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Hoey Makes “Dry” Speech
UP AND DOWN WITH THE
Ghe Avenue SeMet
DeVane—Bowen
• 9 Mrs. Joseph A. Bowen, of Emporia, Virginia,
announces the marriage of her daughter, Gladys,
to John O. DeVane, on Friday, October 16th, 1936,
at Richmond, Virginia. Mr. DeVane is plant fore
man of The Herald Printing Co.
• • Many wonder where the fire was last Thurs
day night. It was the car of Leo Hasty, corner 11th
and Jackson, with >rior badly damaged.
Hasty is a member ot the Fire Department and
turned in the alarm himself. The boys kid each
other and Leo was evidently afraid they might
think he was pulling a trick. But they claim he
had tears in his voice when he said over the phone,
“Come quick, pal, it’s my car that’s on fire.”
• • This same Leo is responsible for this contri
bution to this column:
MULES AND DENOMINATIONS
A PCA official in lower South Carolina was visited by a Negro farm
er who wished to borrow some money to make a crop.
“How many mules have you?” asked the official as he began filling
out the application blank.
“Fo\ Yassuh, I’se got fo’,” the old darky replied.
“What are their names?” the official continued.
“Babtis’, Meth’disV Presbytarium, an’ ’Piscopalium,” the Negro replied.
“Why, that’s a new idea,” said the official. “Why did you give them
those names?”
“Well, suh, it’s dis way: dat Babtis’ mule he jes’ like to git in de creek
an’ wade ’roun’, but when he gits out of de water, he won’t do nothin’.
Dat Meth’dis’ mule, all he do is ter holler an’ holler, ’an den he don’t do
nothin’. Dat Presbytarium mule, he’s so sot in his ways he never do
nothin’ till he wants to anyway. An’ dat ’Piscopalium mule, he alius
hold his haid an’ tail high, but he aint’ wuth er durn.”
• • New building and repairs continues unabated
in the city with building inspector Henry Fitts re
porting the following permits granted the past few
days: W. W. Grant, for four 4-room houses on Clin
ton Street. This is the new street opened recently
across the tracks from the South Rosemary street
and paralleling the Weldon road. John Humphries
is the builder; T. E. Clary, $500 repairs to the old
skating rink which partially burned recently while
housing the Mattress Co. and Roanoke Exchange
furniture; to O. M. Wright for a $1550 home be
tween 13th and 14th on Washington St. E. C. Eth
eridge, builder; Joyner Motor Co. building, $800
changes to front for filling station, by Lee Wheed
en Co.
• • Undertaker W. C. Williams has a new electric
sign over the entrance to his Funeral Parlors on
the Avenue.—Incidentally, the undertaker was
host to a wild turkey dinner at his home on Jack
son St. last night; not content with the turkey, he
furnished pork and fried chicken on the side.
Those who partook of this bounteous repast were
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DR. LONG
IN SENATE
FOR START
Senator T. W. M. Long, recuperat
ing from a recent operation for ap
pendicitis, was in his seat as the
1937 Legislature convened yester
day and was able to hear the first
speech of Governor Clyde Hoey,
which turned out to be a surprise
prohibition speech.
Senator Lc.ng will be able to at
tend to his legislative duties but it
Is understoodthat he will stay
in Raleigh du.~Fiig thei session of
the legislature and will not attempt
the trips home over the week-end
adjournments. The session is ex
pected to last about three months.
Mr. Hoey, who never mentioned
liquor in his two campaigns for
the office, in his inaugural address
made it known he would use his
influence fighting liquor control of
any kind, county or State. This
came as a shock to the new Gov
ernor’s control friends, who
thought the issue would not be
brought out by the Governor since
it was not a campaign issue.
One of the first bills introduced
was one to abolish the “absentee
ballot”, a Dr. McDonald campaign
issue, and defeated in the 1935 ses
sion.
Burned Boy Says
Gasoline Thrown
On Him By Others
Clarence Barlow, 13, who is in
the Roanoke Rapids Hospital suf
fering from severe burns, is report
ed a little better tonight and
chances for recovery are bright.
He was brought to the hospital
Monday with bad burns on his left
leg and other parts of the body.
