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NEW Buns Foot AVENUE CHURCH CENSUS STARTS THIS SUNDAY __«• Scene From Coming Minstrel-Revue Above is one of many scenes from the Kiwanis Club Minstrel-Revue of 1937, “Anchors Aweigh” or “Follies Afloat”, which will be shown on the stage of the High School Friday, March 19th, with a cast of 125 of Roanoke Rapids’ best talent. Tickets are now on sale. Proceeds from the ticket sale will be used to help finance a five-months free dental clinic for the children of Roanoke Rapids. Rehearsals started Tuesday of this week. Oldest Woman? AUNT CAROLINE Ex-Slave, 100 Years Old • ' • • • ”l< * _ (See Page 7) Democrats Victory Dinner At Littleton Tonight - Pg. 15 • ••*** ****** Close 4 County Eat Spots (See Page 4) stwcklano^captu SA^SWAJTO^OM ^«CU**'CS 1 COMBINED CENSUS OF CITY TO VISIT EVERY CITY HOME A&P TO MOVE IN JUNE 1 Construction will start immediately on a 50-ft. x 90-ft. building at 1033 35 Roanoke Avenue, be tween Fair Shoe Store and Jackson’s Service Station, to be occupied by The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com pany, according to an nouncement made today by J. Winfield Crew, Jr., prominent city attorney and President of the Cit izens Bank and Trust Company. The building will have a fourteen foot pitch, and will be a clear span, with no beams showing. It was pointed out by Mr. Crew that the building will be one of the largest in this section of the state without supporting beams in the center. To accomplish this, it is necessary to have an unusually wide brick wall, and a great amount of structural steel will be used in constructing the building in order to eliminate supporting columns through the center of the store. R. E. Hughes, A&P executive, was in the city today, accompanied by Mr. Thomas, the company’s ar chitect, making final arrangements for the building. The store, according to plans, will be one of the most modem retail food stores in this section of the state, it is said. Present plans are for a Carara Plate Glass Front (similar to that of Leggett’s and Rosemary Drug Co.) in moss and jade green, in metal settings. The A&P trademark shield will be em blazoned on the facade. The in terior of the building will be fin ished in light green, with metal ceiling. Particular attention is be ing given ventilation of the build ing. All new fixtures will be in stalled, in both the grocery and market departments of the new store. Altho' A&P officials could not be contacted for verification, it is thought that they will continue to operate their other uptown food store and market in the city, lo cated just a few doors down the street from their new location, for (Continued on Page Two) 5,000 Letters Received Here From Pastors The Ministerial Association of Roanoke Rapids started March Go To-Church campaign with a bang this week when they mailed 5,000 letters .to that many persons in the city, asking for co-operation In their drive for church attendance. Another phase of the program starts this Sunday with a city-wide church census which is to be com pleted by Wednesday of next week. Every person in the city will be visited and information about them and their church preference will be recorded. There are only a few questions to be answered: name, address, age, church mem bership or church preference. All citizens are asked to give informa tion quickly so the census may be completed at once. 12,000 cards will be used, one for each individu al, the census work being done by the various church men, with the city divided into districts and each church responsible for a district. Following is the letter sent out this week to 5,000 persons here: Dear Friend: Have you been doing your part for God? We don’t ask you to write us a letter answering this question but we do request that you seriously consider it and act as your conscience directs. March 1937 has been set aside by all churches of Roanoke Rap ids as “Go To Church Month.” The (Continued on Page Two) W. N. Pharr Is Now With Local Mills Among recent newcomers to Roanoke Rapids (and there are many) is Mr. and Mrs. William Neal Pharr and son. Mr. Pharr hi now connected with Reanoke Ml) 4 Co. and Patterson Mills Co, assist ing General Manager F. C. Wil liams. Mr. Pharr is a native of Char lotte, N. C, and a graduate of N. C. State College. He served two years in the army during the world war. For many years he was connected with the Cannon Mills and, until coming here last week, was secre tary and manager of the Hartsell Mills in Concord. The Pharrs have moved into tho first floor apartment of the Cha teau on Hamilton St.
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