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Local P. 0. Gains 17%
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$100,000
PROFITS
18 MONTHS
The Halifax County ABC Board
made a net profit of $69,456.12 dur
ing the year of 1936, according to
a financial statement made by Su
pervisor J. R. Glasgow to th*
Board which consists of W. A.
Thorne, chairman, R. Hunter Pope
and B. B. Everette.
In addition to this, the Board
paid to the State in sales tax for
1936 $8,926.00. The total gross bus
iness was $305,117.69.
Total figures since the ABC sys
tem started in Halifax County less
than 18 months ago are as follows:
sales, $439,061.74. Net income, $96,
709.78; Sales tax paid to State,
$12,778.11.
The business-like method of the
Control Board and the manner in
which the business has been con
ducted has received much commen
dation from State and other of
ficials who have been brought in
contact with the Halifax County
system.
JACKS'N
FUNERAL
TUESDAY
One of the largest funerals in re
cent years was held here Tuesday
morning when final rites were held
for J. M. Jackson, Secretary of
Roanoke Mills Co., who died at his
home oh Jackson Street Sunday
night at 9 o’clock.
Suffering from a stroke of paral
ysis which came on him suddenly
three weeks ago, Mr. Jackson was
unable to recover. The day before
his death he was so much better
that high hopes for his recovery
were held, but a high fever set in
which paved the way for his pass
ing.
Funeral services were held at 11
o’clock Tuesday morning at the
First Methodist Church with Rev
erends E. B. Fisher and L. I. Stell
officiating. Roanoke Mills Co.
closed its plants for the morning
so that fellow officials and em
ployees might attend the services.
The crowd at the church was so
great that many were unable to
enter. Many from here followed
to Littleton where interment was
following the church services here.
Pallbearers were H. D. Camp,
Jack Cassada, J. R. Allsbrook,
Fletcher Dickens, L. W. Clements,
W. L. Medlin, John Proctor, J. C.
Williams and Tom B. White. Hon
orary pallbearers included a long
list of fellow-officials, mill super
intendents and overseers, pioneer
citizens and close friends from here
and Littleton.
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National Leaders Plan Gigantic Ball to Honor
President and Raise Infantile Paralysis Fund
The nation’s biggest social
event, the celebration of Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fifty
fifth birthday anniversary, is set
for January 30, with more than
5,000 communities throughout the
country planning parties to raise
funds for the philanthropy closest
to the Chief Executive’s heart,
and for infantile paralysis suffer
ers.
Colonel Henry L. Doherty, for
the fourth year chairman of the
national celebration, is being as
sisted by many of the country’s
foremost leaders in plans for the
events. Among those on his com
mittee are: Vincent Astor, Post
master General James A. Farley,
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies,
■Will H. Hays, Carl Byoir, general
director, Colonel Edward M. House,
Edsel B. Ford, Walter P. Chrys
ler, ; Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker,
Patrick Cardinal Hayes, Bishop.
A group of proteges of the Warm Springs, Ga., Foundaton, where
infantile paralysis sufferers are treated. Below, President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, whose birthday January 30 is inspiration for the
nation-wide parties to raise funds for the fight against infantile
paralysis, and Colonel Henry L. Doherty, national chairman of the
ball for the fourth year.
William T. Manning, Harvey S.
Firestone, Keith Morgan, General
John J. Pershing, Owen D. Young,
Howard Chandler Christy, Charles
G Dawes and Admiral Cary T.
Grayson.
Society leaders, radio, motion
picture and theatrical stars are
joining forces to make the cele
brations the greatest series of
parties ever staged.
Meantime in cities, towns and
hamlets throughout the nation
millions of Americans are making
preparations for parties that will
eclipse in size and colorful enter
tainment those of any previous
year.
Child Labor
Amendment
By Dr. Long
A joint resolution asking for rat
ification of the Child Labor A
mendment to the Constitution was
introduced in the Senate this week
by Senator Long of Halifax. It was
referred to a committee and hear
ings have been set at which pro
ponents and opponents of the bill
will be heard by the committee.
Senator Long last week was ap
pointed chairman of the Senate
committee on Public Health by Lt.
Governor Horton. He is also a
member of eight other committees.
In the House, Halifax County’s
two Representatives failed to make
APPOINT
SHEARIN
Joe Shearin, whose home is on
the Littleton road, has been ap
pointed by the Sanitary District
Board as Superintendent of the
Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District.
He will begin work tomorrow,
Mr. Shearin succeeds Jesse Har
rell, who resigned recently to ac
cept a position with Roanoke Mills
Co. Mr. Harrell will continue on
until the first of February, in
structing Mr. Shearin in his new
duties.
a chairmanship, altho L. W. Leg
gett is a veteran member and rat
ed such. The other member, A. M.
Atkinson, is serving his first term.
Car Turns Over
On Hamilton St.
John Pierce of Weldon was treat
ed for head injuries at the Roanoke
Rapids Hospital late this afternoon
after his car turned over on Ham
ilton Street back of the Post Of
fice.
He was able to leave after first
aid treatment. Spectators say the
car turned over four times. A
small boy reported in the car, was
not injured.
Ed Woodruff Sick
Ed Woodruff, pioneer citizen
here, was stricken ill tonight With
what doctors believe is pneumonia.
His condition late tonight was re
ported as critical.
New Bldg And
Postmaster Do
Record Business
The receipts of the Roanoke Rap
ids Post Office made an all-time
high record with the close of busi
ness for 1936, showing total re
ceipts for the year of $24,570.50,
according to figures released today
by Postmaster L. G. Shell, at the
close of his first year with Uncle
Sam.
This is an increase of 17 per cent
over 1935 when the P. O. receipts
were $20,911.47. In 1934 the busi
ness totaled $18,598.15, in 1933 it
was $18,324.66.
There was also an increase in the
number and amount of money or
ders going out of the city. 1936
showed 30,924 money orders, aver
aging $6.25 each, for a total of
$193,061.02. Money orders for 1935
were 28,206 for a total of $181,115.33
Six thousand parcels were insur
ed by the local postoffice in 1936.
While 10,535 COD packages and
parcels were received during the
year.
Postmaster Shell says his office
now serves 16,500 people including
the two rural routes. The RPD
No. 1 has 328 boxes serving 529
families, while the new Star Route
[ to the North, started by the new
postmaster, is now serving 150 fam
ilies and the list is growing daily.
Now employed at the Roanoke
Rapids Post Office are sixteen reg
ular employees. During the Christ
mas rush there were 22 working
there. The office hours are daily
from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. except Sat
urdays, when the Post Office
closes at noon.
FIRE
AT NO. 1
Fire broke out at 2 o’clock this
morning in the dye room of Roa
noke Mills No. 1 when cotton in a
drying machine ignited.
Joe Cline, second hand in the
card room, and R. H. Clary, who
are in charge of this section at
night, turned in a fire alarm, while
employees of the dye department
played hoses on the burning cot
ton.
A full quota of firemen answered
the call and were on hand in a few
minutes to lend assistance but the
fire was under control; the ground
floor was filled with smoke.
Chief Lipscomb made a survey
of the situation and ordered the
firemen back to bed. Main dam
age will be to cotton bales on the
floor of the dye room ready for
the machines. The lower parts ot
these bales were under water.
Other departments of the mill
went on running, uninterrupted by
the alarm.