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/ THE ROANOKE RAPIDS i i r d a i r\ TABIoid I ^ ^^^B I I News — More -"rSTl I B CAROLINA’S FIRS^V*^ ( M 4£SE*2£* \ / A /TAB/Ut/i»BiNEWS/»Mr VOLUME TWENTY-THREE ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, MAR. 24, 1938 NUMBER 37 OWLS IN LEAGUE SEE PAGE 6, SECTION A JAX START 25 SEE PAGE 2. SECTION A TICKETS ON SALE FOR BIGGEST SHOW OF YEAR IN CITY Tickets for the 8th annual Ki wanis Club Show, “Rollin’ Rhythm” will go on sale tomorrow for the two shows two weeks off, giving folks a chance to save up for the two big nights on Thursday and Friday, April 7th and 8th. The entire proceeds for the show will be spent for continuing the Dental Clinic which treated and examined 1,200 children in Roanoke Rapids this year. Dentists and the State Board of Health recommend the clinic be continued another year at least. Part of the money will also go to help build the open air skating rink for the children of the city. The Kiwanis Club slo gan to the men and women of Roanoke Rapids this year is: “Help Us Help Them”,; speaking of the children of the city. The show will last for two hours, with fourteen acts, including Hill Billies, dancing girls, funny black out skits, jokes, beautiful scenery and songs, and as a special attrac tion a brand new “Dummy” act that would make Charley jealous. >. The big Minstrel Scene will take the second part of the show with black-face comedians, dancers, singers and fun galore. This being the 8th show, it has been said in recent years that the Roanoke Rapids show is as good as any five dollar show on Broad way and a lot more interesting be cause you know those in it. Over 100 Roanoke Rapids people will ap pear in the show. “Rollin’ Rhythm” is a new show and a big show. For this reason it will play two nights here. There will be no matinee. Remember, it is for a good cause. Save your money now to go and enjoy your self and help a good cause. Dot Bennett’s Orchestra will play the music for the shows and after the Friday night show there will be a big dance by Bennett’s Collegians at the Downtown Hall. A double appeal is thus there for visitors Friday night: the big Ki wanis show and then the big dance. it Dr. Sam Maxwell DR. SAM MAXWELL wno is Holding special services at the Rosemary Methodist Church which will continue through next week. The hours are at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dr. Maxwell is an attractive and forceful speaker and large crowds are hearing him. The public is cordially invited. World War Vet Of Seaboard Dies Walter D. Cook, 47 year old farmer and World War veteran, died Friday at his home near Sea board. The funeral was Sunday afternoon by the Rev. C. Herman Trueblood with interment in the family cemetery. His wife, mother and several children survive. Darlington Dance Another dance will be given in the club house at Darlington, Fri day night, Mar. 25th, benefit of Woman’s Club. ENGINEER SURVEYS PANACEA SPRINGS Delegations from Littleton, Roa noke Rapids and Warrenton met C. H. Stratton, engineer for the Veterans Bureau, Washington, D. C., at Panacea Springs Tuesday afternoon and showed him 160 a cres of the prettiest area he has seen on his trip in the State as a possible location for the million and half dollar Veterans Hospital to be built in North Carolina. Mr. Stratton was impressed by the area at Panacea Springs, his only objections being the distance from a city and the question of adequate water supply and sewage disposal. The committees were headed by Joe Wollett of Littleton, chairman of the Panacea Springs COmmit tee which has the endorsement of eight counties in this section of North Carolina. Others active in the work from Littleton included John Picot, who was spokesman for the committees, and William Alston, Dr. Justis, Paul Johnston and others who journeyed to Wash ington recently in order to get The Springs included, in the sur vey. The delegation from Roanoke Rapids included A. N. Martin, Ju lian Allsbrook, Fred Wilmer, H. S. Loy and Carroll Wilson, all mem bers of the Public Affairs Commit tee of the Kiwanis Club, with Mr. Martin also representing the Wel don-Roanoke Rapids Post of the American Legion of which he is Comnfiander. CANDIDATE S. M. THOMPSON of Roanoke Rapids, who in this issue of The Herald, ann< ;mces his candidacy for Sheriff H? Halifax County. Lions Have Peppy Meet April Show The Lions Club held its regular meeting tonight at the First Bap tist Church with Lion Bill Alligood holding the seat of President Scott Benton due to his absence. With Tailtwister, »Tom White primed with action, the boys were carried for a ride with his fines of com ical goodfellowship. Chairman Clayton Gurley, reporting for the Blind Committee, announced that Vernon Murphrey, local afflicted, would be given work in the Dur ham Lions Club work shop . . Also