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VOLUME TWENTY-ONE ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C._THURSDAY, APR. 2, 1936_ NUMBER FORTY
UF AND DOWN WITH THB
■GKe Avenue
SPEAKER invited by the local of the United Tex
tile Workers to address them last night was David L. Strain
of Durham, candidate for U. S. Senate against Senator Bai
ley. About 100 heard Mr. Strain. On Wednesday a week
ago, the local officially invited Senator Julian Allsbrook to
speak on any subject he might choose. About 125 heard
Senator Allsbrook.
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UNDERTAKER Billy Williams £§t of his drive the
other day and could not see thru the windshield for a cloud
I of flying ants, millions of them coming up out of the ground.
He got out and poured a bottle of embalming fluid on the
ant hole and the ants disappeared. Billy wants to know if
anybody wants to use some of his embalming fluid on this
horde of candidates for Sheriff. It has also been suggested
that we have a Sheriff for each precinct, all 17 of them.
ELIMINATION games of the State Softball Association for
Eastern Carolina may be played this Summer in Roanoke
Rapids. Commissioner Bill Alligood has requested same
from State Commis er Wade Ison from whom he has re
ceived some em ( ..iuent.
23,679 bales of i ginned, and to be ginned in Halifax
Co. from the crop of 1935, as compared with 26,648 bales
from the crop of 1934, according to R. S. Clark, Special A
gent, Littleton, N. C.
INTERESTING sidenote on the history ot our city: Kapias
of the Roanoke,” re-printed in recent issues of the HERALD
from a NEWS and OBSERVER issue of 1897: L. F. Alford,
mechanical superintendent of the “old reliable” in Raleigh
was in the Herald office Tuesday of this week, and says that
in all probability, he set the original type for the story that
has brought such a wave of comment from our readers re
cently. F. B. Arendell, writer of the article, has been dead
for about fifteen-years, according to Mr .Alford. His son,
L Banks Arendell, is a prominent young Raleigh attorney to
^ day. Mr. Alford is serving his forty-second year on the
N&O, having gone to Raleigh shortly after Josephus Dan
iels, in the year 1894 when that sheet had a circulation of
only 1,800.
BASEBALL will start in Roanoke Rapids this Friday after
noon at 3:30 p.m. w’ the Roanoke Rapi'ds High School
team will play Scotian^ seek High School at Simmons Park.
The second game will b here next Tuesday afternoon 3:30
when Edenton comes to moke Rapids. Coach Hoyle has
a new team this year. Of the nine regulars, six are boys
who have never played varsity baseball. Come out and help
these youngsters get started off right. It’s building for
better teams in the future.
MUSIC in Roanoke Rapids takes the spotlight tonight as
the High School Glee Clubs and Orchestra are giving their
annual performance to raise funds to enter the State Music
Contest. This city will send 90 musical youngsters to
Greensboro this year and the citizens will be asked to aid in
r! getting them there.
MUSIC also played an important part at the weekly Kiwanis
Club meeting tonight when Billie Walters, 8 year pianist of
this city, made his first public appearance and amazed the
club with his playing after taking lessons only a few
months. Capt. Peter Koolwyck and his clarinet and Jay
Sanders at the piano furnished a musical dessert. W. S.
Dean was welcomed as a new member of the club. Guests
included J. J. Sigwald of Wilson, Scott Benton and Bill Alliu
good of the Lions Club and Reginald Harris.
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ANNOUNCES FOR STATE SENATE
DR. T. W. M. LONG
who this week makes formal announcement in county news
papers of his candidacy for the State Senate, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary election on June 6th.
MRS WHITE
DIES HERE
ON TUESD’Y
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Mrs. Ella White, pioneer citi
zen of Roanoke Rapids, died here
Tuesday afternoon at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. W. C. El
more on Washington Street.
The deceased was the widow of
the late King White and has lived
in and near Roanoke Rapids all
her life.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed today, but plans
call for the funeral to be held
at the First Methodist Church 3
p.m. Friday, if her s^n, Van, ar
rives in time from' Texas. Final
plans will be relayed to friends
Friday morning.
Surviving are a~ daughter, Mrs.
Elmore, and the following sons:
H. E. White, W. V. White, M. F.
White and T. B. White of Roa
GRANVILLE
PRESBYT’Y
AUXILIARY
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The Ladies Auxiliary of Gran
ville Presbytery will meet in Roa
noke Rapids April 9th and 10th at
the Presbyterian Church.
Luncheon will be served at the
Woman’s Club Building Thursday
and Friday at 1 P. M. It is re
quested that all local members be
in attendance at these meetings.
Rev. Chas. Worth, Missionary
to Africa, will be guest speaker
Thursday evening at 8 P. M. and
will present slides of his work
in that country. Thfe public is
most cordially invited on that
date.
noke Rapids, Van C. White of Ft.
Bliss, Texas, Mrs. W. A. Butts of
this city, a stepdaughter, and L.
A. White of Shreveport, La., a
stepson.
NEW BLDG
IS READY
FOR USE
New Phone Calls;
Police 356;
Fire 355 ;
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City officials and departments
are Vjsy today moving into the
new Municipal Building of Roa
noke Rapids, just completed and
turned over to the city by the
Works Progress Administration.
On entering the main door from
the Avenue, the offices to the left
are those of the city clerk, Miss
Ruby Wood.
Offices to the right are for Wa
ter Supt. Jesse Harrell and the
Sanitary District employees.
Continuing back to the rear hall
are public toilets for white and
colored and entrance into the me
ter rooms and workshop of the
Sanitary District.
Upstairs front is the court
room for the Mayor’s Court. The
seats have not arrived and court
will continue to be held in the
old Mayor’s courtroom for the
next two weeks.
Back of the courtroom is the
Mayor’s office and Commissioners’
room. Across the hall is the of
fice of the Police Department.
The rear upstairs is for the Fire
Department with two bSclrooms
where permanent firemen will
live, a large lounging and meet
ing room for the firefighters and
expansive showers and toilets.
Down the pole, firemen drop in
to the Fire Department below
where three trucks will be ready
for instant use. The fire siren
will remain where it is, but will
be operated by wire from the Mu
nicipal Building. Six firemen will
be on duty every night, with sleep
ing quarters in the building. Two
will be full paid men, on duty
day and night.
Use of the street phones now
used by the police will be discon
tinued so far as public use is
concerned, all calls clearing thru
the Municipal Building for fire
or police.
Fire phone 355
Police phone 356
City Clerk 720-1
Sanitary Dist. 457-1
Police will continue to use the
present street phone but with se
cret numbers.