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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.
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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. Churchill and
children have returned from a visit
to Biscoe and Durham.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson left Wed
nesday to spend several days at
her home in Charlotte.
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