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VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR ROANOKE KAflDS, JN. t._intiia^Ai, auw. so, ±w>o_ NUMBER 7
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VIRGINIA OUSTS
N.C. CHAMPS IN
NAT'L TOURNEY
—FLASH—The Romancos, boys’ softball team
of the Rosemary Mfg. Co., won their game in the
State Softball tournament at Greensboro tonight
by defeating Winston-Salem 6 to 2.
Guilfoyle, Romanco star twirler, took Greens
boro fans by storm when he fanned 15 of the 21
men to face him and allowed only one hit. Midgett
was behind the bat. Hair and Hipp was the Win
ston-Salem battery.
The local team goes into the semi-finals to
! morrow night. When they win that, they will go
into the State finals Saturday night. Winner of
the Greensboro Tournament will represent North
Carolina in the National Softball Tournament at
Chicago.
SCORE BY .INNINGS
* • * • * R H E
Roanoke Rapids-__002 002 2—6 9 3
Winston Salem-000 200 0—2 1 8
ROMANCO GIRLS LOSE TO GREENSBORO
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Romanco Girls softball team went down in de
feat to Greensboro Girls tonight at Greensboro in
the nightcap which ended at 10:30 p.m. The score
was Greensboro 5, Roanoke Rapids 1.
EMPORIA TEXTILE
WORKER KILLED
R. C. Land Is
Driver Of Car
Near Emporia
Roger Clary, 31-yeaj1 old Emporia
textile worker, died at Roanoke
Rapids Hospital last night, Wed
nesday, August 24th, at 11:65 the
result of injuries sustained in an
automobile accident shortly before
6 o’clock that afternoon about 3
miles from Emporia.
Three other men riding in the
car with Clary escaped with minor
injuries. They were returning to
their home in Emporia after at
tending a Sunday School picnic a
bout 5-miles from town.
The injured include: J. T. Harri
son, Emporia textile employee,
confined to his home with cuts on
his face and bruises about the
Chest An X-ray this afternoon re
vealed no bones were broken; Bill
Goodwin, textile employee, of Em
poria, suffered a slight cut on his
leg, and attending physicians say
he will be up tomorrow. R. Clay
ton Land, Emporia jeweler, senior
partner of the firm of Land Bros,
who operate stores in Roanoke
Rapids, Emporia and Front Royal,
Virginia, was the driver of the car.
He escaped with minor bruises
and abrasions. Actual eye witnesses
to the accident absolve him of all
blame, it is said, describing it as
an “unavoidable accident”
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Speed In Jail
At Halifax
Halifax, Aug. 23.—J. Fault Speed
of Scotland Neck, former tax dep
uty in the sheriff’s office here,
was returned to Halifax from
State Hospital at Raleigh last
night. In default of $5,000 bond he
was lodged in Halifax County jail
to answer an Indictment for em
bezzling tax funds of the county.
Speed entered the inebriate’s
ward at State Hospital shortly aft
er he resigned his position late last
month vriien the shortage was dis
covered by auditors. The indict
ment was returned last week by
the grand jury. Auditors are still
checking the books and the short
age has mounted to several thous
and dollars. It is expected that
Speed will face trial in Superior
Court at the fall term, after the
auditors have completed their
work.
Mrs. Jack Wood and Miss Alease
Edmondson were injured when the
car in which they were riding
wrecked near Darlington Friday
night.
The two women were brought to
Ploanoke Rapids Hospital where
Edmondson is suffering from
oken leg. Mrs. Wood Is still
ned with injuries about the
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The horribly mangled body of a
Negro man, later identified as that
of Tommy Mills, 22, was discover
ed on the Roanoke Rapids-Littleton
highway early Monday morning.
The man had evidently been struck
by a large truck.
The body was found’ by a taxi
I driver returning to f^-moke Rap
ids from a trip to Oxford. The
taxi driver says the Negro was
still breathing when he examined
the body. Rushing here, he noti
fied Chief H. E. Dobbins, who r-e
ported the man dead when he ar
rived.
The Chief called Coroner Cooper
and State Highway patrolmen but
no clues have been found leading
to the car or truck which hit the
man. The officials believe it must
have been a large truck as there
was no indication of skidding tires
or broken glass which would have
been certain had the man been hit j
by a smaller vehicle with such
force. Practically every large bone
in the body was broken, the head
was crushed and even some of the
man’s teeth had been knocked out.
