VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1939 NUMBER 45
CITY MARBLE CHAMPION
HORACE BOYD, who won the City Championship in the Marble
Contest sponsored by the Boys-Girls committees of the local Kiwanis
and Lions clubs. He is wearing the sweater and medal given him by the
clubs with the, clubs’ insignias. On the back are the words: City
Champion Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Young Boyd leaves Friday for
Greensboro to enter the State contest.
NEW PRESIDENT
CLAYTON M. GURLEY
wlio tonight was elected President
of the Roanoke Rapids Lions Club.
He takes office June 1st. Mr. Gur
ley is in the wholesale business in
Roanoke Rapids.
To Sing At Church
The 7th grade choir, under the
direction of Miss Jane Gaw, will
give a special musical program at
the Presbyterian Church here this
Sunday night at 8 p.m.
The Rev. Lawrence Stell will
preach at the morning service on
“The Power of Christianity” and
there will be special music by the
choir.
FINALE of the Roam,^ Rapids city-wide Marble Tourney at the South High School playground Friday
afternoon. Right is Bill Alligood, president of the Lions Club, pinning the winner’s medal on city champion
Horace Boyd. On the left is T. J. Alford, president of the Kiwanis Club, pinning the runner-up medal on
William George, who had the champ tied in games until the final game. (Brasington Photo)
11 DEATHS NEARBY
THIS YEAR BRINGS
STRICTER RULINGS
With three highway fatalities in Halifax and
Northampton counties this week to bring the total
to eleven in this section since the first of the year,
State Highway. Patrolmen of Division No. 1, in
session at Ahoskie Monday afternoon, were in
structed to strictly enforce the State laws in and
around Roanoke Rapids.
Latest highway tolls are
No. 9—Anna Belle Squires, page 4, Sec. A.
No. 10—Rebecca Norman, page 5, Sec. A.
No. 11—Joseph E. Suiter, page 2, Sec. A.
starting next Monday, the patrol
men have orders to arrest all
those walking on the wrong side
of the highways. The tew requires
pedestrians to walk on the side of
the road facing oncoming traffic.
Six of the eleven deaths here were
pedestrians walking on the wrong
side.
Another new State law, which
will be enforced, is that requiring
every driver to dim his lights at
night when meeting another motor
vehicle.
A rap-down on speeding or
reckless drivers has also been or
dered by Sgt. Welch, who with
Corporal Dail, and nine Patrolmen
compose Division 1. Patrolmen
Rothrock of Roanoke Rapids and
Long of Weldon attended the
session to get their new orders.
PAYS FOR HELL DRIVSNG
“Wild Bill” Reams, “the Pennsylvania Dutchman,” who is an assistant
to “Suicide” Bob Hayes, shows the effects of a nasty accident resulting
from last Sunday’s Hill Driving Sho w at the Rocky Mount Fairgrounds.
Reams sustained severe cuts abbut the face and eyes when he crashed
his automobile through a burning car, and it is feared that he may lose
one eye as a result of the accident.
Reams appeared with Hayes when he played Roanoke Rapids a
few weeks ago, but will be unable to attend this Sunday afternoon’s
performance, as he is recovering from his wounds in a Rocky Mount
hospital. Other details of next Sunday afternoon's Hell Driving act at
the Halifax County Fairgrounds will be found on Page 1, Section C.