VEPCO WINS FIRST
PLACE IN SAFETY
CONTEST IN NATION
Announcement has just been re
ceived by the Virginia Electric
and Power Company that its Elec
tric and Gas departments for the
system serving Tidewater Virginia
and Northeastern North Carolina
have won first place in the annual
Public Utility Safety Contest of
the National Safety Council for the
year ended June 30, 1938, and that
the first-place award will be made
to it at the annual convention of
the National Safety Council to be
held in Chicago October 10-14.
This safety contest is based on
the number of lost-time accidents
had per million man-hours work
ed and among the seventeen pub
lic utility companies participating,
including some of the largest in
the country, the frequency rate ran
from 23.87 accidents per million
man-hours worked to Vepco’s win
ning low of 2.39, the average fre
quency rate for the 17 competing
companies being 7.61.
me companies winning second
and third place in the contest were
the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power
Company, Lincoln, Nebraska, with
a frequency rate of 2.96 and the
Pennsylvania Power & Light Com
pany, Allentown, Pa., with a fre
quency of 3.46. Other companies
competing included the Wisconsin
Public Service Corporation, Geor
gia Power Company, Public Ser
vice Company of Northern Illinois,
Philadelphia Electric Company,
Columbia Gas & Electric Corpora
tion, Jersey Central Power &
Light Company, Wisconsin oPwer
& Light Company, Virginia Public
Service Company, Northern States
Power Company, Northern Indiana
Public Service Company, San Di
ego Consolidated Gas &Electric
Company and the Louisville Gas &
Electric Company.
Vepco entered this annual con
test for thp first time in 1930 and
at the close of the year stood ninth
place in the finals. Each succes
sive year it has moved closer to
the top having occupied second
place in the two contests preecding
the one ended June 30, this year in
which it is first-place winner.
In commenting on the winning,
Jack G. Holtzclaw, president of
the company said: “The winning
of this national honor is the direct
result of the splendid effort of
each and every member of our
organization to work safely
throughout the year, and a glance
at a chart before me covering the
eight years of well-planned acci
dent prevention work shows how
well they have succeeded. I am
very proud of all of them, and of
the honor which they have won
for the company and for the com
munities it serves."
Infant Son Dies
Carl Stanley Johnson, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. LeGrande John
son, Jr. of Weldon, died at the
hospital in Rocky Mount Friday
afternoon after a brief illness. Fu
neral services were conducted at
the residence of its grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Vinson, aStur
day morning by the Rev. D. P.
Moore. Burial was in Cedarwood
Cemetery. Surviving are his par
ents; a brother and its grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Vinson of
Weldon and Mr. and Mrs. L. M.
Johnson, Sr. of Greensboro.
Mrs. Robert Pope spent Friday
in Franklin, Va.
FACTS vs. FICTION
By BILL RIGGANS
Didn’t know until last Saturday
that we had some real fishermen
in our midst up around Roanoke
No. 2. J. W. Brown, J. C. Wil
liams, Alex Thomas and Robert
Howell motored down to Nag’s
Head last Saturday and did these
boys really bring home the fish?
Alex Thomas reports he had so
many fish in the trunk of his car
he could hardly see the road over
his head. The Old Maestro, J. W.
Brown, lays claim to the biggest
catch and judging from the slice
he presented me, it was no fish
tale. All the fellows are complain
ing about being sore today. My!
What a struggle those fish must
have put up.
The ball clubs at Roanoke No. 1
and No. 2 have combined forces to
try and raise funds to light the
softball park at Roanoke No. 2
before the coming season. Plans
to date are to present to you a se
ries of plays, dinners, dances and
what-not to raise money for this
cause and to you, dear reader, we
shall be indebted as to the success
or failure of our project.
Patterson Mills have been asked
to help in the above proposed but
as yet, I don’t know whether they
have accepted or declined the of
fer. Here’s hoping they help us to
get at least one lighted park in
our city.
