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POWELL Passes Away This Morning; Funeral Friday Afternoon -o Mrs. Lou Powell, 64, widow of Lafayette Powell, prominent in Halifax County before his death, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. R. Hawkins in South Rose mary, at 3 o’clock this morning. Mrs. Powell had been very ill for several weeks. A native of this section of the county, Mrs. Powell was well known in this section and loved for her kindly deeds and ways. Funeral services are this Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. at Smiths Church with the Reverends D. M. Sharpe, Wm. Towe and J. J. Boone officiating. Interment will be in the family cemetery. Surviving are the following daughters: Mrs. E. R. Hawkins, Mrs. Haywood Cherry, Mrs. F. M. Coburn, Miss Helen Powell; a stepson, George L. Powell, and three sisters, Mrs. James Wright, Lawrenceville, Va„ Mrs. Carrie I vey and Mrs. Mollie Shell of this city. _n__ _ DEVANE -o Mrs. J. O. DeVane died Sunday morning at 10 o’clock at the local hospital with pneumonia. She had been stricken a Iweek. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at the residence of her mother, Mrs. J. H. Williams by the Reverends Gordon L. Price and Lawrence Stell. Pallbearers were fellow-employees of Mr. De Vane: Tom Neathery, L. L. Storey, Howard Hancock, Willis Paul, William Clary, Carroll Wilson. Surviving are her husband and two sons: Jack Jr. and Tommy; her mother, one sister, Inez, and five brothers: C. D. Williams, Joe, Haywood and Claud of this city, and Frank of Weldon. Mrs. DeVane was born in Martin County, her family moving to this city when she was five. 10 PHOTOS 10c Here for Short While Only PHOTOGRAPHER Located at Glasgow’s Old Lunch Stand Back of Smith’s Service Station MADAME LEE SCIENTIFIC LIFE READER Thousands of hearts made happy through her truthful pre dictions. Whatever may be your troubles, anxiety, fears, hopes or wishes, call and have this gifted lady read for you. If you are separated from the one you love, or in trouble from any cause consult her NOW. Would you like to marry quickly? Are you troubled over any affair of life? Are you contemplating any important change ? Do you wish to be more successful? If so you need her advice, no questions asked: you are immediately told of your troubles, and how to over come them. See her now, tomorrow may be too late. NOW OPEN Hours 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. Daily In Tents - Weldon Hi-way - Near Rosemary Here for Short Time Only Special P* A Readings - 3 V/C WinFiveFirst Places HUDSON •-o Robert Hudson, 43, died at his home on Madison Street Saturday after a long illness. Funeral ser vices were held at the home Mon day afternoon by Rev. Gordon L. Price with interment in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery. Pallbearers were Leon Shell, Jim Taylor, Mart Nixon, Winfield Taylor, Elisha ganders, Turner Garris. He is survived by his widow and four children: Otha, Alvin, Naomi and James; three sisters, Mrs. Maggie Allen of Petersburg, Mrs. J. R. Taylor and Mrs. Belle Rose of Seaboard; three brothers, John H. of Gloucester County, Va., W. E. of Richmond, and Frank Hudson of this city. Born in Northampton County, Mr. Hud son lived here most of his life and had been a valued employee of Rosemary Mfg. Co. -o Infant Simmons -0 Donald Arnold Hughes Sim mons, infant son of Mr. and Mrs, J. R. Simmons of Belmont died at the residence of his parents yes terday. Funeral services were held today with interment in the local cemetery. ■-o— - Miss Bert Moore •-o Miss Bert Moore, 67, died today after a long illness. Funeral ser vices will be Friday afternoon at 4:30 at Williams Funeral Home with interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. Born in Greenville Co., Va., the deceased lived here many years. One niece, Mrs. W. A. Mitchell, Weldon, and two neph ews, Robert and Eddie Moore of Weldon, survive. Local Musicians Take Many Honors ■-0 Roanoke Rapids Music Dept, came back again this year with some very nice ratings from the State High School Music Contest at Greensboro last week. The or chestra, mixed chorus, tenor solo, sung by Gordon Bennet, and the mixed quartet rated first places while the girls’ trio, soprano solo sung by Ethel Reaves, boys’ quar tet, girls’ glee club, and boys’ glee club rated second places. R. L. Martin directed the orchestra and Miss Virginia Smith had charge of the vocal winners. One of the most outstanding e vents of the whole stay in Greens boro was a contest by the Festi val Chorus of five hundred voices. This group was directed by the judge of the vocal work, Dr. John Finley William son, director of the famous West minster Choir at Princeton, New Jersey. Choruses from the follow ing schools made up the five hun dred voices: Durham, Needham Broughton, Raleigh; Hugh Mor son* Raleigh; Greensborto; Roa noke Rapids; Lenoir; Wilmington; Greenville; Kinston; Louisburg and Wakelon. ■-o ENFIELD The Enfield firemen sponsored a dance in Enfield Wednesday evening in Meyer’s building. The hall was decorated in the fire men’s colors and music was fur “The Pride of the Roanoke” Native Rock Fish dinner • 40c Full Course Dinner Including Vegetables and Drink! Plate Lunch - 35c “Accepted” Judging from the crowds that have thronged our new ly enlarged restaurant since we announced we are serving full-course meals, our new policy has won instant ap proval of the public. We are grateful for this acceptance you have given us. Castem Carolina - along the his torical shores of the Roanoke, has long been famed for that rarest of all delicacies in Sea Food - NATIVE ROCK FISH. And NOW it is “ROCK FISH TIME on the ROANOKE.” Enjoy a meal or short order of this fine FISH, prepared by our master Chef. It is food at its finest - proper- f ly prepared and served at the BAKERY CAFE Nextdoor: New Bakery, Inc. Mrs. D. W. Ethridge, Proprietress Mussack, Josephine Brit, Suzanne nished by Paul Jones and his swing band. Mrs. U. H. Hardison entertain ed at a surprise birthday party honoring her daughter, Miss Elo ise, on Monday evening. Those present were Misses Lillian Clark, Kiki Andleton, Mary Mac Clark, Ruth Lee McDaniel, Mary Eleanor Bobbitt, Almeta Vick, Frances Hofler, Ernestine Bellamy, Myrtle Brown, Eunice Cuthrell, Sarah Pope, Messrs. James Read, Tom Porter Powers, Rex Coker, Billie Locke, Ralph Cuthrell, Albert Pip pen, James Vick, Jesse Pittard, Ted Williams, Bank Lawrence, Carlton Howell, Pete Hardison, Jr., all of Enfield and Stanford West, Blue Padgett, Forest Rook and William Fitzhugh of Roanoke Rapids. C. C. Shell and Frank Joyner were visitors in Wilson Friday, in Richmond. Miss Connie Rook spent Thurs day and Friday in Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wells and children spent Sunday at Mount Olive. Farmers We Repair All Kinds of Farm Implements & Machinery PROMPT SERVICE - REASONABLE CHARGES “Any Repair to Any Machine** at C. D. WILLIAMS MACHINE WORKS Near Halifax Paper Co._Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
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