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VOLUME TWENTY-THREE ROANOKE KAHDS, JN. li._iHi itMMi!, June io, _NUMBER 4a death of strand DECIDED SUICIDE; BODY IS CREMATED A coroner’s jury returned a ver dict of “Suicide by hanging” in the death of Kaare Strand, Norwegian specialist pulp mill erector, whose badly decomposed body was found about 30-yds. from the banks of the Roanoke River at a point be tween the two railroad bridges near Weldon late last Thursday after noon. Coroner T. M. Cooper con ducted the investigation, with the aid of Dr. R. S. McGeachy, and the inquest was held last Friday at Weldon. Chief of Police R. P. Kitchen, of Weldon, was relentless in his ef forts to trace down all clues in the case, but every circumstance dis counted any theory that the man had met with foul play. The body of the Norwegian was taken by ambulance from the Rowe Funeral Home, in Weldon, to Washington, D. C. Tuesday, where it was cremated. The ashes were shipped to his widow, in Oslo, Nor way. This disposal of the body was or dered by a branch in Montreal, Canada, of the Aktiebolaget Kamyr, pulp machinery manufacturers by whom Strand was employed. Cap tain Anders Williams, Norwegian consul was in Weldon over the week-end conducting an investiga tion into the death of his country man. AGED LADY DIES THIS MORNING .Mrs. John M. Hargrove, 68, died Thursday morning, June 16, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. C. King, 1003 Henry St. Mrs. Har-; grove has been in declining healtli for several years, and has been se riously ill for the past seven months. Funeral services will be held in the Rosemary Methodist Church Friday by Rev. C. T. Rogers with burial in the Roanoke Rapids Cem etery. Mrs. Hargrove is survived by five children: Lonnie Hargrove. New some, Va.; Wayland Hargrove. Roa noke Rapids; Mrs. W. C. King. Roanoke Rapids; Mrs. D. C. Jor Garysburg; two sisters, Mrs. G. A. dan, Oteen, N. C.; Mrs. C. H. Wood, Bristow of Portsmouth, Va.; and Mrs. Medie Lassiter of Conway; two half brothers, H. G. Griffin of Jackson and W. A. Griffin of Garysburg. LIONS SEE PICTURES OF LIONS Members of the Roanoke Rapids Lions Club were regally entertained with pictures taken in the Africaii jungles, with many close-up shots of “the King of Beasts” at their regular meeting tonight. Moreover, there was present the man who made the pictures. Ferdinand Schmid, former city resident who now lives in Fast Africa, entertain ed the Club with his movies and terse explanatory remarks as the pictures were shown. Attesting to the great amount of interest among club members was the fact that many questions were directed to Mr. Schmid. Lion Ted Speight gave a report | on the summer show this year, and appointed the committee that would work with him. It was announced that regulation Lion “Welcome1^ signs would be in stalled at three strategic highway entrances to the city within the next few days. Red Sharp was introduced as a new member of the Club, and Rev. Chas. U. Harris, Jr., was a guest of the Club. The next regular meet ing will be held at Darlington, at which time Lions will be the guests of the Womans Club there, on Thursday, June 30th. DEATHS Deaths at the Roanoke Rapids Hospital for week of June 6 were: Baby Agnes Thompson, on the eighth; Mrs. F. C. Greason and baby; and Stephen James, colored. WILL PLAT HILLSBORO THIS AFT. Coach Jesse Lee will send his Owls against the strong Hillsboro outfit here today, Friday, at 4:00 p.m. Hillsboro is rated one of the strongest semi-pro outfits in the state, and today’s game was to be the second played here. Thursday’s game was called oir account of rain. Lefty Davis, local southpaw, has signed with the Owls. MEW MINISTER ABOVE is Rev. Charles Upchurch Harris, Jr., who arrived in the. city today, to fill the pulpit at the All Saints Episcopal Church, during the absence of Rev. J. N. Bynum, regular pastor of the church. Rev. Harris was ordained a dea con in Christ Church, Raleigh, on Monday, June 18th (the Feast of St. Barnabas). Sir. Harris is the son of Sir. and Sirs. Charles C. Harris, of Raleigh, and was educated at Wake Forest College and the Virginia Seminary at Alexandria. He graduated at the latter on Thursday, June 9th. The Right Rev. Edwain A. Penick, D. D. conducted the ordination Sloiulay, with Rev. John A. Wright, Rev. J. .McDowell Dick and other visiting clergy assisting. Sir. Harris was presented for or dination by Rev. John A. Wright, who also preached