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_vPLUME TWENTY_ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1935 NUMBER FORTY-SIX
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IS HIGHEST IN CIVIL
SERVICE EXAM.
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L. G. Shell, Local
Furniture Man, Will
Be City’s New
Postmaster
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Leslie G. Shell, prominent
business man, will be named
as Postmaster of Roanoke
Rapids. Congressman John
H. Kerr told The Herald this
afternoon that he would ap
point Mr. Shell and that the
confirmation by the U. S.
Senate would be made so that
Mr. Shell could assume his
new duties in two weeks.
Mr. Shell was high man in
marks made in the Civil Ser
vice examination for the of
fice. Only three of the nine
applicants passed the exami
nation. They were Mr. Shell
with a grade ot az.4; D. L.
Wheeler and W. 0. Thomp
son, whose grades were in the
seventies. All applicants were
notified this week of their
standing.
The delay has been caused by a
flood of exams in the Civil Service
department, with some exams tak
en six months ago an3 not yet
reached for inspection and investi
gation. J. L. Vest, present Post
master, has served four months
over his term.
Mr. Shell could not be reached
this afternoon as, along with a
bout half of Roanoke Rapids, he
is at Chapel Hill rooting for the
local Jackets to win the State
championship.
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Postpone Trade Week
The May Festival and Trade
Week, being sponsored by the
Merchants Association, was post
poned until July at a special meet
ing of the Board of Directors
yesterday when it was found that
no definite date could be given as
to completion of Roanoke Avenue.
Engineers hoped to get thru oy
the middle of this month but
could promise nothing definite.
Weather conditions and other
things beyond control might delay
them, they said.
NEW POSTMASTER
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LESLIE G. SHELL who led the
list of applicants for Postmaster of
Roanoke Rapids by passing the
Civil Service exams with a grade
of 82.4 per cent. Congressman
Kerr will certify his name to the
P. O. Dept.
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NURSING
SCHOOL
FINALS
Graduation exercises of the Roa
noke Rapids School of Nursing
will start Sunday night, May 12th,
with the Baccalaureate Sermon at
the Presbyterian church.
Reverend Lawrence I. Stell,
■ pastor of the church, will deliver
the sermon and the public is in
vited to attend.
Graduates this year are Miss
Mae Gribble of Hayesville, Miss
Derlie Winstead fo Elm City, and
Miss Louise Thomas Daniel of
Rougemont.
Final Commencement exercises
will be held next Wednesday, May
15th, at the High School auditori
um at 8:15. A splendid program
has been arranged to which the
public is invited.
Police
Arrests
Stanley
Textile Worker Charged
With Embezzling From
Other Workers
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Chief of Poli Early was due
back tonight from Wilmington,
Del., bringing back with him Oneil
Stanley, 23 year old textile work
er who went North with the pay
of eight Patterson Mill Co. weav
ers Friday, according to police
charges.
Young Stanley was given the
pay roll checks, properly endorsed,
by eight persons in the Weave
Room where he worked and told
to get them cashed when he cash
ed his own.
It is charged that he cashed the
checks, took the cash and headed
out of town with about one hun
dred dollars. Local police traced
him to Wilmington, Del., where he
was arrested and held for Chief
Early. He will be tried for em
bezzlement. |
BEAT BURLINGTON
6 - 5 IN FINALS
Re-Elected Mayor
MAYOR KELLY JENKINS, re
elected Tuesday. (Details Pg. 4.)
UP AND DOWN WITH THE
£>he Avenue foctifol
DEDICATED is this issue of The Herald to Coach Cranford Hoyle
and his State Champions. Champions because they had the stuff to
come from behind and win. And to win, according to the record,
from a better team. That takes real championship and thoroughbred
qualities. To Coach Hoyle, than whom there is no better High School
coach in North Carolina. A man who has led two baseball teams to
State Championship and a flock of football teams to Conference
championships in the few short years he has been with us.
jmmuuii, where we keep cuts used in
the past, perhaps to be used again, pro
duces those of two young Yellow Jackets
who today, played their last game for old
Roanoke Rapids High. Here is Ollie
Acree, who covered himself with glory
today by pitching Roanoke Rapids to
victory against Burlington. A level
headed pitcher, splendid hitter and fast
OLLIE ACREE
IRVIN DICKENS
outfielder, he is good for any man’s
team. Catching him was George Nether
cutt, a fine boy at everything. At short
stop, graduating this year, is Irvin
Dickens, shown, here. Flashiest player
on the lot, iwe have watched him from the
first day we saw him years ago and
named him "Half-pint.” Today he has
developed into a great little infielder.
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Acree Finishes Service
: By Pitching Win As
| M 'tes Clout Hits
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Roanoke Rapids won the
State Championship at base
ball today by defeating Bur
lington 6 to 5 at Chapel Hill.
For the second time, Coach
Cranford Hoyle led a fighting
High School team to highest
baseball honors. Roanoke
Rapids were 1932 champions.
_ Trailing 3 to 0 for six in
nings, the Jackets came thru
v\ith three runs in that inning
to tie the score.
lhe score stayed tied thru
the 7th. In the thrilling 8th
inning, Burlington made two
runs. Roanoke Rapids made
three. Thru a scoreless 9th to
vcitory by one score came the
Jackets.
Burlington made 9 hits off
Ollie Acree, pitching his last
game for Roanoke Rapids
High, but he kept the hits
well enough scattered for vic
tory. Roanoke Rapid made 8
hits off Wilson, star Burling
ton pitcher.
Nethercutt caught for Roa
noke Rapids, Moser for Bur
lington.
it was Burlington’s first
defeat in 21 games. They
were last year’s State Cham
pions, andi had finished two
seasons undefeated.
Half the population of Roa
noke Rapidp must have gone
to Chapel Hill today. The old
town looked deserted. Before
an immense crowd, the High
School youngsters were
nervous. Burlington made 5
errors, Roanoke Rapids 4.
The box score was not a
vailable at press time but
here is the roll of honor.
Ollie Acree, pitcher.
George Nethercutt, catcher
Clifton Boyd, 1st base
Red Miller, 2nd base
Irvin Dickens, short stop
Joe Brown, 3rd base
Jack Smith, right field
Ed Moseley, center field
Eugene Shell, left field