R. R. JACKETS OPEN
BASEBALL SEASON
HERE THIS FRIDAY
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The Roanoke Rapids High School
Yellowjackets will open the base
ball season here this Friday after
noon when they meet Rich Square
at Simmons Park at 4 p.m.
According to Coach Cranford
Hoyle, the Jackets start the sea
son and an entirely new infield
but he retains a veteran battery in
Clarence Byrd and Dallas Wright,
the Junior American Legion team
battery of last year.
Simms and Howell at second base
and Stewart at shortstop also saw
service with the Legion team last
year.
The Conference Schedule will
start Friday. March 31 when the
Jackets play New Bern there. A
schedule of the remaining games
will be announced next week.
Rocky Ml.
Shooters
Here 25th
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The skeet team from Rocky
Mount which was to have shot a
return match with local stars here
Sunday, March 13th, but was un
able to keep the engagement be
cause of rain, is scheduled to
“shoot it out” with the locals at
the Roanoke Rapids Skeet Club
next Sunday afternoon.
Advance information is to the
effect that the Rocky Mount ag
gregation will bring five of their
crack shots to Roanoke Rapids to
“avenge” the trimming they re
ceived at their last appearance
here Sunday, March 5th.
Several guests from Emporia,
Rocky Mount and Roxobel are ex
pected, and will doubtless hold ex
hibition matches the duration of
the afternoon. The public is cor
dially invited to witness these ex
hibitions, and there are grandstand
seats provided, admission free, for
the matches. The Roanoke Rapids
Skeet Club is located on the Bolling
Road, about two-miles from the
city.
Last Sunday Chief-of-Police H.
E. Dobbins scored high for one
round, breaking 25 clay pigeons out
of a possible 25, and scoring 48
breaks out of a possible 50 for two
rounds. The previous Sunday, Bud
dy Beckwith duplicated the one
round feat, breaking 25 out of 25,
and breaking 47 out of a possible
two-round 50.
Mrs. Yerger Hostess
Mrs. Luther Yerger was hostess
to the Tuesday afternoon club on
Tuesday of this week at her apart
ment in the Patterson Apartments.
Spring flowers were very effective
throughout the apartment. A salad
course was served at five o’clock.
Just before serving time the scores
were collected and Mrs. Wilmer
Collier was found to hold the hgh
est score and was presented the
club prize. The guests of Mrs.
Yerger included Mesdames R. M.
Daniel, T. J. Taylor, Frank
Vaughan, Mike Vaughan, Wilmer
Collier, T. H. Wilson, B. E. Ste
phenson, Tom Cheek, Jack Earman,
D. E. Bennett and Roderick Meikle.
FAHEY and
DAUGHTREY
Plumbing
Contractor*
No. 283
INSTALLATIONS AND
REPAIR WORK
Bob Burns And
Kenny Baker At
Pitts Sunday
For Sunday only, March 26, the
Pitts Theatre offers Bob Burns and
Kenny L..ker in "Radio City Rev
els”, the comedy hit of the year.
On Monday and Tuesday the
Pitts brings you Joan Crawford in
the greatest picture of her career
—“The Ice Follies of 1939”, with an
all-star cast including Lew Ayres,
James Stewart, Lewis Stone and
the International Ice Follies.
Playing Wednesday only, March
29, is Ann Gillis in “Little Orphan
Annie”.
On Thursday and Friday, March
29-30, the Pitts Theatre proudly
presents Loretta Young and Rich
ard Greene in “Kentucky”, the
saga of the blue grass, filmed en
tirely in gorgeous technicolor. Re
member, this picture is playing a
limited two day engagement, so
don’t miss it.
Coming to the Pitts Theatre Sat
urday only, April 1, is a thrilling
western—“Purple Vigilantes”, star
ring the Three Mesquiteers; plus
another chapter of that exciting
serial, “Flaming Frontiers”.
E.C.T.C. Club Meets
East Carolina Teachers College
Club met at Mrs. B. J. Dunning’s
on Tuesday evening with Misses
Evelyn and Amanda Tillman, Kath
erine Reid and Mrs. Jesse Harrell
as hostesses.
After a short business session
several progressions of bridge were
played. Mrs. Talton O’Briant re
ceived high score prize and Miss
Hazel Whitehurst floating prize.
Delightful refreshments were
served to the following guests:
Misses Frances Newsome, Ella
Gibbs, Hazel Whitehurst, Martha
Carson, Martha Whitehurst, Julia
Farrior, Mesdames Lawrence Clem
ents, Ralph Knight, W. A. China,
Wilmer Collier and Talton O’Bri
ant.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means of
thanking our friends and neigh
bors, the Baraca Class of the Bap
tist Church, iur friends of Roa
noke No. 1 and 2 Recreation clubs
and the employees of F. W. Wool
worth, for their kindness during
our recent bereavement.