A coat, which he had evidently
been carrying on his arm, was
found near the center of the high
way 36 feet away from where the
body lay. The clothing was prac
tically torn from the body.
Mills had been seen at London
Church, 2 1-2 miles away, at about
10 o’clock Sunday night. He later
wetn to Eva Bower's house and
left there accompanied by two
friends who told officers they left
him to go t otheir homes. They
turned off a short distance from
the point where the body was
found, but say they knew nothing
about the death of their friend
until notified after his death.
STORM SEWER WORK
ON PAYING PROJECT
READY TO BEGIN
Two ditching machines arrived in
Roanoke Rapids this week to begin
work on the first of the two con
tracts let in connection with the
street paving project. Work will
be starter on laying storm sewers
at the foot of Hamilton Street by
the Harrison-Wright Co., succesful
bidders on the storm sewer part
of the project.
R. J. Todd, superintendent of the
company, has arrived here to take
charge of the job. Actual work has
been-delayed awaiting shipment of
sewer pipe from Thomas ville where
the smaller pipe is made. Work is
being started in that portion where
this small concrete pipe is used.
Larger concrete pipe will be manu
factured here in Roanoke Rapids.
William P. Bowe Jr., contractor
who received the paving contract,
was in the city Tuesday making
his plans to get under way with
actual paving about a month from
now.
J. E. Williams, PWA resident en
gineer, who will supervise the work
in the interest of the PWA, has ar
rived in the city and will be here
the greater part of the year to in
spect the work. Mr. Williams is;
formerly from Burlington. City En
gineer Christie is opening offices
over Roanoke Pharmacy and Mr.
Williams will probably use part of
those offices.
Mayor Kelly Jenkins returned
from Atlanta last week where he
went to get the formal approval
of PWA on the two contracts.
JUNCTION
OVERPASS
There is a possibility that Roa
noke Rapids might get an overpass
over the Seaboard Air Line tracks
at Roanoke Junction.
The State Highway Commission
is considering such a project and
at the Tuesday night meeting, the
City Board of Commissioners au
thorized Mayor Jenkins to look
further into the matter.
HITS GIRL
Emma Jane Sadler, five years1
old, was hit by a car last Friday
in front of her home near Camp’s
Store. Her leg was broken and she
is still in the Roanoke Rapids Hos
pitaL
The driver of the car was the
Rev. R. L. House of Portsmouth.
The Roanoke Rapids Owls lost 4
a heart breaking game at Wichita,
Kansas, last night when they were
defeated 1 to 0 in an eleven inning
thriller, losing to Lynchburg, Va.
For ten long innings the game
went 0-0, with Lefty Joe Talley
and B. Robertson in a pitching duel
that sets some kind of record. Each
allowed only three hits and each
fanned twelve batters.
Errors proved the final downfall
of Roanoke Rapids. The Owls were
charged with five while the Vir
ginia champions made one. A wild
throw in the first of the 11th by
little Dickens allowed the lone run
of the game to come in.
The last half of the 10th brought
Roanoke Rapids’ chance to win the
game when Davis reached third.
Whatley bunted to the pitcher who
threw out Davis at the plate.
The defeat left the Owls tied for
fifth place in the National Semi
Pro Tournament.
The boys plan to start home to
day and are expected to reach
home some time Saturday.
Burnette in the first inning, Ad
erholt in the 6th and McCrary in
the 7th were the only hits off the
Virginia pitcher by the Owls. Hits
off Talley came* in 4th and the fa
tal 11th. '
Dickens was credited with two
stolen bases and Burnette with
one.
Another huge crowd of fans
heard the game, broadcast by the
Rosemary Drug Co. and Parker
Sales Co. Ted Speight was on the
mike.
Before last night’s game, The
Owls sent the following telegram
to the citizens of Roanoke Rapids:
Each and every Owl wishes to
express his sincere appreciation for
the splendid cooperation that has
made it possible for us to repre
sent our state and fine city at
Wichita. Your benevolent attitude
has kept us in dauntless spirits.
Your confidence in us fires us with
extra hustle. We appreciate each
individual wire and you depend
on us to be in there scrapping for
those runs. The Owls.
Employees
Gel More
Insurance
Employees of the local textile
mills received a pleasant surprise
today when bulletins announced
that the life insurance policy of
each employee, carried under the
Group Insurance Plan, had been
increased from $500 to $700.
The increased insurance protec
tion, which became effective yes
terday, is without any increase in
cost to the employees.