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v OLUME TWENTY-FOUR ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C._THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1939 NUMBER 51
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Miss Nellie Williams
Exclusive Herald photo
showing Miss Williams
after her horrible expe
rience with a Negro per
vert Thursday a f t e r- j
noon. Infections have
set in on her neck where,
the brute choked her I
and dragged her into
the woods near her
home 5 miles from Wel
don. Picture shows her
bruised and infected
neck. . . Story on page 2,
section B.
Albert Bowser, caught
by Halifax County of
ficers Friday, after a
savage attack on a coun
ty white girl. He was
still in Halifax County
jail tonight charged;
with secret assault, at
tempt to rape and
threatened murder . .
Story on page 2 of
I section B.
FIEND!
(Photo by Grant)
1939 C.RADl ATES OF ROANOKE
RAPIDS HOSPITAL
Reading left to right: first row
(graduating class)—Virginia Rol
lins, Katherine Mitchell, Doris
Topping, Worda Bolton, Ola Lee
Wicker, Letha Belle Lewis, Rockie
Lassiter, Mary Virginia Hawkins,
Mildred Stallings. Members of the
staff—Irene Clark, Mrs. J. A.
Wood, dietician, Pauline Vaughan,
PAYE OF
SIDE STS
IS OKED
$65,000 Project Is
Rushed Thru By
New Mayor
Work will start about July 15th
on the paving of side streets In
! Roanoke Rapids, Mayor Bernard
AUsbrook announced today after
lie had contacted Washington and
' gotten quick approval of the new
project by WPA and President
Roosevelt.
The entire project will cost $65,
000 of which WPA is furnishing
about $40,000. It will take one
year to complete and will give em
ployment to over one hundred
men from WPA rolls.
Present plans, subject to approv
al of adjacent property owners,
calls for asphalt surfacing of Sec
ond St. from Hamilton to Jeffer
json; Third St. from Jackson to
Henry; Fourth St. from Hamilton
to Charlotte; Fifth St. from Jack
son to the Cemetery; Seventh St.
from Hamilton to Williams;
Eighth St. from Jackson to Vance;
all of Tenth St. from East city
limits to West city limits; Thir
teenth St. from Hamilton to Jef
ferson; curbing and gutter from
12th on Roanoke Ave. to the Sea
board station; some storm drain
age.
City engineer Christie and E. S.
Parker. WPA county supervisor,
are now working up final plans,
estimating material and men need
ed in order to start work the mid
dle of July.
The original project was reject
ed because of a 15 month project.
Mayor Allsbrook changed plans
and number of workers to bring
the project within the 12 limit re
quired by WPA which was approv
ed by the State and sent to Wash
ington. The Mayor then got in
touch with Senator Reynolds’ of
fice, asking that WPA be asked to
rush the project thru. It was ap- v
proved there last week and signed
by the President on Friday. The
project was returned to this State
the first of this week and county
officials got busy at once on final
details in order to get as much
work done this Summer as pos
sible. More than 25 city blocks
are included in the project.
Mildred Evans, Mrs. Mary Ella
Simms, Frances Grant, Helen Ap
ple, instructor, Janie Leo Lassiter,
supervisor, Mrs. Francis Starke.
Dr. M. C. Maddrey, Dr. ft. P. Beck
with, Dr. John W. Martin, Dr. F.
G. Jarman, Dr. M. S. Broun, Dr.
T. J. Taylor, Dr. Bahnson Weath
ers. Business Manager T. J. Al
ford.