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THE ROANOKE- RAPIDS N. C.'s TABloid Picture NEWSpaper — All Home-Print — TAB loid FIRST NEHS/hmi* More News — More Advertising — More Paid Subscribers VOLUME TWENTY-SIX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 21,1940 NUMBER 19 FK cuts drug store WORST FIRE IN DECADE TAKES DRUG STORE jumj juuuum ^ ,j ■ i J ^ÎyxxiuuUP^AVj^A-^.y/ywTx^. .... _,. With estimated loss at more than $7,500, Roanoke Rapids experienced its worst fire in the past ten years or more, when Rosemary Drug Co. caught fire early yesterday afternoon. Manager A. N. Martin is in the Roanoke Rapids Hospital suffering from severe burns sustained when a can of alco hol blew up in his face, starting the fire. Scene by Brasington shows smoke pouring from the drug store and Cullom's Jewelry Shop next door. There are no firewalls between the drug store building and those on each side but the damage was confined to the center building. Drive S tarts Monday PRIZE WINNER isisseas Pictured above is "Sonny" Cher ry, eon çf Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Cherry, Jr., who won the Baby Contest prize at the Woman's Club Country Fair held in the high school gymnasium lasï. Thursday afternoon. Bnyrington's Studio gave the picture fr,t>m which the above cut was madip as a prisse to the winner. » 1 how lour community Gj£ST DOLLAR W& SPENT χίχ·:;'.·: s' \ ■ik t · y- · s . ' , •*·'·''Λ'···'#'*Α"-:·:·ίώ·:*>:.Ή':·:·:&:&ν:^ When you consider the services for human health and welfare which I your dollars helped to buy this year, ask yourself if you are not fully) satisfied with the returns on your investment. When you make your pledge for 1941, please consider what you would subscribe to each of the 10 Agencies if they solicited separately— (Continued on page 12, Section A) TO STRIVE FOR GOAL OF $13,100 Everything is in readiness for the 1940 Community Chest Cam- v r>aign drive which starts next Mon- a flay, November 25, X. J. Alford, campaign chairman, said today, t rhe goal has been set at $13,100. η All workers have been lined up r ind the necessary equipment for b :arrying out the drive has been Ε icquired. Dozens of workers in :he various industries, the smaller b 'irms, and retail businesses have tl 3 e e η gathering in meetings ρ ihroughout the week for the pur- ρ pose of acquainting themselves e with the various aspects of the j campaign. ! r Armed with this information, t they will canvass the city next t week for funds with which to car- c ry on the work of the various re- e lief and character building agen- c cies in the city. t Posters will be placed about the t city, bulletin boards will be put ι up, 24-sheet posters have been f placed on theatre and General Out- 1 door Advertising billboards, flags < will be displayed on the streets 1 (Continued on Page 12, Sec. A) MARTIN IS BADLY INJURED Fire Yesterday Worst In More Than 10 Years Roanoke Rapids' first two-alarm fire gutted the interior of the Rose mary Drug Company shortly after noon here yesterday. A. N. Martin, manager of the store, suffered painful burns about the face and left arm in the explosion that set off the blaze. Gilbert Brown, clerk in the store, narrowly escaped the sudden flames with only a scorched face. Estimated damage caused by the fire, water, and smoke has been estimated at more than $7,500. Loss of merchandise, fixtures and equip ment has been estimated at any where between 75% and 90%, a mounting to a total of about $5,600. Damage to the building was esti mated at between $2,000 and $2,500. The fire started from an explo sion of grain alcohol in a five gal on can that Mr. Martin and Mr. 3rown were attempting to seal. They had been pouring the alcohol nto smaller containers and were η the process of sealing the larger :an when the explosion occurred. They were using a flame to melt )araffin into a hole in the cork of he can. Mr. Brown was holding the can or Mr. Martin to do the sealing, ^he can, when the liquid exploded, plit along the seam, which hap iened to be on the side next to ftr. Martin. The burning liquid ms hurled into his face and left rm. The can, which was sitting on a able in the prescription depart lent in the rear of the store, was ipped open, its sides, spread out y the explosion, protecting Mr. Irown from the shooting flarftes. Carl Pridgen, who was standing y watching the men, was hit on îe arm by a particle of the ex loding liquid but succeeded in utting it out before he was burn a. After the explosion, Mr. Martin ushed out into the main floor of lie store by way of the office at he right rear. Mr. Brown came ut the door at the left. Custom rs and clerks pulled the burning oat from Mr. Martin and put out he flames. Coyt Temple, regis ered pharmacist who has been em >loyed at the store for the past e\v weeks, wrapped his coat about Hr. Martin's head, and Joe Boone, ;lerk in the store, rushed him to he hospital. (Continued on Page 12, Sec. A)
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