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INVESTIGATION 0 N
UP AND DOWN WITH THE
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• • Most pertinent statement made at the investi
gation of the recent Halifax County primary was
that made by Registrar Rodney Glasgow of Little
ton. Asked by Chairman Andleton why he did
not have J. R, Wollett of Littleton arrested when
he indulged in alleged irregular acts in the polls,
Mr. Glasgow, who had argued his best with his
neighbor Wollett, said, “I have to keep on living
with these folks”. That statement needs a lot of
attention and thought on the part of all of us on
all sides.
• • Excursionists to the Norfolk beaches on Sun
days must use some other means of transportation
on the last Sunday in July and the first two Sun
days in August than the Seaboard Air Line . . .
That road has a contract to transport Southern
members of the National Guard to the far South
and all passenger coaches have been called in for
the big job ... Maneuvers will take place along the
Gulf where the enemy is attacking . . . From Hali
fax County, among other National Guard officers,
will go Major D. Mac Johnson of Enfield.
• • The new telephone directories are out minus
the division sheet between WELDON and roanoke
rapids, which, on the front page of the directory
gripes plenty in Roanoke Rapids, but which we
realize is just an oversight of those who use the
same copy year after year in composing directories
. . . For their information, a count shows 288 tele
phone customers in Weldon, 517 in Roanoke Rap
ids.
• • Former VEPCO sales manager Ray Goodmon
here, now manager at Williamston, had an acci
dent in his division recently ... It was the first in
five years of a man-day loss on account of accident,
a National safety record . . . Tough luck, Ray, but
we can’t win all the time ... Former chief account
ant Steve Lipscomb, now office manager of Ches
apeake-Camp Corp. at Franklin, Va., with Mrs.
Lipscomb and Jane, visited the J. T. Chase’s this
weekend . . . and speaking of Vepco, present sales
manager Ted Speight proudly shows a card show
ing this week he shot a 35 at the golf club, one un
der par. His best.
• • * rom Mrs. W. H. Newton, winner of 2nd prize
in Old Timer’s contest on “What Roanoke Rapids
Means To You”, the following:
I received my check for $3.00 Wednes
day morning. I am taking this means to
thank Carroll Wilson and Old Timer. I can
assure you that no one would have appre
ciated it any more than I do.
• • Lieutenant and Mrs. Glenn C. Thompson of
Langley Field, Virginia, were the week-end guests
of W. O. Thomspon Saturday and Sunday. This
was their first visit to friends and relatives in Roa
noke Rapids since their marriage in June ... Glenn
flies over Roanoke Rapids about once a week ... If
you see an army plane circling the city, the chances
are it’s Glenn.
ABSENTEE
REQUESTS
EXAMINED
The Halifax County Board of E
lections continued its investigation
of the June 4th primary today by
summoning before it all registrars,
who were instructed to bring their
absentee ballot boxes, containing all
absentee ballots, applications for
ballots and certificates.
All registrars appeared except
one, who was absent from the coun
ty and excused from attending un
til next Monday. Each registrar
was examined and gave the neces
sary information of the applications
and absentee certificates. The
Board ruled that the ballots could
not be examined at this time.
Practically the entire day was
consumed in the examination of
the certificates, applications and in
questioning the registrars concern
ing the regularity of obtaining and
voting absentee ballots.
With the understanding that the
absentee applications and certifi
cates for the Roanoke Rapids No. 4
precinct would be examined Mon
day and other testimony heard, the
Board adjourned at 4:30 this after
noon until Monday.
(Details First Meeting On
Page 9, Section B)
Paul Matthews, graduate of Roa
noke Rapids High School in 1933,
has been elected president of the
graduating class of Strayer College
of Accountancy.
Matthews’ excellent scholastic
record has entitled him to member
ship in Sigma Eta Sigma, Strayer
Honor Society, and he has served
as president of this society for one
year. He has also served as vice
president of Phi Thelta Pi, Nation
al Commerce Fraternity; Nu chap
ter of which is established in Stray
er College, Washington.
Matthews will represent his class
as valedictorian and deliver a short
address at the commencement exer
cises.
MAYOR SAYS WORK
ON STREETS SHOULD
START LAST OF AUG.
Work should begin on the storm drainage,
curbing and concrete paving on some fifty blocks
of Roanoke Rapids’ streets about August 25th, ac
cording to Mayor Kelly Jenkins, who returned to
day from Atlanta, Ga., where he took the final
plans and specifications to the regional office of
PWA in an effort to speed up the letting of the
contract.
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Geo. Smith
Funeral Is
Here Today
George M. Smith, 72, died at the
home of his son, William W. Smith,
1014 Jackson Street. Funeral ser
vices were held there Thursday,
July 21, at four thirty by the Rev
erend C. T. Rogers. Burial was in
Brunswick, Va.
Mr. Smith is survived by his chil
dren: Gideon M. Smith of Roanoke
Rapids, Dallas Smith of Auburn,
Va., Mrs. Minnie Belle Clary of
Brunswick, Va., Mrs. Lottie M.
Barnes of Roanoke Rapids, Wm. W.
Smith of Roanoke Rapids, Cornelia
N. Smith of Williamsburg, Va., R.
L. Smith of Roanoke Rapids, Roy
Smith of Gasburg, Va., Emmett
Smith of Brunswick, Va„ Mrs. Rosa
Porch of Clarksville, Va., and five
grandchildren.
He was accompanied by city en
gineer H. B. Christie, whom he left
in Greensboro yesterday to com
plete other details of the project.
PWA officials assured the Mayor,
after a few minor changes were
made, that the Roanoke Rapids
project would be pushed thru as
fast as possible so bids could be
advertised next week. About 20
days will ensue in advertising pub
licly bids on the contract.
These bids will be opened in Roa
noke Rapids and, if the contract
price is satisfactory, work should
start about August 25th.
It will take approximately one
year to complete the project which
calls for widening Roanoke Avenue
from curb to curb, storm drainage,
curb and gutters and concrete
streets on Hamilton and Jackson
streets and on all intersections be
tween those streets and the Avenue.
Including perliminary costs, in
terest, and other expenses, $235,000
is available for the project. This
includes assessments, bond issue
and a grant from PWA.
Miss Irene Adams of Sharpsburg
has accepted a position with the
Vogue Beauty Shoppe.
SAVES MAN'S LIFE
BOB SAUNDERS
Employee of the Virginia
Electric & Power Co., Red
Cross Life Saver and
member of the Roanoke
Rapids Fire Department,
who worked over the body
of a man, given up as
dead, for two long hours
Sunday giving him artifi
cial respiration and finally
bringing life back. George
Smith of this city helped
rescue Ralph Hanford of
Burlington from the Haw
River after he had been
under the water for 20
minutes. Saunders worked
on him until he had worn
the skin from his knees
and holes in his pant
knees. The rescued boy is
safe at home . . (Full de
tails of this story on Page
5, Section B) ..
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