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THE ROANOKE R API OS f VOLUME TWEJNTLFIVE ROANOKE RAPIDS. N. C. * THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 1940 NUMBER 30 CONSTITUTION HOUSE OPENED § The old Constitution House shown above, in which the North Carolina Constitution was drafted in 1776, was opened officially to the public at dedicatory exercises in Halifax last Friday. The house has been ^restored by the D. A. R. and it is the State’s first completed shrine. Hundreds of county, state, and national O.A.R. officials, as well as other officials and leading citizens from all over the state, attended the cere mony. Governor Hoey, who was to have been one of the principal speakers of the occasion, and Mrs. Hoey were prevented from attending by Mr. Hoey’s recent illness.—Rocky Mount EVENING-TELEGRAM f photo by Staff Photographer Barringer; Cut courtesy of the EVENING-TELEGRAM. PRESENT PLANS WILL MAKE CITY BIG BUS CENTER IF OK-ED I The Carolina Coach Company Will start operation of a new se ries of bus lines immediately upon receipt of a charter from the Inter state Commerce Commission, which wlU jive Roaoftke Rapids five round-trips daily to Raleigh and to Richmond; 4 to Rocky Mount, with direct connections for all points south, and three to Nor folk. In addition the establish ment of these new bus lines will make Roanoke Rapids an impor tant terminal for the company, and Will doubtless terminate in the company operating a bus depot here. They will store several of their large buses in the city at all times, and maintain a staff of mechanics and employees with headquarters in Roanoke Rapids, to service the large fleet of buses operated by them. This informa tion was made public this week by W. Q. Humphrey, traffic manager of the compass* r~*~ ■ '** city Tuesday* The Carolina OnmH QMpHf' applied to the State UtHWa Ow mission several monins aeo nrr charters for the new bus lines. At first they were opposed by the Greyhound Corporation and the Seaboard Airline Railway, but it is understood that all opposition has now been worked out and all that remains before starting actual op eration of the new lines is a cer tificate from the Interstate Cm merce Commission. This will doubtless soon be granted, at least, Carolina Coach Co. feels so confi dent of it that they this week con ducted a tour over the new pro posed routes with drivers of the company who will serve on the new lines. Mr. Humphrey, accompanying one of the large, DeLuxe equipped, modern buses of the latest type, spent several hours in the city Tuesday, with the drivers. He ex pressed confidence that his compa ny would carry on extensive op erations in the city once the new lines are established. It is under stood that passengers traveling the -;—7’~ **-■=3 frsaa Norfolk to laiei|h would change buses in to—aka Kapids, as one of the 9dm will be a direct bus from Ra loign vu iMvuuivtd, travelling the j (ooiranuew on Page 4) I “Through sleet and snow .... these couriers make their allotted rounds.” Mrs. S. Ruth Moody, Postmaster of Henrico, N. C., sent in the above photograph of F. C. Myrick who carries the mail from Roanoke Rapids to that Post Of fice. Mrs. Moody said that Mr. My riok never missed a day during the recent heavy snow, although he did have to get aboard a mule for a few trips in. One one trip he car ried a parcel post shipment of baby chicks through safely. FRED NHL SHOT 1Y VAN WARREN,. BOTH OF HALIFAX Shooting Occurs In Bass Service Station After Argument; Ex tent Of Ingury Mot Known BULLETIN Reports from the hospital, at 10:40 tonight, after an X-ray ex amination of Mr. Neil had been made, state that the bullet entered the injured man’s stomach, prob ably puncturing the large bowel. It was further stated that he was critically shot with developing peri tonitis The injured man was be ing prepared for an operation to remove the bullet from his stomach. J. MASON TRAGEDY VICTIM James E. Mason, 27, of near Weldon, was drowned Tuesday afternoon when he fell from a bridge on which he was working into Fishing Creek, a branch of the Tar River, about three miles south of Enfield on Route 301. The strange accident happened about 1:30 p.m. and the body was discov ered by searching parties about rive hours later. Searching parties, under the su pervision of Coroner T. M. Cooper of Halifax County grappled along the bottom of the creek from boats for hours before the drowned man’s trouser leg was finally hooked by one of the grappling instruments. The creek is the dividing line be tween Halifax and Edgecombe counties. .naason was wonting ror uie state Highway Department on a job of widening the bridge over the creek. Witnesses said that he was stand ing on a wooden platform below the edge of the bridge removing framework. He stepped back to charge his position, they said, and put his weight on-the end of a loose board in the platform. The plank flew up and he dropped into the river, in which ice floes were still floating. He drifted slowly down the stream, unable to grab boards thrown to him by the other work ers. He went under the water sev eral times before he finally dis appeared from view about 60 yards downstream. His friends on the hridge crew said that he was about the only man in the group who could not swim. Funeral services for the drowned victim will be held at the Branch Funeral Home in Enfield Friday (Continued on Page 4) Urea JNeil, young Halifax man, was shot tonight about 9:00 in the right side just under the kidney by Van Warren, also of Halifax. Neil was brought to the Roanohe Rapids Hospital immediately after receiving the wound but the facts could not be learned about the se riousness of his condition when he was admitted. He is said to have been suffering consid erably but was not unconscious. The shooting, it is reported, re sulted from a controversy of an undetermined nature, that the two men had engaged in some time before. It is said that Warren had been drinking. Eye witnesses to the shooting, which took place in the Bass Ser vice Station just across the street from the courthouse, were Ray mond A. Bass, W. G. Bass, owner of the filling station, and Lacy Morris. vit is reported that Nell, who is employed by the County Board of Education as a plumber, and War ren had had an argument In the station earlier in the evening after which Warren had left the station to go home. In a few minutes he returned, however, and fired two shots at Neil, one taking effect in the right side, the other bullet missing its intended victim, pass ing between Bass and Morris, and lodging in the back of the room Eye witnesses say that Warren opened the front door, to the left of which Neil was standing by a refrigerator, entered the station, and opened fire without saying a word. After the first shot Neil fell partially across the room and be hind Raymond Bass, Warren shoot ing at him the second time mean while. As Neil fell behind Bass, Warren placed the gun in Baas' stomach and appeared as if ha meant to fire again. Mr. Bass stat ed tonight that he said, "Don’t kill me too.” Warren then let the revolver drop to his side and walked to the door. At the door he was met by his wife who took the gun away from him. War.en then walked, it is reported, across the courthouse lawn and offered to give himself up at the jail. Jailer Pittman was not present at that time and Mr. Warren went to his home. Latest report tonight is that he was later arrested and placed under bond. Mr. Warren, who is a brother to Nick Warren, County Commission er, operates a small cafe, known as Doc’s Place, in Halifax. Neil was brought to the hospital by B. H. Wright, who is also em ployed by the County Board el Education.
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