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VOLUME TWENTY F VE ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 1940 _NUMBER 25
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RECREATION OFFICIALS
Above are pictured the officials for the Rosemary Recreation Hall for the year 1940. Reading left to
right: George Roberts, vice-president; O. D. Worsham, president; Dick Lee, director; Mabel Allsbrook,
director; Bill Alligood, publicity; Helen Stewart, secretary: Rufus Mountford director; WilUs Matthews,
treasurer;. P. D. Harris, director.
NOMINATIONS FOR
CHEST TRUSTEES
ANNOUNCED TODAY
At a meeting held at the home
Of Mr. A. L. Gilliam, Chairman of
the Roanoke Rapids Community
• Chest Nominating Committee, the
following nominations were made
to fill four positions on the Chest
Board of Trustees for the next two
years: K. E. Cleaton, C. VV. Davis,
E. H. Graves, O. G. Horton, A. N,
Martin, A. Meikle, F, M. Sherry,
and L. I. StelL In next week’s is
sue of the Herald appropriate bal
lots will be printed and extra bal
lots will be available at selected
polling places.
The annual meeting of the Com
munity Chest will be held on Mon
day. January 22, to which all con
tributing members are invited for
the annual business session. Im
mediately following this meeting,
at which the new trustees will be
announced, a meeting of the Board
of Trustees will be held.
The contributing public in Roa
noke Rapids is urged to cast their
ballots for their choice to the
Board of Trustees, and it is plan
ned to make this balloting as easy
as possible under the circumstances.
A staff of 10 enumerators took
the field Tuesday in the eight
counties that comprise the Second
Congressional district to begin
work on the 1940 census.
A. M. Atkinson of Enfield, for
mer mayor and State legislator of
that city, has been appointed su
pervisor of the second district, and
has established his headquarters in
Rocky Mount.
The first census will be taken of
business, industry, quarries and
mines and will occupy the enumer
Oil ators until some time in March.
On the first of April, enumerators
Will begin checking population,
housing and agriculture.
The following men have been
named by Mr. Atkinson as enumer
ators in the counties of the second
district: Lenoif County, F. E. Wal
lace, JU . if Kinston; Greene, Eorle
1 M'~ TT-»okerton; Wilson,
Marvin A. Barnes of Wilson and
George D. Farmer of Elm City;
Edgecombe, E. K. Whitaker of
T.ocky Mount and Paul Thomas of
Tarboro; Halifax, Archibald Mc
Dowell of Scotland Neck and Isaac
F. Rochelle of Roanoke Rapids;
Warren-unnamed; Bertie, Melvin
S. Phelps of Windsor; Northamp
ton, Leonard G. JJolton of Rich
Square. I
Churchill Brown's
Son Isl Born Here
In The New Year
Baby Boy Brown, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Churchill Brown of Littleton,
was the fird white child born In
tile Roanoki Rapids Hospital in
the year 19<|. He came into the
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KELLY, HANFORDS
TO PAY PENALTY
FOR MURDERING 2
City Bus And City
Truck !m Wreck
The new City Bus and a City
Street truck were involved in an
accident on the Avenue in the
downtown business district early
Wednesday morning.
The truck, reported standing still
on the right side of the street, was
taking up trash. The bus, driven
by Eddie Moore, was headed north
when the accident occurred. One!
passenger was in the bus. No one
was injured.
The side of the bus, the one that
was purchased recently, was dam
aged considerably.
Roy Kelly, Wade and Ralph Han
ford will die January 19. This was
the date set after the three men
were found guilty of murder of
two officers in Burlington on De
cember 7, 1938, by an Alamance
jury last April. The Supreme
Court yesterday affirmed the lower
courts decision and the death bcb»
tences will be carried out as sched
uled.
The three men, along with George
Smith, formerly of Roanoke Rap
ids, and Roy Huffman, were at
tempting to rob a filling station in
Burlington when officers came up
on them. A battle ensued and two
officers and Roy Huffman wrera
rilled Smith escaped a first de
gree murder charge by turning
state's evidence. He was given 3ft
to 30 years for his part in the
crime.
ATTACK IS FATAL
TO J. B. HARDY 62
HERE TUESDAY PM,
KIWANIS
OFFICERS
INSTALLED
New officers for 1940 were in
stalled tonight at the first meeting
of the new year of the Roanoke
Rapids Kiwanis Club.
Immediate Past President T. J.
Alford was presented the Past
President’s pin by T. W. Mullen
and responded by thanking the
club members for their cooperation
during his 1939 presidency.
W. A. Thorne was installed as
new president of the club for 1940,
receiving the President's pin from
T. J. Alford. Mr. Thorne briefly
cutlined his hopes and plans for
the club’s activities during the
coming year.
F. M. Sherry was installed as the
new Vice President, a position
which automatically makes him
the 1941 president, this year being
jsed to understudy the president’s
work. Mr. Sherry made a short re
sponse and promised every aid to
he Thorne administration.
H. E. Lee was installed as treas
urer and Lawrence Stell as secre
tary. With the above officers, the
following directors were also in
ducted into office: Dr. John Mar
tin, J. E. McGee, Neal Pharr, R. L.
rowe, Henry S. Loy, J. R. Alls
crook. Ned Manning, Dr. Bahnson
Wes ars.
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J. R. Hardy, 62, well-know1
penter of this city, died sr
Tuesday afternoon while s
Mr. Hardy apparently had
good health, and death wa
ly unexpected. When str.
was rushed to the Roanok
Hospital, but death came 1
could receive medical att*
Funeral services were b
nesday afternoon at the F
odist Church, of which I
was a member. The R
B. Lane conducted th
Burial followed in the
Rapids cemetery.
Mr. Hardy was a nativi
fax County, and had r.
home in Roanoke Rapids ,
In l'JOS he married Mist
King, who survives, with ,
loving children: Mrs. H. C.
son, Mrs. George Sullivan an
pert Hardy, all of Roanoke Rt
He is survived also by a brc
T. O. Hardy of Henderson.
Pallbearers for the funeral w
J. B. Wirtz, Jesse Harreil, P
Anderson, Robert Elmore, F*
Kemp, and A1 Pruden.
Charities Me
The annual mr
ciated Charities
building is pla<
at 7:30 pan.
ficers for t’
chosen.
Further
will appe
week.
* SECOND DISTRICT
STAFF BEGINS
WORK ON CENSUS
Photographer Grant was looking
for a model for a picture of the
spirit of 1940 this week. He found
his model right at home: his hand
some little son.
world at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, Jan
uary 2, missing the Esso prize by
20 hours and 20 minutes.
Mr. Brown is employed by the
McPherson Brothers Beverages of
Littleton. Mrs. Brown is the for
mer Miss Carter of that town. The
new baby is their first.
Four others were born in the
h spital since Dec. 28, all boys.
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