The Family of Dallas Collins.
NEW PITTS’
THEATRE
EMPORIA, VIRGINIA
SUN. ONLY - MAR. 26
BOB BURNS
Kenny Baker in
“RADIO CITY REVELS”
MON.-TUE. - MAR. 27-28
Joan Crawford
James Stewart
“ICE FOLLIES of 1939”
WED. ONLY - MAR. 29
Ann Gillis in
“LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE”
THUR.-FR1. - MAR. 30-31
LORETTA YOUNG
RICHARD GREENE in
KENTUCKY
SAT. ONLY-APR. 1
3 Mesquiteers in
“PURPLE VIGILANTES”
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TWINS AT CALEDONIA PRISON
Picture of Dot and Doc, twin colts born at
Caledonia Prison Farm. Their mother is Nancie,
a beautiful saddle horse. These colts are now five
months old and fine, healthy specimens.
City Library
Need Current
Magazines
The City Library continues to
grow. Contributions of books,
magazines, and cash are still being
made.
About thirty-five children's books
are now available. Fiction and bi
ography made up the bulk of the
remainder. The Garden Club, a
department of the Woman’s Club,
plans to maintain a shelf in the
library. The shelf will carry books
on gardens and gardening.
“Life of Jackson” by Tate, "Far
Cry”, an autobiography dealing
with post-Civil War days, “Man
sion of Philosophy”, by Durant, and
“The Life of Christ” by Papini are
among the outstanding books on
hand at the present.
More current magazines are need
ed. Mrs. Fred Wilmer, chairman
of the book committee, would like
to work out plans with magazine
subscribers whereby the periodicals
might be turned over to the library
after the subscribers have finished
reading them. The magazines could
be left at the library, or Mrs. Wil
mer will call for them.
The goal aimed at by the Library
Board is a thousand books by June.
New Beauty
Shoppe Will
Open Here
on page with 3-col 7-inch advt_
A new beauty shoppe will be ra
pe ne<l at 930 Roanoke Avenue, in
the downstairs building formerly
occupied by the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Co., by Mrs. Lucy Hasty
.Johnson, on Monday, March 27th,
according to announcement mad©
by her this week.
Workmen are busily engaged con
verting the building into a mod
ern. up-to-date shoppe, and it is
thought that it will be ready for
occupancy by next Monday. The
new shoppe will be known as the
Lucy Hasty Beauty Shoppe, Mrs.
Johnson’s maiden name.
Mrs. Johnson is this week attend
ing the International Beauty Shop
Owners Convention, at the Hotel
Pennsylvania, New York City. Im
mediately upon her return she will
announce the operators who will
be employed at her new shoppe,
together with other details.
Mrs. Johnson is well-known t©
beauty shoppe patrons of Roanoke
Rapids and vicinity, having been
connected with shops here for 14
years. One of the first local girl*
to take up this work, Mrs. Johnson
has a wide following among local
patrons, and she will undoubtedly
make a success of her new venture.
Mrs. Loy Entertains
This week’s meeting of the Mon
day Night Bridge Club was at the
home of Mrs. H. S. Loy, Mrs. D. C.
Clark being the only guest outside
of the regular members which were
Mesdames Frank Hawley, Howard
Pruden, Fred Wilmer, Carroll Wil
son, Julian Allsbrook, Rives Man
ning and Miss Ruth Transouu
Spring flowers were most effective
in arrangement throughout the
house. The winner of the higki
score prize, Mrs. „Rives Manning,
was presented an attractive gift. A
delightful salad course was served
at refreshment time.
THE OPENING OF A J
NEW BEAUTY SHOPPE
in the downstairs building at 930 Roanoke Av.
(formerly occupied by Singer Sewing Machine Co.)
MONDAY. MARCH 27th
- by MRS. LUCY HASTY-JOHNSON
We feel that we need little introduction to
beauty parlor patrons of Roanoke Rapids. Our
new shoppe will be the most modern and up-to
date that can be provided, and we will employ a
corps of operators who will give you pains-tak
ing and “personal service” at all times. Work
men are now busy completely remodelling the
building to be occupied by our new shoppe, and
we believe it will be ready for you Monday,
March 27th. This is your invitation to visit
the new —
Lucy Hasty Beauty Shoppe
Watch Next Week’s Paper for Announcement of Operators
930 Roanoke Avenue Roanoke Rapids, N. C.