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VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C._THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1940_NUMBER 52
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SCHOOL NEARING COMPLETION
The above photograph by the Herald Staff Photographer shows con
struction nearing completion on the new school building going up five miles
west of Roanoke Rapids on highway 158. The new school, which will receive
a name soon according to Superintendent V. C. Matthews this week, will take
in the old school districts of South Rosemary, New Hope, and Calvary. The
building is expected to be ready for occupancy by September.
PREPARING TO OPEN JULY 22
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Carpenters and plumbers are busy preparing the old South Rosemary
school building (shown above) for the opening of the Roanoke Rapids Sum
mer Camp (Preventorium) on July 22. The building was secured for this
purpose from the County Board of Education. Selective examinations for
children to attend the camp through the six weeks period will be held at the
city clinics Tuesday, July IS. Complete story in this issue of the Herald.
(NewsKut by Brigman)
GIRLS REGISTER FOR CONTEST
Ground was broken here this
week for the 1940 Midsummer
lions Festival when eleven girls
registered with Mrs. Bernard AUs
brook, who has charge of the pre
festival ticket sales campaign, for
the Festival Queen Contest. More
salesladies are expected to register
before the end of the week.
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The Festival, held here every
summer by the Lions in order to
raise money for their various civic
projects, will come this year the
week of August 5 through August
10.
Three of the girls who have reg
istered in the ticket selling con
test entered the race for Festival
Queen last year. They are: Lu
cille Butler, Frances Ricks, and
Katherine Wood.
Other girls who have entered the
contest thus far this year are Merle
Cole, "Pat” Daniel, MUdred Ful
ghum, Marjorie Lee, Bettie Mae
Page, Catherine Traynham, * Mae
Day, and Alberta Jones,
LUTER TRACED TO
BIG CITY AFTER
FAKE LEADS HERE
CAUGHT
James Luter, shown above, was
picked up in New York City Mon
day morning by the New York po
lice. Charged with the murder of
Susie Young, he was the object of j
widespread search in this section j
of the state last week. Expert |
sleuthing on the part of local of
ficers brought about his apprehen
sion.
County Visited By
Dairy Specialist
• A. C. Kimrey, dairy specialist of
the extension division of State Col
lege, was in the County early this
week working with County dairy
men on their various problems. Es
pecial attention was given to pas- :
turing and feeding of dairy cattle, i
Joe Riddick, Sheriff of Halifax
County, and George Pittman, depu
ty and county jailer, left Halifax
early Tuesday morning for New
York City where they will obtain
custody of James Luter, local Ne
gro man, charged with the fatal
shooting of Susie Young, colored
woman of the South Rosemary sec
tion, on the night of June 29. Lu
ter was located, after a week's
search, in New York City and was
arrested by the New York police
on instructions sent by the county
officers.
Local officers solved the where
abouts of the wanted killer after
several false leads had been track
ed down here. It was through their
continuing vigilance and untiring
effort to run down every clue that
they were able to send word to the
New York police that Luter would
be found in that city at a certain
address.
The arrest was made Monday
morning. Sheriff Riddick and Pitt
man left for the big city by car
Tuesday and will return with the
prisoner sometime later this week.
There were several reports here
last week that Luter had been seen
in this section since the murder.
Officers followed every lead but
were unable to locate the alleged
killer.
Luter is reported to have shot
the woman as she loaded her own
gun to drive him from her home.
The Negro man, it is said, had
been to the Young home earlier in
the evening and had misused his
wife who was staying at the Young
home. The murdered woman and
the Negro man had an argument,
it is reported, at that time, after
which Luter left to return later
with his gun. The woman attempt
ed to load her own gun but was
shot down before being able to do
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LEGION TEAM TO
MEET HARNETT CO.
HERE ON MONDAY
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The American Legion team rep
resenting Halifax and Northamp
ton County and made up of boys
from Roanoke Rapids, Weldon, and
Scotland Neck will enter the state
semifinals playoff next Monday
when the team goes up against
Harnett County (Dunn) in a five
game series for the Eastern Cham
pionship. The first game of the
series will be played here at Sim
mons Park at S pjn. Monday after
noon, July IS.
The winner of the series will meet
the winner of the west for the
State Championship.
The Rapids-Weldon club has
played 11 games this season and
has won 10. The boys defeated
Washington four straight and Wil
son 3 out of 4 in the first round.
Then in the second round they
jumped on Selma (Johnson Coun
ty) and won the series in three
straight victories.
The record thus far this season
gives them two championships for
the season, having won over sec
tion 1 and 2 in the eastern district.
The Legion athletic officer re
ported this week that, in spite of
the record of the team, the project
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