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THE ROANOKE RAPIDS l IN. C.’s TAB Void Picture NEWSpaper I — All Home-Print — VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, MAR. 21, 1940 NUMBER 36 I SCOUTS HOLD OPEN HOUSE Above is a photograph, snapped by the Herald Staff photographer this week, of the girl scouts outside the Scout Hut. Throughout the week the scouts have been holding open house to the public, the week be ginning with a ceremonial opening of the Hut Monday afternoon. (NewsKut by Crumpler & Brigman) NO GUARD DECISION Ted Speight, chairman of the cit izens group here in charge of pro moting the movement to secure a collecting company of the National Guard for Roanoke Rapids, said today that no direct word had been received from the State Adjutant General Van B. Metts in relation to a decision as to whether the city would be chosen as the location for the unit. It is understood that General Metts has been in Wash | ington for the past few days, mak ing it impossible for him to render a decision on the final location of the company. A decision is ex pected on General Metts’ return to Raleigh. Pnlnnol Uiirrimf r\ n If >/ and Captain Upton, all attaches of the State Headquarters, were in the city last week to inspect possible temporary quarters and investigate the progress local citizens had i made toward securing necessary fi nancial appropriations to house and support a medical unit. The men looked at the high school gymnasium, storerooms, and lockers, having in mind using them as ■ temporary quarters for the company until the Veterans of For eign Wars complete their proposed building, which would allow ample space for storage, offices, and drill. The Veterans had planned a building for their own use, and vol unteered to increase • its size and allow the guard unit to occupy it until an armory cou.d be erected in the city. The guard official took detailed notes on j the proposed building and carried plans of the structure back to Raleigh with them. j , I i Royal White Hart Lodge Above is a recent photograph of the Royal White Hart Lodge locat ed in Halifax. The building, the oldest in the United States used ex clusively by Masons, was the scene Wednesday night, March 20, of one of the most outstanding meetings in recent years. SERVICES SEE PAGE 2, SECTION A REACH AGREEMENT FOR LEGISLATIVE SEATS IN COUNTY -- I - NAB CAR THIEVES MONDAY Albert Conyers Draws 16 Months Sentence Winston May 5 Albert Conyers, 24, and Winston May, 16, were arrested here Mon day night in connection with a hit-and-run case and an automobile theft. Conyers, allegedly driving the machine, received 16 months road sentence at Recorders Courl Tuesday on charges of hit-and-run, driving .drunk, and carrying a con cealed weapon. May received 5 months on a charge of aiding and abetting. Both young men will face a charge of stealing an automobile, i 1940 model Ford which belonged :o J. Van Ozment of Greensboro, n the Guilford County Superior Hourt at the expiration of their present sentences. Cora Harris, who was with the ;wo men in the car, was not ar rested. Conyers is a native or ijreens coro and an uncle of May. May ind the Harris woman are from ^ranklinton. Monday night around 10:30 the stolen car was involved in an ac cident in which the automobiles of Joe Shearin, Sanitary District Su perintendent, and Matthew Martin, colored man of Roanoke Rapids Route 1, were sideswiped, damag ng the Shearin car considerably md practically demolishing the Megro’s machine. The stolen ve licle was also damaged consider ibly. No one was seriously hurt. After the accident, which occur red on highway 15? in the vicinity if the Pine Ridge service station a cout five miles west of Roanoke Rapids, the occupants of the stolen nachine fled into the woods. Later in the night, Policemen ilrwin ana Brigman and Patrolman Rothrock who were on the lookout 'or the occupants of the car, learn :d that the people had secured a (Continued on Page 8, Sec. A) Does Not Affect Other Races For County Offices For the first time in eight years it appears Halifax County will ap proach a Democratic Primary without the stormy battle custom arily waged for a seat in the State Senate. This circumstance became apparent today when Julian R. Alisbrook and B. B. Everette an nounced they would file for the House of Representatives and Dr. T. W. M. Long stated he would become a candidate for State {Sen ator. Thus far these are the only can didates to announce their intention of filing for the 1940 primaries, though candidates have until April 13th to file for County offices. The State Senate race is the prin cipal one over which a major cam paign has been conducted in Hali fax County in recent years, and it is said that hundreds of county voters are tonight jubilant over the prospect of facing a Democratic primary without a bitter political fight for the State Senate. Up until a few days ago rumors were rife over the county as to what would take place in the State Senate race this year. It was learn ed from an authoritative source that Julian R. Alisbrook and Dr. T. W. M. Long started negotiations a few days ago. E. L. Travis, vet eran of many a Halifax County po litical fight, and a personal friend of both men this week released the following statement to the county newspapers: “T JJTYl Til On Cod frt A. _ you, and through you to the peo ple of the county, that Dr. Long and Julian Allsbrook have settled their political differences. Dr. Long will be a candidate for the State Senate, and Mr. Allsbrook will be a candidate for the House of Rep resentatives, and they will support each other. They will both sup port Mr. Ben Everett for the other member of the House of Repre sentatives. “I sincerely hope that this will result in putting an end to faction al fights in the county, such as we have had for the several past cam paigns. It is hoped that others will follow the fine example set by these gentlemen, and endeavor to bring about harmony in the democratic party of the county, so that the en suing campaign may be free from discord and bitterness, and the party stand united. I believe that the people would appreciate it. Yours truly, E. L. Travis.” It is understood that while can didates for the two branches of the Legislature will support each other in their respective races, that no agreement was had with respect to (Continued on Page 8, Sec. A)
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