the, sermon. He graduated at Wake Forest with B. A. degree in 1935; and at Virginia Seminary with B. D. degree in 1938. J. W. GRAY DIES ON MONDAY James W. Gray, 73, died at the home of his son, Frank Gray, Mon day, June 13, after a short illness. The funeral was conducted by Rev. E. B. Fisher at home. Interment was in the family cemetery at Se brell, Va. Mr. Gray is survived by his wife. Mrs. Lula F. Gray; his son, Frank Gray; two daughters, Mrs. R. E. Gray of Roanoke Rapids, and Mrs. C. Powers of Sedley. Va.; his sis ter, Mrs. Susan Everett of Jarretts, Va.; and his half brother, Ken Gray of Suffolk, Va. Also living are seventeen grandchildren and five great gtfendchildren. INSTANT MATH IS FATE OF YOUTH ■ THIS AFTERNOON -* _ Make Honor Fraternity Adding fame in scholastic rec ognition to the already well known annals of Roanoke Rapids Hig.i School, are three former students. Miss Margaret Long, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. M. W. Long; Geo. Nethercutt, and Lunsford Long Jr., all of the University of North Caro lina, were accepted into the Uni versity Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Miss Long, who graduated from the University this spring, and George Nethercutt. who will be a senior next year, completed their course of study at this high school. Lunsford Long attended high school here for several years, and is well known and liked by many members of the community. Members of the Phi Beta Kappa order are required to make out standing grades in their work in or der to be eligible for membership. Several other Roanoke Rapids stu dents now attending colleges which do not have a chapter of this order have made grades comparable to those of a chapter member. Athletic recognition has been won by four graduates of the Roanoke Rapids High School, namely: Geo. Nethercutt, Irvin Dickens, Ollie A cree. and Wilson Byrd. These boys have been made captain or co-cap tain in their respective fields of baseball and football. Ice Cream Supper The Young Peoples Division of the Rosemary Methodist Church will sponsor their annual ice cream supper Saturday. June 18 from five until eight-thirty at the church. The public is cordially invited. Four Heads On Stalk Cabbage Is Grown Here R. M. Martin, 307 Henry Street grew in his garden a cabbage with four heads on one stalk and three of the heads were com pletely headed. He brought the cabbage to the Herald Saturday morning and stated that he had another one with three heads but they were not headed as well as the one he had with him. Charles Bowen, 23-year-old Hali fax County white man was instant ly killed this afternoon as he at tempted to escape from a road gang on the main street of Jackson. Jim Wheeler, alert guard, fired the fa tal shot when the youth jumped off the truck as the prisoners were re turning to camp from their day’s > ork. Another prisoner made good his escape from the same gang this morning, as the men were working in the vicinity of Woodland, and was still at large at press time to night. An intensive search is being directed for him. Young Bowen was sentenced from Halifax Superior Court last August on a charge of robbery, to serve from four to six years. It is said that today’s break, ending in his death, is his second attempt to es cape. Bowen was in the first squad of prisoners returning to State High way Camp No. 112. It is reported he jumped from the truck at the Main Street corner in Jackson. Guard Wheeler fired the fatal shot when he was not more than five yards away, it is said. He was shot in the heart and died instantly. His body was taken to the prison camp, where upon examination by Dr. J. W. Parker, he was pronounc ed dead. Bowen is a former resident of Jackson, and attended High School there. TO DECIDE CHAMPIONS SATURDAY Rosemary No. 2 Weavers and No. 1 Spinners will clash Saturday at Ledgerwood Park for the Rosemary Softball League championship. No. 2 Weavers won the first half championship. No. 1 Spinners won the second half. No. 1 Spinners are said to have the heaviest hitting club in the league while No. 2 Weavers are re ported to have the best defensive club. Doug Worsham announced today that he would send Ken Guilfoyle to the firing line. Robert Vick said that either Dick Lee or E. Lee would hurl for the Spins. Game time is 3:00 p.m. and as an added attraction Will Clark and his team of Old Timers will play the Rosemary Girls Softball team.
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