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— . ( THE ROANOKE RAPIDS T | r D I I I CAROLINA'S FIRSX'^S^ A -*■ /TAB/oi(/iHNEWSiE»Mi' CHILDREN HONOR HERO Above is pictured school children of Northampton County as they stand about the monument erected a few rods south of Pleasant Hill on highway 301. They have just decorated the marker with evergreens and flowers, honoring a young man who died that school children, like them, of North ampton County might live. The young man, from a northern state, dodged a school bus at that point, causing his car to crash and take his own life. The accident occurred on December 19, 1929. The beautiful plot is kept in trim by the Northampton school children. On the monument are these words: “Near this place Warren M. Behrend, on his way to join his family at Christmas, gave his life that school children, placed in jeopardy through no fault of his, might live.” THEY RENDER PUBLIC SERVICE These young ladies of Limestone College, Gaffney, S. C., show their eagerness to serve in community I CONTRIBUTORS TO MEET MUNICIPAL BLDG. MON. NIGHT I Funeral For Geo. Hearne Miss Clara Hearne, supervisor of Roanoke Rapids Grades Schools was called to Chapel Hill Tuesday of this week because of the serious illness of her brother, George A. Hearne, 59. Mr. Hearne died Wednesday morning at 7:30. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 3:00 at Chapel Hill Methodist Church. He was buried in Spar row's Cemetery. He had been ill for several months. The deceased was a member of he Chapel Hill Methodist Church nd had served as superintendent if the Gore’s Chapel Sunday School for fifteen years. He was the son of the late Atlas and Eugenia Hearne of Bynum, N. C. He mar ried Miss Eva Frances Sparrows, who survives. Surviving also are seven sisters, one brother, and several nieces and nephews. LED STATE MILDRED N. STALLINGS Leading over three hundred nurses from the entire state, Miss Stallings, a recent graduate of the Roanoke Rapids Hospital School of Nursing, averaged 95 on the twelve subjects- examined on during the State Nurses’ Examinations last November. She and the other eight graduates of last spring passed with flying colors and will receive licenses to practice immediately. Miss Stallings is now employed at i St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bern. ""WWiT" «-*»•--—— Election Results To Be Announced; New Of ficers Chosen Saturday noon, January 20, mark* the end of the voting for the fear Community Chest trustees. Print ed in this issue of the Herald is an official ballot for the election. Other ballots may be secured at any of the industrial plants or in the lobby of the Roanoke Rapid* Post Office. Those who find it In convenient to secure a ballot from one of the plants or post office are asked to clip the ballot printed here, vote for four trustees, and mail it to the Community Chest, P. O. Box 31, Ranoke Rapids. All those persons making a con tribution to the Community Cheat in 1939 are eligible to vote. Chest officials urge that every member cast a vote in the election. A meeting of the Community Chest officials and members (those contributing to the Chest are con sidered members) will be held in the Municipal Building next Mon day night at 7:30. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss any business that may come up and to announce the outcome of the election of the trustees. Immediately after the general meeting, there will be a meeting of the board of trustees, old and new members. At that meeting officers for the year 1940 will be selected. Automobile Burns Today At Belmont Firemen were called to Belmont today about 1:40 when an automo bile belonging to Murphry Tickle caught on fire. Before the truck could get to the scene, the interior of the car burned almost complete* ly up. Damages are estimated to be around $200.00. It is said that Mr. Tickle was charging the battery of the car when he suddenly discovered that the interior was on fire. He does not know the cause of the blaze, it is reported. Another alarm today, early this morning, was turned in from the Rosemary Manufacturing Company. A piece of a bale of cotton in Cot ton House No. 5 was found to be burning from unknown causes. Firemen extinguished the blaze be fore any damage was done. The alarm was turned in at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday morning about 3:30 an alarm was turned in, the per son reporting the fire by telephone directing the firemen to go to the Teachers’ Home at Third and Ham ilton Streets. When the firemen arrived on the scene, they were unable to locate the fire. - -. :.. .....
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