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Farmers Special Section In This Issue v_ / NUMBER FOUR APPOINT LIST OF EMPLOYES Present indications are that thirsty Halifax County citizens may have their first taste of legal liquor, purchased in the County, for a quarter-century, if plans of the Halifax County Alcoholic Con trol Board mature, in opening a store in Littleton Friday or Sat urday. The two Roanoke Rapids stores, together with three others in the county cannot possibly o pen their doors until Monday, ac cording to word coming frj>m Chairman Wm. Alfred Thorne, im mediately following a meeting of the board today. The personnel ot the various stores to operate in Halifax Coun ty was perfected at this after noon’s board meeting, a complete list of which follows: In Roanoke Rapids, the North ward store will be managed by W. P. (Uncle Billy) Vaughan, with Raymond Matthews, assistant. In the South ward, L. H. Northington will be manager, assisted by J. A. “Allie” Wood. Ben J. Collins will manage the Weldon store, with A. C. House clerk. The Enfield store will be managed by Joe House, while Jack ■-o (Continued on next page) ■-o MADDOG CHEWS UP SEVERAL Just at the time the new State law went Into effect compelling dog-owners to inoculate their dogs for rabies, a mad dog went ram pant in Roanoke Rapids and bit several other dogs before he was killed. Night before last, a dog went mad on lower Jefferson St. and chewed 'up the mother of bird pups owned by J. O. DeVane. Sev eral other dogs were bitten before police killed the mad dog, includ ing two of Malcolm Daughtry’s dogs and old Lightning, owned by Dr. Long. Secretary-T reasurer NEW PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT WILLIAM BATTON naeciea secretary and treasurer of The Young Men’s Civic Club and installed at the anniversary meeting of the club last night. Mr. Batton is in the accounting de partment of VEPCO here, is treasurer of the Presbyterian Church of Roanoke Rapids and a graduate of R. R. High School. He is the son of Uncle Bill Batton, pioneer citizen. BYRON GURLEY ejected President of The Young Men’s Civic Club last Thursday night. He was installed last night at the anniversary meeting, cele brating completion of the first year of the club. Mr. Gurley is a graduate engineer of N. C. State College and is at present employ ed by Rosemary Mfg. Co. As President, he succeeds M. Scott Benton, first presiding officer of the club. GARLAND MIDYETTE Elected vice president of the Young Men’s Civic Club and in stalled at the anniversary meeting held last night. Mr. Midyette is an attorney with the firm of Alls brook and Benton, a graduate of Wake Forest College and moved here a year ago from Jackkson. He is a son of the late Superior Court Judge Garland Midyette. UP AND DOWN WITH THE £>he Avenue MUST PEN UP DOGS AGAIN! 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 August 18th, 1935. 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 inocu lated for raljies 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, July 18th, 1935 DEDICATED is this issue to a dead cop. We don’t know his name tonight. It will be in all the dailies in the morning. He died in line of duty. At Greenvlle, this morning, the bank alarm sounded and this cop rushed in to find three men trying to crack the bank safe. They killed him and escaped. Just a cop, but the kind of man who (Continued on Page 43) CRUMPLER ELECTED PRESIDENT Roanoke Tex. Workers Elect Officers For New Year; Select Meeting Place ■-O Sherrod H. Grumpier was elected President of the Roanoke Textile Workers, Inc., at the annual busi ness meeting held in the Mayor’s courtroom Saturday morning. The building was packed and it was decided to rent a larger meeting place. The committee selected the up stairs of the Glover Building which will be put in shape by car penters and electricians in time for the meeting at 10:30 Saturday, July 27th. -o (Continued on next page) IS FACING SERIOUS ' CHARGES -0 Wesley Carver, 25 vear old textile worker in Roanoke Rapids, faces a serious charge as he was bound over to the October term of Federal Court in Wilson for trans porting a female from one State to another for immoral purposes. The examining tri al was held today by Judge W. O. Thompson, who placed Carver under $2,000 bond, af ter hearing the gril’s testi mony. carver is charged with taking I India Harris, 15 year old girl, who lives near Aureli&n Springs, from ■Roanoke Rapids to a point across the Virginia line early Saturday morning* and there having impro per relations with her. He admits to city police, when ai tested, that he had intercourse but says the girl was with him most of the night and morning and was submissive to his request She told the court today that she was opposed to his demands but admitted being wiht him all night, driving around in a car, and said she drank a little ‘“wine” for the first time. She also said it was the frst tme she had ever had intercourse. Altho the girl is below the age of consent, which is 16, Carver will be tried only for violation of the Mann Act. She told Judge Thompson the in dictment was sgined by her on the advice of an older sister and J. L. Vest, former postmaster, a friend of the family. COTTON STORAGE STARTED Work began the first of this week on a new bonded cotton warehouse on 11th Street and the Patterson Mills Co. siding. The location is to the north of Sim mons Ball Park. The building is being construct ed for a local company and is about 100 feet by 200 feet, with a brick fire wall between two large storage compartments. A loading platform runs along 11th St. and the rail. Farmers will now have a bonded warehouse in Roanoke Rap ids for storing their cotton.
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