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THE ROANOKE RAPIDS Hf E/ l | ^ I shopVeS j 1 2 CAROLINA’S FIRST^^^^ I J ! -“■«*] 1 M <nrAB/U(/i^NEMtS/»Mr ^ '-r VOLUME TWENTY-TWO ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. ^ THURSDAY, June 3, 1937 NUMBER 47 67 Members 1937 High School Class End Tonight Above is the class of 1937 of Roanoke Rapids High School which graduated tonight in im pressive ceremonies with Dr. Frank Graham, President of the ^ University of North Carolina, delivering the Commencement address .... Last night saw graduating exercises for the Grammar Grades with 253 receiving Grammar Grade certificates .... School officially ended here tonight with the graduation of the,above class. (Photo By Brasington) John Porch Gets Arm In Mill Machine John Porch, Roanoke Mills No. 1 employee, suffered a severe acci dent Monday morning at the mill when he caught his arm in a tapper machine. For 15 minutes, his arm was held in the machine before it could be released. J. P. McNeil, a fellow worker, with quick presence of mind shut off the machine just as it had dragged Porch’s arm in up to the shoulder. Sherrod Crumpler and others fi nally extricated the arm, which was badly cut and mangled. They ap plied a tourniquet which stemmed the flow of blood and rushed him to the hospital. At first it appear ed the arm must be amputated near the shoulder, but yesterday Porch was much improved and it is reported the arm will be saved un less infection sets in. Ramblin Hobos Kiwanis Club The Rambling Hobos, local ag gregation of radio stars from Roa noke and Patterson Mills, provid ed real entertainment for the Ki-S wanis Club at the regular weekly meeting tonight. With “Head” Ennis as announc er, the Hobos put on a 20 minute, program of song and dance which went over big with the entire club, which contributed to a man to help send the boys to Petersburg Satur day where they will be heard over station WPHR at 10:15 a.m. Red Matthews, Billie Morgan, Dewey Bailey and Herbert Dorma PROPOSED GIRL SCOUT CABIN Above is a reproduction of the colored drawing by R. O. Knight with plans and specifications for the proposed Log Cabin for the Girl Scouts of Roanoke Rapids. There are now about 100 Girl Scouts in the city and as many more clamoring to get in the or ganization; but their great need is a regular meeting place they can call their own. There is also a dire need for more scout leaders and young ladies of this community who can qualify for leadership are urged to volunteer for this valuable community service. A building committee of parents of Girls Scouts and others inter ested in this work among the young girls are hopeful that the Girl Scout building will soon be a reali ty and that a place will then be possible where all the girls who wish to join may be taken into: membership. The City School Boaird! has given permission for the build-, ing to be erected on the Northwest corner of Hamilton and 8th Streets, if and when proper arrangements can be made for funds with which to build. WATERS' VERDICT SUICIDE A1 Stanley Waters, 28 years old, died immediately at his home in Weldon Saturday afternoon from a bullet wound in the temple which a Coroner’s jury decided was self inflicted. Waters was an employee of Roanoke Mills No. 2 where he - i a twisting hand. Waters was found sitting in a ur at his home dead when of ers arrived. His wife, the for mer Miss Pearl Harrison, told the Coroner’s jury that she was sitting in the back yard watching their child playing when she heard a shot fired. She says she rushed in the house to find her husband sit ting in the chair, the pistol on the floor. He had a wound in his right temple and bis face was powder burned. xat3. waters says, in ner excite ment, she picked up the gun and put it back in its usual place and then ran out screaming. A Negro woman who heard her went into the room and says she tried to bring back life by "bathing his pulse”. There was some talk about the position in which the dead man was found, particularly with folded hands, but the Negro woman’s story satisfied the Coroner’s jury. The question of the gun being put away was explained by the wife’s testimony. No motive for the shooting has been discovered. Neighbors report a happy home and Waters was seen by several persons during the day and just a short time prior to his death. He was apparently in good spirits then and was planning a fishing trip with some friends. Waters was a native of Jackson ville, Onslow County. He had worked in the Roanoke Rapids Mills some years ago and came back again on this job in February of last year. Funeral services and interment weie held Monday. His wife and a daughter, Violet, 5 years old, survive. New Officers Installed By Lions Club About 90 Lions and Lionesses met at Chockoyotte Gold Club tonight to celebrate the installation of new officers for the coming year. Bob Melton's famous barbecue was served. New officers installed were M. Scott Benton, President, Bill Alli good, first Vice President, Roddy Meikle, 2nd vice President, Sherrod Grumpier, 3rd Vice President, Wil liam Duke, Tail Twister, Clayton Gurley, Lion Tamer, Directors Jack Cassada and Roland Johnson. Paul Heydenrich and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sheppard were guests
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