The boy is reported to have said
his clothing became ignited near a
blazing trash pile after playmates
had thrown gasoline on him.
N. J. Woman Has
Wreck Injuries
Mrs. Shirley Scatzberg, 667 Ber
gen St., Newark, N. J., is in the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital with a
broken arm and other injuries sus
tained in a car wreck at Halifax
New Year’s night.
The report is her car was struck
by another car in front of the Con
stitution House in Halifax.
Born -to Mr. and Mrs. Wilton
Brown at the Roanoke ' ,;I" TV>s
pital, a daughter,
daughter are reported
DOCTORS
SAY CASE
HOPELESS
George J. Livesay Jr., injured in
a wreck near Weldon Christinas
Eve, is being brought back to Roa
noke Rapids today from a Rich
mond Hospital.
The verdict of specialists there
is that he has permanent and com
plete paralysis and there is nothing
they can do for him. His back
was broken when the car left the
highway, landing in the creek near
NB Service station this side of
Weldon.
Nine persons were in the car,
driven by George Smith, when the
crash occurred. None of the oth
ers were seriously injured. Patrol
man J. C. Long stated yesterday
the date for a hearing had not
been set as officials were awaiting
the outcome of Livesay’s condition.
WATER
RATE IS
LOWER
Water rates oil the first 3,000 gal
lons were lowered by the Roanoke
Rapids Sanitary District Board on
water bills reecived the first of
this month for the month of De
cember.
The rate on the first 3,000 gal
lons was lowered from $1.50 to
$1.00. None of the rates over 3,000
gallons were changed, the new rate
now standing at .333 per hundred
gallons on the first 3,000 and .40
cents per hundred gallons on the
next 5,000 gallons.
The property tax increase by the
Sanitary District went into effect
six months ago.
3 Year Old Girl
Dies of Pneumonia
Juanita Wilson, 3 year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Wilson,
died today of pneumonia at the
home of her parents, 900 Rapids
St. Funeral services will be held
Saturday at the residence with in
terment in Roanoke Rapids Ceme
tery.
Three Local Men
9n Smash Sunday
Glenn Gurley and W. M. Cam
eron are still in the Roanoke Rap
ids Hospital with injuries received
in a car wreck at Seaboard Sunday.
WomBie, third person in the
/as able to leave the hospital
RIVER
LOWER
TONITE
The Roanoke River, on its first
wild rampage of the new year, is
several feet lower tonight after
having reached a flood stage at
Weldon of 40 feet yesterday. It
started dropping this morning.
Here it reached the boiler room
of Roanoke Mill No. 1 yesterday
and Manager Williams made plans
to run the mill today without heat,
but this was unnecessary after to
day's fall.
Scouts along the river bank kept
watchful eyes on the swift current
of the past two days with the
thought that the bodies of the two
men who disappeared last month
might be washed up. No evidence
has been reported.
ihe Koanoke again did much
damage to the dykes at Caledonia
State farm, washed out by the rec
ord flood of last year, but they
stood up this year after some
washing.
There was little crop damage re
ported and most of the livestock
was removed from the lowlands in
time.
The Hardy lumber plant on Mush
Island closed Monday when high
water covered the road to the
plant.
While little damage was done by
this first rise, it will be remember
ed that the river rose three times
last year, the last being a 25 year
record high.
Kiwanis Show To
Be Staged Here
Friday, March 19
The seventh annual Kiwanis Club
Minstrel-Revue wil be staged in
Roanoke Rapids on Friday, March
19th. The contract was approved
this week by the John B. Rogers
Producing Co. of Fostoria, O.,
which has staged the previous six
shows of the local club.
Rehearsals will start about Mar.
5th and all talented singers and
dancers in the city are urged to
keep these dates in mind for try
outs this year. One hundred per
sons will be used in the show which
is for the benefit of the Boys and
Girls Work and Underprivileged
Child Work.
Proceeds of last year’s show paid
for the Crippled Clinics held here
during the year. This year, the club
plans on a dental clinic for under
privileged children.
Monday. Nobody was seriously in
jured.
It is reported their car was struck
by another car which came out
a side road.