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The Roanoke Rapids I erald
VOLUME TWENTY ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1935 NUMBER FORTY-THREE
FUNG TIE OYER FOR
CITY OFFICE SEEKERS
UP AND DOWN WITH THE
T2he Avenue tdifai
RUSTY bayonet, probably relic of Civil War days, was dug up on
3rd Street, just off the Avenue Tuesday by Ben Britt. The bayonet
was for a muzzle loader and still looked as if could do a party much
damage. Mr. Britt saw the bayonet after it had been dug up by the
crew on the sewer ditches.
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SOME places, the old sewer lines are being dug up and rat experts
say that accounts for the many extra rats seen in Roanoke Rapids
these days. They say rats infest the old sewer pipes and they are
now being brought to l ight. One store in town has hired a profession
al rat-killer on an annual contract. Several have spoken about every
body pitching in and declaring a city-wide war on the rodents.
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1908 was the last time Mrs. Harry Kimball saw Roanoke Rapids until
this week. Mrs. Kimball is the sister of J. T. Chase and with her
daughter, Mrs. Herma C. Rowe of New Bedford, Mass., is visiting the
Chase family for a short time. They will see the Moravian Easter
Service at Winston-Salem Sunday. Mrs. Kimball was here for several
months in 1908 and remembers vividly the old landmarks. There was
one store building in the Rosemary) business section when she was
here and only the river mill.
ROCK gardens became quite a lively subject for a few days follow,
ing mention of the one in South Rosemary in this column last week.
There seems to be increased pride in how the surroundings look.
Proud indeed of her flower gardens is “Miss Fanny” Manning, who
today told us her tulips were! in full bloom. We went over and there
they were. Better hurry around before it is too late and see for
yourself.
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FLOWERS, vines, bushes, hedges, etc. can do wonders to the most
modest of little homes. We would like to see every home and yard
given more attention. There is a little town somewhere in Virginia
where there is a trailing rose bush on every fence and to drive down
the dusty streets is like passing thru an eternal flower garden. Chil
dren can be taught to love flowers and not destroy them. That has
been given as a reason by some why they do not igo in more), for
flowers in the yard. When those children have a few flowers of their
own to tend, they will respect those belonging to another.
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BRIEFS—Kiwanis Club is meeting tonight in Williamston at the
Division Convention where Governor Paul McMillan will be the prin
cipal speaker—The 11th Grade put on a beautiful Easter program at
High School Assembly this morning—Chief T. A. Early is one of the
incorporators of the N. C. Policel Association—Jack Scott, old big lea
guer, is in town trying to interest local fans in supporting one big'
town team, for the summer—Ought to be good fishing this weekend. .
STAB VICTIM
WILL RECOVER
The condition of Curtis Moseley,
local mill employee who was stab
bed as he was riding in the badk
seat of a car near Pleasant Hill
last Saturday night, is steadily
improving, according to word com
ing from Roanoke Rapids Hospital
tonight, and doctors give the man
an even chance for recovery.
Moseley was allegedly stabbed
by George Mullis, of this city, as
they were riding along in the back
seat of an automobile belonging to
R. C. Ringstaff, driven by J. A
Blanchard, on the Emporia High
way after midnight last Saturday
Moseley and Mullis had engaged
in a quarrel in a Second Street
cafe in the city Saturday night
according to the report, and more
serious trouble resulted when they
entered the( car and were driving
along in Northampton County.
Mullis is still being held in the
Northampton County Jail, at Jack
son, pending the outcome of Mose
ley’s condition.
Dust Storms Ravage Midwest
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This deserted farm at Beaver, Okla . its once-fertiie fields
buried by drifts during dust storms which have been sweeping the
country, is a mute testimonial of the damage wrought by the
“gray terror.” Continuance of the storms, ruining vast acreages
of farmlands,'has brought to Washington a deluge of pleas for
federal aid.
Baltimore Youths
Are Charged With
Stealing An Auto
Excite Suspicion Of Police
Through Attempts to
Peddle Tobacco
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Ben J. Taylor and Albert Cal
vin, Baltimore youths, are being
held in the City jail tonight,
awaiting the arrival of Maryland
offcers to take them back home
tomorrow, the result of a futile
trip “South” in what appears to be
a stolen car.
The boys were arrested at 8:15
this morning, as they were leaving
Roanoke Junction headed for Lit
tleton, in a 1927 model Chevrolet
coupe, bearing a Maryland license
tag. City police believe the car
they were driving was stolen. Found
in the automobile was a quantitly
of mixed brands of tobacco, and
various amounts of motor oils i
fruit jars, jugs and original sealed
cans, bearing mute evidence, police
believe, that they had robbed a
filling station.
The sheriff at Emporia, Virginia,
became suspicious of the pair when
he learned they were attempting
to peddle tobacco and chewing
gum at cut-rate prices. He trailed
them to Camp’s Store, near the city
limits, where he informed Officer
Massey of the chase he had en
gaged in. Taking upt the trail,
Massey, accompanied by Roanoke
Rapid’s new Chief of Police, T. A.
Early, overtook the wouthful cul
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BUS STOP
ONLY AT
CORNER
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Chief Early Plans
Strick Enforcement To
All Lines
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If one of the city or interstate
bus lines passes you up when you
hail them in the middle of the
street, in either downtown section,
do not blame it on the bus driver
as a ruling is being strictly enforc
ed by city policemen to make the
buses comply with a city ordinance
which says they shall stop only
at street intersections.
Enforcement of the ordinance if
made because of the traffic con
gestion the practice of the buses
topping in the middle of the streets
has caused.
All bus operators and drivers
have been notified of the intention
of the city police department tc
enforce the ruling, according tc
Chief Early, and the law must be
complied with in the future. The
Richmond—Rocky Mount bus line
which operates two buses each way
through the city daily, will establish
new stopping places at the comer
of each business district shortly
according to word coming from the
owner.
TWO OUT
IN RACE
OF MAYOR
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Filing time for candidates
in the city election on May
7th is over and the following
have filed as candidates in the
races for Mayor and one Com
missioner from each Ward:
For Mayor, Kelly Jenkins
and R. L. Martin.
For Commisioner trom the
-Sa>4h Ward, J. C. Smith and
R. 1. i/carke.
For Commissioner from the
North Ward: M. D. Collier.
All three of the present of
fice holders filed for re-elec
tion: Mayor Jenkins, Commis
sioner Smith and Commission
er Collier. The latter, having
no opposition, will be auto
matically elected on May 7th.
Mr. Smith, the present Com
missioner, and Mr. Starke, 9th
Street grocer, will be voted on
only by the voters of their
ward.
The election is from sunup
to sunset on Tuesday, May
7th. The registration books
are now open for all new vot
ers.
Fire Breaks Out In
Mill Home This
Morning At 10
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The City Fire Department ans
wered a call to Rapids Street at
Eleventh Avenue this morning, but
little damage was done to the home,
a two-story structure, according to
the report. Fire broke out in the
roof of the home, but the blaze
had been extinguished by the time
the firemen arrived. The alarm
was sounded about 10 A. M.
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Hawkins Chapel
Woman Dies Of
Pneumonia
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Mrs. Lillie C. Hawkins, wife of
Tommy B. Hawkins, died April
15th at her home near Hawkins
Chapel of pneumonia, following a
few days illness.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home on Tuesday, April
16th, with Reverend R. L. Vickery
officiating. Interment followed in
the family cemetery near Hawkins
Chapel.
Mrs. Hawkins is survived by her
husband and two children. T. J.
Carpenter, a brother, lives in Roa
noke Rapids.