shower
Show. Halifax CountyFair in pro
gress.
October 25th.Local Textile Strike
Threatened; 2,440 employed at
local mills, but UTW local charges
wholesale dsicrimination against
union members numbering one
thousand. Seven men and one wom
an cited to appear in Superior
Court to show cause why they
should not be punished for con -
tempt of court on petition sworn
out by Dr. T. W. M. Long. Adult
Classes started at Roanoke Rapids
High School with 164 in attend -
ance. Plumbers finish 60 bath
rooms in Roanoke Mill village. Ma
rion B. Cooke, local carpenter, dies
at Duke Hosptal, Durham. Local
Pentacostal Church ends 6-year
splendid record in city.
November 1st— Scratch rumors
persist in coming General Election
Tuesday, tho’ no opponents in lo
cal races. County-wide Democratic
Rally he'd at High School Satur
day night with Congressman John
H. Kerr principle speaker. Local
textile strike is called off officials
speak to employees at varous mills
and workers to the tune of 2,500
signify they are satisfied and do
not intend to walk out. Contempt
of Court charges against 8 local
people postponed one week. Fath
er of Mrs. J. N. Bynum dies. 98
stud nts make Honor Roll; hun
dreds on Citizenship Roll. Tag Day
for PTA to raise money for books
and necessities for needy children.
Father and Son banquet at Aure
lian Springs High School.
November 8th.—Judge Smiall
frees eight Roanoke Mills Co. em
ployees from contempt charge in
connection wit hthe petitions they
circulated in an effort to break a
medical contract they and others
had with Dr. T. W. M. Long. Whit
Anthony, Tillery truste ■ prisoner
killed by truck in road accident
near Airiie. Julian Allsbrook, State
Senator nominee leads County tick
et with 2,768 votes; Leonadis Hux,
for C ark polls 2,766 votes. Sweep
ing victory for all Democrats at
polls. L. Wheeden Co. awarded con
tract for new school building. Rose
5-10-25c stores opne tbeir beauti
ful new store in building erected
by John Smith. County Commis -
sioners hold regular meeting at
Halifax. County Relief Canneries
close after canning 5,100 quarts of
foodstuff. National _Educa t i o n
Week by promlamation of Govern
ro; 195 members attend PTA meet
ing at high school.
November 15th — Mrs. Pearl
Crowder Brown, 18-year old bride >
of one year, dies from gunshot
wounds inflicted by her husband,
Johnnie Brown, 25-year old local
mill employee, at Weldon home.
Brown told officers: “I Shot her
because I loved her.” Mrs. Fred M.
Brown burial at Granville, near
Montreal, Canada. Driver of high
way truck that killed convict work
er near Airlie bound over to Su
perior Court on charge of man -
slaughter. Mrs. G. B. Royster, mo
thre of Dr. T. H. Royster dies. Two
small boys injured in auto acci
dents. Charles Davis, brother of J.
E. Davis, this city, and son Wil
lie injured when their car smash
s into train nea Potecasi; brought
to local hsopital. Patterson Mills
Company employees lead in As
sociated Charities Drive. Beauty
Contest and Pageant at Gaston
School.
November 22nd. —Robbers enter
new Rose’s 5-10-25c Store some -
time Sunday night and escape with
loot of several hundreds fo dollars
in cash; no clues. Truck belonging
to J. E. Davis, local transfer man.
kills man near Suffolk. Bill Alls -
brook, home-town-boy, nad his or
chestra plays theatre and dance en
gagement before starting on nation
-wide tour. The First Baptist
Church puts on home-talent play;
“Miss Blue Bonnet” at High School
Auditorium. Crutchfield - Johnson
wdeding. Funeral services for Pe
ter Pearson, 79-year old pioneer
resident. Wiley J. Stokes, 60, dies
at County Sanitorium. Julian Alls
brook addresses Scotlnad Neck
Merchants Association.
November 29th. —Mad dogs run
riot in city biting six persons; 7
dogs killed; Mayor orders all dogs
penned. Roanoke Avenue blazed
forth in glorious string of holiday
lights in each business end of the
city. Rev. Francis Joyner of Lit
tleton is honored by church dedi
cating memorial window to him.
Richard Williams, 38 year old Em
poria Virginia man takes own life.
Study Club to sell Tubercular
Christmas seals. Ottis J. Reynolds,
young Roanoke Rapids attorney is
appointed Conciliation Commission
Italian Is World’s Speed King
Lieut. Francesco A g e i l o,
world's speediest airman, whose
death-defying aerial feats have
earned him the nickname,
“crazy boy” of Italian aviation.
Is shown here, with, above, the
seaplane in which he recently
streaked through space over
Italy’s Lake Garda to set a new
world speed mark of 437 miles
an hour—13 miles an hour fast
er than the previous world mark
he established. In setting his
seven-mile-a-minute records, the
little 3 4-year-old flyer defied the
fate that claimed the lives of
two former comrades, who,
with Agello, made up the Italian
Schneider Cup team of 1931.
