LOCAL CHAPTER QUOTA
INCREASED FIVE TIMES BY
NATIONAL HEADQUART'S
Washington D C Jan 26 1937
Rev Gordon L Price
Chm Roanoke Rapids Chapter Amn Red Cross
Roanoke Rapids N C
Hood suffering has already reached unprecedent
ed proportions with relief needs steadily mounting
stop under these conditions impossible now name
final goal for funds only limit Red Cross assistance
must be maximum generosity American people
stop every possible member National Red Cross
staff now assigned to field for relief duty stop
call upon all chapters to assume full initiative their
respective jurisdictions and mobilize every com
munity resource of personnel and organization to
raise promptly largest possible amount stop report
daily amount raised stop for your information in
view present known needs your goal should be not
less than five times quota originally assigned you
Cary T Grayson Chairman
WIFE USES AX TO
SLAY HUSB'ND WHO
WAS BEATING HER
Room Spattered
With Blood As
Sally Hits Once
John Threat, 53 year old Negro,
will threaten his wife and son no
more. His wife, Sallie, killed him
with an ax in their home at 6 o’
clock yesterday morning. ,
The one stroke of the heavy ax
cleaved the man’s skull and felled
him. He was dead when he hit the
floor. The family live on the Will
Burnett farm midway between
Garysburg and Pleasant Hill.
According to the wife and her 15
year old son, John was beating her
and then turned on the boy.
Whereupon Sallie picked up the
family ax and quickly ended the af
fray. Those who saw her say her
face showed signs of having been
beaten. She says he was using a
hickory stick.
She and the boy were held by
the Coroner of Northampton Coun
ty under a one thousand dollar
bond. A magistrate’s hearing was
held in Jackson yesterday after
noon before Justice Pruden. After
the hearing, the woman was per
mitted to return to her bloodstain
ed home today.
The ax-victim was buried this
afternoon.
Local Talent On
Kiwanis Program;
2 New Members
Thomas Jefferson Alford, chair
man of the Publicity Committee,
was in charge of the entertain
ment at tonight’s meeting of the
Roanoke Rapids Kiwanis Club.
Raymond Taylor, talented young
local pianist, rendered several of
the latest song hits, while Jay San
ders, Jr., accompanied at the piano
by his father, Jay, Sr., played his
violin and sang, closing the music
al entertainment with "The Ros
ary.”
The club had as visitors Bill Lee,
brother of Heath Lee, and Jimmie
Covington, while Byrd Davenport,
local manager of the Roanoke Rap
ids Branch of the Manchester
Board and Paper Company and
Rives Manning, head of the Na
tional Loan and Insurance Com
pany, were welcomed as new mem
bers by Billie Norwood.
Hugh Horne made a report for
the Committee on Underprivileged
Children, on the Christmas Oppor
tunities, as well as several new
projects, while Joe Bryant gave a
report for the Attendance Commit
tee. Joe told how he intended to
have the club’s attendance per
centage bettered. Incidentally, the
attendance tonight was one of the
largest in several months, despite
the usual downpour.
In closing, President Ned Man
ning and Dr. McGeachey urged ev
ery member to contribute in every
way possible to the Red Cross drive
for funds to alleviate the suffering
of the flood victims of the Ohio
-Mississippi River Valley.
Howard Pruden again reminded
members of the Birthday Ball for
the President tomorrow night, urg
ing full attendance by Kiwanians
and their wives.
Calvary-Thelma
Mr. and Mrs* W. E. Myrick of
Weldon were visitors of Mrs. H. D.
Myrick here Sunday.
Carl Myrick of Garysburg spent
Sunday at his home here.
Miss Emma King returned home
Saturday after spending some time
in Portsmouth, Va.
WE CONGRATULATE
LEGGETT’S
Upon the Opening of the Splendid New
Addition to their Store . . .
We are justifiably proud of the fact that it was our privilege to
furnish and install the lighting fixtures in their new 4,000-square foot
extension.
LEGGETTS KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF
GOOD LIGHTING
together with the importance of having a contractor on the job who
can give them installations and repair service with a minimum delay.
That’s why they selected—
E. W. SMITH
1027
Roanoke
Avenue
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Roanoke
Rapids,
N. C.
HARGROVE SERIOUSLY
HURT IN MOTORCYCLE
CRASH AT CAMPSTORE
Rider Thrown
Thru Windshield
Of Coming Cor
Roy Hargrove, 21 year old weav
er at Roanoke Mills No. 1, is in the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital suffering
from two broken legs and other
injuries sustained when his mo
torcycle crashed into the front of
an auto at Camps Store Friday
night.
He hit the car at the curve just
before reaching the store cross
roads. Hargrove was traveling to
ward Roanoke Rapids, the car go
ing in the opposite direction. Wit
nesses say the motorcycle was
traveling fast and evidently could
not negotiate the curve. He hit
the car head-on with enough force
to throw the rider thru the window
shield of the car.
A son of Leslie Garner, colored,
was driving the car which was
badly damaged. The motorcycle
was demolished.
Hargrove had been to Pleasant
Hill and was returning home about
7:30 p.m. Two friends had been
Wondered Why
Wife Stayed Up
Henry Fikes, colored employee
of Halifax Paper Co. for many
years, went to bed Friday night
at his home near Camp’s Store
and left his wife, Nila, 34 years
old, awake sitting in front of
the fire.
About 3 o’clock Saturday morn
ing, Henry awakened, found his
wife had not come to bed, got
up and found her lying on the
floor near the chair. She had
been dead for some time.
There was no indication of foul
play and death was attributed
to a heart attack.
with him, riding on the motorcy
cle. They got off a short way down
the road just a few minutes before
the crash.
Mitchell-Dickens
Miss Lucille Dickens, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Dickens of
Halifax, to Dr. Zack Perry Mitch
ell of Bryson City, on December
30 at Sylva. At home, Bryson City.
CONGRATULATIONS!
LEGGETT’S
Upon the. Completion of
the 4,000-Sq. Ft. Addition
to your Store . . .
We Were
Glad of the
Opportunity
to Serve You
and look forward to
pleasant business
relations in the future
.VMMMl
We maintain an organization of thoroughly
skilled, competent mechanics and workmen
capable of large construction jobs. However,
we’re just as anxious to serve the small home
builder.
If You're
THINKING of
BUILDING
Let us figure with
you and help you
work out your plans.
See—
Frank Rightmyer
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
LITTLETON. N.C.