acting for the Mid-Summer Festi val and Exposition committee, Gur ley announced the first week of August as the date for the next Exposition. Plans were outlined for a larger and more elaborate mid-way and other connections with this event. A report by Lion Alligood of the Boys and Girls Work Committee, for a plan to cooperate with The Kiwanis recreation plans of a fu ture project was also handed to this committee. A vote by the club after introduc tion of plans by W. B. Allsbrook referring to a Lions sponsorship of the Collins Educational Festival wasn t carried. The Extension Committee, voic ed by Chr. Bernard Allsbrook, gave past actions of the committee in their recent joint meeting with the neighboring Virginia Lions Clubs in a motion to sponsor a new Club at Emporia, Va. He also reported the future visit of Secretary Gen eral Melvin Jones, Lions first ac tive member who will be present at the Petersburg, Va. Ladies Night Celebration there April 7th. A motion was carried to visit the Darlington Community House for a summer supper. Chairman Sherrod Crumpler, tak ing charge of the program after an introduction by Howard Hancock, distributed safety driving programs and also presented a ten minute movie of Safety on the highways, 7 BOYS CAUGHT ADMIT BREAKING IN PARKED CARS CHAIRMAN GORDON L. PRICE ship of the Halifax County Council of Boy Scouts. The appeal was made to him by J. J. Sigwald, Scout Executive of the East Caro lina Council. Mr. Price agreed to serve until November and has call ed a meeting of the Halifax Coun cil for 5 p.m. next Wednesday at the Municipal Building. prevention of forest fires etc. and pictures of the past successful Roa noke Rapids Ball Club in action shots. Guests tonight were J.- J. Sigwald, Scout Leader of Rocky Mount, Ker Gilliford of Ont. Canada and Bill Hux of the High School Se nior Class who assisted with the movies. Hl-Y DANCE The Hi-Y Club entertained with a dance at the Woman’s Club Fri day night, Mar. 18th. Intermission w^p from 10 tm 10:30 o’clock. There were about 50 attending. Detective work by Roanoke Rap ids police has solved at least a part of the mystery as to the breaking in and pilfering from parked auto mobiles. Traps set caught seven young boys of Roanoke Rapids, ranging in years from 12 to 17. Today they faced Juvenile Court Judge A. L. Hux who heard the testimony and gave the boys a fa therly lecture. Comments after ward were that at least six of them had learned their lesson. Po lice will continue to watch one of them and his next violation of the law may send him to Training School. Most of the seven boys admitted going into cars and stealing from them. Others told of being with ' vhen they were guilty of this crime. One boy told of going into a cgr in the 800 block of Jackson St. and stealing tools, in another and getting a flash light. Another told of being with a gang that got flash lights and sun glasses, of stealing Dr. T. J. Tay lor’s medical instruments. Anoth er pair told of stealing tools from cars and also milk from porches. Pipe and light hulbs were taken by another trio. One boy admitted theft of a gun which he sold for $1.50 to a colored boy and two others told of stealing a pocket book from a parked cart. Dr. John IMarti*. c c&j i it struments, stolen from his cas were found in a waste paper boa back of The Herald plant. Mrs. Taylor Dies From Pneumonia .Mrs. Lovenia Taylor, ,63 years old, died Friday morning at the Roanoke Rapids Hospital from pneumonia. She was a resident of South Rosemary. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the residence with interment in Roa noke Rapids Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Twisdale of Halifax announce the birth of a son, Bobby Brown, March 7th, 1938. NO RAISE IN TAX RATE NOR VALUATION NEEDED ON STREETS, SAYS MAY'R In answer to questions arising over the proposed street paving project in Roanoke Rapids, Mayor Kelly Jenkins yesterday stated that the valuation of city property would not be raised by the propos ed bond issue to be voted on in May. As a matter of fact, said the Mayor, the city could not raise property valuation. That is the du ty of the County Board of Com missioners and it cannot be done for a single tax unit. Mayor Jenkins also stated that in his view there would not be any increase in the tax rate because of the bond issue and pointed out that the normal growth of Roa noke Rapids and the increase in new taxable improvements was sufficient to take care of the addi tional cost from the present gener al levy. He also said it would be three years before the first bond payments were made and with con tinued development there would be more than enough tax money ta pay off the bonds from the general fund of the city. The entire annual payments will be less than $6,000 per year, he ea*
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