Trains Bomb^- in Mine War
In recent months at least five coal trains have been bombed on
railroads running through southern Illinois coal fields, in which bit
ter feuds between coal mine unions rage. Directed against railroad
and coal companies, vandalism has taken the place of the picketing
and bloodshed of previous years. Wreckage of this coal train, bombed
near Springfield. 111., is shown being removed.
er for County. Rev. J. J. Boone and
Rev. S. J. Starnes, city Methodist
miniisters returned to their charg
es here following annualconference.
December 6th— Johnny Brown,
25-year old local textile worker
submits to charge of second degree
murder in killing his wife and is
sentenced to 28 to 30 years in the
penitentiary by Judge Small. Jack
Thorne, Weldon policeman found
not guilty of murder charge. Jam
es Smith, colored convict, found
guilty of manslaughter, in connec
tion with killing another convict at
Caledonia when they engaged in a
fist fight. John Draughan, Scot
land Neck Negro sentenced to one
to two years for killing colored
companion; killing accidental but
judge opined he should have some
punishment for possessing a gun.
Newly elected County officials
sworn into office. Stores remain
openuntil 8:30 P. M. for Christ
mas shopping season. Halifax-No
rthampton Duke alumni meet at
banquet in Weldon. F. J. Gorman,
vice-president United Textile Wor
kers admits charges of discrimina
tion against Roanoke and Patterson
Mills are “weaker” at Textile Re
lations Board hearing in Washing
ton before Judge Stacy, 6363 on
relief in County.
December 13th — Sites picked
for 2 new city buildings; Munici
pal and Postoffice buildings. Muni
cipal building to be located next
to the comer location selected by
the Federal government at 7th St.
for the new Postoffice building,
city councilman decide. Authoriza
tion also given for loan of $10,000
in order to complete storm sewers
and assure the immediate widening
of Roanoke Avenue in the two bu
siness sections. C. A. Lyerly, 66
year old pioneer citizen dies of
injuries suffered when he was
struck by automobile on Roanoke
Avenue, driven by Herman Shear
in. Hunter-Long wedding. Manning
-Boswood wedding. Teachers
guests of Kiwanis Club. Fifty four
nedey families listed by Herald for
Christmas cheer. Residence of Nat
Hockaday, dairyman, destroyed by
fire near city. Bethlehem scene of
“The Birth of the Christ” display
ed in home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Meikle, attracts hundreds of inter
ested lookers. Hubert Leggett of
Roanoke Rapids killed in auto ac
cident on Richmond highway.
December 20th. — Community
singing of Christmas songs a -
round the community tree in front
of the High School Sunday after
noon. Circulate petition for prop
erty owners to sign up for pro -
portionate cost of installing storm
sewtrs. Fire Department Boys play
Santa Claus. Mose'ey-Newsom mar
riage. E. T. Medlin, superintendent
of County home is shot by Billy
Clinton, 60 year old inmate, when
the superintendent confiscates a
quantity of whiskey at the insti
tution; not seriously injured. Mrs.
Rosa Bell Wright dies at home of
her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Lassiter
on Washington Street. Herman
Shearin, local 18-year old youth
cleared of blame in death of C. A.
Lyerly, when he was struck by
Shearin’s car on Roanoke Avenue.
A. C. Parker of Rocky Mount kill
ed when his automobile wrecked
near overhead bridge near Halifax.
Schools closed until January 7th.,
for Christmas holidays.
December 27th—Textile Labor
Relations Board at Wsahington, D.
C. hears testimony in the case of
Local 2230, United Textile Work
ers vs Rosemary Manufacturing
Company, on charges of discrimi
nating against its members. J.
Dooley, local union organizer, when
p’aced on stand admitted he had
been guilty of violation of the Pro
hibition Act, and acknowledged a
true copy of the Federal court
proceedings, charging him with
manufacture, transportation and
sale of liquor and maintaining a
common nuisance. Mrs. Mary E.
Hawkins dies at home of her son
on Washington Street. Gassaway &
Owen, Inc., Winston-Salem contrac
tors start work on widening Roa
noke Avenue. Mrs. Mary Woodard,
Enfield, Willie Shaw, Weldon and
John R. Blanton, Oak City killed;
two others injured at Enfield when
the car in which they were riding
was struck by ACL train.
Mrs. Pope Hostess
Mrs. R. M. Pope honored her
house guest Miss Edna Pope of
Norfolk, Va., with a bridge par
ty on Friday evening. There were
sixteen guests invited to meet
Miss Pope. At the conclusion of
several progressons the stores
were collected and prizes awarded
to Mrs. W. G. Bunch for high.
Mrs. George Lampley, second high
and the guest of honor was pre
sented a prize. The hostess served
a salad course with coffee at ten
thirty. Those invited to meet Miss
Pope were: Mesdames W. E.
Murphy, W. G. Bunch, Dick Brown,
Allie Wood, A. L. Gilliam, R. L.
Martin, Ivey Mohorn, Mort White,
Steve Hamlet, Zollie Powell, Wil
mer Collier, Sam Bunn, George
Lampley, Stanley Garris and Miss
Julia Crutchfield.
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