W AND DOWN WITH THK
Che Avenue
• • Up this week went the Christmas lights of
the Merchants Association and they will probably
be turned on the last of this week ... Laurel rope
is on the light standards ... The store windows are
being decorated for Christmas and the holiday at
mosphere on the Avenue is already evident . . .
Clerk Ruby Wood will have a big star in front of
the Municipal Building and plans some pretty dec
orations for the city building . . . Our old faithful
9th Street star is all ready to shine again, they say.
• • Home for the Thanksgiving holidays were Ir
vin Byrd and Irvin Dickens of Wake Forest, Henry
Green, Eugene Shell, Jack Vincent and Carlton
Cannon, Buddy Beckwith, Henry Akers, Joe Ha
tem and Jimmy McGee of Carolina, Wilson Mullen,
Davidson College, Ollie Acree and Wilson Byrd,
Guilford College, and Harry Cannon, Clemson Col
lege._
4 DIE IN
GARYSB'RG
ACCIDENT
Three Negroes Were instantly
killed and another died Sunday as
the result of an automobile acci
dent which occurred late Saturday
night when the car in which they
were riding crashed into a trans
fer truck just after the truck had
collided with another vehicle. Three
other Negroes were injured in. the
mishap which occurred near here
on the Garysburg Road.
A coach driven by Julian L. Har
ris, of Gumberry, collided with the
big truck, which was driven by J.
R. Boyd, of High Point. This car
was thrown clear. The car con
taining the seven Negroes driven
by Jackson Lane, 30„ of Baltimore,
skidded into the rear of the truck.
Lee Branch, of Baltimore, Johnny
Montgomery and Bamma Smith, of
Gumberry, were instantly killed,
and James Montgomery, died Mon
day.
Three of the Negroes were rush
ed to Roanoke Rapids Hospital
where James Montgomery died and
another was treated by a Weldon
physician. One of the Baltimore
Negroes had come down to attend
the funeral of his mother here
Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Brown
Mother Of Local
Men Is Buried
Mrs. Emma Brown, 78, died Sat
urday near Aulander. She was the
mother of A. J. and L. F. Brown
of Roanoke Rapids. Funeral ser
vices were held Sunday between
Jackson and Rich Square with in
terment in the family cemetery.
The Rev. Gordon Price officiated.
Ex-Littleton
Resident Dies
At Whittakers
Mrs. Virginia Alice Carter, 90
years old, wife of the late A. E.
Carter of Littleton, died Tuesday
night at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. D. Pittman, in Whittakers.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at the Corinth Church
by the Rev. E. L. Nelson with in
terment in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Carter is survived by one
daughter, a brother, Mr. Isles of
Richmond, Va., and two sisters,
Mrs. Mattie Johnson and Mrs.
Laura Duke of Littleton. Five sons
preceded her but surviving are 18
grandchildren and 18 great-grand
children.
Mrs. Walter Crowder and chil
dren of Blackstone, Va. spent the
Thanksgiving holidays wiht Mr.
and Mrs. M. D. Collier.
V. ‘
Miss Lois Wallace spent the
Thanksgiving holidays in Rich
mond, Va. with relatives.
Miss Anna Belle Daughtry of
Hudson spent Thanksgiving holi
days here with relatives.
R. L. Pendleton of U. S. N., Nor
folk, Va. spent last week with Mr.
and Mrs. A. O. Pendleton.
THANKS
. As Chairman of the Roanoke
Rapids Chapter of the American
Red Cross, I want to take this op
portunity to thank the citizens of
Roanoke Rapids for their loyal
support and co-operation in our
recent drive. I also wish to recog
nize with grateful appreciation the
splendid leadership and interest of
our capable Roll Call Chairman,
F. C. Williams.
We wish to also recognize the
hearty co-operation and enthusi
asm of the majors and captains. So
much of the success of the drive
is due to their efforts and the way
in which they discharged their du
ties and responsibilities. To the
employees of our various mills and
business establishments and to the
hundreds of contributors thruout
the Chapter’s jurisdiction, please
accept my appreciation for your
generous response,
Thanking you all for making this
drive our best so far, I am
Yours truly,
Rev. G. L. Price, Chairman.
Miss Merle Bell of Rocky Mount
spent the Thanksgiving holidays
here with relatives.
Henry Akers of Carolina spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Akers.
Miss Dorothy Hux spent the
week-end with Mrs. J. E. Wheeler
' in Jackson.
HOSPITAL
Births: to Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
Smith, a boy, Nov. 28th; to Mr. and
Mrs. Johnnie Shell, a girl, Nov.
30th; to Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow
Mosely, a boy, Nov. 30th.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
John Vincent died Nov. 26th.
Recent out of town patients: Mrs.
H. P. Bond, Jackson; Eugene
Gibbs, Lasker; George Rogers, Hal
ifax; Mrs. Elizabeth Thorne, Air
lie; H. L. White, Jr., Jackson;
H. J. Wendell, Emporia; Linwood
Moody, Valentine, Va.; Wm. Albert
Mills, Littleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Taylor spent
the week-end with Mrs. Joe Can
non at La Crosse, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Beaman Floyd
spent Saturday in Lawrenceville,
Va.
Mrs. Gilliam Hostess
Mrs. Arthur Gilliam entertained
the Tuesday Night Bridge Club
this week. Mrs. A. O. George won
high score prize, and Mrs. Sam
Bunn second high. A sweet course
with coffee was served at 10:30 to
the following club members and
guests: Mesdames Bill Alligood, W.
B. Allsbrook, Sam Bunn, A, O.
George, Geo. Lampley, Edward
Smoot, Ted Speight, J. A. Wood,
H. C. Wirtz, M. F. White, Stewart
Wilson, and Miss Edna Wafford.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. China at
tended the Yahurdi Menhuin con
cert in Richmond Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam T. Habel en
tertained the members of the En
field Baptist Church and a num
ber of other friends at Open House
on Monday evening from eight
thirty until ten-thirty o’elock.
N. C. COTTON GROWERS
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
is represented in this section by
THE ROANOKE RAPIDS
BONDED WAREHOUSE
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
*
NOW -Back in the Market for
SCRAP MATERIAL
WE'RE AGAIN PAYING FOR ALL
MIXED |
SCRAP
IRON
%
We also buy Old Boilers, Old Trucks, Automobiles,
and Scrap Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Lead and
Zinc, Oil and Alcohol Drums, Radiators, Rags, and
Batteries and All Kinds of Junk!
HALIFAX WASTE
MATERIALS CO.
PHONE R-315 J. Spire, Mgr. Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
"South's Largest Waste Material Dealers"
DELIVER SCRAP IRON TO OUR IRON YARDS ON WELDON
ROAD —THREE-QUARTERS of MILE FROM JUNCTION