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VOLUME TWENTY-SIX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 14,1940 NUMBER 18
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JALER RESIGNS JOB
Scenes At Ivey Island
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Above are two scenes of the construction going on at Ivey Island
where the Power Company is preparing to have a big concrete dam
built across the channel that was washed out of the island during the
August flood. Top picture shows ferry used to transport rock, lumber,
mules, machinery from mainland to Island. At bottom is view of the
log cribs strung out across the channel. These cribs will serve as bul
warks of the coffer dam.
When Frank C. Williams shot and missed a deer, according to a
trial before jury, at the annual Roanoke-Patterson deer hunt last week,
the Herald photographer was on the job. Jesse Harrell performed the
operation while Bennie Hutchinson, Paul Harris and Roddy Meikle see
it well done. Willing hands force the culprit to remain seated. Mr.
WUiams was not the only one to lose shirt-tails. Others just as unlucky
were Lonnie Neal, Ray Rogers, Howard Wood, Robert Howell, Emmett
Clary, Bennie Hutchinson, Alex Thomas, Bullet Dean, and Jack DeVane
(two). Altho no picture of this wholesale slaughter was taken, Mr.
Williams has the complete evidence at his home.
ELECTION FOR JAIL
The Roanoke Rapids Board of
Commissioners will meet next
Tuesday, November 19, for the pur
post; of calling an election for the
location of the proposed jail and
the adoption of an ordinance to
issue Jail Bonds, according to the
minutes of the meeting held in the
municipal building on November 12.
(Complete story on page 1 section
("C" of this issue of the Herald)
R. Cross Workers
Canvassing City
The Roll Call for memberships
to the Roanoke Rapids Chapter of
the American Red Cross was well
underway this afternoon, Gordon
L. Price, Chapter Chairman, inti
mated.
Majors got their workers lined
up early this week and a sustained
drive has gone on throughout the
week. No reports have been turn- :
ed in as yet, but the chairman said
that there had been no indication
that the drive was not meeting
with its usual success. He expects
to have the first reports in by Sat- ,
urday of this week.
A complete story of the organiza- 1
tion meeting, which was held Mon- ι
day night, will be found on page 9
section A of this issue of the Her- ;
aid. Reports from the workers will
be published next week.
UNDER *500. BOND
George Pittman, jailer of Halifa:
County, resigned from that offici
Saturday night, the resignation t<
take effect immedately.
The resgnation came as an after
math of the résignation of J. L
Riddick of Scotland Neck as Sher
iff several weeks ago. The offici
>f jailer is appointive by the Sher
ff.
The present sheriff, Harry House
las made a temporary appointment
>f a jailer. Jack Whitehead of En
ield and Weldon is temporarily ir
:harge of the county jail at Hal
fax. Among those mentioned foi
he permanent appointment as
:ounty jailer is Herbert L. Bell ol
Roanoke Rapids, former deputj
iheriff and now watchman foi
Ftoanoke Mills Co.
According to Mayor Ben Bracj
: of Scotland Neck, he placed Pitt
> man under a $500 bond after a
» warrant had been sworn out charg
ing Pittman with entering the
. premises of J. L. Riddick and curs
, nig and abusing Mrs. J. L. Riddick,
. her mother, Mrs. W. J. Murphy
! and her father, W. J. Murphy.
According to the warrant thie
also constituted an assault (verbal)
on the two ladies, they being fe
males and the defendant being a
male over 18 years of age.
Pittman filed bond later Satur
day night and was released. He
waived preliminary hearing at
Scotland Neck and it is understood
the case will come up at County
Recorders Court this Tuesday.
Sheriff House said tonight that
Pittman had been asked to resign
■ effective Dec. 1.
ALL WPA LABORERS WORKING ON ARMORY
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District Engineer Wallace informed the city recently that all available WPA employees would be
[juired to work on the armory here (pictured above) until its completion. It is expected to be complete
about the first of March.
ROANOKE-PATTERSON DEER HUNTERS
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Part of the fifty deer hunters from Roanoke Mills Co. and Patterson Mills Co. who spent an cnjoyaUs
ind profitable hunt near Baeford last week-end. Details inside. (Photo by Crumpler; cut by Bripnu)
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