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VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. ~~ THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 1938 NUMBER 22
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CHEST GOES OVER S16,300.00
GENE AUTREY LYLE M. WILSON
Gene Autrey
Says, "Yes"
An exclusive photo
graph (left) for The
Herald showing Gene
Autrey, “The Singing
Cowboy", idol of the
youth of Roanoke Rap
ids, and Lyle M. Wilson,
manager o f Roanoke
Rapids Theatres, as the
two conversed at Char
lotte this week. Gene
Autrey was the guest of
honor at the convention
ot the Theatre uwners'
Association of the Caro
linas and the Roanoke
Rapids man was honor
ed by the convention
when he was elected
President of the Associ
ation for 1939. Mr. Wil
son was 1938 Vice Presi
dent. In the picture a
bove, Lyle has just ask
ed Gene to visit Roanoke
Rapids when the latter
makes a trip East with
his famous horse. Ac
cording to Charlotte re
ports, G e n e’s answer
was, “Yes”.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.By Alligood
"THING-S YOU SHOULD KNOI/V"
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CHEST IS
FILLED!
Final figures on the Community
Chest drive for Roanoke Rapids
show that a grand total of $16,
344.14 has been subscribed by the
citizens and industries of Roanoke
Rapids in the successful drive held
here last week. This is almost
double the original quotas set by
campaign chairman F. M. Sherry.
The Industrial Division, com
prising employees of Roanoke
Rapids’ industries, with a quota
of $4,000, went 97 per cent over
their quota with a total subscribed
of $7,891.74. The Special Gifts Di
vision, comprising the industries
and special gift individuals, with a
quota of $4,500, went 44 per cent
over their quota with a total sub
scribed of $6,468.00. The General
Solicitation Division, with a quota
of $1,500 went 32 per cent over
their quota with a total subscribed
of $1,984.40.
T. J. Alford was in charge of
the Industrial Division, R. L.
Towe in charge of the Special
Gifts Division and A. E. Akers of
the General Solicitation Division.
By teams, their final reports are
as follows:
Industrial Division
Rosemary Mfg. Co._$2,299.29
Patterson Mills Co._ 1,613.33
Roanoke Mills No. 1_ 1,531.06
Roanoke Mills No. 2_ 1,407.06
Halifax Paper Co. _ 459.40
VEPCO _ 319
Manchester Board _ 26 :.60
Special Gifts Division
R. L. Towe team_$4,045.00
W. H. Pruden team _ 558.00
W. P. Taylor team_ 410.00
H. E. Lee team_ 379.00
F. D. Wilson team_ 376.00
C. D. Liske team_ 367.00
W. A. Thorne team_ 333.00
General Solicitation
A. N. Martin team_$550.00
C. W. Davis team_ 381.10
R. E. Cleaton team_ 218.00
Dr. B. Weathers team_ 209.50
L. G. Shell team _ 167.05
M. C. Newsome team_ 156.30
L. D. Hines team _ 140.70
J. F. May team_ 122.75
Miss K. Wolhar team_ 39.00
DIES HERE
REV. JAMES C. ROACH
minister of the Pentecostal Church
of God, who died here Friday
night. Funeral services were held
Sunday. (Details inside)