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VOLUME TWENTY-ONE ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, OCT. 31, 1935 NUMBER NINETEEN
UP AND DOWN WITH THE
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SAFETY SAM is going to be watching you as you drive your car up
and down the Avenue and around this vicinity. Safety Sam is not
going to arrest you df you violate the driving laws; he is looking for
something else. This question of safe driving is one of the most
important facing the American people today and Safety Sam knows
that every day there are drivers who go out of their way to drive
safely; drivers who think of nothing else when they are driving but
the business engaged in at the time; driving. And so we are going
try a new angle to this Aation-v ki< campaign which seems to be
going on in an effort to awaken America.
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THEATRES of Roanoke Rapids are cooperating in this plan and
Safety Sam is their idea. Tomorrow and the rest of the week, he will
be watching you. When you do a good deed driving, when you go
out of your way to be a careful, courteous driver, when you commit
some act of :driving which is noticeable for driving skill or good sense,
Safety Sam may be Watching you. If he is, he will write dow'n your
car license number.
YOUR number will be turned in to the office of The Herald and next
week we will publish, in this column, the numbers of ten automobiles
or trucks whose drivers rated with Safety Sam, with a short descrip
tion of what each driver did to warrant this notice. If you are one of
the ten bring your car license ticket to The Herald office for identi
fication and you will receive a free ticket to either of the Roanoke
Rapids theatres. Be a good driver. Safety Sam may see you.
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DOCTOR Frederick Koch, internationally famous for his “Christmas
Carol” program, will be brought to Roanoke Rapids on the night of
December 9th by the Study Club. Proceeds of the entertainment will
go to the Milk and Library funds.
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ARMISTICE Day will be celebrated by the Weldon-Roanoke Rapids
Legion Post with an oyster roast for members at the Weldon Coca
Cola plant at 7 p.m. the night of the 11th. Special Armistice Day
services will be held Sunday at a church to be announced later.
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HALLOWEEN will be celebrated with a big Party for the public by
the Rosemary Textile Workers at the old band hall this Saturday
night, There will be plenty of fun for old and young.
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THIRD Eagle Scout in Roanoke Rapids is Carlton Cannon who re
ceived his Eagle badge from the Court of Honor at the Young Mens
Civic Club last Thursday night. Young Cannon is the scribe of his
troop and a junior assistant Scoutmaster. 17 years old, he is this
year President of the Student Council and President of the Hi Y Club
at Roanoke Rapids High School. He is the son of Mrs. J. C. Smith.
The other two Eagle Scouts of the city are Eugene Shell and George
Nethercutt, both now Freshmen at the University of North Carolina.
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COVEY of quail was reported by Officer H. E. Dobbins in his yard
early this morning. It is also reported that Commissioner W. O.
Thompson, on hearing of this, remarked that the quail kndw they were
perfectly safe landing in the Dobbins’ yard.
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CHICKENLESS was farmer Lunce Rook of the Thelma Road sector
this morning. During the heavy fog of last night, chicken thieves
drove a car or truck near his chicken roosts and purloined more than
one hundred chicks, chickens and roosters.
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FOG hung heavy over the State last night. Wrecks were numerous.
Commissioner Wrenn, returning with his ambulance from Duke Hos
pital, brought back the best method of driving in a heavy fog. Stop
your car and park off the road until the fog lifts.
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FINAL PLANS
FOR NOV. 14th
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PROGRAM
IN FRONT
HI SCHOOL
Merchants Tracies
Days To End With
Prize Givings
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Final plans were made by the
Koanoke Rapids Merchants Asso
ciation yesterday for the closing
days of the Greater Roanoke Rap
ids Trade Days now going on.
On Thursday, November 14th,
the last day, an open air program
at seven o’clock in the evening will
wind up the month. This program
will be held in front of the Roa
noke Rapids High School. The
streets in all directions will be
roped off so as to accommodate a
crowd of several thousand people.
Loud speakers will be mounted
on the steps of the High School so
that music and speakers will be
distinctly heard by all. Extra
lights will be strung to care for
the crowd and allow all to read
plainly.
While the program officially
starts at 7 p.m., there will be en
tertainment starting at six for
early comers. This will include a
band concert and a fiddlers con
test before the microphone. Fid
dlers and singers from all over
the section are invited to partici
pate. Prizes will be given ac
cording to applause of the crowd.
Persian Preacher
The Rev. Yosip Benyamin, na
tive of Persia and naturalized A
merican citizen, will preach in the
First Presbyterian Church of
Roanoke Rapids on Sunday, Nov.
3rd.
Mr. Benyamin formerly was a
missionary to his native land of
Persia, and will tell of his experi
ences and life in one of his ser
mons in this church. Sunday
morning his sermon topic will he
“Christ and Islam”. On Sunday
evening he will speak on “My life
and expediences in Persia and
Russia”.
These services will be the open
ing of the Week of Prayer and
Self-Denial observed each year by
the Southern Presbyterian
churches.
DIGS UP WOMAN TO
SEE IF SHE’S THERE
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Upon a report that a grave had
been opened in the Roanoke Rap
ids Cemetery, the two local un
dertakers investigated and found
evidence that the grave of Mrs.
Raymond Abernethy had been o
pened. She was buried August
8, 1934.
Further investigation showed the
job had been done by Henry Nor
man of Weldon who said he had
contracted with the deceased’s
husband to open the grave and
examine the body.
Questioned more closely, Nor
man’s only reason was that he was
to find out if the body was there
and examine it. He did not give
Mr. Abemethy’s reason for want
ing him to do this.
The latter, upon being question
ed, said he had hired Norman to
clean off the plot, denied any
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WELDON
LAWYER
BACKED
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Halifax County Bar Is
Unanimous For Local
Man For Bench Job
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George C. Green of Weldon,
one of the leading attorneys
of the Halifax County Bar,
Was unanimously endorsed
today by every lawyer in Hal
ifax County for the appoint
ment as Associate Justice of
the State Supreme Court.
In addition to his home county,
Mr. Green has the endorsement of
every other county in this judicial
district: Hertford, Bertie, North
ampton, Warren and Vance, ac
cording to information received by
this newspaper tonight.
The funeral of the late Willis
.T. Brogden, Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court, was held this
afternoon at Durham. It is his
vacant place on the highest coutt
in the State that local lawyers
hope will be filled by the Halifax
County attorney.
While other names were men
tioned in the morning papers as
possible recipients at the hand of
Governor Ehringhaus, Mr. Green
made it known yesterday that he
did not wish his name mentioned
until after the funeral today. Hi3
friends have been busy the past
several hours getting bar endorse
ments in all parts of this judicial
district. They point out that Mr.
Green, a member of the State
School Board, is in every way
qualified for the position and that
this fact is known by the Gover
nor, a classmate of Mr. Green’s.
They say he stands a good chance
for the appointment which will
probably be made Friday.
Others mentioned for the post
include Superior Court Judges W.
A. Devin of Oxford, M. V. Barn
hill, N. A. Sinclair and Walter
Small; Attorney General A. A, F.
Seaweil, Angus Dhu McLean,
Percy McMullan and Clyde Hoey.
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Dance Friday
Benefit of troop 42, the local
Boy Scouts will hold a Mas
querade Ball here Friday night.
The dance will get under way at
ten and last till two. Dot Bennett
and his band will furnish the mu
sic.