Arrangements have been made
to bring to our city at the Roa
noke Rapids High School audi
torium, Saturday, October 8th,
“The Melody Boys” who are fea
tured over WPTF, Raleigh. “The
Melody Boys” feature a high class
comedy act, dancing, singing, mod
ern swing music, and good old
fashioned hill billie tunes. You
people who like to be entertained,
la yaside your worries of the day
and come see “The Melody Boys”
that we all might see night soft
ball in our city next season.
The Set-Back Tournament down
at the No. 1 and No. 2 Recreation
hall is still going strong with thir
ty-six teams confpeting for top
honors. Last week’s tournament
was won by Army Glover and W.
A. Owens, who played the entire
sot without dropping a game. This
week seems as if W. Wrenn and
W. Cutler are the head dusties to
date but as you know, anything
can happen in a tournament. F.
S. Kemp and Alex Thomas are
making the boys sit up and take
notice in this week’s tournament.
Frank has named W. T. Hodges
and J. W. Brown the (B) team as
they now are in second position
but just you watch, time will tell.
Manager Singletary informs me
that the ping-pong tournament is
a big success and each night finds
another big crowd of anxious play
ers ready to match their skill with
the best.
Dancing both round and square
still goes on at the club two nights
each week and believe it or not,
Roanoke Rapids really has some
people who can pat and leather.
Come on out to your Club and
have your fun while the people are
always happy.
Mrs. Andrews was the happy
winner of the new one dollar bill
donated by Astor Richardson for
the nearest guess on a jar of pa
per clips displayed at the Club
entrance. This week’s guessing
game is a jar of shot and donor
of the prize will' be H. J. Horne.
Come in and try your luck. You
may win, who knows?
Eld ward Taylor of Danville, Va.
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Taylor.
Full-Fashioned
Hosiery Mills
Moving South
Charlotte, N. C.—The movement
of full-fashioned hosiery mills
from Pennsylvania and other
Northern States to the South has
taken very definite form and is
growing, according to David Clark,
editor of the Textile Bulletin and
the Southern Knitter.
Mr. Clark states that in recent
months the following North Caro
lina towns have secured full-fash
ioned hosiery mills, the machinery
in most cases coming from Penn
sylvania mills, Aberdeen, Concord,
Fayetteville, Gastonia, Gibsonville,
High Point, Liberty, Marion, Mon
roe, Morganton, Mt. Holly, Pilot
Mountain, Ramseur, Randleman,
Siler City, Tryon, Valdese and Wil
son.
During the same period ten full
fashioned mills have found loca
tions in Virginia, one in South
Carolina, seven in Georgia, one in
Alabama, four in Florida, three in
Mississippi and three in Tennessee.
Full-fashioned hosiery mills are
especially desirable because of the
character of the work and their
high wage scale.
Mr. Clark states that he has re
ports to the effect that a number
of other Pennsylvania full-fashion,
ed hosiery mills have definitely
decided to move South but have
not yet selected their locations.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our thanks
and gratitude to every one who
tried to make our burdens lighter
during the short illness, and death
of our darling, Tommy.
The beautiful floral offerings,
and many kindnesses shown dur
ing our bereavement, will always
be remembered.
We wish to express our thanks
also to the doctors and nurses who
stood by to the end. May Heaven’s
richest blessings be your reward.
Mr. and Mrs. Collis Davis,
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
It CAN Happen Here
The disastrous hurricane which started in the Carribean about 1500 miles Southeast of Miami, Florida on
Saturday, September 17th, swept up the South Atlantic coast off Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, finally hitting
Long Island and the New England coast with devastating fury Wednesday afternoon, September 21st.
The coastal country of North Carolina and Virginia had high winds and high seas, but fortunately for us
this “Maverick” hurricane swung to the Northeast and later toward the North and caused US comparatively
slight damage. Passing Hatteras in the early morning it traveled about 600 miles in less than 12 hours, cutting a
path of death and destruction approximately 200 miles wide through the New England States. Several hundred
lives were lost and the property damage caused by wind, floods and fires after the storm will run into several
hundred million dollars. The total cost is not yet fully known.
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