I BOARD DECIDES FREE CHLORIDE, MALARIAL CONTROL, NO U TURNS Committee appointments, author ization of free calcium chloride for city streets, authorization of “No U Turn” signs at the intersections of tenth and eleventh streets with the Avenue, and steps taken for malarial control in the city were among tho outstanding things done by the Board of City Commission ers when they met for their regu lar meeting on July 11. John C. Smith was appointed to the street committee with M. D. Collier. J. B. Gurley was appoint ed to the finance committee with F, C. Williams. George Taylor and R. I, Starke compose the fire com mittee. After Mayor Allsbrook recom mended the purchase of an addi tional car of calcium chloride for the purpose of giving free treat ments to practically all unpaved streets, except those to be paved, in the city, the recommendation was put in the form of a motion. • It was carried. vino u rum ana stop signs were authorized painted on the street at the intersection of tentli and eleventh with the Avenue-1 Round “No U Turn" signs have been ordered and will be placed in the center of the intersections. The Board, at the suggestion of the city health doctor, Dr. M. C. Maddrey, passed a motion to clean out Chockoyotte Creek in order to keep down malaria. This is to be done at an expense of $150, of which the county has agreed to pay $75. Mayor Allsbrook was au thorized to get this work done. Other things to come before the board were: F. P. Wilmer present ed a proposed budget for the City Library during the coming fiscal year. No action was taken upon the matter. Plans for a library building were submitted at the same time. The plans call for a ' building of stone, to be taken from the old canal, on the city lot on - Hamilton Street just back of the Municipal building. The Chief of Police was authoriz ed to collect privilege license for the fiscal year. John C. Smith recommended that the jail be moved to the room in the Municipal building used for the Sanitary District shop. Mayor Allsbrook appointed John C. Smith, F. C. Williams, and George Tay ■ lor as a jail committee to look in to the matter. Lion Lampley To Pittsburgh Due to the illness of Lion M. Scott Benton who had previously • been designated as the official club delegate to the International Lions Convention to be held in Pitts burgh, Pa., on July 18, 19, 20, 21st, Lion George Lampley was chosen tonight to take his place. The t Board of Directors of the Roanoke Rapids Lions Club met tonight and named Lion Lampley as the offi cial delegate. Lion Lampley will ' leave for Pittsburgh Monday morning. He is a charter member of the local club, serving one term as Secretary and Treasurer and recently served as chairman of the delegates who attended the State Lions Convention in Winston-Sa lem, N. C. He is in charge of the Sales division of the Roanoke Hardware Co. of this city. Mrs. J. M. Ingram and daugh ters, Bettye Wynne, Margaret Anne, are spending several days with Mrs. R B. Spence in Nor folk, Va. this week. jL. What, No Twin? Mrs. Harry Fifield, 39, wife of a WPA worker, lies in hospital at Thompson, Conn., with her new-t born baby, her sixteenth. Twelve of the infants have been twins. Thir teen of the children are living in the Fifield home, near Putnam, Conn. Big Turtles Shot By Fishing Party John C. Smith, Mort White, and Lloyd Faison were the proud dis played of two giant turtles in front of the Sanitary Barber Shop today. Each turtle weighed in the vicinity of 25 pounds. Plans had been completed with John Carras to cook the huge snap pers which still exhibited much life after having been shot about twenty hours before. A small crowd had gathered to get a good look at the monsters. The three men shot the turtles in Jones’ mill pond while on a fish ing trip. The turtles were their biggest catch. Juniors Praised By Raleigh Coach Coach Hoyle, who has charge of the local American Legion baseball team, received a letter today from C. G. (Chirk) Doak, coach of the Raleigh Legion team that the Rap ids-Weldon team defeated in three straight games to win the right to enter the eastern semi-finals. Following is the letter: 7-14-39 Dear Sir: I want to say that you have a fine bunch of boys and we enjoy ed playing against such a clean team. Wishing you and team the very best of success. Sincerely, C. G. Doak. IhTHOSPITAL Among the patients at the Roa noke Rapids Hospital this week were R. H. Fuller, Conway; Master Henry Franklin Harvy, Emporia; Master Carl Jones, Conway; Em mett Jones, Emporia; Miss Mary Ella Little, Seaboard; Mary Pear son, Littleton; Mrs. J. E. Stans bury, Littleton; Mrs. C. E. Shaw, Halifax. Mrs. J. C. Leslie and son, of Norfolk, Va. are spending this week with Mrs. J. R. Wrenn. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Newsome and children, Ruddy and Laverne spent Saturday at Ocean View. Standing Guard as Japs Blockade Tientsin A Japanese soldier with fixed bayonet stands guard while in background lines of Chinese submit, to exami nation, in this photo from Tientsin, first available of the Japanese blockade. At right a Chinese soldies employed by the British settlement stands by, powerless to act. Fifteen hundred Britons were made virtu* prisoners as the Japs set up an electrified fence around the concession, charging that Britain had forfeit*! neutral rights by her policy of cooperation with the Chinese. Picture flashed from West Const by phone Mr. and Mrs. C. C. 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